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Flotato block in the base game

The Flotato block from the 2024 April Fools Poisonous Potato Update should be in the base game. It would be revolutionary in redstone and finally give us movable ships, amongst other things people have been asking for. 

Because it's so useful, it should be a mid-game item, maybe found in end cities as part of end ships and then duplicatable (an ingredient in its own crafting recipe like armour trims). This would also mean that end ships would be able to move.

It would be renamed to something else slightly less potato-ey, maybe 'Thruster'. The crafting recipe I'm suggesting would probably be:

[     Piston      ]   [    Thruster    ]   [     Piston     ]

[ Slime Block ]   [   Observer   ]   [ Slime Block ]   ―»  2 Thrusters

[Honey Block]   [Copper Grate]   [Honey Block]

It would be placed directionally like a piston, and would constantly move other blocks while powered.

If this is added in the next update, another fitting update would be to solve the parity between Java and Bedrock and add moveable tile entities (like chests, barrels, furnaces) to Java.

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    I think that if it is to be added it must necessarily be obtained from the end, perhaps from ships, or with some recipe that requires end materials. One thing I could say is that this block might work well when they finally decide to update the end.
    Probably with a new ore that feels like it's flying, or, this object could be made to be a core of flying platforms or something similar that spawns and flies through the air.
    I think it has to be a block that takes more effort to get due to it being very OP, or it can be limited more so that it can be easier to get.
    Obviously, adding a block like this requires a lot more than what was done on April Fools' Day, since there are tons of bugs to fix, but it would be very nice.
    Another thing that I would really like if this block is added would be to add a special block or an object that, if used on a common block, no longer makes it attach to the flotator machine, so a simple solution can be found to the fact which is catastrophic if you make a mistake with a flotator machine.
    Oh, last idea: a block with which you can interact even in a state of movement with the flotator, which when activated, stops all the flotators in the machine, only if they do not make it possible to interact with levers while they are moving, and which the flotator, go and check, always moving, that it is activated by the redstone. I think the idea of ​​the block turning off all the flotators is easier to implement.

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    I think even if its just introduced with commands for mapmakers for now it would already be a great feature to have. And it promises a lot of possibilities. I think it has similar transformative potential to the crafter, but it might take a while to balance before introducing it to the vanilla game

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    I want this block. It's awesome. Maybe we choose which blocks stick to it by sliming them like we wax copper?