Will-o'-wisp covers both ancient fokelore and natural recorded phenomenon. This would be a great eerie addition to the the Swamp.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o'-the-wisp
Have them appear in minecraft as balls of light that travel swamps at dusk/dawn, then disappear suddenly. They could be in the shape of small glowing balls (or blocks) that just wisp around the swamp.
Are they an actual animal? Are they a mob at all? Or is it just something weird that happens with swamp water? It would be up to the player's imagination to decide!
But if you bat them down with a silk-touch shovel, then they would drop something. Or perhaps you can catch one in a bottle. Exactly what they do I'll leave to the discussion.
(I separated this from the Swamp thread since the feedback team is preferring we do it this way.)
Ok, this is an interesting idea to make swamps more unique from other biomes. But even if you're suggesting others to discuss drops and behaviors, you don't have a lot of ground support. It's better that you think all this through before posting, rather than telling others to think things for you.
I might think of something on this however, so have a vote anyways.
I thought I was opening up the idea to discussion so others can participate. I would think the drop would be a great segue into another idea. Perhaps some new light source block, or a light source for your helmet. The mob is unique that there could be many ideas for what the drop could do. I would love to hear what others say.
If this post doesn’t get much traction then that’s fine. That’s the name of the game. But I still want to be supportive of anyone who wants to add to the idea. If I wrote the post wrong I’m sorry.
If you switch the language to Shakespearean English blazes are called will-o-the-wisps.
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