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Dirt Should Be Affected by Gravity

I think dirt should be affected by gravity just like sand and gravel are.  Sand, gravel, and dirt are all most efficiently mined with a shovel, so why is dirt immune to gravity but not the others?  I think that to be consistent, all blocks in the dirt class* should fall to the ground.

 

*The dirt class is the group of blocks that are best mined with a shovel.

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    RIP everything that generates with dirt on it, like mountains.

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    RIP Skyblock

    Dirt actually is more capable of supporting itself than sand and gravel is. Obviously it isn't so much so that it could support itself horizontally like in game, but you'll notice a difference between hard dirt and sand or gravel in the real world if you try digging around in it. Having a pickaxe can actually help quite a bit when you get down two feet or so into the compressed dirt.

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    They would generate like sand structures, and would collapse as soon as one of them is removed.  The mountains have a layer of stone inside, so it wouldn't be a problem except in an amplified world, which would be a fun challenge anyway.

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    that'd just be an annoyance to be honest

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    Wenn das deine Meinung ist dann müssten alle anderen blöcke ebenfalls der schwerkrsft unterliegen und bäume müssten fallen wenn man einen kloppt

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    A simple fix would be an attributes menu

    Then we could assign gravity to block types like falls in air or rises [baloons blocks,clouds?].  and floats or sinks in water [why does chopped sand float?]. 

    Also a friction ''sticky'' setting for the sides. {like sand, water and gravel } on a multiplier ......  Like:

    Water=0 next to rock=50.  So friction would be 0 .but rock to dirt[5] would be 250  And dirt to dirt it would start to break off at 25 unless suported from under  .... The formula could be determined by the user 

    Water should run on the ground, not disapear after a few meters or stop,   it should also pool up. So rock absorbs 0% sand 50% gravel and water 100% 

     Only absorbed by sand or gravel or lava. [it has to go somewhere ... Maybe change to steam or clouds then rain]

    And rain should pool and flow becoming water source blocks .... So slimer pits become ponds ..... And while we are on the subject Mr. Mojang , ... Exploding Slimers ...... REALLY! ..... How about a ''no slime switch''... just say NO to Slime!  Some of us really hate them...

    I have more but this is enough for now. ...... Just these things would radically impove the program.       last thought .... Trangles and corner slopes. Allready got it stairs ......    contact me ...I want to work at Mojang !👍😃

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    Yes and no more. "magic rock''. Floating in the air. Wood too