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Biome locator: Using Biome Pictures

This is an additional idea regarding biomes, referring to the "locate biome" command that was suggested in post

https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/community/posts/360011039092-A-Biome-Locate-Command

So, here´s the idea:

When exploring dungeons, we sometimes could find pictures of rare biomes (icicles, jungle, mesa, mooshrooms etc.) in chests. These could either be put into a picture frame, or used in the new cartography table with an endereye in order to generate a new type of endereye, which - when used - will direct towards the closest biome that was shown in the picture, instead towards a fortress. This way, the player will still have to do the exploring, but be a bit faster in finding the desired biome. It also will require the player to have looted plenty dungeon treasure chests beforehand, so he still has to do lots of exploring.

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• April 28, 2019 01:59
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  • April 26, 2019 16:27
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  Clarified topic a bit to separate/differentiate it from the other one. (Makes it better to search for.)

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  • April 27, 2019 20:54
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  This would make exploring much more fun, but perhaps the 'photograph' would instead be a rare painting, because in minecraft the technology for photographs haven't been invented yet.

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  • April 28, 2019 01:58
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  I was thinking of a "picture" - that could also be interpreted as a "painting" - Changing subject and text accordingly, thanks @Some Animal

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  • April 28, 2019 19:56
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  Thank you, leondsl, for the punctual reply, I understand the way people could interpret it. Also, would the pictures always depict the same thing? And would they have biomes such as a Shattered Savanna biome or Jungle Edge biome, or just include the main biomes-Jungle, Savanna, Plains etc. Also, If the world seed does not have a specific biome, would you be able obtain the Biome Paintings? Would you be able to craft the Biome Locators? Would the Biome Locater have a chance of breaking like an Eye of Ender?

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  • May 02, 2019 10:46
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  regarding your questions, Some Animal, here my ideas:

  - Either the pictures would always depict the same thing, in example, for desert, always the same desert picture. Or Mojang could hold a competition every update to make the best biome-based screenshot, this screenshot would be used as the picture for the next "season".

  - I would recommend to only use the "main" biomes.

  - I do not understand the concept of a world seed not "having a specific biome", can you clarify this? I am talking about the overworld of the unmodded Vanilla Minecraft.

  - As mentioned, the biome locators would be crafted from the picture and an endereye, either in a crafting table or (recommended) in the cartography table.

  - For it is much easier to spot a biome rather than a fortress (for it is underground), I would recommend even having an increased chance of breaking - just like the Eye of Ender.