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Biome Specific Stone

Disclaimer: I realize this would be a radical, and possibly, unwanted change. I ask you to read through the suggestion all the way and consider it.

There are currently four stone variants (stone, andesite, granite, and diorite) as well as sandstone, red sandstone, and terracotta. The main purpose of the suggestion is to vary what the majority of stone is, depending on the biome. That may have been kind of confusing. Let me reiterate:

In a desert in normal Minecraft, there's a thin layer of sandstone, then regular stone. Not anymore! All the way to the bottom, the default stone is sandstone. In Mesas, the default is red sandstone. But what about the real stone variants, and the rest of the biomes? Well, I've proposed this:

  • Plains, plains forest, birch forest, and mountain variants: Stone
  • Jungles, jungle variants, dark oak forest, dark oak variants: Granite
  • Taiga, mega taiga, taiga mountains, cold oceans: Andesite
  • Snowy plains, snowy taiga, frozen oceans: Diorite
  • Warm oceans: Sandstone

In all recipes made using cobblestone, cobblestone can be substituted with the stone variants and the sandstones. Need a stone pickaxe or a furnace early game, and only have granite? Boom, you can use granite. Need stone to make smooth stone, but don't have any cobble to smelt? Smelt some diorite (Note: this recipe doesn't include sandstones).

This could come off as divisive, but I think it could work well and be interesting. Please provide feedback on my feedback!

 

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    I don't think completely changing the stone variant for each biome is the best idea. It should instead be mixed in with that stone. So, for example, Deserts are Mostly stone, but with some sandstone and sand mixed in. Plains should be stone, cobblestone, and andesite. Snowy biomes: stone, cobblestone, ice, and mossy cobblestone. These are just a few suggestions. For this to be fair, these variants of stone should be able to craft items that now require just cobblestone, like, furnaces and pistons, or droppers and tools.

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    Maybe rather than having just granite or just sandstone, maybe vary the frequency? - like gold generating more in mesa, granite could generate more in jungles? I think this is what you were suggesting, and I like the idea of stone alternatives, but maybe the look changes? Granite furnaces? Diorite tools? I am aware that this already works with blackstone from the nether. Great idea!