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Dimension Idea: Oculus, a world made of glass

Before I start, my opinion on dimensions: always a proponent for diversity, I don't think a series of more and more dangerous dimensions will be fun. I would much rather increase the danger farther from spawn as a way to create new challenges for the player. My proposed dimension model is a ring of eight or so outer dimensions, about equal in danger level, with the end hovering above.

My idea: A dimension made almost entirely out of stained glass. Now, this might get a bit laggy, but it would just be the most gorgeous landscape. It should have vast oceans, soaring cliffs and fjords, mountains, deserts, and of course, caves. No plant life, but crabs will inhabit the beaches.

The portal: build a frame of stained glass blocks, with no two blocks of the same color adjacent, fill it with stained glass panes, and throw a splash mundane potion, or perhaps a potion of invisibility.

Loot: Here, you can get crafting recipes for glass stairs and slabs (or a workplace block which can make them). You would also be able to obtain glass armor, which can be stained in any color and is a little weaker than diamond, with the added ability of *gasp* invisibility compatibility! I've heard lots of people begging for colorable armor, and I think glass is a good choice, as we'll see creative skin designs which use the armor to look like a sort of magical aura. Another interesting item could be "Terran Lenses": special glass blocks which allow you to see through the ground for a certain distance.

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    A few problems I have with this:

    1. Don't expect to find food there; you should never eat glass. It will kill you.
    2. Leather is already a color-able armor.
    3. For skin designs, there is already alpha-layer compatibility for the outer skin layer, so this "glass effect" can already be done. (although not all websites with MC skin editors have this function, so it may take more effort)
    4. "Terran lenses" just sounds like a new type of X-ray cheat for multiplayer servers to worry about.

    However, glass armor which will not give away your position (as much) when using invisibility could be neat. Just be careful not to drop your glass boots on your way downstairs. ☺

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    It would be interesting if Illusioners had a place here; maybe they could spawn around certain structures, similar to pillager outposts.

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    Something I'm worried about: In a world made completely out of glass, anything you build on it which isn't glass will look strange. If there are enough different colors of glass everywhere, the "mist effect" will make it appear more solid, but this also causes more lag.

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    Response to empty fire:

    1 You can eat the crabs.

    2 Have you ever seen anyone wearing leather armor to a fight? Glass armor is able to be used in actual combat.

    3 While you can obtain special partly-transparent skins, your armor goes over these. Glass armor would allow you to show off your skin while fully geared up.

    4 My idea for Terran Lenses is for them to render blocks seen through them transparent out to a distance of 8 (or so) meters. This allows you to see all of the blocks within this distance, so yes, it does function as an x-ray, but a very limited one. Given it's difficulty to obtain, I don't think multiplayer servers will have to "worry about" it.


    Thanks for taking the time to read!

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    There could be mobs made of glass with their insides being shown, but they are made of crystals

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    I mean I kind of agree to this idea, but for 1 make it for more then just oculus, 2 dont make the whole world glass but maybe add the glass blocks to like some villages and generated houses, I mean if there where glass blocks like stairs, slabs, and few other blocks and have a bunch of colors for them, I think lots of builders could build a lot more structures and building using them.