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Cave Update - Bat Caverns

    Everyone agrees that bats are one of Minecraft's most pointless and obnoxious features. But, what if we gave them a purpose, even if it is as simple as spooking an unsuspecting explorer? 

    If Mojang chose to do a Cave Update, I think Bat Caverns, no not the Bat Cave, would be a great addition. These would essentially be large caverns, flooded with dozens and dozens of bats, and when someone would walk into one, all of the bats, asleep and previously sleeping silently on the roof of the cave would become frantic, buzzy, and maybe even inflict a couple of hearts of damage on a player. Now, I understand how this feature seems pointless, but alongside the aesthetics of the Cave Update, I think it would fit perfectly. If you wanted to give these caverns a purpose, the bats could possibly be surrounding some form of loot or treasure! Be creative! Not to mention, this would be a great way to distract your friends before they fall into a trap! 

    I would love to see this new feature added alongside the Cave Update! What do you guys think??

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    I'm a big fan of giving the bats a purpose, but I think it would be better if they did more beneficial things. Perhaps they could drop Gunpowder to reference guano, or attack any arthropod Mobs that try to hurt you? I'd love a bat biome, I just hope they're shown in a good, positive light. 

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    Have the bats come out at dusk and eat any homeless bees, and come back at dawn. During the day, each floor block has a chance to gain a partial block of guano, which is able to be broken down into bone meal.

    In plains biomes, have vampire bats land near and attack stationary animals and people for 1/2 heart damage.

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    I was going to make a similar post, so I've upvoted this one! 

    A couple of minor differences I'd go with would be improved AI, which is similar to the turtles/Villagers where they save a "home" spot on the ceiling to return too and at set intervals the bats would be flying about the cave and then all slowly go sleep, maybe synced to the day/night cycle. This would create a really cool atmosphere view when the time swaps, plus it could also be a functional mechanic to tell if its day/night inside the caves as the bats will sleep in the day!

    Then when the bats sleep, they would create a guano layer on the first solid block below, similar to a "snow" or "moss" layer. This would be a lag and server friendly alternative to it than having items like an "egg" spawn and could be used to create interesting guano farms!