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Glowberry Uses - Updated

Updated Concept: Glowberries is now out, however they are still underutilized. The point of this post is to use glow berries to enable players to access the glowing effect in survival, combat, or with Redstone (without being completely reliant on spectral arrows). Splash potions could be used as a trap to detect intruders in bases without harming them. Limitations would clearly need to be placed to prevent overuse, potentially mixing glow berries with the new glow squid ink. I originally wrote this for 1.17, so the original post is down below. 

 

The Glowberry is an upcoming feature in 1.17 which will serve as an edible lighting source. However, I believe that glow berries could be expanded on. In my idea for glowberries, eating them would give you the glow effect, which is already in the game through commands or spectral arrows. If used with an awkward potion, it would create a potion that gives the glow effect for 2 minutes, etc... This could be very useful for minigame developers, such as Tango Tek and his Decked out Game. It could also be used as a method in PVP or for fighting the warden. Perhaps if it was a high enough tier it could help harm the warden, as he is sensitive to light. (The Warden idea is not an important part of the feature). All in all, I think this minor feature for glow berries could help give them more useful than just another lighting source and improve an existing feature.

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    Maby attack th warden with splash potions

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    It could be used it to stun mobs like bunnies or ravages but not the warden bc it has no eyes

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    maybe it also gives 15 seconds of night vision too?

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    Making a glow potion would also make glow tipped arrows, but we already have spectral arrows, so no on the potion.⁶

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    The Warden doesn't have any eyes though so it's not sensitive to any source of light.

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    I think this would be specifically useful in those cases where you lose your friends in the caves and u squint for 10 minutes trying to find their nametag. This way you can find each other easily and in a fun way

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    i cant play on minecraft java

     

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    I think this is a great idea but the potions might be a bit too far.

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    Do half a heart damage when looking through a telescope at the sun.

     

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    Do half a heart damage when looking through a telescope at the sun.

     

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    good

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    Eat glowberries cause Glowing effect.

    And add Glowing effect to Bedrock Edition too!!!

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    I really like the potion idea. I think splash portions would be great for PvP and PvE in a tight/crowded area.

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    It would be cool if foxes started glowing too after eating them, either starting to become affected by the glowing potion effect or glowing like the recently added glowsquids

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    This is awesome I hope that the devs sees it

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    You could also make it so that when you have the glow affect you produce light the higher level the potion the brighter the light emitted from you.

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    Glowing players should not affect wardens.
    Instead, the splash potion created from glowberries should create a sort of "flashbang," where you can blind both players in close proximity looking in the general direction of the impact AND cause damage to the warden. Since spectral arrows add glowing to it, they too should deal a small percentage of additional hurt to the wardens

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    I voted for this idea because it would force them to add glowing and spectral arrows to bedrock. Maybe they could expand the /scoreboard command on bedrock so it's the same as java too? Anyway, voted!

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    Yes! But the glow may get annoying!

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    bedrock, too!

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    can this be in bedrock?

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    That would OP. How about adding that the glowberry can be enchanted and after enchanting you can night vision like the bats.

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    This could put the glow effect into minecraft bedrock edition

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    However, the glowing effect obtained by eating the glowberry should attract all hostile mobs within a certain radius, as they too will be able to spot the player through blocks. This would also make the lush caves a bit more challenging for players unaware of the glowberries' effect.

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    This would give you the glow effect so your gonna be glowing for 10 mins. And there is a potion for that too :D

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    Maybe you can craft glow berries into a throwable item, so you can throw it and it makes a temporary light source. Perhaps glow berries + slime ball to make a glow ball?

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    I like the idea that glowberries can be more useful, but night vision doesn't make sense logically--neither does the spectral outline. I think what would make complete sense, however, is that when consumed, player would emit light level 7, which would then be reduced by one level every few seconds or so.

    Player skin would also render at max(glow light level, environment light level), since they are glowing from the inside.

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    the glow physics will be totally cool

     

  • 0
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    Good idea! I'll start making a mod right now!

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    Maybe not the glowing effect but a new effect that makes you litterally glow, so you emmit light and your body turns yellow. I don't know if it is very clear...

    It will also be very helpful for mining because you don't have to place torches!