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Mountaintop Ruins

A staple of novels and adventure stories where the valiant explorers spy a mysterious dark spire protruding from a mountain in the distance, practically begging to be explored.

Near if not all suggestions related to the caves & cliffs update that I’ve seen have been for the caves, so I’m here to give the cliffs some love.

Mountaintop ruins would be just that, large decrepit structures found on mountains. They could have decrepit pathways winding up the mountain, be partially embedded within it, or be overgrown/covered in snow. They would be made of the different carved stone building blocks (stone brick, quartz brick, sandstone, etc.) and in different styles depending on the surrounding biome.

To link the cliffs to the caves, the ruins could generate inside of mountains as well, forming proper mines leading into mountains, ancient catacombs, forgotten tombs/vaults, or the hoards of ancient dragons left abandoned (or not, an Overworld dragon/wyvern boss would be neat too).

It would be cool to integrate the upcoming archeology system to enable players to search the ruins for artifacts that help them piece together hints of their worlds’ histories.

Having extremely rare nether/end-related ruins spawning on/in mountains that hint at cross dimensional travel in a similar fashion to the ruined nether portals of the last update would be cool too.

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    I like your idea, its similar to an idea for my mob idea i shared where on the top of mountains there are these ruins which can share some backstory or "lore" to Minecraft and this is where that mob spawns.  I suggest reading more about it in my profile.

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    Maybe the reward for seeking the area is an item that when held, stops fall damage. It would make sense for being in the mountains.

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    Wonderful idea. I really think Minecraft lacks of some sort of story, even if its a sandbox game. These ruins would look extremely cool and i can already imagine dark ruins, made out of blackstone with a broken nether portal in it. These ruins could definitely lead to some sort of small ice cave with maybe a fossil or a bit of loot and plenty of powdered snow to add some danger. 

    I really love this idea, but i don't think the loot should be too big otherwise the "story" part would be a bit blurry. And last thing, i'm not quite sure a dragon would be a good idea. Once again, I really think this should be something more mysterious than something that leads you to plenty of loot (but there should definitely be a bit of chests too)

    Anyways, thank for this idea, you have my vote.

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    Maybe the dragon or wyvern could be the red dragon notch mentioned

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    Mines of Moria vibes

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    be cool if there was a boss mob in the ruins

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    it is an excellent idea. Structures similar to an ancient civilization such as those of Machu Piccu.
    Great!!!

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    Nice idea, lots of myth related to the mountain top, like the Mount Ollmpus! Perhaps we can have naturally gererated Moun Ollympus on top of some mountains, but it's quite rare. the loot can be a very "GODLY" things like fully undamaged netherite tools and armor. Or maybe the trident of Posiden! so many possibilitites and potential on this suggestion.

    but ofcourse the structure has to be very rare as it holds so many over powered stuffs. perphas some mechanics for players to find it, like burried map in a dirt or gravel that can be brused in the archeological site!

     

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    I think the catacombs should have archaeology in the form of ancient paintings depicting abominations and things symbolic of death I love the idea of catacombs in Minecraft because I feel it would the first place in Minecraft where it feels inescapable and where it feels as if you are alone but you know you aren't I hope if catacombs are added they give it a unique undead mob that is hunched over and wears a dark brown gown. I think it would stalk you for awhile and then right before attaching it screeches.

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    please do this. I have played this game for years and i want a mountain castle or ruin fro my base.

    i am not a good builder so it would be awsome 

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    The ruins would add character to the mountains, and having different variants(stone circles, mineshaft entrances, temples, and surface ruins) would make it interesting and fun. If they bring the iceologer because the mob vote was too close, it would be a cool place to find the iceologer in the mountains, and it fits the theme of Caves and Cliffs 

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    I like this, but it would be cooler to have the abandoned castles that are in the "structures" category.

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    Yes! This would be great, especially with the archeological theme of this update. 

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    YES!

    JUST YES!

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    2 things:

    Increased frequency of lightning striking the ruins

    Wraiths from MCD spawn here

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    i love dungeons!

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    This'll be amazing! Minecraft really needs actual big dungeons to explore, the "dungeons" that we have is too small. Large abandoned castles and ruins on top of mountains will be great for adventure! It could even be made into a player's base, for those who are not good with building.

    Tameable dragon mobs would be great to have, too! Though it's best to make it tameable only in the late-game with items found in Nether/End. And the Elytra should still be the faster flying method.

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    Maybe the illusioner can spawn in here

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    Great idea! Perhaps the original dungeons would spawn more often around these as well?

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    I think this is a wonderful idea and should really be considered by the developers. I wouldn't mind if there was castle on more then just mountains. But they will need to be very rare, almost as rare as mansions.  

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    Make the ruins out of deepslate. I think that would look cool. What if there were also some tattered banners or something? Overall, this is a cool idea.

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    I like this idea. It'll be great if Minecraft added more Mountain Structures like those Mountaintop Ruins. 

    Maybe a maze or loot room with chests or  ghost miners could be added too. 

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    And the new dragon added to the Overworld could drop an egg that hatches into a rideable dragon!

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    We need this especially the dragon, we need more than just the ender dragon, you should be able to tame this dragon to help you battle and ride to travel faster across the over world,

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    You COULD Add The Iceologer Here...

    Check Out My Totem Seeker Boss Idea!