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End Biome: The Infestation

The Infestation would be a new biome in the End to give variety in the environment, while maintaining the feel of desolation and isolation that the End currently conveys.

This biome would give a spotlight to the under-utilised Endermite, allowing them to spawn naturally. To fit in with the idea that Endermites are parasites, Endermen would not spawn in the biome as co-existing with Endermites is undesirable, further differentiating this biome from existing areas in the End.

The environment would be jagged on the surface, populated with many burrow-like caves appearing like former Endermite infestations that have long died out. This could be supported by new a new block, such as End Soil, which may cover large areas of the biome both above and below ground to imply long-term change in the structural integrity of the ground as a result of such infestations.

Live structures could be incorporated as either rare structures or as a common generation feature, which may be able to encourage players to the biome in order to explore such colonies for resources.

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    Can end soil not be that yellow color? Could it be purple like the end mites saliva changed it purple or something?

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    I don't think anything too saturated for the End Soil but a pale grey-purple might work in keeping with the desolate theme. Anything too bright might feel out of place

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    I think that, rather than use another shade of purple, it might be interesting to have this biome use the dark green palette used by ender pearls and the end portal frames.

    It's worth remembering that the upcoming sculk growths use this color scheme as well (perhaps indicating some kind of connection), so maybe sculk growths should appear in this biome as well, providing another form of infestation in addition to the endermites.

    On the other hand, having sculk growths show up in The End might take away from the uniqueness of the deep dark, so maybe they should stay out of The End.

    I do think it would be good to expand the color palette of The End a bit, similar to what the Nether Update did for the Nether.