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Altimeter (Tool)

I know a non-debug method of height detection has been a requested addition for a while, and with this update I believe it would be more than a boon. My answer to this (as titled) would be the Altimeter, an item crafted from the same recipe as the Clock and Compass, except with the use of Copper. As for visual function, I am simply imagining a circular dial with a needle that would shift to the left as height is increased. While I know the pixelated textures of MC wouldn't allow for precise measures, I do feel this could be used for broad-strokes mining and the like, especially if it came with marks for notable altitudes, such as general sea level or the Deep Dark boarder (y=0).

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    This would be 100X more useful for elytra flying

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    I only specified mining because that's how I personally spend much of my time.

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    great idea, maybe they could do something similar to how maps actually have a 3d model, and when hold the item could display the actual y-level on the empty space below the dial?

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    I came up with the same idea. We need an immersive tool for determining altitude, especially when ores started to generate at different levels in 1.18.

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    A cool visual for this tool could be some sort of texture when you are close to an important altitude like, for example, a golden dot if you are close to the optimal level of gold or a blue dot if you are close to lapis. This would be so could so we don't need to go online to see the map of ores all the time.