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Depth Meter

The Depth Meter would be a new device used to give the player information on how far high or how far low they are. It pretty much takes the feature from the old version of maps when they used to give players Y coordinates. This is useful for miners who look for specific levels to mine.

The Depth Meter would be made as the following recipe:

C = Copper Ingot

G = Gold Ingot

R= Redstone Dust

C R C

C G C

C C C

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    While the debug screen exists, this may be a waste of resources. However, I like the idea of gadgetry like this, and wish to see them find some way to make it work.

    Maybe if it also gave you some idea of what ores could be found on a given layer?

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    Was just going to suggest this myself. Needs to be done. Perhaps quartz should be used in the recipe. Would be a good addition to the caves and cliffs update.

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    Could be called a Depth Gauge

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    I wanted this so much and complements the compass. Additional functionality is that if it is used on a Lodestone, the Depth Gauge will now point if you are at the same height level as the Lodestone.

    What I picture it looks like is that the gadget looks similar to a clock that has a pointer that either has its range in a 180 degree angle arc, with 180 as the highest point, 90 as the sea level, and 0 as the lowest point, or in a vertical level gauge with similar parameters. If it is used on a Lodestone, the middle point indicates you are at the same height level.