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Luminous Goggles

Luminous Goggles could provide an easier way to view the new Caves without resorting to torch spam, but still keep the challenge that they will bring. They would be made with Copper (for connection), Amethyst Shards (for the glass) and Glow Sacs (for the night vision), with two sides having to be made and then connected together in a crafting table. All three ingredients could use a few more recipes, and this is a great way to tie them in with the core idea of the update.

The Googles would be worn in the helmet spot and would allow the player to see in the dark roughly 20 blocks around them, with the light level being 15 next to the player, and gradually dimming as it gets further away from them. There could be an Enchantment that allows for this radius to be increased (i.e., I - 30 Blocks, II - 40 Blocks, III - 50 Blocks), and and Enchantment for it to be used underwater, as well as it being able to be Enchanted with Mending and Unbreaking.

The Goggles would provide a more permanent solution to the lighting issues of the Caves and Cliffs update, and wouldn't ruin the ambience of the surroundings like Night Vision potions do. Theoretically they could be useless, but they would hopefully be a lot more permanent and mainstream than potions.

 

 

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    I like the idea, though maybe it is too modern, it would be like the elytra. (you need to sacrifice an armor slot)

    Also, it could be made from the following materials: 2 amethyst shards, 2 prismarine shards, 2 copper ingots, 1 rabbit hide, and 1 shulker shell. the shulker shell makes them impossible to get until after the ender dragon is defeated, like the elytra. 

    Alternatively, they could replace the shulker shell with a netherite scrap, which would not be AS hard to get, but will still pose a challenge.

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    I love this idea but don’t you think it’s to high tech for Minecraft?

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    I agree that it might be a little bit high tech as an item, discounting what you can do with red stone. I would imagine it as more of a miner's helmet than some futuristic goggles though, probably putting it at the same complexity level as a jukebox or note block. I like the idea of using shulker shells to put it at a more of a late game item, as it would probably be too easy to get it early game, but netherite wouldn't really fit the idea of the goggles.