Discussion: Remove falling block mechanic? #6422

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AliasAlreadyTaken · 2024-03-09T00:25:31Z

AliasAlreadyTaken commented

2024-03-09 00:25:31 +00:00

So far the falling block mechanic caused quite a bit of problems. Please discuss here whether YL should get rid of falling blocks altogether and convert them into "normal" or other blocks. "other" could be that sand is more modeled like a liquid.

Pro:

Players can place falling blocks to fill up vertical holes easily
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Con:

Players can't place falling blocks the way they happen "in nature", via mapgen
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So far the falling block mechanic caused quite a bit of problems. Please discuss here whether YL should get rid of falling blocks altogether and convert them into "normal" or other blocks. "other" could be that sand is more modeled like a liquid. Pro: - Players can place falling blocks to fill up vertical holes easily - ... Con: - Players can't place falling blocks the way they happen "in nature", via mapgen - ...

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2024-03-09 00:25:49 +00:00

Sokomine reports: darkage:rhyolitic_tuff_rubble ... #6391

whosit commented

2024-03-09 06:48:44 +00:00

If you don't have ropes, you can use them to safely climb down, by dropping enough of them down, then standing on the tower and digging down.
There are probably other clever uses for this mechanic...
During our nether exploration at ARC and using "never seen by any mob" tactic, falling nodes were essential for building downwards.

If you don't have ropes, you can use them to safely climb down, by dropping enough of them down, then standing on the tower and digging down. There are probably other clever uses for this mechanic... During our nether exploration at ARC and using "never seen by any mob" tactic, falling nodes were essential for building downwards.

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Boot commented

2024-03-09 10:03:12 +00:00

Not removing.

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DragonWrangler commented

2024-03-09 12:19:05 +00:00

I vote not to remove the falling mechanic for sand, gravel, or snow

AspireMint commented

2024-03-09 15:43:57 +00:00

Convert them into normal block when they are placed by player in protected area.
That normal blocks would be new node (so if someone is local_map_saving of their own buildings it would be not falling node again in their world).
eg. in protected land, on place default:sand -> mod:sand2 and on dig you'll get back default:sand

Convert them into normal block when they are placed by player _in protected area_. That normal blocks would be new node (so if someone is local_map_saving of their own buildings it would be not falling node again in their world). eg. in protected land, on place default:sand -> mod:sand2 and on dig you'll get back default:sand

mrdeveloper commented

2024-03-09 23:49:51 +00:00

I'd suggest adding a special variant of each falling node that is the exact same except doesn't have the falling mechanic.

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flux commented

2024-03-10 00:04:48 +00:00

open bugs that'd be fixed if we removed falling nodes entirely:

there may be more

open bugs that'd be fixed if we removed falling nodes entirely: * #982 * #1114 * #2595 * #4862 there may be more

Jammy commented

2024-03-12 00:07:57 +00:00

Great idea, but would be hard to apply to the world.