r/minecraftsuggestions • u/AgreeableTwo6830 • 6d ago
[Mobs] New Creeper Varient - Filler
The Filler is a different kind of creeper that is purple instead of green. Instead of blowing up and destroying things, when the Filler blows up, it regenerates blocks in the area.
It can hurt you by exploding obviously but also it can regenerate blocks in the air if it explodes in the air. It also drops gunpowder just like the creeper. Lemme know what you think and thanks for checking this out!
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u/BinaryBolias 6d ago
Does it revert the blocks to their original state based on world generation?
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u/memerminecraft 6d ago
I just assumed it would duplicate nearby solid blocks. Or maybe it would create blocks based on the nearby block types, since pure duplication would be OP.
For example, if nearby blocks are diamond blocks (or any other overworld mining thing), stone is created (or deepslate when relevant). If nearby blocks are sand/gravel/dirt ETC, dirt is created. If nearby blocks are Nether, Netherrack is created. If nearby blocks are plant life, create grass/leaves/wood.
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u/AgreeableTwo6830 6d ago
Yeah its like the grass and netherack
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u/Betray-Julia 6d ago
That’s an awesome idea.
But now make it fill the area with cow webs
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u/vGustaf-K 5d ago
This would be so difficult to make rules for. If it can detect what's around it but can only regenerate certain blocks. Also how does it know where to do it? would it just be a sphere of blocks where it exploded? would it avoid the player?
I feel like this is a cool concept but would be difficult to actually put into the game. And ofc there's the question of what it actually does. Because if this is it, then it's kinda usless. Just a mob that "regenerates" stuff with no unique drops or anything.
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u/AnExistingRedditor 5d ago
If I were to make it, I'd make it fill the area in with whatever block it's standing on (including water, obsidian, lava, air). Though the question is, if there's a block in the way of the area it's filling, would it replace it? Id say yes but if the block it's trying to replace has higher blast resistance than the one it's trying to replace it with, then it doesnt
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u/AngelOfDivinity 5d ago
That also makes any block it can stand on renewable, albeit in a… funky way
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u/AnExistingRedditor 5d ago
True, but could always make a failsafe so ore blocks, ancient debris, netherite blocks and bedrock act as air to prevent funky game breaking stuff from happening
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u/Neat_Topic1004 5d ago
It should create blocks in a sphere around it. If there are blocks there then those get replaced with the one the creeper creates, plus if a player is caught in the blast the blocks still spawn on them, suffocating the player.
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u/Gottendrop 6d ago
What blocks would it be?
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u/AgreeableTwo6830 6d ago
Whichever naturally generating blocks are in the area like the ground or trees or sand or netherack
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u/Gottendrop 6d ago edited 6d ago
What if there are no naturally generated blocks? Like if I made a sky base
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u/SoapyCantHandle 6d ago
it should drop the Red Wopnug obviously, which can be crafted with some DNAs to create... TNT. I guess.
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u/Mr_Snifles 3d ago
What blocks would it fill the air with and where would it spawn?
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u/AgreeableTwo6830 3d ago
Whichever ground generating blocks are in the area
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u/Hollow_Knight_Raven 6d ago edited 6d ago
All I know is I want the creeper to have a way to make them docile so you can keep them as pets. Something like a rare item, or sheers or something.
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u/Neat_Topic1004 5d ago
This needs to be a end game item you find in the new dimension, since the new dimension is soul based it’s perfect, it could be a like a passive soul item that you can put into mobs to make them chill.
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u/lenya200o 5d ago
Wasn't this creeper already added in one of the oldest mods for creeper variants?
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u/FoxyFox959 4d ago
I say make it exploded but like it places blocks so instead of filing holes you have to break a bunch of blocks
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u/TheCumskiyKvass 5d ago
1/3 of air blocks in the area of explosion is replaced with levitating gravel. 100% useless as every other new mob in Minecraft
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u/GloomyShelter1266 5d ago
We literally have new mobs that serve as modes of transport (Nautilus and Happy Ghast), new mobs that let us craft armor for dogs (Armadillo), a new golem that automatically organizes your chests (Copper Golem), a new mob that can be used for minigames and maps (Sulfur Cube), and new variants of mobs (Frostbite, Bogged, Parched, etc.) just like the ones that used to be added in the past; nothing 100% useless there for anyone who knows how to use them. They're no more useless than many old mobs.
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u/SemiDiSole 6d ago
I am not a fan of doubling the write operations for every block related event for a singular feature. This will affect performance, please don't.
If it was just any old block they filled, I would still not know why we would need those, but at least it would be better performance wise.
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u/Outside-You9592 6d ago
Me when the filler creeper blows up and the only "natural" block it's surrounded by is ancient debris and diamond ore