Create item to generate "parts" of a structure.
Brian-Wuest opened this issue ยท 5 comments
Originally suggested by @SunSeek.
How about including parts of a building for modular design?
Things like 5x5 wall parts, gates, towers, 5x5 frames in various materials, even 7x7's and 9x9's. This is perfect to take on that modular design structure rather than just total complete builds.
I will split this suggestion into a few different items. This is because the various "parts" are not equal in terms of material costs. Walls, and Gates are roughly equivalent but a re-sizable tower is not.
I can create a copy of the Watch Tower structure which doesn't have some of the extras in the base which can be used multiple times and can have different materials.
@SunSeek can you describe what you mean by a frame? How is this different from a gate?
Frames are not gates and not walls. Frames are the base modular structure for building larger structures. When I said 5x5, I was trying to describe a structure that is a 5 blocks tall column on each corner and 5 blocks wide horizontal bar between the columns but is a frame. It kinda looks like a table without a top in the middle. Pasting in multiple frames gives the bones of what building is being built. It's an idea from module building that carries over well into Minecraft.
These won't give a complete build but ease town creation or general builds. They do tie into the idea of modular construction, where instead of supplying a full building, you supply basic reproducible structures that the player can then customize.
Speaking of frames, one of the hardest to layout is circles. A variety of sizes in just an outline or even a variable column structure would be useful.
Oh I gotcha, like how you would typically draw a cube on a piece of paper. I can look at doing some circles.
So right now the parts would be:
- Wall
- Gate
- Stairs
- Frame
- Circle (If I can figure out a good way)
This will be a multi-use item. I am thinking 10 uses and will have to determine an appropriate cost.
I wasn't able to create a good way to create a circle.
Though while doing this I created another part. It's a Doorway, basically a wall with a oak door in it.
This will be released shortly.