First, I understand that this would take a LOT of coding, and would require the server to be modded.
I think it would be cool if there was a plugin/mod added for ships. There have been mods created for previous versions of Minecraft that do this. Basically what happens is a set of blocks are somehow selected. Then, a block called the "captain's chair" is placed onto the selected blocks. When you sit in the captains chair and hit a key to "raise anchor", the previously solid blocks are transmuted into entity form and can then be steered like a normal boat. Also, I've seen versions of the mod where you can walk around on the deck of an entitified ship and even use things such as cannons. When you wish to stop, you need only hit a key to "drop anchor", and the ship will align itself with the Minecraft block grid and transmute itself back into block form.
Again, this is kind of a ridiculous request, but hey, maybe it's easier than I think. Also, that would mean that we could finally have a continent of mostly water that is good for ships. I know Daendroc has a good amount of water, but that has sort of the "Amazon jungle" feel. I meant a continent that has sort of the "West Indies/Nassau from AC4" feel.
I guess this would also cause a lot of lag, but there's probably some way to work around that, maybe by limiting the size of ships so there aren't any lag-machine man-o-wars out there. I was mainly thinking of one or two person boats that are more fun to build and can potentially be docked and lived in.
I think it would be cool if there was a plugin/mod added for ships. There have been mods created for previous versions of Minecraft that do this. Basically what happens is a set of blocks are somehow selected. Then, a block called the "captain's chair" is placed onto the selected blocks. When you sit in the captains chair and hit a key to "raise anchor", the previously solid blocks are transmuted into entity form and can then be steered like a normal boat. Also, I've seen versions of the mod where you can walk around on the deck of an entitified ship and even use things such as cannons. When you wish to stop, you need only hit a key to "drop anchor", and the ship will align itself with the Minecraft block grid and transmute itself back into block form.
Again, this is kind of a ridiculous request, but hey, maybe it's easier than I think. Also, that would mean that we could finally have a continent of mostly water that is good for ships. I know Daendroc has a good amount of water, but that has sort of the "Amazon jungle" feel. I meant a continent that has sort of the "West Indies/Nassau from AC4" feel.
I guess this would also cause a lot of lag, but there's probably some way to work around that, maybe by limiting the size of ships so there aren't any lag-machine man-o-wars out there. I was mainly thinking of one or two person boats that are more fun to build and can potentially be docked and lived in.
