This is just to add some major weirdness to the game. :alien: Imagine blocks that get up and wander away! Not all moving blocks would actually be alive. There would also blocks that move in response to the environment, such as sand, and specially crafted blocks which move in a pre-programmed pattern, resulting in moving platforms. Such blocks would also move anything that has been fixed to them, as long as its not attached to something immovable (Thanks to Flixfox, Shahab and Wilcol for their input). However, there would also be "living" blocks which react to their environment. One example would be "Somnambulite", a strange mineral useful for creating cloaking devices and darkness-creating equipment. However, during the night, exposed blocks of this material detach themselves from the surrounding rock face and walk away to a more secluded location, burrowing a short distance into the ground for a good night's sleep. Shooting moving Somnambulite would cause it to become inanimate for a minute or so, fixing itself to the nearest surface. Another idea would be "Hermite", useful for creating strong walls and armour. It reacts immediately when exposed to air, running away or burrowing deeper to escape the player. Shooting moving Hermite has no effect, but standing on it prevents it from moving. This would add an element of puzzle-solving to some mining expeditions, requiring the player to surround Hermite deposits with materials too hard for it to burrow through before mining, or simply digging down onto the Hermite deposits from above. Finally, on some planets, the soil itself could be mobile. A player could retire to their base when it gets dark, only to wake the next morning and find that the landscape has rearranged itself! I realise that this is a very silly idea, but as always, any comments are welcome.
Looks like a way to implement quicksand. Go to sleep just to find all the base burrowed into soil the next morning. Nice idea!
Love the idea of a moving planet! I can see a planet that kind of has a constant earthquake kind of thing, and is being pulled apart at a certain spot.
I would freak out often, sitting in my house or in the open, then suddenly, lots of things are moving outside
What about sand dunes? You need to build protective barriers on desert planets to stop yourself getting buried. Also, you could then find ruins when the sand shifts.
'Damnit! The path has shifted again' 'Why the hell did you make it out of Hermite, anyway?' 'BECAUSE I WAS BORED.'
Bear in mind that this thread is about blocks, not weather patterns. Lets try to keep this discussion on topic, please.
Seems like a good idea, It would help with stuff like the "Tentacle Planet" you could have a living planet or something like the giant planet-bot from the old transformers movie
That would be kinda pointless, i love it they could carry things or do things or you could stand on them or sit and ride them