TheAnarchitect wrote:Bugs are pretty. Fireflies are pretty. It's surprising how much they do to make a field feel alive. Interestingly, they can also swim.
Yeah I noticed that myself. I haven't quite figured out how to make them avoid water. Noted, I'll look into it when I get a chance.
TheAnarchitect wrote:Sakura trees are pretty. They seem to grow as if they are applewood, which is fine except that a surprising number spawn with leaves 1 block above ground. This isn't a problem except that it obscures the pretty piles of petals below the tree. It seems like with all the effort that went into adding that feature, you might want to make sure it's shown off with every tree.
Yes their growth is an exact clone of apple wood trees. I haven't looked much into custom generation, but it would seem easy enough to make them a little taller by default. And bonemeal doesn't work because (I think) that would require modifying a base class. And I don't think I'll be adding any custom fertilizers.
TheAnarchitect wrote:Honeysuckle is pretty. I notice I can't climb it like I can vines.
Noted, I'll see what I can do about this.
TheAnarchitect wrote:I'm enjoying the different flowers, but I think the pollen effect is a bit random. Considering I'm potentially farming these for dye, I'd prefer something a little more contained. Actually, might it be possible to have the different flowers spawn near beehives in addition to the pollen? The idea being that the bees encourage flower growth. Or maybe have the bees do it like they do with hives. I also thought that maybe the bees should turn aggressive when you start breaking hives.
I'm actually happy with the bees dropping pollens randomly, I don't think I'll be changing that. I know it's a little unrealistic, but it was the simplest way to approach it, and I'm very satisfied with the result. As to making them go aggressive, it's something I'm still considering - I'll have to think more on that. It might wind up being more of an annoyance than anything.
EDIT: I totally misunderstood you. I see what you're saying now. Yeah the pollen effect is an exact copy of bonemeal for the most part, except that it substitutes the yellow and red flowers for mine, with a slightly higher chance of spawning them. I do actually like that there's a chance to get no flowers at all, but if it proves to be too tedious that can change.
Thanks for the fast feedback! Much appreciated, and I'm glad you like it so far. :)