The team at Mojang, specifically Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams, is toying with the idea of adding seasons to Minecraft.
In fact, Marc from Mojang is asking for suggestions on what players would like to see if seasons are implemented in a future Minecraft update. Here are a few of the ideas they've come up with so far.
(via Twitter)
Here's one thing I've been tinkering with but not added yet: Minecraft day cycles (potentially seasons). 500 days in a year, shorter nights?
In fact, Marc from Mojang is asking for suggestions on what players would like to see if seasons are implemented in a future Minecraft update. Here are a few of the ideas they've come up with so far.
Spring
- Grass with a certain light level has a small chance of randomly spawning a flower, and certain flowers are only available during spring.
- Higher chance of rain
Summer
- Lower chance of rain
- Lower chance of snow in taiga and tundra biomes
- All villagers wear sunglasses
Autumn
- Leaves on trees change to autumn (orange, red, yellow, brown, etc) colors and can be collected as blocks of those
- Piles of leaves can spawn under trees, and could stack up in piles like snow. These could be collected and crafted into leaf blocks like you'd get from a tree.
Winter
- Chance of snow in any biome during winter
- Small lakes have a chance of freezing
- Slightly higher chance to spawn wolves, and/or small chance of wolves spawning outside of their natural biome, if it's snowing.
- Grass with a certain light level has a small chance of randomly spawning a flower, and certain flowers are only available during spring.
- Higher chance of rain
Summer
- Lower chance of rain
- Lower chance of snow in taiga and tundra biomes
- All villagers wear sunglasses
Autumn
- Leaves on trees change to autumn (orange, red, yellow, brown, etc) colors and can be collected as blocks of those
- Piles of leaves can spawn under trees, and could stack up in piles like snow. These could be collected and crafted into leaf blocks like you'd get from a tree.
Winter
- Chance of snow in any biome during winter
- Small lakes have a chance of freezing
- Slightly higher chance to spawn wolves, and/or small chance of wolves spawning outside of their natural biome, if it's snowing.
(via Twitter)