Item suggestion: camoflage netting

[SunGod]

Forgive me if this has already been suggested before... The item would be camoflage netting, and the net effect vs zombies would be to reduce their ability to see you (and your structures), whether standing or while in motion. It would also help mask your movements and structure visibility to other players in PVP. The netting block itself could either 1x1 square, or a slim 'partial' block like the wooden planks. It would be composed of rope and naturally-collected items, like grass, plants, flowers and sticks. The type of grass/plants/flowers used would determine the appearance of the resulting block --- use grass from the lush biomes to create lush-looking camp nets that fit into the forest and plains biomes, use brush from the desert biome to fit into the desert biome, etc. Zombies won't be able to tell the difference when the 'wrong' netting is used in the current biome, but it will be more obvious to human players in PVP/PVE. Suggested camoflag netting block recipe: 1. First requires rope. New rope recipe: 1 rope block = plant fibers laid 4-5 horizontally. (Ropes can also be used to climbing vertical faces, similar to ladders.) 2. Camoflage net block recipes: a) "Natural-green" camo netting for forest and plains: = 4-8 rope blocks + grass / plants native to forest/plain biomes b) "Desert-brown" camo netting for desert biome: 4-8 rope blocks + brush/plants native to desert biome c) "Wasteland-grey" camo netting for wasteland biome: 4-8 rope blocks + stones and sticks All netting would: 1. Have minimal strength so can be destroyed easily when hit with melee weapon/fist, explosions, or when burned. (See notes about shooting below - shooting should not damage camo, as it's assumed you want to shoot through the camo net.) 2. Can be placed horizontally or vertically, so they can be used as camo walls or camo net 'tents/ceilings'. 3. When laid horizontally in mid-air, must be supported every 3-4 blocks from below or they will collapse. Likewise cannot stack more than 3 tall without vertical support or they will collapse. 4. Will not stop projectiles. That is, you can shoot through it, and others can shoot you. 5. Will not stop water from flowing through it. 6. Cannot be walked through without destroying the block. (Suggestion: camo net zipper-door, which requires 8 camo net blocks (same layout as normal doors), plus 4 small metal pipes along the edge to create a zipper. Using "E" opens the camo net door.) 7. You are able to see through. Just a thought. ;) Happy Zombie Apocalypse, Everybody! SunGod PS: The above approach could also be used to create "cloth" blocks, for use in tents. Right now we have awnings, but those are full 1x1 blocks. The cloth blocks could be thin blocks ala wooden planks, and have similar properties to the camo netting, but without the ability to see through, shoot throught it, or stop water. Cloth blocks also could *not* change in appearance to be used as camoflage. (However, adding color dyes in the future could be a cool idea, mix the dye with a cloth block to create colored rugs, tapestries, etc.)

[alexandre]

This is a good and useful idea. +1

[Snipa299]

Sounds good. Maybe salvageable so you can make a quick tent and take it down on a long trip.

[madmole]

It's already in the game but you can't craft it.

[Brendyrose]

[QUOTE=madmole;56673]It's already in the game but you can't craft it.[/QUOTE] I don't remember seeing it in the cheat menu. Is it not there?

[Kurogo]

You can find camoflauge netting in the burnt forest at the military encampment. Or if that isn't enough you can open up creative mode and start your search with camo.

[Snipa299]

Somebody could probably just use a recipe editor and add in a small mod using cloth and grass bits to make some camo netting.

[Mikeforall]

craftable camouflage net sounds nice indeed :)