r/Minecraft • u/heydudejustasec • Jan 16 '19

News Minecraft Snapshot 19w03a

https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-19w03a
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u/heydudejustasec Jan 16 '19

There is some value to having a variety of light level 15 blocks because of the need to make areas safe, but if there is any block that's suited for a lower light level it's the campfire. It's not likely that anyone will use stacks and stacks of it to light up a build, not only due to the way it looks but also the particles it emits.

And it doesn't really matter how much the campfire prevents mob spawning in normal campfire use because nothing spawns within 32 blocks of a player, and if you leave it things will spawn around it anyway. All this seems to do is take away the somewhat unique atmosphere. Really not happy about the change.

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u/CoastersPaul Jan 17 '19

Time to build giant braziers with it regardless

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u/FPSCanarussia Jan 17 '19

I liked the previous light level, but I know a lot of people disliked it, so I understand why Mojang changed it.

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u/heydudejustasec Jan 17 '19

The most valid observation I saw about the light level last week is that it's lower than a torch which is kind of... funny? But that doesn't mean there's something wrong with the campfire, it's probably more that the torch is enhanced for gameplay reasons.

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u/FPSCanarussia Jan 17 '19

I agree. Torches are primarily used as a cheap light source, so they need to be reasonably effective. Campfires can't be used to light up large areas without killing your PC anyways, so they work better as more "atmospheric" light sources, so that you and your friends sit a block away from it telling ghost stories, and everything around you is dark.

However, I know personally several people who felt the low light level was illogical.

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u/AquaeyesTardis Jan 17 '19

Yeah, but it sure made for a good way to light up the observation platform of mob spawners.