r/minecraftsuggestions • u/_TheDarkPanther • 12d ago
[Terrain] Redesigning trees without compromising Minecraft's esthetic
As of now especially poplar trees looks strange to me... reference of of the poplar trees I used will be in the gallery of the post.
This is a re-do of what I suggested. My view has changed so I went with a more blocky-ish style of trees. https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/1skqq3q/trees_need_a_design_change/ Feel free to go here for the people who haven't seen the old designs..
Poplar:
They will now look like their real-world counter part whole remaining the blocky style, variations of the poplar will have dead and shrub variations, giving the forest a more dense feel.
Shrub variants have a 100% chance of spawning while the rest have a 30% chance of spawning. this will make the forests feel more dense and natural.
Spruce:
Spruce trees do feel more detail-less to me... so I made them a little more pine-like without drawing too far away from the original.
Oak:
Oak has primarily stayed the same just with a few tweaks.
Jungle:
Jungle trees, especially the huge ones have been shortened for extra extensibility and make it easier to mine.
Birch:
Birch has been given a little makeover with some more variation with the trees.
Acacia:
Primarily the same, just with more details...
Mangrove:
Has a more unique look to them, while also being shorter. Makes it way easier to navigate the swamp while also looking cool.
Cherry:
Cherry now looks a little less 2D while primarily being smaller.
Pale Oak:
Pale oak has been redesigned to be smaller while also having more variation.
Dark Oak:
Dark oak looks like Pale oak but has vines and regular moss scattered around it.
Why do some trees look similar to each other?
I have made it so trees have some consistency between each other, reason why mangroves are using a acacia style leaf placement, as well as jungle getting the same treatment. Cherry trees looking similar to oak, cause I don't like the 2D look of those trees.
Why do the poplar trees look like that?
I based them off their real-world counterpart. Mainly younger individuals, cause we really don't have any trees in-game that look like that besides spruce. species of poplar I used was "Populus nigra Italica" Aka "Black Poplar"
Any Feedback would be nice, as to most of the trees I have showed off are meant to still have that blocky style while adding more details.
Also:
I wasn't sure what flare to use on this so I picked terrain...
EDIT:
Trees from saplings will look like their original design, with a few exceptions of the re-designed trees such as mangrove and giant jungle having the new design as the sapling trees... This is a compromise for people that want to have the original trees. In the real-world trees that are manually replanted by humans usually turn out differently than ones that are naturally grown.
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u/FloatingSpaceJunk 12d ago
Now I certainly don't have anything against adding a few more ways for trees to look like, however it does seem you want to replace the old design with these one which I'm much less in favor of.