[MT] Custom Biome Request Policy

[Fimlin 1997]

Map Team Announcement

Custom Biome Request Policy

 

Hello everyone, as you all have noticed Azuras is entirely made of custom-made biomes, which has allowed us to introduce a much more colorful environment to the server! This has also allowed us to do away with stained glass and glazed terracotta trees in favor of these new custom biomes. Previously it was announced during prebuild to nation and lair leaders that they and their constituents could get smaller custom biomes of their own choice– within reason and while blending well with the biome around it. It is abundantly clear however that this information did not reach everyone’s ears during the prebuild phase, and thus here is our continued policy for requesting biomes going forward!

 

Keep in mind that this policy goal is striking a balance between maintaining the existing biome aesthetics and promoting player build agency. Therefore the process to fulfill the request is in each case a negotiation, as each request has its own visual and technical context. The Map Team will work with you to try and realize your request, but there are specific requirements detailed below.

 

What blocks can be changed by the plugin?
 

 

If it is not listed as changeable below, then it cannot be changed!

• Grass color: this includes grass block, short grass and fern variants, bush, and sugarcane blocks
• Foliage color: default vines, oak, dark oak, acacia, jungle, mangrove leaves
• Dry foliage color: leaf litter
• Water color

To re-iterate: moss, firefly bush, flowers, dry grass, birch, spruce, pale oak, azalea, and cherry leaves CANNOT be changed!

To make a Map Team request for a custom biome, you must follow the requirements below:

 

• PRO permission must be granted.

 

• Provide your discord username to ensure the request is properly met.

 

• The foliage that is meant to change colors should be isolated by about 8-12 blocks from other foliage blocks that change colors. This means you can intentionally border with foliage blocks that do not change colors in order to hide the biome transition!
  • If the area is not isolated properly, it will create a gradient effect that can prove quite ugly depending on the color switch. The reason for 10-15 blocks is because biome gradients are client-side, thus the number is set at the upper limit of commonly used mods.

Example of well-isolated foliage: 

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• An exception to this rule is if it’s meant to have a transitory color from the biome color already there for some other aesthetic, so long as it does not affect anything outside the settlement. For example if you wish to have the appearance of part of a tree turning from green to autumn leaves, that is acceptable.

For example:

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• If the chosen color creates such an eyesore in its location it will not be permitted unless changed to something that blends better with the environment. (bright neon blue will not be allowed in the black forest area anymore than a dark red would be allowed in the pink azalea biome). This is of course, less of an issue if the area is not easily seen outside the intended area such as a closed courtyard or an interior room.

 

• ‘Excessive requests’ as determined by the Map Team will not be accepted, and changing large areas will be subject to extreme scrutiny as to the purpose and resultant visual appeal. 
   

Here is an example of a larger tree grove (A red maple tree grove in Norland) that meets the appropriate requirements of having a hue compatible with the surrounding biome:

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• Underground biomes will have less strict requirements since they will not be visible unless intentionally walked into, therefore more stark color options are acceptable as is the change of grass color. However, unlike the custom tree colors, we ask that any cave biome request is only done for caves of significant size or detail, we will not change an entire biome for a 5x5 room underground. These must also be isolated from the surface by 10-15 blocks!

 

Here is an example of a custom cave biome with blue grass:

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• Water colors can also be changed for such cases like sewers, but will also need to be isolated similar to foliage requests.
  • White water, bright yellow water, and vibrant brown colored water are all strictly disallowed for requests regardless of reasoning, adjust accordingly.

 

For example:

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• Grass color changes outside of caves will be denied in most cases, but if you feel like there is genuine good reason and it is well isolated you may still request it. 

Here are some quick-pick colors for foliage:

 

 

The hex codes are here: 

 

Note that while you can request your own hex code, Minecraft overlays these hex codes over the grayscale leaf block texture, thus there is a limit to how bright colors can be, and all hex codes inputted are intentionally brighter to counteract the grayscale underlay. Hex codes that are exceedingly similar to already existing ones will be denied in favor of the preset ones. For example the white color listed above is at maximum brightness.

Please note that these requests can sometimes take a while to find the appropriate color, or to negotiate properly. Additionally, new biomes cannot be activated on the server until after it is restarted, so once the biome is uploaded to the server, you will still have to wait until the next restart before a Map Team member can set the biome!

 

Happy building!

 

 

 

 

[Rig 17580]

Awesome!

[Ninjay 1184]

8 minutes ago, Fimlin said:

• White water, bright yellow water, and vibrant brown colored water are all strictly disallowed for requests regardless of reasoning, adjust accordingly.

> No piss

Why live

[wowj 9747]

4 minutes ago, Ninjay said:

> No piss

Why live

 

[Cheese 8881]

I will petition every single PRO to turn the entire map hot pink. Barbieland will happen.

[JudgeTrudy 610]

This is really cool! While there can and certainly will continue to be uses of this for places of religious/cultural/magical significance (such as the grove of trees in Norland in those examples), I personally love the idea of people utilizing this for the sake of showing off the growth of certain trees/bushes for orchards/vineyards/farms, or for botanical gardens, or just....fairly mundane elements of the world.

 

Thanks for all the hard work, and I hope to one day have something worthy of a little custom biome!

[TaraJess 2848]

seasonal changes....

[Slorbin 2932]

We kinda already have brown water in Urguan's sewers... On some versions of minecraft, not all, weirdly. Why mention you can't have brown water at all then show sewers and say you can have brown water? Isn't that a reasoning?

Anyway I request a biome that is entirely hot pink thanks

[ferdaboy 3472]

collaboration slop

[Stag 3229]

It's been very fun wandering around. The map feels very vibrant and the biomes already in place feel nicely realized. Great direction for the server!