Snapthoughts! For snapshots 25w02a, 25w05a, and 25w06a
Sure has been a bit, huh? I wanted to group these three all together because of the somewhat similar features they all share! Even if I'm unable to pump out as many concepts like I originally made this account for- I do wanna get out Snapthoughts whenever I can!
25w02a
Firstly, and most importantly, the new pig variants! I really like the cold pig's flabby extra bits in particular, the change in model is something I appreciate and 100% makes it more unique than even the warm pig, aside from textures alone Other than the pigs, I really like the new ambience blocks introduced in this one. The falling leaves effect adds a lot of life to the forests, and the Leaf Litter does the same thing. But something I don't exactly like about Leaf Litter is how there's only a brown variant of it. I think there's a lot more you could do with Leaf Litter that showed leaves that are still alive instead of dead ones. Still a cool decoration block, though, don't get me wrong! The Wildflowers are a good example of what I mean actually- They provide amazing life to the birch forests that actually do a good job in making it feel properly alive. Another phenomenal decoration block.
25w05a
The new cows!!! Not just the cold and warm versions, but the new model with the new muzzle! I never realized how much I wanted the snout of the cow to be extended, and now that it is it looks so much more complete as a model (alongside the updated textures making it look better too). As for the new variants, I think I like cold variant more than I like the warm. To me the warm variant looks like a weirdly skinned cow, although I really like its horns compared to the warm cow. The warm cow is my favorite though because it reminds me a lot of the Wooly Cow, and anything that reminds me of Minecraft's short-lived spinoffs makes me happy. The new ambience blocks in the form of the Bush and the Firefly Bush are also AWESOME dude- The Firefly is back!! Even if in a lesser form. I'm surprised it took more than a decade and a half for something simply named "Bush" to be added to the game, so that part's a little funny. The new ambience is also another thing in this Snapshot I didn't know I needed but wholly enjoy now that it's in here. The way it works being dependent on blocks and what they're touching too (which is something I still don't fully understand tbh) is really cool and makes artificially creating it easy for certain builds people may wanna do, which is something I'm glad Mojang accounted for.
25w06a
The new chickens are something I expected, but their new textures and accompanying new features are not. EASILY the best new chicken of the two is the cold chicken, the new feather colors and crown is amazing and makes it pretty much the exact opposite of the temperate chicken, which is good by me. The warm chicken is good too I guess- I like the cold chicken a lot more though. The new eggs, though, that was not something I imagined would be happening. The brown egg and blue egg is a good thing, don't get me wrong- Guaranteeing a way to get chickens outside of going to the biome they spawn in is a very welcome feature. I just didn't expect it. The new Dry Grasses too! The Short Dry Grass being shorter than the normal Short Grass and the Tall Dry Grass being just as tall as the Short Grass is a neat detail too! Giving more life to the deserts (and ambience in other places too) seems to be a theme of this drop. And the Cactus Flowers are gorgeous. I love them. There isn't a lot more to say about them- The precautions they took to not have them break cactus farms are probably really helpful too, but I don't use farms- A very nice bow to tie off this one!
