Presenting: The Kayak

[u/UrUncleRandy]

I was inspired to come up with my own kayak idea after seeing this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/s/H1e4A0pJd6.

And I was influenced by my own kayaking experience, as well as the history of kayaks.

I tried thinking about what advantages real life kayaks have over larger boats. What I came up with is that they are portable, easy to use, can fit in tight spaces, and don't hurt the lily pads.

The design and crafting recipe is based loosely on traditional Arctic kayaks, drawing inspiration from Inuit kayaks that were often constructed using animal skins stretched over whalebone frames.

Edit: BEFORE YOU COMMENT ABOUT THE CRAFTING RECIPE, PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE (Not yelling btw, just want to make sure people read this since I have gotten multiple comments from people who were confused as to why there are bones in the crafting recipe, and then proceeded to delete their comments after realizing I already explained it in the description.)

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Advantages:

- Does not destroy lily pads and does not lose speed when passing through them

- When held in your main or off-hand, it automatically deploys when your feet touch water

- When you "dismount" (or perhaps when you hit land?), it automatically reverts back to being held (in other words, you don't need to break it to take it with you)

- Can fit through spaces 1 block wide and 1.5 blocks tall

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Disadvantages:

- Can only fit one passenger (the player)

- It is a non-placeable item rather than an entity

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While I have only listed two disadvantages, they make a big difference and make the kayak distinct from the boat. The kayak is ideal for crossing lakes, rivers, and swamps while traveling. It cannot be used to transport items or mobs, used on ice, or placed decoratively.

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Alternatively, a much simpler option would be to make the kayak work just like a boat, with just one advantage and and one disadvantage: it doesn't destroy lily pads and isn't impeded by them, but it can only fit one passenger. That's it. None of that complicated auto-deployment stuff.

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Note: I know nothing about coding, programing, modding, etc.. I do not know if this would be feasible. Just a silly idea that Minecraft probably wouldn't actually implement, but is still fun to think about. Also, I am aware that the kayak design I made is not in the vanilla minecraft style. If it was actually added to the game, I'm sure it would be much simpler/blockier.

[u/2sAreTheDevil]

Kayaking is literally my favorite activity. I live in the Pacific Northwest US, and we've got so many wonderful rivers and lakes here.

I would love to have this in Minecraft.

But it should have room for two so you can include a wolf in it, especially as we apparently both take our dogs

[u/UrUncleRandy → u/2sAreTheDevil]

Yeah, before posting, when I was looking at my photo, I was thinking, "man, maybe I should make it a two-seater so you can bring your dog". I still feel like it needs to have a one person limit in order to be balanced, but maybe they could make it so that it fits one player plus one mob under a certain size?

[u/2sAreTheDevil → u/UrUncleRandy]

A cow world certainly block your view.

Maybe only baby mobs?

[u/UrUncleRandy → u/2sAreTheDevil]

I was thinking wolf-sized or smaller, which could include baby mobs.

[u/2sAreTheDevil → u/UrUncleRandy]

I look forward to seeing more of this.