Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26564307-20150705215001

One of my favorite things to do in Middle-earth is to just run around and explore, finding whatever treasures I can find. There's a problem that I've found though... Middle-earth currently doesn't have many “treasures” (and no, I don't mean piles of gold, silver, etc). I'll admit there are a ton of different sets of armor and equitment, but those get (for the most part) repetitive. Really, the only other things that I see as prossibly counting as “Treasure” are maybe the warg-skin rugs, the troll totem, a few ent jars, the banners, and a Beacon of Gondor or two.

I realize that this list may seem actually quiet large, but there's a lot of repetition in this (as in it's going to look more like a museum than a treasure room). I don't want to sound non-appreciative, because I love what has been done in this mod so-far, and I'm looking forward to what is to come, but I have some ideas that might be interesting add-ins to the mod. I hope people liked my suggestions. I understand that this stuff is more for decoration than use, but Minecraft is 1, a game, and 2, a Sandbox game. I would also like to point out how nearly 55% of voters on the poll have said exploration was their favorite part of the game. I also realize that the mod has plans, and that some of this would be hard to either texture or code (if not both), and I would also like to say that I don't care if this weren't added for 2, 3 years, but I think in the long run these suggestions would add even more to the already awesome Lotr Mod.
 * 1) Special Carpets/Rugs – There are a couple reasons I want these, and it's the whole reason I even came up with this post honestly.
 * The first thing I would like to say is that Minecraft's carpets don't really fit into Middle-earth well. Sure, the red, green, black, and etc. do, but do the pink, lime green, magenta...
 * I imagine the carpets perhaps having connecting textures (with similar designs like those from the Conquest Texture Pack), while the Rugs could be set sizes, which would allow for images being shown on them. I would theoretically like the Rugs (which I imagine as flat) being hang-able on the wall with either a certain item or just generally placeable on the walls.
 * I don't see every fraction having their own carpets. I picture the more cultural civilizations of the Elves, Near Haradians, and Indian-inspire Rhun cultures having carpets/rugs. Meanwhile, the war-ridden Gondorians, Roherians, Rangers of the North, and Orcs probably wouldn't have much time for making nice things like carpets and rugs.
 * 1) Lion-skin Rug – This would be like from the Lion-king Mod/ Warg-skin rugs. I don't quiet know about them roaring, but that's not my decision.
 * 2) Special Pottery/Paintings – This is really similar to the Carpets/Rugs.
 * Pottery: This I see as being 1, special flower pots, and 2, just decorative pieces that have no use but to be placed down and looked at.
 * Paintings: This is basic just paintings you'd have to go through different factions (crafting tables) to get.
 * This would also be for more civilized cultures, but the pottery could also be for the “under-civilized” cultures of Far Harad.
 * 1) Far Harad Mask – This speaks for itself. They would be decorative mask that could hang on the wall without any-other item's help.
 * 2) Mountable Shields/Swords – This is similar to the Far Harad Mask (and also very cliche). I imagine this being an item which hangs on the wall, with spots for two swords and a shield above it. This would either require an in-game shield item (which I know people would then ask for a way to use them in fight, and I know that would be annoying), or a system with once you have +100 alignment with a fraction you could pick the shield from some sort of interface in the item.
 * 3) Different Armour Stands – I don't really mean as in fancier armor stands, but as in two news armor stands. The first one would be for helmets, like the Near-Hard Warlord's Helmet and the Gondorian Winged Helmet. The other, probably twenty times harder to code armor stand would be for the mounts armor.
 * 4) Display Cases – I realize that Bibliocraft has an item that does this, but it seems really fancy for Middle-earth. I also realize Minecraft has the item frame, but this is really derp. I understand this may just be super picky, but I put it down mainly to see what others thought about current ways of showcasing special items.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">I also what to hear what others think about 1-6, on top of the topic in 7.

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%">Thanks for reading. <ac_metadata title="Traveling/Exploration Improvement Ideas"> </ac_metadata>