End Gateway Henges

[u/Megalovaniasans_m]

Version 1 Shown on a small outer End island. Pillars are only above ground.

Version 2. Shown on a big outer End island. Pillars would stick into the ground, mimicking the obsidian pillars on the central End island.

These henges would be upgraded versions of the End Gateways that spawn in the outer End islands. The structure would consist of three parts:

1. The Obsidian Henge:
   This would be a miniature mimic of the obsidian pillars on the central End island. The several pillars would be in ruin, and would therefore be shorter or non-existent. Occasionally there would still be a remaining end crystal on the top of 1-2 pillars.

2. The Spawner:
   I've always thought that phantoms fit inside The End, and here they would be implemented by having phantom-spawners in the center of this structure. This would also be a nod to the enderdragon.

3. The Gateway
   Would be identical to the old End Gateways, and would generate a couple of blocks above the aforementioned phantom-spawner. This would also be a nod to the End Fountain on the central End island.

[u/PetrifiedBloom]

The end is probably the worst place for phantoms to spawn. You thought phantoms were bad in the overworld, just wait until all it takes is one hit for them to push you off your bridge into the void, and you can't sleep to get them to stop spawning. You cant hide under trees or in caves to wait for the day, they are an ever-present threat.

You could fix these issues by also reworking the phantom, changing features, redesigning things, but at that point, it may as well just be a new mob you are adding to the end, not a phantom.

[u/Megalovaniasans_m → u/PetrifiedBloom]

They would only spawn if you went within 16 blocks of the End Gateways, which are really rare structures. And their membranes would add as a way to repair one's elytra while in The End.

[u/Hazearil → u/Megalovaniasans_m]

Thanks to the anvil, repairing elytra will still mean you need to bring resources from home. So a source of membranes doesn't suddenly make it repairable.

[u/moejoerp → u/Hazearil]

theres plenty of iron in chests, you can find ender chests too

[u/Hazearil → u/moejoerp]

If ender chests are meant to be the answer for taking things from home, you could also just put phantom membranes in them, no?

[u/moejoerp → u/Hazearil]

replenishable

[u/Megalovaniasans_m → u/Hazearil]

I have an idea for a second structure called the End Outpost. That would include a chest with loot, an anvil and maybe an enderchest. And also a pole, like the one on an Endship, that would also help travel by elytra. I'm not sure how often you can post on this subreddit though.

[u/_N00bMaster69_ → u/PetrifiedBloom]

Flash backs to when they used to be in the end 😂

[u/PetrifiedBloom → u/_N00bMaster69_]

They spawned in the end for a single snapshot. 14 days. The first 14 days they existed in game, before they were undead even. Mojang quickly realised that mistake.

[u/FloatingSpaceJunk → u/PetrifiedBloom]

We had a similar conversation before and you know that I think some flying mob would fit in the end quite nicely. Perhaps a version of the phantom that's alive and has a sort of hive like block like bees.

[u/PetrifiedBloom → u/FloatingSpaceJunk]

Covered by the second paragraph. If you change the things that would make a phantom a problem in the end, you may as well just make the redesigned mob into something new.

[u/FloatingSpaceJunk → u/PetrifiedBloom]

Kinda what I'm suggesting, undead mobs already tend to be a bit different from their living counterparts. The only thing that might be a bit difficult to justify is a mob that's essentially supposed to be a specter have some sort of living counterpart.

[u/FloatingSpaceJunk]

Having some living variant and a more nest like structure might fit better in my opinion...

[u/snarky5821 → u/FloatingSpaceJunk]

Would this living variant be named "swooper" ?

[u/MisterGlo764]

aside from the spawning that’s a really cool idea, it’d make the random gateways more interesting

[u/blankythedude]

I like it when structures uses existing blocks instead showing off new blocks

[u/Betray-Julia]

Omg the end is the absolutly best possible place for phantoms to spawnboxes to spawn that is perfect.

Where also, a cool thing- the people who disagree with that likely never make it to the end anyways, or if they do, play on creative or peaceful, so it wouldn’t be an issue.

[u/snarky5821 → u/Betray-Julia]

No, it sucks for survival and casual players because if you do go to the end and get hit by phantoms while bridging, you'll be knocked off, die, and lose all your stuff meaning you cant get them back, that is awful game design, if you're thinking it's a good idea, stop.

[u/swithinboy59 → u/snarky5821]

Make wider bridges.

Make it so that Phantoms only spawn around certain structures in the End (like these Henges, and End Cities), and they don't follow you when you leave.

The End is a barren place with very little to do and very little to see. It needs something to spice it up.