Volgirian Posted June 15, 2025 Report Posted June 15, 2025 Imagine stumbling across a massive, icy behemoth in your world hidden beetween the mountain peaks. These would not be static, but instead alive. A wall of ice slowly carving its way through the landscape. It would be so epic. I personally imagine glaciers move slowly, very slowly. Maybe they'd advance one block every 1 to even 12 in-game days. This movement could potencially reshape the terrain under the glacier. Also some parts of the glaciers could collapse from time to time. The player would hear the deep rumble, the cracking ice, and the part of glacier calving off on the ground. The collapses could be most often during warm times of year so especially spring, summer and fall. During winter the collapse could happen too but it would be rare. If players discover one, they could especially: Scavenge valuable resources: Exposed by the melting or fracturing ice. For example coal and other metals (lead, zinc, nickel, gold, copper, ...) Also many rocks would be weakened and heavily eroded so they'd become mineable by bare hand. Witness breathtaking events: The catastrophic collapses of a massive ice formation. The collapses would be of many sizes most commonly small ones. Dynamic glaciers by my own oppinion would offer a unique opportunity to add a layer of unpredictable environmental dynamism to the mountains. They would make the world feel more alive, more dangerous, and ultimately, more engaging.
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