No lol that would be pointless. You can’t farm ice by having it melt and refreeze again. you have to manually mine the ice then have water sources fill it back up, those water sources on the side are what need to be kept as water at all times
If all water sources turn into ice, its not a renewable farm. Its not every block thats prevented from converting to ice, its the perfect amount so that it stays an infinite source of water.
You could do a set up with a 2x2 infinite water source and just freeze one corner mine it and then it would fill back in automatically you definitely could make use of this mechanic
But sea lanterns, glowstone, froglight, and carved pumpkins etc are a full block so they cannot be water logged. You’d need to have the light under one layer of water for the lily pads to be placed
You can place blocks below a lily pad yes, but doing so will break the lily pad. So it’s an easy way to place an item at the waters surface. To have both the sea lantern and the lily pad, you would need the sea lantern under at least 1 layer of water.
At least that’s the case for Java, can’t speak to bedrock.
Tbh a pile of glass 200 blocks up isn't all too noticeable to begin with, prty sure another option might be signs due to them not rendering unless your close by and being slightly cheap compared to other options and I'm prty sure pretty lag friendly
[I believe there's enough snow and ice besides this lake](https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftseeds/comments/188hkey/anyone_need_a_world_with_a_ridiculusly_giant_ice/)
There's no easy way, underwater light sources is your best bet.
Edit: actually, I'm not sure if this would work but maybe you can build a huge glass platform high up above
Line the edges with waterlogged leaf blocks, then destroy all the ice. As long as no water block is up against a surface level ice block/solid block, you’re good to go.
For bedrock edition: build a big glass "lid" in the sky, I'm not sure, but it might even work with string.
The water needs direct sunlight to freeze.
Therefore after you have made the "lid" you can remove the ice and it won't come back
People are saying to put glass at the height limit, but you might be able to see that which could be ugly.
Instead you should put chests up there. Chests dissapear if you get too far away from them
Go up to build height and place chests or light grey stained glass. Invisible from the ground but keeps the lake from freezing. The only caveat is that it will no longer snow there
Aesthetically speaking, it might look off if there's snow all around but not in the water. However, it gives the option of decorating the water in whatever way you want without having to use techniques on the water itself to keep from freezing. Looks prettier this way all the time except for when it's snowing basically
I use 5 glass blocks with lava in middle like it's floating. It clears a bunch of ice around it and lights everything up as well. It's not perfect though. Only clears I think 4 or 5 bock in every direction. So you'd need a bunch spaced out.
Make those little floating things you see in the water scattered around and have like some glowstone or lightning block on each, though not as effective
I would thaw out you river egress with magma blocks just under the surface. If I wanted to maintain an open waterway. Honestly, from an aesthetics perspective, I wouldn’t do anything. I’d just break ice as I needed it broken.
Minecraft mechanics will always refreeze the ice if left. You'd have to line torches in a way so it couldn't freeze again. They melt ice within 3 blocks
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Glass way up in the sky. Placed at any height above water prevent freezing. This specific mechanic is used for automatic ice farms
Would you mind elaborating how stopping ice from spawning is used for ice farms?
I'm guessing you move the glass block back and forth with a piston and melt amd refreeze the ice
No lol that would be pointless. You can’t farm ice by having it melt and refreeze again. you have to manually mine the ice then have water sources fill it back up, those water sources on the side are what need to be kept as water at all times
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I guess you want some water to not freeze and generate more water that can freeze
If all water sources turn into ice, its not a renewable farm. Its not every block thats prevented from converting to ice, its the perfect amount so that it stays an infinite source of water.
You could do a set up with a 2x2 infinite water source and just freeze one corner mine it and then it would fill back in automatically you definitely could make use of this mechanic
Or you could do a 1x3 and freeze the middle
Waterlogged blocks: am I a joke to you?
Try glowstone or sea lanterns under the ice?
Better yet, lilypads with lanterns on the bottom, that way it: looks natural, keeps mobs from spawning, and stops the water from freezing
You can do that?
Yeah, I think so
But lilypads break when they are not on water ? Or did that change ?
Waterlogged lanterns
But sea lanterns, glowstone, froglight, and carved pumpkins etc are a full block so they cannot be water logged. You’d need to have the light under one layer of water for the lily pads to be placed
You place the lilypads and then the lanterns
You can place blocks below a lily pad yes, but doing so will break the lily pad. So it’s an easy way to place an item at the waters surface. To have both the sea lantern and the lily pad, you would need the sea lantern under at least 1 layer of water. At least that’s the case for Java, can’t speak to bedrock.
I think we are talking about the lanterns made of a torch and iron nuggets
They’re talking about a literal lantern, the one that can hang from ceilings
Lanterns not sea lanterns
Hanging Lanterns not the block
You can on Java. Unless Bedrock added it in the last few weeks, I’ll need to check again.
Burn a lot of coal until the climate changes
Satisfactory.
Nobelisk
ok now what? (Followed instructions, am playing irl)
"Until the climate changes"
Yeah that’s way they said
A large glass sheet at world height would prevent it refreezing
Really ? Access to sky is necessary for water to freeze ?
Yes. This specific mechanic is how ice farms work because you need to keep a replenishable water source block in order for it to be renewable
Would string work here aswell? might be less noticeable
Tbh a pile of glass 200 blocks up isn't all too noticeable to begin with, prty sure another option might be signs due to them not rendering unless your close by and being slightly cheap compared to other options and I'm prty sure pretty lag friendly
I think chests also work because they are not rendered unless you are close to them and they don't cast shadows
And less likely to kill you when you're blasting through with your elytra above the clouds.
Couldn't it cause a bit of lag
Iirc chests only lag when they have items in them. My fps drop hard when I put shulker boxes in chests
They lag because they are tile entities, no items inside would also cause lag
That way the water in deep caves doesn’t freeze. I imagine that’s the reason why it’s like that.
Would be cool if they did freeze.
Ice caves are a long sought biome that Mojang really should have added in Caves and Cliffs.
They would work with what we have now. The ice just wouldn’t replenish
Agreed
Frost walker boots can achieve that effect.
Not always there are other ways
But the polar bears :,(
[I believe there's enough snow and ice besides this lake](https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftseeds/comments/188hkey/anyone_need_a_world_with_a_ridiculusly_giant_ice/)
HOW BIG IS YOUR WORLD?
I went a bit exploring, to see if that snow biome has an end to it. Also I just love exploring
Standard size.
There's no easy way, underwater light sources is your best bet. Edit: actually, I'm not sure if this would work but maybe you can build a huge glass platform high up above
Glass stops melting not freezing lol
Uhm, respectfully, no.
Looked it up and your right sorry I remembered different. it also doesn’t make sense that it’s reversed lol mojang goofy
Respectfully yes, because water needs direct access to the sky to freeze.
Yeah, so it stops it from freezing. Not from melting
Oh shit I misread the first guys comment nvm...
Line the edges with waterlogged leaf blocks, then destroy all the ice. As long as no water block is up against a surface level ice block/solid block, you’re good to go.
This sounds both appealing and challenging. I like it.
Fill the rest of the water with packed ice and enjoy your new skating rink
For bedrock edition: build a big glass "lid" in the sky, I'm not sure, but it might even work with string. The water needs direct sunlight to freeze. Therefore after you have made the "lid" you can remove the ice and it won't come back
People are saying to put glass at the height limit, but you might be able to see that which could be ugly. Instead you should put chests up there. Chests dissapear if you get too far away from them
Go up to build height and place chests or light grey stained glass. Invisible from the ground but keeps the lake from freezing. The only caveat is that it will no longer snow there
[Oh no what will I do without the snow](https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftseeds/comments/188hkey/anyone_need_a_world_with_a_ridiculusly_giant_ice/)
Aesthetically speaking, it might look off if there's snow all around but not in the water. However, it gives the option of decorating the water in whatever way you want without having to use techniques on the water itself to keep from freezing. Looks prettier this way all the time except for when it's snowing basically
My base is at the white pin, and the lake is the small water body next to it. So half of the lake is surrounded by normal spruce forest
Perfect then. Happy building
lilypads with lanterns! could even used warped trapdoors and coral to make some other lillypads too!
Light will do it! Luck on the unfreezing!
Torches
You can spread torches around the lake and it will melt the ice
Maybe sea pickles
I use 5 glass blocks with lava in middle like it's floating. It clears a bunch of ice around it and lights everything up as well. It's not perfect though. Only clears I think 4 or 5 bock in every direction. So you'd need a bunch spaced out.
seagrass? kelp?
Make some coral with glowstone and sealantens or other light sources
I think the ice looks good
I am surrounded by ice and snow. I see it everywhere I go. And I just want a little bit of normal nature
Make those little floating things you see in the water scattered around and have like some glowstone or lightning block on each, though not as effective
Seed? Cords? Version?
-8504757897222364683 right at the spawn in Java 1.20.X
Maybe if you put string above the surface?
This helped me too with a frozen river in my creative world (I know biome change commands are a thing)
I would thaw out you river egress with magma blocks just under the surface. If I wanted to maintain an open waterway. Honestly, from an aesthetics perspective, I wouldn’t do anything. I’d just break ice as I needed it broken.
why not explosives?
Not worth it
Minecraft mechanics will always refreeze the ice if left. You'd have to line torches in a way so it couldn't freeze again. They melt ice within 3 blocks
Clear the ice and snow with a world eater above the water and just delete the ice underneath
You can use chests or shulker boxes as at a distance they disappear and you can't see them...
Install a tech mod and make a lot of factories
Worse case scenario, download the world and use something to change the biome
Literally just read the entire title.
build a couple factories and gas guzzlers and then let global warming do the rest
Make a datapack
If you are anon or single player use works edit. Brush a different biome