Mentioned features/Colored Planks

This article documents a feature that has only been mentioned.

 

This feature is unlikely to be added to the game in the foreseeable future.

Colored Planks were a briefly considered dyed version of planks. They have not been implemented, and stained terracotta was added instead.

Nathan Adams briefly thought about implementing colored wood planks, releasing a test image on his Twitter page on April 24, 2013. This however never got implemented, as can be seen from the following quotes. The idea was eventually replaced with stained terracotta.

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Taking a small break from launcherstuffs to doodle around with funstuffs. Would this be of use to anybody? http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-04/screenshots/Minecraft_13w16b_2013-04-24_19-54-57.png

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— Dinnerbone^[1]

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Sorry, I meant "wood this be of use". I totally missed that pun.

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— Dinnerbone^[2]

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Arbitrary response guage: 30% "please no" 80% "yes please". Yes, that's 110%. I don't even know.

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— Dinnerbone^[3]

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I'm just doodling around, I'm not sure that I can actually add it because it'd want stairs/etc too, but it's fun to investigate these things

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— Dinnerbone^[4]

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Okay okay, no coloured wood. How about something completely different? http://dinnerbone.com/media/uploads/2013-04/screenshots/Minecraft_13w16b_2013-04-24_23-04-32.png

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— Dinnerbone^[5]

Later updates have since then introduced new wood sets resembling some of the dyed plank colors:

• The Update that Changed the World added orange and brown planks in the form of acacia and dark oak planks
• The Nether Update added magenta and cyan planks in the form of crimson and warped planks
• The Wild Update added red planks in the form of mangrove planks
• Trails & Tales added yellow and pink planks in the form of bamboo and cherry planks
• The Garden Awakens added white planks in the form of pale oak planks
• Third Drop 2026 will add light gray planks in the form of poplar planks

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  White Planks
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  Light Gray Planks
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  Gray Planks
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  Black Planks
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  Brown Planks
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  Red Planks
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  Orange Planks
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  Yellow Planks
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  Lime Planks
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  Green Planks
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  Cyan Planks
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  Light Blue Planks
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  Blue Planks
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  Purple Planks
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  Magenta Planks
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  Pink Planks