New models for every single item that still uses vanilla sprites

Exactly what it says. I believe one of the most amazing things about Wynncraft is how despite branding itself as the "Minecraft MMORPG", it shies away from Minecraft at every chance it gets. Many mobs are remodeled to not be the same as vanilla. Dungeons long ago were themed around Minecraft mobs until they were reworked. Even lore references to vanilla mobs are being removed with the Lost Sanctuary being reworked so that it (presumably) no longer contains references to creepers. All of this allows Wynncraft to shine in its own right as its own game separate from Wynncraft even if it does still technically count as a "Minecraft server".

However, there are many items in the game that still do not have their own models, and I think this should be changed. I think that every model of Wynncraft should be hand-made rather than borrowing from Minecraft, as it would really solidify the fact that Wynncraft is essentially its own game apart from Minecraft. That applies to mobs too, but I don't have an exact list of vanilla mobs that don't have their own models.
Now, personally I think it would be absolutely amazing and a testament to how much the dev team truly loves their game if every item in the game used its own sprite and none of them were shared, but that is a little unnecessary and either way, let's just start with changing vanilla sprites first.

Here is a list of every item that I could find that doesn't have its own sprite yet, as well some items I could find in Wynncraft that use that model:

• Every single piece of armor*
• Hopper (Flytrap Fangs, Broken Ram Horn)*
• Sugar (Illuminated Spirit, Salt, Snow Clump, Unholy Spirit)
• Gunpowder (Cursed Ashes)
• Glowstone Dust (Crystal Dust)
• Potato (Potato, Rare Potato)
• Ghast Tear (Bob's Tear, Depth's Gem, Rusty Axe Head)
• Beetroot (Severed Heart, Undead Heart)
• Beetroot Soup (Blood Melange)
• Nether Brick (Ancient Panel, Red Shale, Black Steel)
• Blaze Powder (Mangled Soul, Enraged Soul, Hellish Cinders)
• Bone Meal (Snake Skin)
• Prismarine Crystals (Glowing Scales, Spider Eggs, Piercing Talons)
• Spawn Egg (Penguin Egg)*
• Cooked Rabbit (Primitive Delicacy)
• Raw Rabbit (Rabbit Carcass)
• Clay Ball (Kaolin Clay)
• Purple Dye (Pearlescent Jewel)
• Sea Lantern (Mana Extract)
• Clock (Olux's Old Clock)
• Iron Bars (Corrupt Chain)
• Diamond Horse Armor (Strange Trinket)*

* Armor and Hoppers have their own models within the world but still use their vanilla sprites
** I assume the other Spawn Eggs and Horse Armors also use vanilla models

These are just the ones I found. If you have more, find an item that uses a vanilla model and reply below what item model it uses as well as what Wynncraft item uses that model and I will add it to the list. If you don't know the vanilla item name, press F3+H to enable advanced tooltips and hover over the item. The vanilla item name is shown at the bottom of the tooltip.

In conclusion, I think that while Wynncraft already excels at proving its worth as its own game, it could do even better simply by giving entirely new models to both items and mobs.

 

Armor has its own textures
Hoppers are used in building and changing much about them would harm builds using them (also I just checked and they have their own texture too)
Stone buttons have their own texture
Prismarine has its own texture. Theres a pretty big difference between the vanilla one and the wynncraft one.
Wither skeleton skulls have their own texture

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Retexturing already existing blocks drastically affects all builds that use those blocks in their texture. Retexturing already existing items drastically affects all models and mobs that use those items.

 

maybe just an update to armor looks? even though the OG armor is dope its still very "minecrafty"

 

Changing the models of blocks has already been done before without too much issue, and the new sprites of items are specifically designed to be general purpose for the sake of not changing too much.
Otherwise, hoppers and armor pieces still use the vanilla sprite in their item form, and I took prismarine, stone buttons, and wither skeleton skulls off the list as per your mention.
Tbh I do think it would be better to change items that use stone buttons into a different item in general since it does look a little silly in your inventory

 

Armor item textures would be cool.

 

This was done a long time ago. There's builds that rely on the current texture and current colors of blocks. If changes are made, they'd have to be very subtle

 

armor is not possible to remodel without optifine and even then you can only really model helmets

 

The armor textures are cool, but the item textures could be retextured, as they are still the vanilla ones.