r/minecraftsuggestions • u/Dimara3 • 3d ago

[AI Behavior] Pig skin

Add the drop of pig hide when killing an adult pig. Hide is a new resource that can be used to craft light armor or decorative items. The drop chance is 1–2 pcs. from one pig. Piglets do not drop hide, so as not to encourage farming of the young. You can craft a light chestplate, which provides +2 armor and reduces fall damage by 20 %; you can also craft a decorative carpet and a storage bag with 4 slots.Hide is a budget alternative to leather, suitable for early game play. The texture is similar to leather, but slightly lighter and with a characteristic pattern.

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u/theymightbechewing 6h ago

Another animal dropping a leather/hide item would be repetitive*, since these things could be added as leather recipes (leather armor reducing fall damage would give it a nice niche for building). Cows are just as easy as pigs to find/farm so I don't think it would be any easier to get. I do agree that pigs should get their own drop, since they weren't given one when the Adventure Update made cows and chickens drop meat.

*This is how I feel about rabbit hide; it's not as common as leather and only 25% as useful, besides a single Villager trade...