Why Fireflies won't be added to Minecraft?

There are a lot of bugs that players and developers alike would like to see fixed in the upcoming Minecraft 1.19 update, but the fireflies are not one of them. There have been numerous bug reports on this issue, with the most recent submitted back in December 2018. As you may recall, it has been requested multiple times by fans who want to see fireflies added to Minecraft because they were once a part of the game’s code. However, due to their inability to follow commands, they were not added so as not to affect other functionality within Minecraft. 

 Every year, the release of a new version of Minecraft always sparks speculation about what new features or items it will include. Normally, these rumors are false. But this year, there’s been a rumor that’s been spreading around the Internet: fireflies will be added in Minecraft 1.19 update. Unfortunately, this rumor is not true.

Here are 3 reasons why we won’t be adding fireflies to Minecraft 1.19 update:

The reasons why the firefly won’t be added to Minecraft

1) It's Poisonous (Sometimes)

Mining and crafting games are a dime a dozen nowadays, but none of them can quite match the lighthearted magic of Minecraft. With countless add-ons, custom maps, and other mods, there's no end to what you can make in the game. But even though there's an almost endless variety of objects to use in your projects, one thing you won't see is fireflies. Fireflies aren't cute; they're actually poisonous. If you eat one, it'll give you cramps or even kill you if you eat enough of them!Fireflies aren't always as pretty as they seem—many species emit light to attract prey or repel predators. Some species of firefly even use their glowing abdomens to protect themselves from predators like birds by mimicking the bioluminescent glow of their eyes.

2) Lack of purpose

Another reason is lack of purpose. Fireflies are insects that use their bioluminescence to attract mates and eat other insects. The latter doesn’t really fit Minecraft’s theme, so we’ll focus on the former. This could lead to an interesting gameplay mechanic where players can catch fireflies and keep them as pets. However, the problem with this is that there is no way you can do this without harming these insects! From a game design point of view, it would be best if you could somehow get fireflies to respawn so that you can capture them again after they die. Of course, this would also mean that every time you see one, it would have a limited amount of time before it disappears for good. In short, catching fireflies in Minecraft would be pointless since you can only interact with them for a short amount of time before they disappear completely!

3) Basically, a particle effect

Particle effects for fireflies would make them too distracting when you play at night, like a little light show on your screen. It would take too much of our time to add a new feature like fireflies when there are so many more important things to improve in Minecraft – like fixing bugs and making sure players can easily communicate with each other. To some people, fireflies are just annoying bugs that come out at night and they kill them on sight because they think they’re pests. Our sole focus is on bringing you the best version of Minecraft possible – not just now, but also in the future. 

Minecraft's next update will add the new Update Aquatic biome to the game, which includes all-new water mechanics. But what about the air? Not to worry—the developers have not forgotten about the tiny gnats that flit about at night.

The "glowing" particles you'll see around fireflies are a new addition being included with the Update Aquatic. These magic particles will be added to animals like rabbits, bats and more. They'll also be added to any mob without an explicit particle effect, like creepers and skeletons.

As for why fireflies are getting their own special treatment with this update, Mojang developer Tommaso Checchi said it's because they're an "underused" part of Minecraft's world."They're everywhere in nature but they don't have a specific effect in Minecraft," he said in the bug tracker thread. "This is sad because they're really cool looking and would be fun if we made them more useful."