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FROM: ThePotatoArchivist
SUBJECT: Spawnproofing With Necrotic Ash

Hi Pix and Joel!

In Episode 412, you described wanting a way to detect areas that are not lit up, and I’ve thought of a way to do that that keeps with the medieval-level technology theme. As a bonus it creates a use for all the rotten flesh you accumulate.

Craft a necrotic urn from a decorated pot and undead drops such as rotten flesh, bone, and phantom membrane, then fill it with rotten flesh like a bundle. You can then right click to sprinkle necrotic ash in a radius. Necrotic ash is a snow-like block which combusts in any area bright enough to prevent mob spawning, kind of like how undead mobs burn in the sunlight. The remaining ash will indicate where you need to light up, and once you’ve done that the ash there will combust too. Each area usage would only consume 1 rotten flesh, and the combustion wouldn’t set any blocks on fire.

Do you think this mechanic would fit in the game?

ThePotatoArchivist survived the night because he used necrotic ash to spawnproof his base.

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