Editing Dummy (section)

=== Natural Spawning ===

{{RequiresSetting|Natural Spawning}}

[[File:Dummy Natural Spawning.png|thumb|right|alt=Shadow-like humanoid standing above Glow Lichen in a poorly-lit cave system.|A naturally-spawned Dummy in a dark cave.]]

Whenever a player is in a poorly-lit room, an individual "spawning clock" is increased for every tick in darkness, and decreased otherwise. Reaching a max value of <code>8000</code> resets this clock to zero.

Upon reaching a value of <code>4000</code> or higher, every tick has a chance to initiate a spawn attempt in a 32x16x32 box around the player. When a position is chosen, the following criteria are tested:

* There is a solid{{Ref_SolidBlocks}} block below and two non-solid blocks above the chosen position.
* The light level is 7 or below at the target block's position.
** Additionally, if the [[Settings#Spawn_Under_Skylight|Spawn Under Skylight]] setting is not enabled, there must be at least one non-air block above the chosen block.
* No Dummy exists within a 512-block radius of the intended spawning position.

If all of these criteria are met, a new Dummy is spawned at the chosen position, inflicting [https:minecraft.wiki/w/Darkness Darkness] and resetting all players' spawning clock in a large radius around itself.

The player's [[Purity]] level may also influence the rate at which their spawning clock updates:

* On Purity <code>12</code> and above, the player's spawning clock is permanently set to zero, rendering that player immune to the Dummy's natural spawning.
* On Purity <code>-16</code> and below, the player's spawning clock increases at twice the speed while in darkness, decreasing as usual otherwise.