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# Scaffold Decay<\/p>\n

This datapack generates procedurally placed abandoned scaffolding towers and platforms throughout the overworld. These structures appear in plains, savannas, and desert biomes as tall scaffold formations between 8-20 blocks high, often featuring partial wooden platforms, chests with basic building materials, and scattered tools.<\/p>\n

## Core Mechanic<\/p>\n

Scaffolds are unstable. While chunks containing them remain loaded, individual scaffold blocks have a small chance each minute to break and drop. This causes cascading collapses as scaffolding loses structural support. Players can harvest these structures for early-game scaffolding supplies or observe them naturally crumble into piles of bamboo sticks over time.<\/p>\n

## Technical Details<\/p>\n

The decay system uses scheduled functions with randomized checks, processing only scaffolds in loaded chunks to maintain performance. No permanent terrain modification occurs\u2014all structures are vanilla-compatible and despawn with chunk unloading.<\/p>\n

## Environmental Details<\/p>\n

Occasionally, structures spawn with a single iron golem trapped within the scaffolding maze, suggesting construction workers who never returned. This creates organic world history and environmental storytelling through vanilla mechanics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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