Volcanic Ash Combat

Introduces volcanic hazards to Nether PvP encounters.

Features

Volcanic Vents

• Spawn randomly across Nether wastes and basalt deltas biomes using marker entities
• Erupt every few minutes with a chance-based trigger system

Ash Clouds

• Dense particle effects that expand outward in a radius upon eruption
• Persist for 30-60 seconds before dissipating naturally
• Apply effects to players in the cloud:
  • Mining fatigue
  • Reduced visibility
  • Small amounts of fire damage over time

Tactical Element

• Creates dynamic environmental zones during PvP fights
• Enables positioning strategies: lure enemies into ash or use eruptions as cover for retreats

Technical Details

• Uses scoreboard timers for eruption cycles
• Uses area effect clouds for damage zones
• Optimized for performance: only checks vent status every 20 ticks, limited to loaded chunks with efficient entity selectors

Commands

• /function volcanic_ash:force_eruption - Trigger an eruption at the nearest vent
• /function volcanic_ash:clear_all - Remove all active ash clouds