Orebfuscation: Difference between revisions

'''Orebfuscation''' (from ''ore'' and ''obfuscation'') is a common mechanic on civ[[Civ]] servers which visually replaces certain blocks with others until a player comes within a certain distance, as a protection against x-ray. Usually, blocks obscured in this way include chests, [[Snitch|snitches]], and [[obsidian]], and are rendered as stone. This replacement prevents x-ray from being able to find hidden [[infrastructure]] such as [[Bunker|bunkers]], as all they will see from a distance is natural blocks.

Until a player comes within a certain distance (see below), Orebfuscator visually replaces certain blocks with others. Blocks obscured in this way usually include blocks that are used in [[Infrastructure|defensive infrastructure]], farms, bases, or anything else a player may want to keep hidden.

Although only a small portion of blocks are visible to a player at a time, Minecraft sendssend players block data about everyall nearby blockblocks, even those completely occluded from view. As further obfuscation, orebfuscatorOrebfuscator will visually replace these hidden blocks with random other blocks. Since the blocks visually replaced in this way are hidden from view, a normal player will not see this mechanic at play.{{Mechanics}}