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Structure · Plains

Tar pit

216 per world · nearest usually 3,032 m from spawn · 1 creature · 1 items

Pools of sticky tar in the Plains, guarded by Growths. The main source of tar for building.

216 are placed per world across 3 prefab variants. They go in the Plains, away from the biome's edges. Altitude 5 to 60 m relative to sea level. Never closer than 128 m to another of its kind. Needs ground that is close to flat.

BiomePlains
KindStructure
Per world216
Prefab variants3
Altitude5 to 60 m
Spacing128 m
Footprint20 m radius
Prefab idTarPit1 +2
How far from spawnnearest copy, measured over 100,186 generated worlds
Closest seen1,440 m
1 in 10 worlds, within2,850 m
Typical world3,032 m
9 in 10 worlds, within3,147 m

Present in every world scanned. Straight-line distance from the spawn stones to the nearest copy. Filter worlds by it on the seed finder, or see every copy in your world on the seed map.

Creatures1
Loot1likeliest source first, odds per roll
Variants3
PrefabBiomePer worldAltitudeFrom centre
TarPit1Plains1005 to 60 many
TarPit2Plains165 to 60 many
TarPit3Plains1005 to 60 many