*!!!* Beware of taint! *!!!* special PMCM announcement (please read..)

AlexKockica, Wed Apr 30 2014, 01:40PM

Umbrella&OiNkTech PMCM division - special announcement - Taint

It has come to my attention that some players are not familiar what taint can look now in FTB Monster and how harmful for the server it can possibly be so I decided to point out a few things..

Manifestation:
Taint can now look black, gray, dark green or purple (those are ones we encountered so far). Black can be seen easily especially because grass becomes black too, green one usually manifest itself as weird web looking thing on top of grass (kinda like a spider web, but not quite..if it looks odd, it's probably taint). It's almost always near those obsidian totems.. Best way to make sure is to do F3 and if u see under biome that it says: Earie biome, you've got taint..
EDIT: This is not always the case, as Squaffle mentioned, it should say "Tainted" in biome part when you F3, but there's still a high chance of taint in Earie biome and near totems..
If you are doing Thaumcraft, make sure to use goggles or thaumometer to see if u have a "Sinister" node..

Mobs:
You might also encounter animals with purple tint, usually mutated one eye or more, that will try to kill anything in their sight.. This is a sure sign they have walked over some taint in their vicinity.. If you are seeing huge purple tentacles, call me, I need more for my collection.. (or go see a Dr.) ...actually so we don't get some misunderstandings, those do exist and will also try to kill you if you get near them.. (there are a few more taint specific creatures such as purple slimes and taint spiders that burst out of their cocoons..)

Containment:
To fight taint, destroy the totem if there is one or a node that has purplish or black tint (better just smack any node that's near as it may cause it to spread further)
then plant Ethereal Blooms in a circle around it (they have an 8 block radius for cleansing) and when they finish one part, start moving them closer to the center until all taint is gone.
You don't have to craft the blooms, they are abundant in Rainbow forests or could be found in dungeon chest.. Also other members will gladly help you clear it.. If you are using Optifine, you probably can't see the blooms, you would have to disable it or they will stay invisible.

Consequences:
Taint can cause server crashes, corrupt a chunk, make a need for a rollback and many other errors (most common one is "Buffer overflow" error that constantly disconnects players near taint)
and most of these problems manifest them selves when there are 2 or more players near it..
So if you are playing alone you might not notice, but first time someone gets close to you you could and probably will experience problems..

Please deal with your taint accordingly and ask for help if you need it..
It will benefit us all.
Thank you for listening!

Umbrella&OiNkTech department of Paranormal, Metaphysical, Creatures & Magic control aka PMCM division