Creeper variant for the grimstone layer

Of all the mobs in Minecraft, the Creeper is perhaps the most iconic, but it has absolutely no variation, making encounters with Creepers pretty repetitive. Additionally, the grimstone layer is supposed to be a dangerous layer of the Overworld, but it's no more dangerous than your average sundown on the surface. To fix these two issues, all we need is a Creeper variant that spawns below y=0.

This Grim Creeper would be dark gray in color (to help it blend in with Grimstone) and would replace 80% of creepers below y=0. A Grim Creeper has a slightly longer fuse than your average Creeper (36 ticks instead of 30), but has a larger blast radius to help it plow through grimstone (maybe 4 blast radius). Explosions from Grim Creepers also disable shields for 5 seconds, so you'll have to be more cautious when facing a couple of these. Defeating one will reward you with double the gunpowder of a normal Creeper.

And for the final touch, modified hurt and fuse sounds to make the Grim Creeper sound more menacing and stone-like.

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February 21, 2021 05:17
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They are still going to add the warden and skulk to the grimstone layer, It's already going to be dangerous as is, But I still agree since you can just build up the warden and ignore him.

February 21, 2021 08:22
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This actually fits into Vanilla very well in my opinion. Also it should match the textures of grimstone so when you're looking into the caves you don't see it immediately

July 07, 2021 06:08
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Good idea! Also maybe it could drop sand, allowing you to make TNT on the spot with it (also finally have renewable sand)

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Creeper variant for the grimstone layer

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