Sulfur & Skarn: Industrial Mining & Survival Expansion

1. Resources & Processing

• Raw Sulfur: Mined in volcanic caves. Base for crafting the Refinery.

• Refinery: New station. Uses Sulfurous Water (Sulfur block under water) as fuel.

• Refined Sulfur: Processed in Refinery. Used for Beacon bases and armor upgrades.

• Catalyst: Adding Nether Quartz to the Refinery gives a 35% chance of bonus output ($1:2$ or $1:3$).

2. Skarn Deposits & TNT Mining

• Skarn: Ultra-hard ore veins in deepslate layers.

• Mechanic: High blast resistance. TNT doesn't destroy the block; it cracks it to drop "Impure Ores," making explosives essential for efficient late-game mining.

3. The Sulfur Slime (Biological Factory)

• Tame: With Glow Berries.

• Mining: While nearby, it weakens blocks (natural Haste effect).

• Recycling: Eats "trash" blocks (Cobble/Dirt) and produces Sulfur Pellets.

• Super-Fuel: 8 Coal surrounding 1 Sulfur Pellet Block = Sulfur-Coal (smelts 128 items, stackable).

4. Survival & Hazards

• Sulfur Zombie: Attacks corrode armor durability faster.

• Sulfur Creeper: Leaves a gas cloud (Nausea + Fragility).

• Armor Coating: Combine armor + Refined Sulfur in Smithing Table to become immune to corrosion and gas clouds without losing enchantments.

5. The Rascal Rework

• Spawns in underground "Sulfur Huts" with a Refinery and starter loot to teach players the mechanics organically.