Collapse of a library at spawn

[a5810]

A library became a ruin at the spawn, even though there was a protector that was protecting the place. What could have happened? Did someone probably destroy it? Could an explosive monster blow it off?

[a5810]

It seems lava could burned things in protected place. It’s late to realize the lava’s power….

[keihdra]

Unfortunately one of the limitations of the protectors is that fire will spread. This is a known problem. If you had a lava block or if a tnt man hit it, it would burn. Being there at spawn it’s possible it was arson as well. I was a fan of the library. If you rebuild, use non-flammable materials.

[a5810]

I’ll make use of the materials then.

[keihdra]

Looks good. I’ll have to add some books to the library.

[dcmenche]

It is possible to insulate a build from fire sources. While fire can spread into a protected area, it can’t be started inside, so you can leave a gap of only non-flammable materials around the inside of the protection. I’ve let tnt mobs go off in my protected area as a test, they still deal damage to players but don’t leave a crater.

 

I rebuilt the bottom part of the spawn building out of non-flammable material to protect it against lava flowing into the area. For better defense I’ll have to widen the protection, and add a non-flammable roof. Eventually.

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