Special Difficulty

Mineworld employs a unique difficulty mechanic referred to as Special Difficulty. This mechanic has a chance of overriding the default monster spawning mechanic, creating unique and powerful enemies known as Special Mobs. The higher the special difficulty, the higher chance and difficulty of the monsters that spawn.

The difficulty is represented as a decimal number between 0-20, though the player may not directly observe the difficulty of the region they are in.

Main World
The special difficulty in the center of the main world is completely disabled until one of your coordinates is greater than ±1000. After this point, the difficulty caps at 1.00.

Alternate World
The alternate world is much more difficult than the main world, starting at 1.00 at the very center. The further you travel the higher the difficulty becomes. Without special circumstances, the highest difficulty you may find the alternate world is 5.00. The difficulty increase in the alternate world is circular, meaning the corners of the map are "deeper" than the sides.

Random Events
Certain random events further increase the difficulty. Examples of this include the Cold Moon event which triples the difficulty, and the Electrical Storm event which provides a flat +1.00 difficulty increase.