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Protecting Yourself from Radiation and Hazardous Materials
Working with nuclear components introduces severe radiation hazards that will harm unprotected players and contaminate the surrounding environment.
Equipping Protective Gear
Before exploring areas with radioactive materials or operating reactor setups, ensure your character is fully protected:
1. Obtain and equip a complete hazmat suit into your armor slots. Never approach radioactive areas without it.
2. Verify that every piece of the hazmat suit is worn before handling dangerous items in your hotbar or inventory.
Safely Handling Radioactive Liquids
Radioactive liquid can form green pools in the world, which pose immediate environmental risks and can mutate nearby passive mobs, such as creating mutated chickens.
- When transporting fluids, pick them up using a standard bucket to receive a radioactive liquid bucket.
- Keep your hazmat suit equipped at all times while holding or placing buckets containing radioactive liquid.
- Seal and contain all green radioactive pools within solid blocks to prevent accidental player contact or wildlife mutations around your base.