Editing Spawner Monsters (section)

== Creep Biome Spread ==
[[File:CreepBiomeSpread.png|right|frameless]]
[[File:Betaspawnerspread.png|thumb|In beta]]
Spawners will spread their own characteristic '''creep biomes''' around them. The mechanism of this spread is different from the spread of regular biomes, and is achieved by '''creep workers'''. These workers are not physical entities, but their movement paths can be observed in game as a faint white line. 

Each type of spawner has a fixed '''number of workers''' working simultaneously. Workers will start form the spawner building and move outwards; as they move, they lay down the creep biomes, creating a spreading effect. 

Workers have a fixed '''step limit''' for every trip they make; when they reach this step limit, the worker returns to the spawner building. Note that each step can traverse more than 1 tile. Workers in each type of spawner have a fixed '''step interval''', which is the time the worker takes to move 1 step. 

Workers of different spawners have different movement directions, leading to different patterns of spread:

* Random movement - the worker's next step can be any tile neighboring the current tile. Used by biomass.
* Directional movement, with random disturbances - the worker moves in a certain direction, but may experience minor random displacements in the axis perpendicular to its movement direction. Used by super pumpkins and tumors. 
* Directional movement, without random disturbances - the worker moves in a certain direction. Used by cybercores. 

Workers for cybercores and super pumpkins will randomly change their direction of movement after a certain number of steps. ('''steps before changing direction''') 
{| class="fandom-table"
|+
!Building
!Number of workers
!Step Limit
!Step Interval (Months)
!Steps before changing direction
|-
|Biomass
|4
|10
|0.14
|N/A
|-
|Cybercore
|6
|20
|0.4
|7
|-
|Super Pumpkin
|3
|10
|0.04
|20
|-
|Tumor
|2
|5
|0.02
|N/A
|}