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# Scattered things

Surface scattered things properties

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## Frequency

```yaml
surface.scattered-things.frequency: 0.015625
```

Probability of spawning scattered things per chunk.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Valid range**: `0 (never) to 1 (always)`
{% endhint %}

## List of blocks

Here, you can specify a list of scattered blocks that will be randomly placed on the surface.

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" fullWidth="false" %}

```yaml
surface.scattered-things.list:
    -   enabled: true
        types: MELON
        weighting: 4
        minAmount: 5
        maxAmount: 10
        minHeight: 0
        maxHeight: 255
```

{% endcode %}

### Enable or disable

Set this to 'true' to enable this feature.

### Block types

Enter a comma-separated list of blocks to be placed.\
[See here for more info about block types](/wiki/custom-biomes/properties/surfaces/block-types.md#comma-separated-and-percentages).

### Weighting

A positive value for the weighted average.\
[See here for more info about weighting](/wiki/custom-biomes/properties/weighting.md).

{% hint style="info" %}
**Min value**: 1
{% endhint %}

### Minimum amount

The minimum number of blocks.

{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**: Must be less than or equal to the [maximum amount](#maximum-amount).
{% endhint %}

### Maximum amount

The maximum number of blocks.

{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**: Must be greater than or equal to the [minimum amount](#minimum-amount).
{% endhint %}

### Minimum height

The minimum world height.

{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**: Must be less than the [maximum height](#maximum-height).
{% endhint %}

### Maximum height

The maximum world height.

{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**: Must be greater than the [maximum height](#minimum-amount).
{% endhint %}