Skeleton Horse Infestation

Category:Server Features
==The Skeleton Horse Issue==
Throughout Rhapsody, it is becoming increasingly known (and often feared due to their tendency to spawn armies) that Skeleton Horses are often more common than regular living horses.
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==They Are Everywhere==
Where ever you go, you're guaranteed to run into at least one or two. Because of their nature to spawn (SEVERAL) more of themselves seemingly randomly upon being prompted through some mysterious criteria, they are absolutely everywhere. Some people report that their bases are surrounded by entire bands of these non-hostile, undead animals.
==Why It's Sort Of Annoying As Hell==
Imagine you're out minding your own business when- suddenly- out of nowhere, one of those big boney horses clobbers into you for no reason other than to be near beloved ol' you. Boom. Sudden lightning. And now you're surrounded by MORE dead horses that don't respect your personal space, and, even worse, the new ones have undead assholes riding them (skeletons [derogatory]), that often sport some fancy armor. During storms, these aren't the only mobs that spawn, often making their removal and control difficult and stressful. The brave (and stupidly innocent) will sometimes collect these dead mounts to keep within their animal enclosures, or tether them near their houses. This usually just ends up meaning more of them spawn in the long run- and when they do, the horrific lightning bolt (that comes free with every new group spawned) will more than likely ensure that your farm animals become just as dead as the horses are. Maybe even deader. 
==What can we do?==
Unfortunately, many folks on the server are "too kind" to kill and remove these animals from their bases, believing them to be harmless, and only sometimes annoying. What they don't realize is that skeleton horses are already quite dead, and, in this case "beating a dead horse" makes a lot of sense. Because it is often thought that these horses are "special" or "uncommon", not nearly as many of them are relieved from Rhapsody often enough to make a difference in their spawning frequency (FREQUENT AS HELL). If you want to help with the situation, your best bet it to clean them up one by one after ensuring they aren't named, tethered to something, or already collected inside of someone's enclosure. You'll get some free bones and EXP out of it if you do.
== CRASHC0N's Solution ==
After one particularly boring afternoon, the server owner decided to skim through the newer paper, bukkit, and spigot configuration files for the server. After a few minutes of poking around, they found where they can change the frequency of certain events and mobs spawning. Then, they decided to make the occurrence of skeleton horses spawning in much, MUCH rarer. You are much less likely to have to endure "The Skeleton Horse Issue" since around May, 2023. It is still advised that you "clean up" any unnamed, non-enclosed skeleton horses around your own area if you want to further minimize their spawning nearby.