Creeper eater: Spread it out or one big blob?

[Ovalcircle]

Should I spread it in a thin layer or have a big blob in a hole?

[illegal legos]

Big blobs seem to work best. The creeper soaks into it and gets ate.

[Gakm4]

From one of the other threads a thin layer was suggested as a blob can run into the issue of the outer parts absorbing alot of creeper while the inner part has less to use.

Personally I have found both to have their uses. A thin layer across a tunnel is useful as a defensive measure whereas dropping a blob of it into a big pool of creeper is useful in attacking

[Gra̶bz]

It's more important you don't drop it directly on emitters as emitters spawning creepermaker will replace whatever liquid they are swimming directly underneath, slowly eating through your eater.
But if you have options then generally spreading it thin is better, a big blob means a lot of the eater wont function because creeper can't reach it.

[Bobucles]

Creeper eater can be picked up and reused, so don't worry too much about it. Place it where you need firepower the most, which is typically to aid on offense. When that target is gone, pick up the fluid and fly to the next spot.
It is much easier to drop creeper eater downhill than it is to try moving it uphill. Try to punch downhill, so the eater can aid in battle. If it turns purple, it ran out of creeper to eat so that part is going to waste.

It's more important you don't drop it directly on emitters as emitters spawning creepermaker will replace whatever liquid they are swimming directly underneath, slowly eating through your eater.

Ah, that's why I kept losing creeper eater. I thought it had a limited life or something.