I thought I saw on someone's post that mobs can only spawn on flat areas, not just in the sky. :confused2
The trap he is referring to has flat areas in the sky, they then fall into a channel of water that leads them off an edge where they fall to their death.
The trap he is referring to has flat areas in the sky, they then fall into a channel of water that leads them off an edge where they fall to their death.
I haven't been over to the grinder CF+co built so I can't answer anything about that grinder specifically, I'm just basing it off of the design he was describing. I've seen some obscene examples of this that generate thousands of items an hour.
Regarding the spider grinder. I had AFKed for awhile at the grinder, came back and was dead. Upon returning to the grinder, I noticed three spiders outside the grinder as well as a big hole in the ground that wasn't there before, leading me to assume that spawns can indeed happen if it is dark at the bottom (I had left it lit while I was there, but others had visited while I was gone).
The grinder itself is unscathed and is still fully operational, all the damage was to aesthetic parts of the cave. I have lit the bottom for now, lest other things spawn. I will see about repairing the blown up section of cave later.
It is an issue that I need to fix if ever I start playing again. It can be fixed with a lot of redstone + doors and a higher water channel.
They do eventually fall, but there has to be lots of stuff up there Also, the cave system under ground still has areas where monsters can spawn, so its not running at full spawn efficiency.
If you plan to fix it, don't take valuables up there. Its... dangerous.
Hitman and Kingpin have built a spawning tower/grinder Northeast of spawn. It was very close to being done on Saturday night, not sure of its status as of now.
Something may be up with the spider grinder. I idled in it all night and only got about 2 stacks. I'm going to research if the climbing update effected cactus traps more then I thought. Now that I have started building some stuff, wool is going fast!
Something may be up with the spider grinder. I idled in it all night and only got about 2 stacks. I'm going to research if the climbing update effected cactus traps more then I thought. Now that I have started building some stuff, wool is going fast!
I did qute a bit of spider grinding after the update. I cannot really say too much regarding the speed of the grinder, as I always got disconnected at some point, but on some nights I would walk away with maybe 20 pieces of string, and others I may walk away with 20 or so stacks. I simply assumed it pertained more than anything to how long I managed to stay connected.
Hitman and Kingpin have built a spawning tower/grinder Northeast of spawn. It was very close to being done on Saturday night, not sure of its status as of now.
I can come assist if you need - I got an 'everything' grinder going last week, everything except eggs.
Worked on the Spider grinder a bit yesterday. Little bit of observation then redesign. I think the pauses in production were caused by the spiders climbing the wall above the row of cacti. I tried lowering that wall but then they just climbed that and never made it to the cacti. I eventually cleared the row above the cacti and made the cacti 2 tall. Now they can climb all they want and still get dead
Added a maintenance access and a viewing platform so you can watch the buggers die if you want.
Idled last night and got a full inventory. It's working great.
Worked on Hitman's grinder last night. Long story short I had to brave the inside of the tower to block of all mobs from the middle (future pit of death). I was then able to construct a "water push into lava" trap. Then I had to go back in and remove all the blockage.
Many deaths, falls and explosions later, it is in working order.
Did a test run last night, over 7.5 hours I gathered at ~90 items /hour
192 Gunpowder
104 strings
101 arrows
103 bones
172 feathers
From spawn take Eastern Road to 1st Road (first right)
Take 1st to Skeleton Road
From town take 2nd Road (upper level of Town rail station) to Skeleton Road
On Skeleton Road, Giant Cobble building will appear on your right
Entrance is on the North side of the tower.
Please read all signs and follow directions. We currently have a couple of thins walls that if you stand next to them and a creeper explodes, you will break the grinder.
I'll be working with Hitman to make a safe path from Skeleton Road to the grinder in the near future.
I've been putting all the items other then Gunpowder in the assigned chests. Feel free to stop by if you can use anything. Items for all!
The string being drastically lower is probably due to the stupid spiders climbing into the lava. The string can't be recovered at that point, it burns up. But some spiders still fall to their deaths.
I have opened a grinder at x -555 z 1165, it is a vertical drop/lava kill grinder with water collection. Finding it may be difficult as there is no man made structure above ground. Look for the hill covered with torches. I have hollowed out a hill with spawning levels every 5 blocks from y 64 to y 19. With one other person on the server I was able to collect 275 items in one hour. The coordinates are for the entrance door. It is approachable by boat from town to the entrance if you can find the correct channels, some of which are marked by lit trees.
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The trap he is referring to has flat areas in the sky, they then fall into a channel of water that leads them off an edge where they fall to their death.
But they don't fall into the water?
The grinder itself is unscathed and is still fully operational, all the damage was to aesthetic parts of the cave. I have lit the bottom for now, lest other things spawn. I will see about repairing the blown up section of cave later.
They do eventually fall, but there has to be lots of stuff up there
If you plan to fix it, don't take valuables up there. Its... dangerous.
Hitman and Kingpin have built a spawning tower/grinder Northeast of spawn. It was very close to being done on Saturday night, not sure of its status as of now.
Something may be up with the spider grinder. I idled in it all night and only got about 2 stacks. I'm going to research if the climbing update effected cactus traps more then I thought. Now that I have started building some stuff, wool is going fast!
I did qute a bit of spider grinding after the update. I cannot really say too much regarding the speed of the grinder, as I always got disconnected at some point, but on some nights I would walk away with maybe 20 pieces of string, and others I may walk away with 20 or so stacks. I simply assumed it pertained more than anything to how long I managed to stay connected.
I can come assist if you need - I got an 'everything' grinder going last week, everything except eggs.
Added a maintenance access and a viewing platform so you can watch the buggers die if you want.
Idled last night and got a full inventory. It's working great.
Many deaths, falls and explosions later, it is in working order.
Did a test run last night, over 7.5 hours I gathered at ~90 items /hour
192 Gunpowder
104 strings
101 arrows
103 bones
172 feathers
Not bad.
Also: Hi T_T, wasn't ignoring you, was idling.
From spawn take Eastern Road to 1st Road (first right)
Take 1st to Skeleton Road
From town take 2nd Road (upper level of Town rail station) to Skeleton Road
On Skeleton Road, Giant Cobble building will appear on your right
Entrance is on the North side of the tower.
Please read all signs and follow directions. We currently have a couple of thins walls that if you stand next to them and a creeper explodes, you will break the grinder.
I'll be working with Hitman to make a safe path from Skeleton Road to the grinder in the near future.
Test 2 results. Time 1.5 hours
1112 items!
741 items per hour
246 Gunpowder
91 strings
257 arrows
245 bones
273 feathers
I've been putting all the items other then Gunpowder in the assigned chests. Feel free to stop by if you can use anything. Items for all!
The string being drastically lower is probably due to the stupid spiders climbing into the lava. The string can't be recovered at that point, it burns up. But some spiders still fall to their deaths.
1090 items
545 items per hour
263 Gunpowder
109 String
252 Arrows
247 Bones
219 Feathers
Quite a bit of randomness in the numbers, There had to be something wrong with that first test.
I idled at the grinder last night for 8 hours and picked up ~ 100 bones and feathers and less then a stack of everything else.