I'm waiting to find out the details on Ghast spawns.
Will they spawn within 1 block, 5 blocks, 10 blocks or 20 blocks of the portal?
Like slimes will their hit box be smaller than their bodies allowing for them to spawn in rooms smaller than they are?
If the spawn is not precisely predictable than i will need to build the portals far from my wooden homes, but if i can predict and prevent their spawns i will be building them as close to my workshops and homes as possible, hopefully right inside my homes within a few meters of my workshops and minecart tracks.
That's what I'm thinking, we don't know the specifics of the Ghasts spawn yet. So it may be that they can spawn, say, up to 20 blocks away from a portal. Which, going by the screenshots in this thread, will cause a lot of surprises for some folks.
I see a lot of people trying to preempt the ghast spawns by making their portal rooms smaller than the mob itself...
But Notch has only said that they may spawn near the portal. He didn't say they would spawn directly at the portal. Until we know exactly how far away from a portal a ghast spawns (given enough space), anyone with a free-standing portal room (i.e., not carved into a mountain or something) is potentially risking having hell mobs overrun their base once they spawn outside of all the "safeguards" people are trying to implement.
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I probably would be less likely to die if I ran into the horde of zombies...
Ugh, I just remembered that I got my copy of Minecraft during the free download weekend, so I just need to buy Minecraft... THEN my portals will have a point.
My Portal is protected by water and reeds. But reeds are fragile so it would just flood if a monster attacks from the inside... lol it turned out that there is not even enough room for a ghast to spawn. But what about the new mob?
Ugh, I just remembered that I got my copy of Minecraft during the free download weekend, so I just need to buy Minecraft... THEN my portals will have a point.
Ghast will destroy the captus XD
Don't forget there mabby other hell monster spawning, like let's say a monster that could be 1x2 or even 1x1 who know?
Ckiken size enemy = little hole we are use to = SCREW
Ghast will destroy the captus XD
Don't forget there mabby other hell monster spawning, like let's say a monster that could be 1x2 or even 1x1 who know?
Ckiken size enemy = little hole we are use to = SCREW
Woah, slow down there. Let every word form properly before you spew them out :wink.gif:
I'm planning on placing my portal at the far end of that temple, behind an inner wall of water. Basically, if Ghasts spawn there, I should be okay with the whole "they shoot flaming projectiles everywhere" thing. Dunno how well it'll work though.
I also made another one near my home base but it's an underground area with an airlock leading to the portal, with the first set of doors wired up with redstone. I dunno what I'll do with my other portals, but I'm liking this temple theme.
I love how people are making panic rooms and safe rooms for their portals. Ghasts can destroy blocks, so if they spawn outside, say goodbye to yourself and your safe room.
AFTER you do that go into microsoft paint and press PASTE you will then see the image.
That's what I'm thinking, we don't know the specifics of the Ghasts spawn yet. So it may be that they can spawn, say, up to 20 blocks away from a portal. Which, going by the screenshots in this thread, will cause a lot of surprises for some folks.
Do you mean for screen shots you took? You have to upload them to a file sharing site somewhere. I hear imgur is good.
But Notch has only said that they may spawn near the portal. He didn't say they would spawn directly at the portal. Until we know exactly how far away from a portal a ghast spawns (given enough space), anyone with a free-standing portal room (i.e., not carved into a mountain or something) is potentially risking having hell mobs overrun their base once they spawn outside of all the "safeguards" people are trying to implement.
Overview
http://img69.imageshack.us/i/javaw2010102421594000.png/
Inside
http://img155.imageshack.us/i/javaw2010102422000300.png/
http://img594.imageshack.us/i/javaw2010102421564695.png/
http://img37.imageshack.us/i/javaw2010102421580416.png/
http://img801.imageshack.us/i/javaw2010102421583999.png/
hows it look?
The simple solution would be to buy it :ohmy.gif:
Don't forget there mabby other hell monster spawning, like let's say a monster that could be 1x2 or even 1x1 who know?
Ckiken size enemy = little hole we are use to = SCREW
Woah, slow down there. Let every word form properly before you spew them out :wink.gif:
I'm planning on placing my portal at the far end of that temple, behind an inner wall of water. Basically, if Ghasts spawn there, I should be okay with the whole "they shoot flaming projectiles everywhere" thing. Dunno how well it'll work though.
I also made another one near my home base but it's an underground area with an airlock leading to the portal, with the first set of doors wired up with redstone. I dunno what I'll do with my other portals, but I'm liking this temple theme.
The sun goes down, I feel the light betray me