The spawning pad is y=200, so there are no other places nearby for mobs to spawn.
The inside of the mob spawning area is light level 0.
I made a waiting area on top to wait for mobs to spawn.
I made the floor of grass, for mobs can spawn on it.
And no mobs are spawning.
How can I fix this? I don't want to tower up 200 blocks for nothing.
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How far away are you from the spawning area? Mobs won't spawn if you are within 24 blocks, and if you are more than 32 blocks away they will stop wandering around.
How far away are you from the spawning area? Mobs won't spawn if you are within 24 blocks, and if you are more than 32 blocks away they will stop wandering around.
I built it above the spawn chunks.
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no, how far away are you afking from the farm? do you have any way to flush the mobs out or not?
I am afk-ing on top of the spawn area for the mob spawn pads. So I afk about 6 blocks away. And I have a standard 8-block water stream that pushes them to their doom.
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If your are using optifine this probably a problem and spawn chunks unit the best place to build a mob farm try over an ocean. I had the same problem stopped using optifine and it helped.
If your are using optifine this probably a problem and spawn chunks unit the best place to build a mob farm try over an ocean. I had the same problem stopped using optifine and it helped.
Optifine changes the textures and video setting, not the amount of spawning mobs. _-_ And I don't use optifine.
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The spawning rules still apply. You need to be at least 24 blocks away for mobs to spawn and have to be at least within 128 blocks to ensure they don't instantly despawn. Building a farm in the spawn chunks will have no effect on this.
You'll want to stay within 32 blocks or else mobs start forgetting they're mobs. They will stop wandering around, which means if you're depending on them to fall off the platform into water then they probably won't. Also, between 32 and 128 blocks away mobs will also have a random chance of despawning but that won't happen immediately (at least most of the time).
The spawning pad is y=200, so there are no other places nearby for mobs to spawn.
The inside of the mob spawning area is light level 0.
I made a waiting area on top to wait for mobs to spawn.
I made the floor of grass, for mobs can spawn on it.
And no mobs are spawning.
How can I fix this? I don't want to tower up 200 blocks for nothing.
Being a nerd is noting to be ashamed of. Who made the internet? Nerds. Who made computers and tablets? Still nerds. Who made every game you played in your life and ever will? Nerds, nerds, and more nerds. I am a nerd and I'm proud to be one.
How far away are you from the spawning area? Mobs won't spawn if you are within 24 blocks, and if you are more than 32 blocks away they will stop wandering around.
I built it above the spawn chunks.
Being a nerd is noting to be ashamed of. Who made the internet? Nerds. Who made computers and tablets? Still nerds. Who made every game you played in your life and ever will? Nerds, nerds, and more nerds. I am a nerd and I'm proud to be one.
I am afk-ing on top of the spawn area for the mob spawn pads. So I afk about 6 blocks away. And I have a standard 8-block water stream that pushes them to their doom.
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As pointed out earlier in the thread, no mobs will spawn closer to 24 blocks from a player, so you are too close.
Just testing.
But what about the spawn chunks deal-i-o?
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If your are using optifine this probably a problem and spawn chunks unit the best place to build a mob farm try over an ocean. I had the same problem stopped using optifine and it helped.
Optifine changes the textures and video setting, not the amount of spawning mobs. _-_ And I don't use optifine.
Being a nerd is noting to be ashamed of. Who made the internet? Nerds. Who made computers and tablets? Still nerds. Who made every game you played in your life and ever will? Nerds, nerds, and more nerds. I am a nerd and I'm proud to be one.
The spawning rules still apply. You need to be at least 24 blocks away for mobs to spawn and have to be at least within 128 blocks to ensure they don't instantly despawn. Building a farm in the spawn chunks will have no effect on this.
You'll want to stay within 32 blocks or else mobs start forgetting they're mobs. They will stop wandering around, which means if you're depending on them to fall off the platform into water then they probably won't. Also, between 32 and 128 blocks away mobs will also have a random chance of despawning but that won't happen immediately (at least most of the time).
No one has mentioned this, but make sure your view distance is not less than 10 as this effects mob spawning.
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I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..