I understand that mobs will spawn in a 144x144 area around where I'm standing, but I'm unsure about what role my current position plays in it. If I'm not mistaken, I take up a 1W/1L/2H space, and since 144 is an even number, there doesn't seem to be an accurate "center" for me to stand in. Have I confused you yet? No? Well, let me finish...
Horizontally, should we really be talking about a 145x145 block area (me standing in the middle with 72 blocks north, south, east, and west)? And vertically, should we...well...you can see where I'm going with this -- if I'm 2 blocks tall, do I count 71 blocks above my head and 71 blocks below my feet?
From a mob-spawning point of view, I'm splitting hairs (an extra block in this or that direction isn't really going to matter), but I figured I'd ask just for the hell of it.
It works in chunks. Images below are a chunk each.
Ah, so it's a chunk thing then, is it? Good to know -- thanks a lot for the responses.
(Incidentally, when I looked at that mass of pig faces, I couldn't help but defocus my eyes in the hope that a picture of a sailboat would eventually pop out at me. No such luck, though.)
Horizontally, should we really be talking about a 145x145 block area (me standing in the middle with 72 blocks north, south, east, and west)? And vertically, should we...well...you can see where I'm going with this -- if I'm 2 blocks tall, do I count 71 blocks above my head and 71 blocks below my feet?
From a mob-spawning point of view, I'm splitting hairs (an extra block in this or that direction isn't really going to matter), but I figured I'd ask just for the hell of it.
Thanks a lot for any help.
Was that the quiestion?
Ah, so it's a chunk thing then, is it? Good to know -- thanks a lot for the responses.
(Incidentally, when I looked at that mass of pig faces, I couldn't help but defocus my eyes in the hope that a picture of a sailboat would eventually pop out at me. No such luck, though.)