Hmm... weird. I have a double chest half full of gunpowder. Only afk'd about 10 hours
Mine sucks, is all. Its extremely fickle.
I sat in it for an hour this morning, and had 45 gunpowder. An HOUR later, I had only 53. I got NO DROPS for 20 minutes. No amount of changing to peaceful, sleeping in beds, quiting my game, or quitting Minecraft entirely would inspire it to spawn anything. But just an hour before, it had dozens of mobs at a time inside.
The 30x80. I even built a second floor to it, which AT THE TIME, increased the spawning (I used to get about 500 items an hour).
I walked with 53 gunpowder, 1 string, 45 feathers, 29 bones, and 37 arrows after two hours today. Thats 80 items an hour.
I'm going to try and build something myself to experiment. Most of the super spawners are TOO good; I don't need 10,000 items an hour. So I will see what I can cobble together without a guide . . . see if I can hit around 1000 an hour. That would be more than enough, and I would have more pride in it since I built it myself.
The 30x80. I even built a second floor to it, which AT THE TIME, increased the spawning (I used to get about 500 items an hour).
I walked with 53 gunpowder, 1 string, 45 feathers, 29 bones, and 37 arrows after two hours today. Thats 80 items an hour.
I'm going to try and build something myself to experiment. Most of the super spawners are TOO good; I don't need 10,000 items an hour. So I will see what I can cobble together without a guide . . . see if I can hit around 1000 an hour. That would be more than enough, and I would have more pride in it since I built it myself.
Oh I did. There weren't many to light up, I chose a somewhat cave sparse location. I know this somewhat reduces the spawn rate, but I can't see how it reduces it that much.
It surprisingly does! I only got like 120 per hour before I made sure there was no area within the 150x150 area where they could spawn! I haven't measured my drops but it's a lot more!
My drops increased from about 750 to about 1250 when I cleared out the cave that was 5 blocks away from my trap, along with other caves. I'm using the 50x50 trap the wiki suggests, under the ocean and under my creations, which have torches on them.
We know Kastrel is our god, you don't have to point that out.
Hahaha, why thank you.
In other news, I'm clearing out a small cluster of caves near my spawner, and a bit of land thats been unlit since I had it. We will see if it helps. The good news is, this small cave system is ABSURDLY mineral rich. 15 diamonds and over a stack of iron, and its NOT THAT BIG.
In other news, I'm clearing out a small cluster of caves near my spawner, and a bit of land thats been unlit since I had it. We will see if it helps. The good news is, this small cave system is ABSURDLY mineral rich. 15 diamonds and over a stack of iron, and its NOT THAT BIG.
0.0 I never get diamonds from caves. They always seem to stay over layer 20. Except today when I heard a boom and walked towards my already lighted cave and there was an injured skeleton with a crater and diamonds.
You sir have inspired me to make an adjusted challenge.
I'm having trouble with the mushrooms and gravel. If you have tips on how to get some of them, do share. :tongue.gif:
You sir have inspired me to make an adjusted challenge.
I'm having trouble with the mushrooms and gravel. If you have tips on how to get some of them, do share. :tongue.gif:
Gravel? Don't "try to get gravel". It will come in time. Don't discard that stack of 30 gravel after each mining expedition. It adds up, fast. If you must go for it, just grab it while mining. Never waste your time looking for gravel. One day, you will have 10 chests of it and wonder why you bothered.
Most of the super spawners are TOO good; I don't need 10,000 items an hour. -snip-
You might. Sure, you only need one chest of feathers and arrows, and 6 gunpowder (5 for TNT). But you'll need a lot of string for the 16 chests of diffrent colored wool (shearing sheap would be way to much of a hassle), besides the other things that need string and wool, and you'll probably want to use bonemeal for all the wheat and the things you make with it, as well as the massive amount of wood you're going to need. And bonemeal is the only way to farm flowers, which you'll need for dyes.
Then again, this sounds like it will take a very long time to complete no matter what, so a smaller one might do since you'll get all you need over time, but a better one might speed things up.
Mine sucks, is all. Its extremely fickle.
I sat in it for an hour this morning, and had 45 gunpowder. An HOUR later, I had only 53. I got NO DROPS for 20 minutes. No amount of changing to peaceful, sleeping in beds, quiting my game, or quitting Minecraft entirely would inspire it to spawn anything. But just an hour before, it had dozens of mobs at a time inside.
Did you build the 50x50 or the 30x80?
The 30x80. I even built a second floor to it, which AT THE TIME, increased the spawning (I used to get about 500 items an hour).
I walked with 53 gunpowder, 1 string, 45 feathers, 29 bones, and 37 arrows after two hours today. Thats 80 items an hour.
I'm going to try and build something myself to experiment. Most of the super spawners are TOO good; I don't need 10,000 items an hour. So I will see what I can cobble together without a guide . . . see if I can hit around 1000 an hour. That would be more than enough, and I would have more pride in it since I built it myself.
Remember to light up the caves :tongue.gif:
Oh I did. There weren't many to light up, I chose a somewhat cave sparse location. I know this somewhat reduces the spawn rate, but I can't see how it reduces it that much.
We know Kastrel is our god, you don't have to point that out.
Hahaha, why thank you.
In other news, I'm clearing out a small cluster of caves near my spawner, and a bit of land thats been unlit since I had it. We will see if it helps. The good news is, this small cave system is ABSURDLY mineral rich. 15 diamonds and over a stack of iron, and its NOT THAT BIG.
BEST MISTAKE EVER.
Not Cool.
I'm having trouble with the mushrooms and gravel. If you have tips on how to get some of them, do share. :tongue.gif:
Mushrooms:
Mushroom Farming:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/344784-mushroom-farming-my-results/
Gravel? Don't "try to get gravel". It will come in time. Don't discard that stack of 30 gravel after each mining expedition. It adds up, fast. If you must go for it, just grab it while mining. Never waste your time looking for gravel. One day, you will have 10 chests of it and wonder why you bothered.
Now FLINT on the other hand . . . *shudders*
My friends made a piston machine that was great for flint. You put a stack of gravel in the device, walk over, hold down left click.
And by the way, do you have a redstone to obsidian device?
EDIT: I sometimes get obsessed with certain threads.... It must feel like I'm stalking you Kastrel!
You might. Sure, you only need one chest of feathers and arrows, and 6 gunpowder (5 for TNT). But you'll need a lot of string for the 16 chests of diffrent colored wool (shearing sheap would be way to much of a hassle), besides the other things that need string and wool, and you'll probably want to use bonemeal for all the wheat and the things you make with it, as well as the massive amount of wood you're going to need. And bonemeal is the only way to farm flowers, which you'll need for dyes.
Then again, this sounds like it will take a very long time to complete no matter what, so a smaller one might do since you'll get all you need over time, but a better one might speed things up.
not my video
I'm quite the shady customer.