does anyone know of a list of different interesting monsters people have created using command blocks? also for items as well? I want to make my own but I very new with command blocks and want to check out what others have done, experiment with what they made and get an idea of monsters or items that are "balanced" I guess?
Unless the equipment has "Count:X" then it won't drop items from that slot.
Only SKELETONS shoot bows. You can give bows to zombies, but they'll just hit you.
I had problems with Optifine showing "Steve" heads instead of "Cow" heads for my minotaurs.
Damage: The damage from Minecraft is linear. Sharp V is +5*1.25, Sharp VI is +6*1.25. This means that even Sharp VIII swords are not particularly imbalanced.
You can replace the cowhead with various player names to generate custom monsters like fishmen, goblins, etc. Just look for "minecraft player head database"
Once you get past the basics, look into "riding". A monster riding a bat can fly... a monster riding a skeletal horse is cool, etc.
/setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:mob_spawner 0 replace {EntityId:Zombie,SpawnData: {CustomName:A Bandit,CustomNameVisible:1,Equipment:[{Count:1,id:267,tag:{ench:[{id:16,lvl:1},{id:21,lvl:1},{id:34,lvl:1}]}},{Count:1,id:302,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:1}]}},{Count:1,id:301,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:1}]}},{Count:1,id:303,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:1}]}},{id:397,Damage:3,tag:{SkullOwner:MHF_Herobrine}}],DropChances:[0.3F,0.4F,0.4F,0.4F,0.0F]}}
Minatep
/setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:mob_spawner 0 replace {EntityId:Zombie,SpawnData: {CustomName:A MinaTep,CustomNameVisible:1,AbsorptionAmount:35,Equipment:[{Count:1,id:271,tag:{ench:[{id:16,lvl:7},{id:21,lvl:1},{id:34,lvl:3}]}},{id:302,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:3}]}},{id:301,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:3}]}},{id:303,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:3}]}},{id:397,Damage:3,tag:{SkullOwner:MHF_Cow}}],DropChances:[0.2F,0.0F,0.0F,0.0F,0.0F]}}
Minashum (bow)
/setblock ~ ~1 ~ minecraft:mob_spawner 0 replace {EntityId:Skeleton,SpawnData: {CustomName:A Minashum,CustomNameVisible:1,AbsorptionAmount:35,Equipment:[{Count:1,id:261,tag:{ench:[{id:48,lvl:2},{id:49,lvl:1},{id:34,lvl:3}]}},{id:302,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:3}]}},{id:301,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:3}]}},{id:303,tag:{ench:[{id:0,lvl:3}]}},{id:397,Damage:3,tag:{SkullOwner:MHF_Cow}}],DropChances:[0.2F,0.0F,0.0F,0.0F,0.0F]}}
Notes:
Unless the equipment has "Count:X" then it won't drop items from that slot.
Only SKELETONS shoot bows. You can give bows to zombies, but they'll just hit you.
I had problems with Optifine showing "Steve" heads instead of "Cow" heads for my minotaurs.
Damage: The damage from Minecraft is linear. Sharp V is +5*1.25, Sharp VI is +6*1.25. This means that even Sharp VIII swords are not particularly imbalanced.
You can replace the cowhead with various player names to generate custom monsters like fishmen, goblins, etc. Just look for "minecraft player head database"
Once you get past the basics, look into "riding". A monster riding a bat can fly... a monster riding a skeletal horse is cool, etc.