I think there needs to be a block that repels mobs, or at least prevents them from spawning nearby. At least on multiplayer, there is still the problem of mobs detecting you no matter what the height it, so walking by a cliff/ravine results in them pouring off of it trying to kill you. It makes it really hard to explore caves because monsters pour out of every opening, and cliff houses are always getting creeper-bombed. I was thinking making it a craftable item that prevents monster spawn in a certain radius, similar to how sponges used to block water in a certain radius. As another part, have them naturally occurring near the top of ravines to make it less of a suicide mission trying to explore. It would probably be best for them to break when mined, so you have to craft them out of something like ender pearls and gold or something, just to give it more usefulness.
Also, this would help with having more aesthetically pleasing houses that are actually safe, by embedding these into the ground versus torches everywhere.
no, see, hes looking for something BESIDES a torch
its called glowstone
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Did either of you even read this? It is to actually keep mobs away without having to place enough torches to make it brighter than the freaking sun. The big thing for this is to make ravines possible to explore, since the second you walk in it starts raining mobs, and with the current SMP creeper issue you can't even make a staircase to the top without getting killed. Throw on the fact the creepers will just wait on the top of the nearest mountain until you walk by and it gets ridiculous.
There should be a mob repeller, I agree. I don't always like having to place torches everywhere just to keep zombies away... and even then they still spawn occasionally. Mob repellers would also be useful for hiding redstone (so that mobs wouldn't spawn under your house in the wiring for your awesome light system, etc... ) If it doesn't actually come into the game, someone should at least make a mod for it.
There should be a mob repeller, I agree. I don't always like having to place torches everywhere just to keep zombies away... and even then they still spawn occasionally. Mob repellers would also be useful for hiding redstone (so that mobs wouldn't spawn under your house in the wiring for your awesome light system, etc... ) If it doesn't actually come into the game, someone should at least make a mod for it.
In your wiring, why don't you just put a few torches?
Also, this would help with having more aesthetically pleasing houses that are actually safe, by embedding these into the ground versus torches everywhere.
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its called glowstone
In your wiring, why don't you just put a few torches?
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