Monster farm/ trap

[Zede]

I build this YouTube - Minecraft : Practical monster trap for SMP-PvP following all the instructions, build below water, lite up the surrouning area, item collection room close to spawn room etc..

and....i get zero mobs. not one, ziltch, nada, sod all ! is it 1.1.4 ? every vid i've seen on youtube is for older versions.

any info on the current state of these farms/traps appreciated

 

[Chosen]

Mob traps does not work the way it worked before For one thing there is a limited amount of monsters spawning in one area(If you fill the caves above and udnerneath that trap, you will get a higher spawnrate at your trap location).

Other thing, is that you have to be close to them(Doesnt matter how low you are standing underneath them, but in width!). Else they wont spawn!

 

[Zede]

left it running for 3 hours, got lets seee..

22 string, 19 bone, 14 feathers, 15 arrows & 16 gunpowder

not much

 

[- English -]

tbh that isnt needed. I built one which simply spawns the mobs into a currant of flowing water, down a waterfall and drowns them. Their loot came to me as i afked hehe

 

[Jeros]

I have a mob killing moat, seems to work well