XP Farm Design?

[StTheo]

I've found a (relatively) rare set of 3 cave spider spawners very close to each other. Is there a good design out there for a server-based xp farm, and will it cause lag?

 

[Allimon]

There shouldn't be any lag on the server, perhaps some local fps/chunk lag, but that depends on how much is going on.

I would say, make a collector and then crush them at the collection point.

 

[Ustulo]

I've found a (relatively) rare set of 3 cave spider spawners very close to each other. Is there a good design out there for a server-based xp farm, and will it cause lag?

I would make a water trap, that just pulls them to a central location to either be killed for xp, or to also have the ability to go afk for string.

 

[StTheo]

They fit in 1 by 1 holes (I've even had one fit above a stone slab, so 1 by 0.5), and tend to overwhelm me (took my full, new iron armor set down to half health in a few seconds). I've heard, though, about using a fence post to create a gap for my attacks - I think I'll look into that.

 

[Allimon]

Number made a trap with an iron grate, which allows you to hit them without them getting out, try something like that.

Something possibly useful to you.

 

[xHallucinationx]

Make them fall a 23 block drop so they are almost dead, and make a rapid piston that smashes them.

 

[StTheo]

Make them fall a 23 block drop so they are almost dead, and make a rapid piston that smashes them.

Would the piston drop xp?

Something possibly useful to you.

Beyond useful, thanks!

 

[Allimon]

No, your best bet would to have an access that they could not leave out of.

 

[number_J]

Would the piston drop xp?

Nope, to drop xp, player has to kill it or be the source of environmental dmg (aka when your hit knockback-push mob to fall and die, it drops xp too)

 

[bbgunshot]

Cactus.

 

[Ustulo]

Cactus.

Cactus sometimes get the drops destroyed, one of the biggest things to think about when making a mob grinder.

 

[bbgunshot]

Cactus sometimes get the drops destroyed, one of the biggest things to think about when making a mob grinder.

Oh yeah forgot about that. I'd go with water then. Or an actual arena for fightin n stuffs.

 

[Infantry]