What is an early game mob trap design

[DukeCunning]

Hi All,

I read in another thread about someone talking about their early game experience. It seemed to me that they were building an early game mob trap (EGMT). I am curious, What would be examples of such a thing. Like I have stated before, I FINALLY built my FIRST mob trap and it worked great but I would like to see what an EGMT would be like; the easier/simple the design, the better.

Thanks in advance.

[Taleric]

How early? I really enjoy building MTs in general and could slap one together at any stage. Depending on the drop rates you need, it will just be a matter of spawning pad size and how much of the surrounding area is lit up.

I have many great designs depending on location, resources and desired drops.

[Kazuya Mishima]

I haven't finished my early attempt myself but when Flowerchild first released hardcore hunger i started a new world and spawned near a jungle. One of the first tools i made where shears which i put to use cutting vines and covering little sink holes around my base exit. My intent was to surround the ground level exit of my subterranean base with a simple fall trap and then have murder holes i could access at night or during the day to get purified skele/zombies, sorta like a moat but with but a moat enemies would fall in.

[DukeCunning]

How early? I really enjoy building MTs in general and could slap one together at any stage. Depending on the drop rates you need, it will just be a matter of spawning pad size and how much of the surrounding area is lit up.

I have many great designs depending on location, resources and desired drops.

Hi All,

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What would be examples of such a thing; the easier/simple the design, the better.

As Early as possible.

Thanks in advance.

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surround the ground level exit of my subterranean base with a simple fall trap and then have murder holes i could access at night or during the day to get purified skele/zombies

This is the only thing that I can think of.

Thanks,

[milkmandan]

I like to make a moat around first permanent shelter if possible, but one that flows into a drop of 22-23 (I can never remember exactly). That way they're easily punchable to kill to get experience since you likely won't have a way to collect drops automatically. Although, if you do that it's pretty much imperative to add a spider filter to avoid them clogging up the drop.

[SterlingRed]

. Although, if you do that it's pretty much imperative to add a spider filter to avoid them clogging up the drop.

Cacti are an effective way to kill spiders in any mob trap. Put them in corners and inside large vertical walls with a 2 wide gap for a spider to get stuck in. It's not 100% effective but it's cheap and easy.

[FlowerChild]

Cacti are an effective way to kill spiders in any mob trap. Put them in corners and inside large vertical walls with a 2 wide gap for a spider to get stuck in. It's not 100% effective but it's cheap and easy.

That destroys items too though doesn't it?

[milkmandan]

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Cacti are an effective way to kill spiders in any mob trap. Put them in corners and inside large vertical walls with a 2 wide gap for a spider to get stuck in. It's not 100% effective but it's cheap and easy.

That destroys items too though doesn't it?

Only if the items hit it. if you rig the water flow right, most won't so you'll get more than enough string/eyes.

[SterlingRed]

Cacti are an effective way to kill spiders in any mob trap. Put them in corners and inside large vertical walls with a 2 wide gap for a spider to get stuck in. It's not 100% effective but it's cheap and easy.

That destroys items too though doesn't it?

Usually I set it up so that the cacti are part of the wall or corner at least a block higher than the water flow. So sometimes spider drops are destroyed, sometimes they fall into the water stream to be collected. Generally the loss is acceptable to me considering the alternative is no spiders at all, or a clogged trap severely impacting spawn rates.

[DaveYanakov]

I had a basic fall trap near my front door that I was starting to dig out but I have a feeling that I'm no longer going to be able to get it deep enough for lethal damage. Your best bet is probably going to be to just build a normal tower sytle mob trap and then increase its productivity as you light up caves in search of iron.