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Will this work on the Pocket Edition?

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Yes, it will.

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Does this still work when on easy mode?

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Mobs will not spawn on peaceful mode so yes. Easy, normal, and hard all work.

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Won't spiders just climb back up?

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They will not climb back up because you are not at the top. If they target something up top, then yes they will just climb back up.

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How can I stop creepers attacking me?

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If they can't see you, they won't aggro you. There's still a chance they could blow up the bottom of a spawner, but you could also build it out of obsidian and it won't be an issue, or out of bedrock if you're in creative mode.

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What difficulty level do I need to be using to make a mob spawner?

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When you build the spawner, keep your difficulty on peaceful if it takes more than one in-game day. For them to spawn, make sure your difficulty is hard or normal.

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Do I have to be in survival mode for this to work?

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No, you can be in creative. You just have to be on easy, normal, or hard difficulty.

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Is there a way to spawn mobs faster?

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You can spawn them with spawn eggs, but if you don't have any, then the answer is no.

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My difficulty is on hard and it's still not working! What can I do?

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Check the light level, also you must be within 16 blocks of the spawner for it to work.

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Can I put anything at the bottom to speed up the kill, like spikes? And how can I collect the loot if I can't grab it?

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You need a mod for spikes, and you collect the loot via a hopper system into a chest.

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Where is the mob spawner block in creative mode on the PC version of Minecraft?

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The mob spawner is not in your creative menu/inventory, but you can give them to yourself with the command: /give @p minecraft:mob_spawner. You can use spawn eggs to change the mob. The spawner spawns to clicking, like placing a block on the spawner with the egg. This doesn't always work, but most of the time it does.

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Does this work in Minecraft PE?

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Yes.

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If I craft a mob spawner, how would I get the spawn eggs if I am on survival mode?

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You can't get spawn eggs through survival mode, only creative.

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What do I do if I built it and turned the mode to hard, but there are no monsters?

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Make sure that you're in a radius of at least 15 blocks from the spawner. Also, make sure you're on the latest snapshot.

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Why doesn't my hopper connect to the chest?

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Shift+ left mouse button on the chest places the hopper into the chest.

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What if I only have ten blocks of height?

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Then the mobs won't get enough fall damage to die. You will have to kill them at the bottom and risk a creeper destroying your chests.

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How do I make spawner blocks?

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You cannot make spawner blocks. The only way to get those is through the creative menu.

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What if the spiders climb down the tube?

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It is slab, so you can just hit the spiders without them hitting you.

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How do the mobs get up there to get in the trap?

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They will spawn there when it is dark. Naturally they will sense you and try to kill you.

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Why won't mobs spawn in mine? I made it exactly like this one and nothing has spawned at all. It's been about four Minecraft days.

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Are you sure that you are not on peaceful mode? Go to your "Options" and then look for "Game Difficulty" or "Difficulty". Then if you are on PC, click it until it says "Peaceful". If you are on Pocket Edition, go to "Options", rhen slide the "Difficulty" bar all the way down.

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How do I get the items that fall into the hopper to go into the chest?

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Hold Shift down while you click on the chest with the hopper, then hold Shift down again and click on that hopper with the other three hoppers.

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Is there an ideal block I need to spawn mobs?

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No, the block just needs to be opaque (see through, full sized block), such as stone, brick, wooden planks, wood, cobble, anything like that. Not glass, fences, iron bars, etc.

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How do I get the items to transfer from the hopper to the chest in Minecraft?

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Pressing Shift + the left mouse button on the chest places the hopper into the chest. When you drop items into the hopper, the hopper should automatically put them in the chest.

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Is it seven blocks out including the tower? So the total from the drop to the edge is 8?

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Yes, if it were any longer the water would stop at the block before the edge, leaving the mob to stand there until it despawns.

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I built this in a snow biome and the water keeps freezing and turning to ice. Does this matter? And how do I fix it?

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The reason why is because snow biomes are very cold. That is why it keeps on freezing! You might need to rebuild it somewhere else like a dessert biome.

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Is there supposed to be a chest at the bottom of the pit? If so, then how do the items go into the chest?

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You will need to use hoppers to connect them.

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Will it work in adventure mode?

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While you cannot build the mob spawner in adventure mode, it will still work in adventure mode.

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How do I get the spawner and egg?

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On PC: /give [your username] minecraft:mob_spawner

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How long will it take?

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This is known as a sinkhole mob spawner, which often takes time because of an inefficient system of killing mobs as they may not always fall into the trap. Also, you must be in the same chunk (16 blocks) for it to work.

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How do I make a mob spawner in Minecraft?

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You can't craft one. You can only get it in creative. However, you can find certain ones in dungeons.

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What do I need to do to craft a spawn egg?

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You can't craft spawn eggs without mods. They are available as a part of creative mode, but in order to use them in survival, you have to either switch modes in the same world or use mods.

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