So, Minecraft.

[DeeBye]

I tend to favor the "Lava Blade" as killing device.

I finally got around to making a passive spawner and a lava blade. My spawn area isn't all that big now (only 2 chunks), but it works and funnels mobs nicely to the blade. I based the design from something Ethos did. This screenshot doesn't show much because I didn't think to take one before I removed all the torches.


Here's the business end of it, disposing of a zombie. Cave spiders are a bit of a problem, because they can slide under the lava and hang around in the collection area. They can't fully escape so they aren't a threat, but it's annoying. I have several thoughts on dealing with this, like a spider separator or just switching out the lava blade to a water column to drown the mobs. I could even over-engineer it and build an elaborate wall of crushing pistons on a long repeating timer.


I also got this enchantment on a diamond pickaxe today. I just about jumped out of my seat when I got it.


I went and found a batch of diamond ore to test it on, and got 16 diamonds from 5 blocks