Hi Guys,

So I have 96 Spawners in my sheep grinder. This is obviously stupid and over the top but I like it.

However, I'm trying to think of a way to get maximum efficiency out of them. Does anyone know of any grinder designs that have lower diminishing returns than regular builds.

I'm fairly sure I'd get a similar output with half the amount of spawners.

Any ideas?

If anyone makes a suggestion that actually helps I'l reward with dia.

 

I think if you make the water Elevator design several times in a circular Fashion around the drop area, you could place all the 96 spawners around you spawning at max Efficiency. The drop tube would have to be wide enough to carry all the sheeps. A Lava grinder would prevent you from making a too high Elevator as this wouldn't have to work with fall damage.

This for Inspiration:

 

Wouldn't work, sheep need grass to spawn I believe

 

Yes, one block within a 5x5 area from the spawner is enough AFAIK. It can even be above the spawner. Easy to implement in that design.

 

How would you force sheep to be pushed off grass, and yeh wouldn't need it to have fall damage at all. Lava or kill aura would be fine

and what makes it more effective?

 

Use water and dispensers

 

How are the dispensers activated?

I could use the standard pressure plate and piston set up but not sure if would fit

 

Visit Aimee she has one

 

Ooo if you find a way I might change my layout too. (Currently have 108 Spawners for sheep grinder)

 

108 you say. How annoying. Must add 13 more spawners to grinder

But yeh i'll let you know if i manage to get a better design

 

Basically need to find away to get the spawned sheep away from the mob spawners as fast as possible.

 

The answer to this is easy. You have the spawners all in one long line, and grass one block away from them. On all the grass you have a pressure plate. The sheep will still spawn. The pressure plate sends a redstone signal and pistons push the sheep off the grass and onto a water trail which leads to the killing area.

 

I already have this set up, it isn't efficient when you have so many spawners. Check it out /visit jimalexblack.

 

Or, you know, you could just have three grinders with all of them meeting in the same place

 

Is it possible for all the spawners to be close enough to keep spawning?

 

This is what I meant, but I think you can make more than three in a circular pattern around the collecting spot, with all spawners still close enough to keep spawning.

 

My spawners are in a circular pattern

 

Have them in a dodecagonal pattern then haha
You can actually just have layers, too.

 

My grinder is 3 layers in a circle with 96 spawners.

 

If you dont want lag make multiple in different chunks.