I have a squid spawner that is able to spawn squids, but I am wondering how I can make an auto killing mechanism for them. The current one I have is really unstable and does not actually kill all the squids. I am having a hard time understanding the mechanicals of the squid mob on this server. Can anyone send pictures, drawings, a world file, etc. of how to build one on this server?
Any help would be appreciated.
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I know that I can burn, crush, choke them, etc. The problem is when they spawn in a specific "water spot" I can not move them out of it mechanically. They don't seem to be affected by water physics on this server.
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Yes, I did try placing signs under the water source block, but it does not affect them. They just stay above.
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Ok I will try answering my own question.
I noticed that removing the water source block actually is the only thing that causes the squid to fall down. And it dies when its not in water or its suffocating in blocks. Using lava will burn the squid to fast (including its droppings) and fall damage simply does not work on it (idk why). That means I can use a dispenser to turn on and off the water and simply make it drop onto a hopper where it will slowly and painfully suffocate. And I can use a ticking system to activate the dispenser, but this is where the problem comes. I do not know the best time to wait before removing the water block because I am not sure how long it takes for them to spawn.
Please let me know if you have an easier solution.
Edit4:
I will try mechanisms similar to the one I came up with. I will make sure to attach the world file once I made it for future players.
Edit5:
Ok, so I was able to make a mechanism that pushes them off the water source block, which is very reliable. Just need to find a good way to kill them because slowly letting them die from air does not drop a lot of ink.
Edit6:
My mechanism is now working I will post it to my site on https://sites.google.com/view/pauleinstein/posts/2-automatic-squid-farm. This thread can now be locked.
Any help would be appreciated.
Edit:
I know that I can burn, crush, choke them, etc. The problem is when they spawn in a specific "water spot" I can not move them out of it mechanically. They don't seem to be affected by water physics on this server.
Edit2:
Yes, I did try placing signs under the water source block, but it does not affect them. They just stay above.
Edit3:
Ok I will try answering my own question.
I noticed that removing the water source block actually is the only thing that causes the squid to fall down. And it dies when its not in water or its suffocating in blocks. Using lava will burn the squid to fast (including its droppings) and fall damage simply does not work on it (idk why). That means I can use a dispenser to turn on and off the water and simply make it drop onto a hopper where it will slowly and painfully suffocate. And I can use a ticking system to activate the dispenser, but this is where the problem comes. I do not know the best time to wait before removing the water block because I am not sure how long it takes for them to spawn.
Please let me know if you have an easier solution.
Edit4:
I will try mechanisms similar to the one I came up with. I will make sure to attach the world file once I made it for future players.
Edit5:
Ok, so I was able to make a mechanism that pushes them off the water source block, which is very reliable. Just need to find a good way to kill them because slowly letting them die from air does not drop a lot of ink.
Edit6:
My mechanism is now working I will post it to my site on https://sites.google.com/view/pauleinstein/posts/2-automatic-squid-farm. This thread can now be locked.
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