Whats the deal with iron golem farms? Are they going to be as simple to make as 1.7, or are they a lot harder, or are they completely patched. I'm really confused with the new villager mechanics, anyone care to explain?
"Regular" iron farms, like the one designed by JL2579 and showcased in Docm77's tutorial video, are not affected. The "fix" was to patch the glitch that allowed several villages to be "chained" together in a small area, a'la TangoTek's "Iron Trench" and "Iron Foundry." These designs will no longer work, come 1.8. But a simple 2 or 4-pod array of the old style will still work just fine, and should provide more than enough iron for your needs (I have only a single-pod design, and only rarely do I find it necessary to smelt down some of my large and ever-growing back-stock of iron ore for a few extra hoppers, or whatever.)
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