What is the farthest distance off a cliff or a wall that a hostile mob will walk off of? I'm attempting to build a "safe zone" using the terrain to basically build a natural wall and this bit of information would be invaluable in my design schemes.
I'm pretty sure creepers blow up 5 blocks away from you, so your best bet would be to clear away an area 7 blocks away from your house in all directions at door level. At the end of that flat area, have a wall going up 4 blocks above where you are standing. This allows for secret tunnels. Also, put torches every other block inside that wall, torchlight will spread enough from there so mobs won't spawn in your safe area. Hope that helped, and check out thirst two topics: Minecraft : The Ender Realms Book and MCTERB cover art. thanks and bye!
by c0yote
I tried it with terrible results. I gave my wife my glasses for a second, a creeper showed up and now my wife is pregnant.
Stupid 3D..