Recently in the SMP server I play on I dug down close to bedrock and cleared out a huge area 3 blocks high. As I was digging a few slimes would spawn in the base occasionally. This was before I started lighting up the surrounding caves. I identified the chunk in which the slimes spawned and built the slime farm designed by xisumavoid on youtube. I then started exploring the surrounding cave systems and lit them all up. Ever since I started doing this NOT A SINGLE SLIME has spawned. I cleared out tons more area around the farm I had built just incase it was not the right chunk. Not a single slime has spawned in my base either. I don't understand. I thought lighting up the surrounding areas was supposed to increase mob spawning, not completely eliminate it. What am I supposed to do?
Slimes have no problem spawning in areas with light, just make absolutely sure you've isolated the entire slime chunk.
Mobs cannot spawn on bedrock itself, so make sure you give it some room to spawn.
They can spawn between bedrock and levle 40, so take advantage of giving it multiple levels to spawn on
Make sure nothing else is around taking up the mob cap either. Try filling in caves with cobblestone or putting half slabs everywhere besides the chunk itself
Mobs cannot spawn on bedrock itself, so make sure you give it some room to spawn.
They can spawn between bedrock and levle 40, so take advantage of giving it multiple levels to spawn on
Make sure nothing else is around taking up the mob cap either. Try filling in caves with cobblestone or putting half slabs everywhere besides the chunk itself
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