You're right about the torches. I never thought about covering the water blocks with slabs then putting a torch on them. I'm gonna try that. Over time I will try to mature the treehouse and farm. What I'm thinking about though is right next to the treehouse is an open area surrounded by small hills which I think will be great for a small village. I'm going to fly over the area in creative to better visual how I will design it then build it in survival. I think survival builds are better in general than creative builds.
I'll update the thread with any improvements I do over time.
I already had the suspicion that I was over doing it with the torches in one area and not enough in others. The torches all around the building was a knee jerk response to the hostile mobs spawning on or very near the house. I got frustrated and started putting torches everywhere. Perhaps I went overboard with the torches but being able to spot your home from a great distance at night has proven to be helpful. Also, I've been monitoring the farm area for a while now. I have torches all along the perimeter of the farm and to date no mobs have spawned in that area. Even so, I will add outdoor lamps closer to the crops so they would continue to grow at night. I didn't know that was a thing.
As for the slabs....
What you mentioned is troubling. I actually had flooring with just bottom slabs but placing items on top became problematic so I thought double slabs would do the trick. I've replaced the flooring twice. Not going to do it again anytime soon. I will have to rely on the torches. Now that I think about it, with the SEUS shaders I'm running I think the torch stacking does actually make a difference in terms of brightness. But I will adjust. The torches have always been place holders anyway until I was about to mine more iron ore for lanterns.
Not sure about the lava to be honest. But making a moat is interesting. I will explore that option along with the other suggestions for spawn proofing. As I get better with the treehouse I will be better prepared for the village I'm planning on making.
Hey all, noob here. I first worked on this treehouse 8 years ago then stopped because life got busy. I recently started up again working on it. Now I realize it isn't the prettiest. I just wanted to have fun while trying to stay alive in survival. I've been much more concerned with trying to withstand the ever increasing hostility of the mobs and making sure the structure is mob proof...especially from creepers. The base of the structure was reinforced with cobblestone with double slabs of wood planks used for the flooring. Supposedly mobs don't spawn on them.
In the future I will continue refining the design as now that the first priority of safety has been met I will start to focus on the aesthetics. The going theory was for a design that blended into the countryside. Feedback is appreciated. Thanks all.
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You're right about the torches. I never thought about covering the water blocks with slabs then putting a torch on them. I'm gonna try that. Over time I will try to mature the treehouse and farm. What I'm thinking about though is right next to the treehouse is an open area surrounded by small hills which I think will be great for a small village. I'm going to fly over the area in creative to better visual how I will design it then build it in survival. I think survival builds are better in general than creative builds.
I'll update the thread with any improvements I do over time.
Some pics from the interior....
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I already had the suspicion that I was over doing it with the torches in one area and not enough in others. The torches all around the building was a knee jerk response to the hostile mobs spawning on or very near the house. I got frustrated and started putting torches everywhere. Perhaps I went overboard with the torches but being able to spot your home from a great distance at night has proven to be helpful. Also, I've been monitoring the farm area for a while now. I have torches all along the perimeter of the farm and to date no mobs have spawned in that area. Even so, I will add outdoor lamps closer to the crops so they would continue to grow at night. I didn't know that was a thing.
As for the slabs....
What you mentioned is troubling. I actually had flooring with just bottom slabs but placing items on top became problematic so I thought double slabs would do the trick. I've replaced the flooring twice. Not going to do it again anytime soon. I will have to rely on the torches. Now that I think about it, with the SEUS shaders I'm running I think the torch stacking does actually make a difference in terms of brightness. But I will adjust. The torches have always been place holders anyway until I was about to mine more iron ore for lanterns.
Not sure about the lava to be honest. But making a moat is interesting. I will explore that option along with the other suggestions for spawn proofing. As I get better with the treehouse I will be better prepared for the village I'm planning on making.
One step at a time....
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Hey all, noob here. I first worked on this treehouse 8 years ago then stopped because life got busy. I recently started up again working on it. Now I realize it isn't the prettiest. I just wanted to have fun while trying to stay alive in survival. I've been much more concerned with trying to withstand the ever increasing hostility of the mobs and making sure the structure is mob proof...especially from creepers. The base of the structure was reinforced with cobblestone with double slabs of wood planks used for the flooring. Supposedly mobs don't spawn on them.
In the future I will continue refining the design as now that the first priority of safety has been met I will start to focus on the aesthetics. The going theory was for a design that blended into the countryside. Feedback is appreciated. Thanks all.
Pics below....