Do mobs spawn in the air?

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How high in the air can mobs spawn?

A mob spawner will only spawn a new mob if a player is within 16 blocks of it (calculated spherically). Show activity on this post. In 1.2. 1, the max build height was raised from 127 to 255.

Can mobs spawn in air above water?

Mobs can't spawn in water, even from Monster Spawners! The special rule of spawners is that they can spawn mobs in midair; their spawns still require appropriate (lack of) lighting and an empty space, but they do not require an opaque block underneath like normal monster spawns do.

What surface can mobs not spawn on?

Mobs cannot spawn on blocks that are less than a full block in height. Areas covered in bottom half slabs are unable to spawn mobs, no matter the light level, although double slabs, top half slabs and upside down stairs are still spawnable.

In what conditions do mobs spawn?

Mobs only spawn when the player is nearby, within an area of 240\xd7240 blocks, so you'll need to be close to the farm for it to operate. There are ways to control spawning with mods, but I'll focus on the default behaviors here. Mobs can only spawn on opaque blocks, ruling out the use of glass platforms.

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