Will Villagers use non-house doors?
I am creating a village to encourage Villager breeding, but have noticed something. There are doors in the building that I know are not considered 'houses' by the algorithm, as there is no sky on the outside of the door (Minecraft Wiki). However I have seen some Villagers use these doors, even as it does not help them get to a real house; I thought they only opened doors to get inside the house. Will Villagers open and close doors that aren't considered parts of valid houses? Or are these really being considered houses and I've made more than I thought?
Best Answer
If I remember correctly, the algorithm deems a door a house and therefore eligible for breeding if there is sunlight within five blocks of it on either side and if one side has more overhead blocks than the other. Ie. if you have 3 blocks on the side A and 4 blocks or more on side B it is valid.
In my experience, villagers will always randomly interact with doors regardless of whether they view it as a valid house.
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What doors can villagers not use?
Villagers can't open fence gates or trap doors, nor can they use buttons or levers, allowing you to use iron doors, iron trapdoors, or just about any redstone-based door mechanism without them being able to escape.Can villagers breed without doors?
Each of the buildings needs to have an entrance door. The breeding-building for your villagers will need at least three beds. Make sure that the villagers are willing to breed. You need to feed every breeding villager 3 loaves of bread, 12 carrots, or 12 potatoes to inspire them.Do doors affect villagers?
- A village needs 3 doors per villager which is aesthetically unpleasant. - Villagers do not attach properly to their house (door) which can cause all villagers to clog up in the same place.What do villagers recognize as a house?
Housing. A "house" is defined as a claimed bed. If the bed is obstructed by a solid block, villagers cannot pathfind to the bed and therefore cannot claim the bed.How to stop villagers from opening doors - Minecraft
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