So I lit up my village pretty well but there are still some spots that zombies, creepers or skeletons spawn in. An idea popped into my mind – can I just mine out a dark place under the village within a certain range that mobs will spawn in rather than spawning up in the village?
I couldnt really find anything related to this online so any people that have tried this could you confirm if this is possible or not?
Best Answer
Having a large dark area — such as a mob farm — is a good way to decrease the spawn rates elsewhere, which is particularly useful when you've explored and lit up all the caves in an area (which will tend to concentrate the monsters in any remaining dark spots).
However, it will not ensure that no zombies ever spawn in your village and attack your villagers. And monsters despawn when you're too far away, so when you approach again, if the village comes in range before the dark area does, monsters will spawn in the village first.