Minecraft Beta 1.9 : AMCATS - Farming nether stronghold mobs Blazes, Magma cubes and Pigmen.

Another follow up to my experiments on my Automated Mob Collection And Transportation System (AMCATS) in the nether using the 1.9 beta pre-release.

I first show you a version of Ethos "Blaze farm" I made with five possible spawn points just to see if it would increase efficiency. With only one spawn point you may be losing out because when a blaze is in the act of being suffocated the spawn point is unavailable for a new blaze to spawn in.

Next I show you my suffocation method using the AMCATS which also kills naturally occurring blazes, pigmen and also breaks up Magma cubes into the smaller less dangerous versions. Unfortunately you will have to deal with them manually when they split and the tiny ones will ride a cart around the system indefinitely.

Finally I show you how I've protected the rails from spawns and collisions using glass blocks.

Hope you find this useful or inspires you to design your own setup. Please leave a comment, thumbs up or even maybe subscribe. I'm especially interested in thoughts on improvements.