Creeper hunting methods

[imptastick2]

I was wondering how everyone hunts creepers, It seems I always need more TNT so i am always hunting creepers.

My current method is a series of floating platforms with pathways leading off; and a small glass section in the middle.

this is an above view

[media][IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/sphoqs.png[/IMG][/media]

Below the glass section is cacti, (burning netherrack also works)
[media][IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/28lxgkm.png[/IMG][/media]

I go out on the paths and get mobs to follow me back to the central platform, where they die
then after they are all dead I remove the dirt from a ladder and go down and collect

because this needs creepers to be randomly spawned collection rates vary from 0-10 sulfur a night
(plus other items)
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TL,DR - Post your creeper traps

[Gamerkiwi]

Go around with a sword, bow (and plenty of arrows), and flint and steel.
Find a creeper (or a bunch of creepers) and back off. Lay down some fire in front of the creeper so that it'll catch on fire, then either fire some arrows, hit it with a sword, or just keep running and relight it when the fire goes out. I rarely have creepers explode on me when I do this, and that's mostly when I find a skeleton and it fucks me up.

Also:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucmWLPNTPgc[/media]
Build this and leave Minecraft running overnight.

[Wootman]

Hit it run away

[ze beaver]

Those giant green dicks always manage to get me, I build my house out of cacti and netherrack and one of them managed to get through :argh:

[Hamushka11]

Ever heard of a door?

[t h e]

[QUOTE=Hamushka11;28704521]Ever heard of a door?[/QUOTE]

No.

[The Winner]

Walk up to creeper, hit with sword, back away, repeat. You don't need advanced systems for something that simple.

[milkandcooki]

Reusing my joke here:

Killing a creeper in Minecraft is just like reaching your orgasm while masturbating without ejaculating. If you get too close, you'll explode.

[Zero-Point]

On my server I just hang around Darkus' house, it seems to be a creeper magnet and thanks to the cactus fence I don't have to do a thing. :v:

[little.sparrow]

1.Light it on fire
2.Run
3.Occasionally smack it with a sword
4.???????
5.Gunpowder.

[Patrick]

Make it walk into a cactus until it dies.

[Chickens!]

I have a moat with a water flow which leads into a trio of cacti. i hop the moat, the mobs fall in and get sucked to their doom.

[coco911231]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2rDbRUDkds[/media]

My preferred method.

[Skunky]

Punch it with your bare hands.

[Smoky Valle]

[QUOTE=coco911231;28707799][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2rDbRUDkds[/media]

My preferred method.[/QUOTE]

I love that song. And now I love you.

[DinoJesus]

Mobs are so silly.

[Smoky Valle]

[QUOTE=DinoJesus;28708562]Mobs are so silly.[/QUOTE]

Sssssssssssssssssssssssssure, they are. :v:

[RivaGe]

[media]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/337560/minecraft/2011-03-15_09.25.35.png[/media]
1100 items per hour trap :smug:

[imptastick2]

[QUOTE=coco911231;28707799][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2rDbRUDkds[/media]

My preferred method.[/QUOTE]

I had just got that song out of my head... Now its back.
Its just too damn catchy (better than the original)

[Sgt. Napalm]

I usually build my houses underground, so I jut put a cactus on top of my front door and wait there. The enemies just sort of run into it and kill themselves trying to get to me.

[Rooster Assassi]

Arrows.

Lots of arrows :byodood:

[nox]

I just go afk at night above my drowning trap and wait till morning, usually get about 5-10 gunpowder.

[editline]20th March 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;28704671]Reusing my joke here:

Killing a creeper in Minecraft is just like reaching your orgasm while masturbating without ejaculating. If you get too close, you'll explode.[/QUOTE]

And if they pre-maturely "explode" you die or get injured.

[Ivebo]

Can someone post drowning trap/burning trap schematics? Currently on the hunt (google) for some.

[fo631]

[QUOTE=Ivebo;28712950]Can someone post drowning trap/burning trap schematics? Currently on the hunt (google) for some.[/QUOTE]
build huge dark room and make a water canal system to drown the mobs and bring you the items.

[Ivebo]

[QUOTE=TheForeigner;28713581]build huge dark room and [b]make a water canal system to drown the mobs [/b] and bring you the items.[/QUOTE]
Little more specific?

[Eltro102]

Make tall tower, make big room at top, put water at edges so it brings mobs to center, make sure water doesnt flow down tower, wait for mobs to spawn and fall down, profit

[Xgen]

[QUOTE=Ivebo;28713694]Little more specific?[/QUOTE]

Watch the video in the 2nd post

[dookster]

[QUOTE=Xgen;28725090]Watch the video in the 2nd post[/QUOTE]

I haven't seen that avatar in a while.

[xpod1]

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;28704671]Reusing my joke here:

Killing a creeper in Minecraft is just like reaching your orgasm while masturbating without ejaculating. If you get too close, you'll explode.[/QUOTE]

ill need to remember that for when i stop killing creepers with swords and not having them blow up

[Darkus]

[QUOTE=Zero-Point;28705726]On my server I just hang around Darkus' house, it seems to be a creeper magnet and thanks to the cactus fence I don't have to do a thing. :v:[/QUOTE]

You do know that I have no Idea as to why my building on that mountain is so attractive towards creepers. At least we didn't run out of Sulphur right?