So I got this Blackstone farm running in my world, right? Wasn’t working great – output sucked and mobs kept escaping. Decided to fix it proper using tips from folks who actually know their stuff.
Starting The Mess
First I just threw together this basic portal design off some random tutorial. Big mistake. Mobs were wandering everywhere, clogging portals like crazy. Took forever to get even half a stack of Blackstone. Plus the piglins kept hitting each other – total chaos.
The Overhaul
Found this Discord server with legit technical players. They schooled me hard:
- Ripped out my janky water streams first thing
- Made portals sleep-proof by covering all nearby blocks with slabs
- Built separate holding cells for piglins using trapdoors and magma blocks
- Added turtle eggs under glass for mob bait – genius trick!
Worst part was the transport system. Had to rebuild three times before getting the bubble columns right. Almost drowned twice trying to fix soul sand placement. Not my proudest moments.
Tuning The Beast
Even after fixing the mechanics, rates were still mediocre. The pros told me:
- Made portals smaller – only 4 blocks each
- Positioned obsidian platforms exactly 8 blocks apart
- Put my AFK spot 28 blocks above the portals
- Blew up all unnecessary portals around
Started finally seeing decent drops when I added this piston crusher thing. Scared the hell outta me when it first activated – sounded like a shotgun going off in my headphones!
Final Payoff
Took me a whole weekend but holy crap the difference. Went from getting like two stacks an hour to filling double chests overnight. The farm runs silent now except for piglin deaths – almost relaxing? Still find Blackstone chunks in weird places though… pro tip: wear boots unless you like setting yourself on fire!
Honestly thought about quitting halfway through. Building efficient farms is brutal work. But damn it feels good shoveling Blackstone into furnaces like it’s dirt now. Worth the pain!
