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MCPE-302

monsters still spawning near light greater than level 7

I mine on bedrock level with long 2x1 corridors, and place torches 14 blocks apart (13 blocks in between the 2 torches). From what i've read, torches produce 15 light, and the light degrades by 1 step per block. Monsters are only supposed to spawn in light of 7 and less. When you place torches 15 blocks apart, the light in the middle should give a light level of 8, preventing monsters from spawning. This doesn't work.

Linked issues

MCPE-41586 Mobs spawning on glass And well lit areas. MCPE-42022 hostile mobs spawning in well lit areas. MCPE-43158 Hostile Mobs spawning in Well-lit areas MCPE-43738 mobs spawning broken since update MCPE-57290 Monsters Spawning in High Light Levels MCPE-84582 Mobs spawning within 5 blocks of torches MCPE-84942 Hostile mobs spawn inside interiors despite high lighting levels. MCPE-85197 Mobs Spawns in impossible spots MCPE-85289 Mobs spawining in well lit areas in lare amounts MCPE-85408 Mob Spawning MCPE-85826 Hostile mobs spawning in areas that should be "secure" MCPE-85988 Hostile Mobs Spawning in Well-lit Areas MCPE-87380 Mob Spawning MCPE-87461 Mob spawns in lit up areas MCPE-87697 Mobs spawning even with illumination MCPE-87837 random monsters spawn in lit areas MCPE-87969 My house is lit up but mobs are still spawning inside of it MCPE-88496 Light Source Problem or Spawn bug MCPE-88946 Not sure if it is a bug or part of the game MCPE-89668 Mob spawning on realms ignore light level. MCPE-97231 Minecraft Mob Spawning Is Glitched Right Now MCPE-111995 Mobs spawning inside habitat MCPE-119826 Mobs are spawning in well lit homes! They killed all my villagers! REALMS-4422 Mobs Spawning

Comments

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I moved all my mine tunnel torches from the wall to the floor, and put them every 12 blocks. Monsters don't spawn down there anymore. Still wondering why it didn't work 14 blocks apart (maybe because I had them on the wall at face height?). It was extremely tedious and time consuming to count and move them all (over 12 full length tunnels), so won't be experimenting further.

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It was beacause they were at face height. You have to realise that means one extra step DOWN, which made the difference between 8 and 7 in the block right above the ground.

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Yep I think this is confirmed. I was putting a torch every 14 blocks, which gave a light level of 8 in the middle. Since I put them at face height, the light level was 7 in the middle on the ground block. This would mean that monsters only care about the 1x1 block area where there stand/spawn on, and not the block above where their face is.

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This is the intended behavior. Troy is correct.

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