[Invention] The BEST Mob Proof Door (Always Open for You!)

A Super-cool mob-proof door that is always open for you! Verified to work in 1.9.2.

For the horse stable:
In the video it appears that I've used the carpet-sign technique for the whole floor, but I have only used it in the entryway. This is very important to make it work.

Intro made completely in vanilla Minecraft.
Outro music is Machinimasound - The Arcade

[hugoaloha]

I challenge you to make a Player-Proof Door that's always open for Mobs.

[nanorex_gaming]

I am getting pretty sick of people saying that one and two halves is equal to two. Of course it is! That's why you can walk through! But *the mob AI sees the half blocks as full blocks*, so they only see a one block gap in the middle, which is why they don't walk through.

[LazlowRave]

Video is almost 2 years old, and Rex is still replying in the comments. Admirable.

[evanquintana]

I returned to this video 6 years later to check the comments to see if the sign-carpet entrance was patched out.

Saw nothing, so I tested it again in-game.

I can’t believe it still works! Double props to you for finding such a long-lasting fix for large practical entrances!

[nanorex_gaming]

There has been a common misconception about this. This door should be used to generally keep mobs outside of your base without restricting your access. If a mob gets pushed through, just kill it for goodness sake! And if there's a skeleton, just move out of range! This is just to make sure you don't find mobs *IN* your base!

[gandalfgreybeard]

The tutorial wasn't clear enough, I ended up escorting 13 dwarves and a midget through mountains and forests while they did their best to get everyone killed, while a magic mushroom addict lectured me about a bad trip he had. And my voice is hoarse from shouting at them all.

[nanorex_gaming]

For anyone having issues with this, an update video will be out soon.

[ProtoGhostal]

Lesson of this video: Spiders are freaks of nature that you should hide from.

[rfresa]

I really like the horse stable application of this. I have been looking for a good way to keep horses in an enclosure without having to constantly destroy and rebuild the entrance. Skeletons can still shoot through, though, and creepers can destroy it.

[kiranrajjha]

The sign and carpet one was really creative. Good job, I would've never thought of that.

[Beekford]

Dude, this is Bloody brilliant!
I always had to spend ages making sure that my buildings were mob proof with a ton of fences and doors but seriously man, this is gonna help me so much!! Thank you!

[nanorex_gaming]

If it's not working, you're doing it wrong. I've tested it in snapshots up to 14w11b.
EDIT: In Minecraft 1.8, you must have a *6 block deep* gap underneath the carpet for it to work.
EDIT: I haven't tested this in 1.9 but I suspect that it doesn't work due to the mob AI updates.

[ppypper]

mobs also see sugarcane as a solid block, making it so they can't shoot you or walk though it, or even see you there.

[nathanbills]

dude those were some really cool ideas

[SaturninePlaces]

as of 1.16.1 this works if you put a sign or pressure plate (anything mobs don't think can support their weight) in a 1 block deep hole with a carpet on top. mobs can push other mobs over the carpet though, so if you make it more than 1 block across they will be much less likely to push each other through the "door".

[No_abe]

-This DOES work for ONE zombie.
-If there is a GROUP of Zombies, they push each other across the carpet.

[WobblesandBean]

I love love LOVE your design! It's the only one that doesn't look butt ugly! I had no idea you could put carpets on fences and signs and stuff. That's so cool, thank you!

[ThimbleStudios]

Your design isn't so much a door as it is a mob inhibitor... which is very useful!

[rocklime]

This just came up in my home page in 2022! Miss these Minecraft days

[shaminboy]

i actually love your carpet method, thanks :D and AMAZING outro music, keep it up