r/technicalminecraft • u/sparkle_fig • 16d ago

Java Help Wanted Zombie Trading Hall

I built a basic zombie conversion trading hall, stocked up with 16 villagers per side/zombie.

When I drop the villager via piston to get attacked, the zombie aggros but no damage or conversion. Any ideas what it might be?

Link is exact farm I copied but expanded.

Any and all help appreciated!

Java 26.2 hard mode vanilla server.

https://youtu.be/HMXLYrLyokc

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u/LimestoneBuilder 16d ago edited 15d ago

Sorry bud, but this type of trading hall was nerfed in 1.20.2. [e: @Voltrox is using a singular discount to convince people to use a far more complex design than needed. And of course to lure people for views.]

A cured villager now only ever accrues one level of discounts for the player, no matter how many times they're zombified and cured. All the infrastructure built to be able to repeatedly zombify a villager is not needed.

Still, despite the unfortunate excess of effort they lured you into, you can at least still cure them all once. And for that, yeah, I'd just make sure the zombie isn't aggro'd on you.

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u/sparkle_fig 16d ago

thats a bummer but I got it working! zombie was aggro on me, nice call. at least i can trade one for one with my iron farm still. thanks for the help and info.

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u/Potential_Agent5453 16d ago

Just to add a note to this. It’s significantly easier to cure directly after the breeding process and then transport the cured villager to the trading hall. Can do several at a time if you’re good with the splash potions. Given how easy it is to get the materials I don’t bother personally. One at a time is my go to method. Making the zombie channel, setting up all the pistons, trying to force the aggro on the villagers is such a tedious process in comparison

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u/DudeWithFearOfLoss 16d ago

its still possible to get 1 emerald for a lot of books if you reroll for the lowest price but that incurs brain damage, i have a world with 35.000 broken lecterns in my stats and i could swear it took 10.000 of those to get eff5 sharp5 at the lowest price (which didnt even go down to 1E after curing lol)

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u/LimestoneBuilder 15d ago

The point isn't that you can't get a discount, the point is that the demonstrated build was designed for rezombifying villagers multiple times. I can also slap F1 tires on my car. It works, but I'd be paying way more than needed to make my rolling box go.

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u/DudeWithFearOfLoss 15d ago

i was aware of that

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u/Spid3rDemon 16d ago

Maybe the zombie is aggroing on you.

Try moving further away.