Different ways to kill mobs

[EZ2Remember]

I set up the typical drop trap that leaves my mobs (skeletons) with so little energy that I kill them easily by just punching them. Since I'm using an always on server I sometimes come back to the game to find hundreds of mobs waiting to die, so I was wondering:

What is the best technique to kill them all at the same time quickly and still get the XP?

 

[Golrith]

I heard that a splash healing potion on the skeletons will kill them and drop XP.

 

[Yusunoha]

or you can consider using a melee turtle with a brain in a jar. you'll need to code the turtle to continuously keep attacking, and the brain in a jar will gather all the exp.
the plus side with this is that you don't have to stay near the mob trap, you can get to a certain level more precisely and less lagg since you are not killing all the mobs all at once

 

[ShneekeyTheLost]

With the latest version of Thaumcraft3, combat golems function similarly to the previously mentioned turtle method. They will need a visor, however, to produce xp for the brain in a jar.

 

[PhilHibbs]

I set up the typical drop trap that leaves my mobs (skeletons) with so little energy that I kill them easily by just punching them

If it's just skeletons, are you using a spawner? If so, how do you keep it spawning while you are offline? Or do crafted spawners behave differently to vanilla ones?

Does a World Anchor or Chunk Loader count as a player for spawner purposes?

 

[Hydra]

Tier 5 soulgems don't require you to be present IIRC.

 

[dc0110]

ooo ... the brain not in a jar is ticking.
timer connected to the redpower trigger, set to cut off at approx 30 levels or multiples there of

 

[PhilHibbs]

or you can consider using a melee turtle with a brain in a jar. you'll need to code the turtle to continuously keep attacking, and the brain in a jar will gather all the exp.
the plus side with this is that you don't have to stay near the mob trap, you can get to a certain level more precisely and less lagg since you are not killing all the mobs all at once

There's an add-on turtle called an XP Turtle that can not only pick up XP orbs but can actually use an Enchanting Table to enchant items.

 

[ratchet freak]

If it's just skeletons, are you using a spawner? If so, how do you keep it spawning while you are offline? Or do crafted spawners behave differently to vanilla ones?

Does a World Anchor or Chunk Loader count as a player for spawner purposes?

some chunkloaders turn off when the player goes offline (chickenchunk-loaders and the personal loader from railcraft)