TLDR: If a skeleton/zombie picks up an item, it will never despawn. So all you have to do is get a zombie to hold an item, and then you can potentially keep them around forever.
How do you put a Name Tag on a zombie?
Steps to Use a Name Tag
- Place the Anvil. Once you have the required materials, add the anvil to your hotbar so that it is an item that you can use.
- Use the Anvil. To use the anvil, you need to stand in front of it.
- Add the Name to the Name Tag.
- Move the Name Tag to Inventory.
- Put the Name Tag on the Mob.
Do zombie villagers Despawn if you name them?
If they have a name tag or they are holding something in their hand, they won’t despawn. I’m not sure about armor. If mobs spawn with armor they’ll still despawn, but if they pick up and equip armor it’s the same as picking up an item and it will prevent them from despawning.
How to keep zombies from Despawning in Minecraft?
Each and every Living Entity (aka Mob) has the NBT tag PersistenceRequired of the type boolean. This tag does exactly what you want to achieve. The MinecraftWiki states the following: PersistenceRequired: 1 or 0 (true/false) – true if the mob must not despawn naturally.
What’s the cheapest way to spawn zombies in Minecraft?
Additionally, you get monster’s name over their head. Or if you have cheats enabled, you can spawn a mob with the tag {PersistenceRequired:1} with command blocks that prevent the mob from despawning. The cheapest way to have non-despawning zombie is to have it pick up an item.
When does a mob despawn in Minecraft what happens?
Despawning is different from when a mob dies, as the mob will not drop any items or materials when it disappears. In most cases, a mob will despawn immediately if there are no players within a distance of 128 blocks.
What’s the difference between Despawning and a mob dying?
Despawn is a term used for the game mechanic involved when a mob, a dropped item or another unplaced object disappears after a particular amount of time, during a certain time of day, or in a particular situation. Despawning is different from when a mob dies, as the mob will not drop any items or materials when it disappears.
