Disabling Mob Spawn (With a Plugin)

Hey everyone,

For disabling mob spawning with a plugin, what would be the most efficient method?

Here's what I currently have:

Code:

 @Override
public void onCreatureSpawn(CreatureSpawnEvent event) {
event.setCancelled(true);
}

Is this the most efficient method for doing it via a plugin, or is there a better way?

Thanks!

 

Nope, that's about it.

 

Hmm, too bad. It really seems to eat up the CPU.

 

Hmm, any reason you can't disable them in server.properties? You still need to be able to summon 'em for whatever reason? I noticed that the server seems to try to work to uphold a particular number of mobs at once, and it has to keep trying to spawn another each time you cancel, so that could be the culprit.

 

Well, I've actually made a plugin that limits the number of mobs. So if the CPU is over 75%, it doesn't spawn any more mobs until the CPU load drops back down. It works, but it's not as efficient as it should be.