Minecraft SMP mob statistics

Question

I'm am trying to build a mob farm in Minecraft SMP, but barely any mobs spawn near it. I know there is a limit of 85 hostile mobs for the whole world. But even when I am the only player logged on, I barely see any.

Is there any way that I can get information as to how many mobs are spawned, which types they are, or even where they are?

I am the server owner so I am able to install a mod if needed.

Answer

MobLocator

Due to there not being any plugin that currently does this, I have developed one.
It is called MobLocator and can be download here.

• /mobloc shows the number of each type of mobs that are present in the world.
• /mobloc [mobType] shows the location of the 10 closest mobs of type mobType. (Using euclidean distance). Note, you can use a mobType of all.

Feedback welcome.

Edit: Updated link to version 1.0.6, I forgot squid.

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