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If I light up a large area of the Nether (so that the light level is >7), and give it sufficiently low ceilings to prevent Ghasts spawning, can zombie pigmen spawn?

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Considering how frequent lava falls and glowstone are, I think there's no light level restriction, but I'm not sure. – badp♦ May 30 '11 at 11:23

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Found this on MinecraftWiki :

Spawn The Nether, any light level

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Minecraft Wiki says "Even with no light sources around, the player can see in the Nether, due to apparent "background light". However, this doesn't count as light for other game purposes—lighting up areas is still useful to prevent mob spawning."

I have lit up some parts of a Nether Fortress and not had anything spawn there yet, but I haven't tested for long enough to have any certainty.

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The Minecraft wiki article linked to in the other answer directly contradicts this statement. – Schism Nov 9 '12 at 1:39

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