How fast does the hallow and crimson spread?

[max]

ok so im kind of new to the game. I just killed the WoF and apparently the hallow and crimson are spreading and are going to take over my world. Should I be worried? I havent played the game since I killed the WoF looking at tutorials etc. Does it spread when im offline and how fast does it spread. My crimson is on my right right next to the jungle and is 8% crimson and 4% hallow. pls halp.

It doesen't seem to be a big topic so I wonder if it spreads really slow. By the time I kill moon lord will have it taken over my whole world. Because I heard that npcs cant live in hallow/crimson. And some biome specific mobs/loot wont spawn.

[MEBS]

not fast, stopping world evils/purities is worthless. just wait til you can obtain the clemtaminatr and worry about it then.

[max]

Originally posted by FutureSlaya:

not fast, stopping world evils/purities is worthless. just wait til you can obtain the clemtaminatr and worry about it then.

I will starting breaking alters now. Should I only break 3 or more?

[MEBS]

just break 6-10 the ores are only useful until you complete the mech bosses

[max]

Originally posted by FutureSlaya:

just break 6-10 the ores are only useful until you complete the mech bosses

Wait if break lots wont the crimson and hallow spread faster? I dont want that. I heard that killing planterra slows it down alot.

[MEBS]

10 isnt a lot. the corruption spawns deep underground too so there's no point in trying to stop it

[K13Cove]

Originally posted by MaX:

Originally posted by FutureSlaya:

just break 6-10 the ores are only useful until you complete the mech bosses

Wait if break lots wont the crimson and hallow spread faster? I dont want that. I heard that killing planterra slows it down alot.

It slows spread rate to a third of what is was, which is substantial. Either way you don't want the Crimson anywhere near your Jungle, wall it off with the Hallow (which doesn't spread to mud and prevents the Crimson from spreading)

[max]

Originally posted by Rgmemo:

Originally posted by MaX:

Wait if break lots wont the crimson and hallow spread faster? I dont want that. I heard that killing planterra slows it down alot.

It slows spread rate to a third of what is was, which is substantial. Either way you don't want the Crimson anywhere near your Jungle, wall it off with the Hallow (which doesn't spread to mud and prevents the Crimson from spreading)

What do I do? The crimson is already right next to my jungle. Do I build a hellevater to stop it spreading?

[max]

If I get heaps of bombs and blow a huge hole into hell, will it stop spreading into the jungle?

[MEBS]

yes build a 3 block wide hellavator

[K13Cove]

Originally posted by MaX:

Originally posted by Rgmemo:

It slows spread rate to a third of what is was, which is substantial. Either way you don't want the Crimson anywhere near your Jungle, wall it off with the Hallow (which doesn't spread to mud and prevents the Crimson from spreading)

What do I do? The crimson is already right next to my jungle. Do I build a hellevater to stop it spreading?

Use light blue solution and the Clentaminator to spread the Hallow around the borders of the Jungle and I mean the entirety of it, including the Underground Jungle, not just the surface (make sure no Crimson gets past it either, a single block can ruin any opportunity you have). The Hallow won't spread into the Jungle itself as it can't convert mud blocks and it will also stop the Crimson from spreading since Pearlstone/sand is completely immune to conversion naturally. You could build a chasm down to the Underworld but it'll need to be pretty wide, it's best to just clentaminate it.