Hellevator tips are needed!

[R136]

In my first Terraria playthrough, there is only one item left in my 'things to do before Hardmode' list and it is the hellevators.

The hellevators will be made only to contain spread of Hallow & Crimson/Corruption. So, my questions are:

1) How wide the hellevator should be?

2) Should it have walls at both sides, one side only, or none at all?

3) When the hardmode starts, what happens if the new crimson and hallow biomes are already inside the area I have enclosed with the hellevators?

4) How many do you recommend I should make?

5) Where do you recommend I should make?

[OVuzS]

1) Most people do it 2 blocks wide and its the easier way. But, if you'd like to be fancy, go 3 blocks.

2) i have no idea what this question means, and neither do i know what life is

3) cleanse them, its better that way

4) Just one. (honestly, you just don't need to have more than one)

5) usually close to your base (perhaps near a cave or in one)

[R136]

Originally posted by OVuzS:

1) Most people do it 2 blocks wide and its the easier way. But, if you'd like to be fancy, go 3 blocks.

2) i have no idea what this question means, and neither do i know what life is

3) cleanse them, its better that way

4) Just one. (honestly, you just don't need to have more than one)

5) usually close to your base (perhaps near a cave or in one)

Everythings okay but about number 4:

One hellevator means I have just divided the map into two right? How this is going to help stopping the spread?

[OVuzS]

Originally posted by R136:

Originally posted by OVuzS:

1) Most people do it 2 blocks wide and its the easier way. But, if you'd like to be fancy, go 3 blocks.

2) i have no idea what this question means, and neither do i know what life is

3) cleanse them, its better that way

4) Just one. (honestly, you just don't need to have more than one)

5) usually close to your base (perhaps near a cave or in one)

Everythings okay but about number 4:

One hellevator means I have just divided the map into two right? How this is going to help stopping the spread?

there is no way that you can stop the spread (that i know of) and sort of. dividing the map in two would mean that there's probably a massive hole. There's still dirt walls holding it up, right?

[Alucard †]

I read that the spread has a reach of 4 blocks or something like that.
and i saw suggestions everywhere that it should be at least 5 block wide if you don't want anything to spread over the other side.

[CodyGaming101]

1) Corruption, crimson, and hallowed blocks can spread up to 3 blocks.Thorns however can grow 6 tiles in all directions, which then have a spread of 3 blocks past that. You have 2 solutions
a. Make a hole 9 blocks wide.
b. Put walls on the side, blocking vines from growing, and have a hole 3 blocks wide.

2) If you want to be safe, yes, put walls on the side with the biome your blocking, or both if you want to be sure it blocks thorns from growing.

3) I believe the new biomes will create an upside-down V shape. If this happens, it may spread past the hole, though i'm not 100% sure if that's really the case. But, if not, it can't pass through.

4) Just enough to wall off each corruption/crimson and hallow should be fine.

5) Wall off the jungle. From the sounds of it, it's your first playthrough, so I don't want to spoil bosses - However, what I will say is that there is a boss in the jungle later on, and if they exit the jungle (even to a corrupt, crimson, or hallowed jungle) - They will become "enraged." Because of this, you want to wall off the jungle to ensure it doesn't get taken over by the other biomes.

Hope this helps

Edit: Changed "solutionsL" to solutions - top 10 typos.

[R136]

Originally posted by OVuzS:

there is no way that you can stop the spread (that i know of) and sort of. dividing the map in two would mean that there's probably a massive hole. There's still dirt walls holding it up, right?

There is no guarantee the hallow and crimson both spawn, say, left of the hellevator. if they happen to spawn at different sides then there is absolutely no point in making just 1 hellevator

[R136]

Originally posted by CodyGaming101:

Hope this helps

Thanks Cody, definitely helps.

So to my understanding, 6 blocks wide (just to be safe, otherwise 3 should be enough) with both sides are made of stone, there is no way for them to spread. Is that correct?

Also, 2 for jungle and 6 for crimson (I have 3 crimson biomes on my world) and 2 around my base; it looks like I will need 10 hellevators in the map.

What about sideway tunnels?

[CodyGaming101]

Originally posted by R136:

Originally posted by CodyGaming101:

Hope this helps

Thanks Cody, definitely helps.

So to my understanding, 6 blocks wide (just to be safe, otherwise 3 should be enough) with both sides are made of stone, there is no way for them to spread. Is that correct?

Also, 2 for jungle and 6 for crimson (I have 3 crimson biomes on my world) and 2 around my base; it looks like I will need 10 hellevators in the map.

What about sideway tunnels?

Stone can be converted to hallow, corruption, and crimson. It can also spread to ice and sand. That said, you should use something like clay, glass or wood. But yes, a hole 3 blocks wide with walls on both sides that cant be converted.

Sideway tunnels are about the same. Make them 3 blocks tall, so you can fit through them, and make the roof and floor out of the block to prevent anything from spreading above or below them.

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[R136]

Originally posted by CodyGaming101:

Stone can be converted to hallow, corruption, and crimson. It can also spread to ice and sand. That said, you should use something like clay, glass or wood. But yes, a hole 3 blocks wide with walls on both sides that cant be converted.

Sideway tunnels are about the same. Make them 3 blocks tall, so you can fit through them, and make the roof and floor out of the block to prevent anything from spreading above or below them.

Okay I got it now friend, thanks.

Lastly, do you have anything to say about my 10 hellevtors plan?

[CodyGaming101]

10 hellevators is perfect, your walling off everything you need to.

[Saver Sigonith]

https://terraria.gamepedia.com/Guide:Maintaining_world_purity
This guide is useful here.

A few things to note:
The only corruptible blocks are: Grass, Stone, Ice, Sand, Hardened Sand, Sandstone, and Mud*
*(Corruption/Crimson only). All other blocks are uncorruptibe.

Corruption/Crimson/Hallow CANNOT spread across background walling. It will convert background tiles, but those background tiles cannot themselves convert foreground or background tiles. Simply put, it's just aesthetic.

Any time you break a demon altar, it has a 50% chance to corrupt one block of stone anywhere on the map.


I recommend making your hellevators 4 blocks wide, then walling the sides with something uncorruptible (bricks, wood, clay, pink slime block, whatever) so they're protected but you can still fit through.
The more of these you make, the easier it will be to keep everything contained.
If you make one every 120 blocks, you give yourself the option of converting every block with enough gold. 10 of them seems a fine start.
Good luck!

[R136]

Originally posted by Saver Sigonith:

I recommend making your hellevators 4 blocks wide, then walling the sides with something uncorruptible (bricks, wood, clay, pink slime block, whatever) so they're protected but you can still fit through.

Hey Sigonith, thanks for the answer. So in the final product, the opening will be 2 blocks wide only?

Or do you mean tunneling 6 wides block then putting 1 block (say wood) to both sides and the final product is 4 blocks.

[Saver Sigonith]

Originally posted by R136:

Originally posted by Saver Sigonith:

I recommend making your hellevators 4 blocks wide, then walling the sides with something uncorruptible (bricks, wood, clay, pink slime block, whatever) so they're protected but you can still fit through.

Hey Sigonith, thanks for the answer. So in the final product, the opening will be 2 blocks wide only?

Or do you mean tunneling 6 wides block then putting 1 block (say wood) to both sides and the final product is 4 blocks.

The final product only needs a 2-block-wide opening.
The blocks on both sides is enough to solve the same problem making it 6 blocks wide was supposed to in the first place, so you only need to do one of the two. Vines can't grow through blocks. Does that make sense?

[R136]

Yeah completely makes sense, thank you :^)