Why wont my corruption/crimson spread?

[(>♡.♡)>]

Im trying to spread corruption and crimson all over my world (pre-hard mode), so I placed a whole bunch of ebonstone and crimstone all over on the surface. It has now been several in game days and none of them have spread even a single block.

[BoiledTeaBag]

Originally posted by <(^.^<):

Im trying to spread corruption and crimson all over my world (pre-hard mode), so I placed a whole bunch of ebonstone and crimstone all over on the surface. It has now been several in game days and none of them have spread even a single block.

Wait you want it to spread!? lol
♥♥♥♥ that ♥♥♥♥ tell me how to replicate this bug and ASAP xD

[ShadeDaystar]

Ebonstone and Crimstone don't spread corruption pre-Hardmode. Try using dirt to build a bridge from your existing Corruption/Crimson grass to other biomes. Some biomes are also naturally resistant. Corruption, Crimson, and (after Hardmode) Hallow don't spread through Snow.

Edit: For those wanting to contain/eradicate Corruption/Crimson/Hallow in their world, it's possible, but difficult if you don't use a Clentaminator. Containment is possible by building walls/tunnels more than 3 tiles wide/high that aren't sand, stone, ice, dirt, or mud. Empty space is a viable option for containment.

[Anton]

Or just use a clementator
The "evil" solutions can be bought from the steampunker in a blood moon or solar eclipse event, depends on the original type of evilness of the world though.

Edit : it's true that those items aren't cheap. too bad there isn't any bloody water like (un)holy water.

[BoiledTeaBag]

Originally posted by ShadeDaystar:

Ebonstone and Crimstone don't spread corruption pre-Hardmode. Try using dirt to build a bridge from your existing Corruption/Crimson grass to other biomes. Some biomes are also naturally resistant. Corruption, Crimson, and (after Hardmode) Hallow don't spread through Snow.

Edit: For those wanting to contain/eradicate Corruption/Crimson/Hallow in their world, it's possible, but difficult if you don't use a Clentaminator. Containment is possible by building walls/tunnels more than 3 tiles wide/high that aren't sand, stone, ice, dirt, or mud. Empty space is a viable option for containment.

Sounds like alot of work, im lazy. Cant i just hire a contracting firm or something or are those kinda things not avalible in the terrarialypse?

[VintageTeaCup]

You could aways ask someone for seeds, or fight The Eye of Cthulhu for them.

[BoiledTeaBag]

Originally posted by VintageChickadee:

You could aways ask someone for seeds, or fight The Eye of Cthulhu for them.

Oh i like the first option, a gal like me dosent like to get my best clothing gunked up with crinsom and corruption.

[BEAR]

Originally posted by Anton:

Or just use a clementator
The "evil" solutions can be bought from the steampunker in a blood moon or solar eclipse event, depends on the original type of evilness of the world though.

That's Hardmode gear. I'd say buy a carpload of seeds and go batcarp crazy on the dirt.

[KillemJack]

Corruption and Crimson only spread in hardmode. Its not a bug;thats just the way the game works.

[(>♡.♡)>]

How do I get seeds of it?

[ShadeDaystar]

Originally posted by XvxIllusionLord:

Corruption and Crimson only spread in hardmode. Its not a bug;thats just the way the game works.

Actually, no. Corruption and Crimson definately spread pre-Hardmode. It's just not as rampant as after Hardmode is activated. For instance, Sunflowers can prevent spreading pre-Hardmode, but after Hardmode, the spread will uproot them.

I had actually thought it didn't spread pre-Hardmode, until I flattened some land right next to Corruption and wound up having to build a wall because the Corruption tried taking over my tree farm.

Pre-Hardmode, Corruption and Crimson WILL spread over dirt tiles. Using a Dryad to purchase seeds is definately a possibility, but by no means neccisary, since you'd have to defeat some boss in the world in order to get her to arrive, and she only sells those seeds during a Blood Moon, anyway.
Using Multiplayer to trade items may also be a possibility, though most people are only interested in end-game items.

Removing obstacles from the borders of Corruption/Crimson will allow the corrupt plants to spread, and building a simple dirt bridge is probably the easiest way to do it. It's not the fastest, by any means, but it's possible to watch it take over normal grass. Pre-Hardmode corruption has severe limitations in how it spreads, the main way being by spreading through dirt.

http://terraria.gamepedia.com/The_Corruption