Are monsters supposed to be able to get into bases protected by flame altars?

[yasmineg]

I built my base around my flame altar, which now extends 160x160. While I was at my workbench, one of the shroud creatures suddenly showed up inside my base and attacked me. Is that a bug, or did I misunderstand and they can get inside the flame altar area?

[LuckyDeathWish]

They could have wandered from the shroud outside of the base.

[emitfudd]

When I built my base I had wolves and monsters coming into the build area. After upgrading the flame altar to the 2nd size I haven't had any. I think that was the 80x80 size. Maybe it depends on exactly where you build. They spawn in the same areas all the time at night. I have some right outside the perimeter of my base as soon as it gets dark.

[NiceGuy]

As far as I understand it, they can not spawn inside the altar area, but they can walk into it. So if a creature stands just next to your built area it may wander into the built area and if you enter the creatures aggro range it comes for you.
So either increase the built area by upgrading the altar which maybe kills the monster spawn or built a wall at neuralgic points where a monster spawn is nearby.

[Gladi8er65]

Flame altars are not meant to be "defensive"... The borders are not about what you are trying to keep out, but used to define what you are trying to keep "IN".

The borders simply define where the player is "allowed" to place building items, but more importantly, the borders define what parts of the map don't get reset back to DEFAULT during logout.

Everything within the borders is saved "as-is", and everything outside, goes back to "pristine" condition.

[Humpenstilzchen]

Yes, working as intended. Try using doors.

[yasmineg]

Thanks--I wasn't quite sure of the mechanics. And it must have walked in because my door was open. Good to know!

[Sgt.JESUS]

Yes, i went to the bathroom and left my char near the flame, a level 1 wolf was chewing my a ss when i came back, at least he couldnt kill me in time, if it was number 2 i would be dead for sure.