rooms and npcs

[Storm0267]

so what is considered a space for an npc? i just defeated the dirt cave giant slime thanks to stumbling on a mini boss grub which dropped a needed necklace so i became immune to slime

which the giant slime dropped an npc, and i got a room set up Terraria style, aka a table, stool, and 2 torches plus the boss bucket thing.

what am i doing wrong? there is a door, wood walls and flooring too.

thanks, i do wish there was details in game on this. and a way to check if the room is good or not.

[VerbPlusNoun]

I believe you need a bed. I also have a dresser in mine but I don't think that is required.

[Wraith]

you need a bed, it's right in the description of the beds

[Doctor Darling]

Bed and the spawning item. Leave an open block next to the bed so there is room for it to spawn, too.

[Patches]

Originally posted by Storm0267:

so what is considered a space for an npc? i just defeated the dirt cave giant slime thanks to stumbling on a mini boss grub which dropped a needed necklace so i became immune to slime

which the giant slime dropped an npc, and i got a room set up Terraria style, aka a table, stool, and 2 torches plus the boss bucket thing.

what am i doing wrong? there is a door, wood walls and flooring too.

thanks, i do wish there was details in game on this. and a way to check if the room is good or not.

The room needs a bed, a door, the spawn item, and shouldn't be too big or small. I recommend a 5x5 room. I believe 4x4 is the minimum and 8x8 is the maximum.

If none of this works, try leaving the area for a little bit and when you come back they should be there.

If you're the only person to have ever played in this world, following the above should yield positive results. I, unfortunately, once spent an entire day wondering why I couldn't get my merchant to reappear after I moved their room....only to then find out later that a friend also fought the boss and put the merchant idol down in their base, on the opposite side of the map....so the merchant was over there instead. Had to travel over there and put their idol in a box somewhere to get him to pop back over to my place. XD

[Storm0267]

thanks everyone!

[Nakos]

I usually put in a Torch too.

[Storm0267]

same a torch is a good idea so you can see them