how do i prevent things from spawning in my vilage?

[giwrgo30]

its annoyng

[MuscleBearGamer]

Workbenches prevent spawning.

Make sure there are no gaps in the coverage area.

[Marshael]

Nobody really knows, I've tried many things and nothing seems to work, workbenches, bonfires, torches, laying waste to the ground with the hoe...none of it works, things just spawn anyway. They really need to change this in my opinion, its really annoying to have 5K grey dwarf eyes.

[Macdallan]

Originally posted by Marshael:

Nobody really knows, I've tried many things and nothing seems to work, workbenches, bonfires, torches, laying waste to the ground with the hoe...none of it works, things just spawn anyway. They really need to change this in my opinion, its really annoying to have 5K grey dwarf eyes.

You may have a glitch or bug. It seems to work for me. Also, why would you keep 5k eyes if you don't want them? Just toss them in the ocean, or outside your workbench radius. They'll despawn eventually.

Using the hoe on the ground does nothing. Some other things are said to work, like a bonfire or torch, but the only two things that I know to prevent enemy spawns are the ward and the workbench. 20m radius for both. Ward also prevents NPC damage and that radius is a bit larger for that effect. It can be toggled on and off.

You have to make sure the radius of each overlaps. If you leave even a small gap there could be a spawn. This also does not prevent an enemy from spawning just outside the radius and walking in. I also read that sometimes there are invisible or hidden spawners and that can cause issues with the anti-spawn effects.

[giwrgo30]

Originally posted by Ghost:

Workbenches prevent spawning.

Make sure there are no gaps in the coverage area.

ok thanks and i want to prevent enemies from swimming around the wall where it stops in the water too but i cant find a way

[ΛႠΞ_Kνη]

Workbenches doesnt really seem to work for me, but my mobs only spawn around the base not inside it. What annoys me more is that the mobs swim through water to kill my boat although its super far away xD

[Rob'sEvilTwin]

Workbenches with no gapes in the coverage seem to work for me. This is my main base, just off the coast.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2426475881

I have workbenches underneath each corner watchtower, and a small shed half way along each side of the palisade with another workbench.

Have had zero mobs spawn inside my perimeter since I completed the build.

[Kyru]

If you want to aesthetically defend large areas, you can also dig holes, put a ward/workbench in the hole, and then cover the top of the hole with stone or wood flooring.

I like to dig holes along my paths, place workbenches in them, place stone foundations over, and then make a lil rest area with a table and some benches, or something similar.

You can be creative and cover the holes with whatever you want. Is also nice having workbenches covering all of your area so you rarely have to worry about placing a workbench to build something.

[Mentally Unstable]

The current cheese is to bury a whole bunch of workbenches underneath the ground in a wide area.