Houses couldn't be shorter than 5 blocks tall, else NPCs (and the player character) couldn't fit inside of them.

In fact, it's one way to keep monsters from getting inside. It's worth considering the floor because you can build a home in midair in Terraria and an NPC will happily live there. When we include the walls, floor, and ceiling, this becomes 60 but may vary depending on the dimensions.

An NPC needs 30 blocks' worth of living space to be satisfied. I played around in 1.3.0.8 and found that certain sizes listed on other sites do not seem to work. Wood is necessary as you require a workbench to make background walls and chairs. You can make the entire house out of dirt but grass will grow (and vines). Something flat - typically a table, work bench, or even a pianoĪt the very minimum, you need dirt, wood, and gel.An entrance - usually a door, but may be a platform or trap door set in the floor or ceiling.Background walls that are player-made, which prevent monsters from spawning inside.Structural walls and ceiling - stone, wood, dirt or nearly any other block that isn't corrupt.Housing requires the following, in additional to being of sufficient size: Keep that in mind when designing your housing. I later would regret this design - monsters stormed directly through it and slaughtered NPCs every time there was an event. Use the '?' Housing Query tool to click a space and determine if it meets the housing requirements. Also, if NPCs die, they will not necessarily move back into the same place when they respawn. If every house is full, you'd need an empty room to send one to in order to adjust where they live. You can move NPCs in and out using the housing interface, you cannot simply swap where they live though. A building in Terraria with the capacity to hold all 19 NPCs, with minor modifications Having lots of little cottages is doable, but it will take time! Not only in construction, but also in getting to vendors when you need them. Building individual houses for each NPC takes more materials than combining them into a home and takes up much more space in your world. For those who skipped this or wonder what works, I'm going to provide some clear and simple answers.īecause most people will build an apartment building, mansion or castle in which to house all their NPCs, it's worth noting we're really talking about individual room requirements here although the game refers to it as housing. Many new players will get a tutorial to build their first house, but may not realize other sizes work as well. The vendors who live in your town are sometimes necessary to craft powerful items that help you advance the game. Housing your NPCs is a key part of Terraria. Courtesy of, which regularly features new shots of gameplay and builds. Terraria: Houses Building Tips & Valid Housing Requirements Housing designed as a ship, using background walls for sails.

Terraria castle