Originally posted by Complaintdesk:

All crafting workbenches & fire sources (don't have to be lit) prevent mob spawning. That's pretty much the list other than a few peripherals such as beds, portal and manufacturing items. My friend has done all the research check out his video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C9fKFg6bmw

This is exactly video I mentioned before, just didn't linked. Thanks.

Originally posted by DarkEternal:

For quick reference, every item listed here will prevent spawns in their area of influence (20 meters).

https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Player_base

As I thought, benches aren't on the list. Thanks.

All crafting workbenches & fire sources (don't have to be lit) prevent mob spawning. That's pretty much the list other than a few peripherals such as beds, portal and manufacturing items. My friend has done all the research check out his video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C9fKFg6bmw

For quick reference, every item listed here will prevent spawns in their area of influence (20 meters).

https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Player_base

I build then into the walls. I have dug out holes and placed workbenches in them, then topped it with stone flooring at ground level.

Only issues with that is if too close to water (takes damage), or if in an area mobs do ground attacks (obviously will hit and damage/destroy the workbench).

Originally posted by DarkEternal:

If you dig down deep enough, you can put a workbench underground and then cover it up with wood/stone floor. Trying to cover it with dirt will eventually see it destroyed, but, if you incorporate them into your base in such a way that they're under wood or stone, then they stay hidden while still giving the advantages of preventing monster spawns and a way to repair your base.
Once I get into stone, I will usually dig up enough room for a workbench and stonecutter, then cover them up under floors. Heck, I even use stone foundations for pathways and stick them under those. You can't see them, but when you equip your hammer, you can see the area of influence for them and stick more in as needed for spawn prevention/repairing.

I see.. It might be viable way. Monsters won't attack flooring so easy I hope. Maybe I can deco it somehow underway, otherwise I will have tons of small patches of stone hehe. Thanks

I just tested benchs and they work well. I "conquered" a plains beach near to my spawn point after the first boss by cleaning the mobs there and placing some benchs to prevent normal/night spawn while I was building my main base. You can fortify the benchs or put in the ground, just be sure its not destroyed by the raids or greydwarfs. One brute destroyed a bench, I didnt notice and suddenly there was like 4 night fulings and 1 deathsquito that almost killed me (bronze armour).

Originally posted by bikers:

I just tested benchs and they work well. I "conquered" a plains beach near to my spawn point after the first boss by cleaning the mobs there and placing some benchs to prevent normal/night spawn while I was building my main base. You can fortify the benchs or put in the ground, just be sure its not destroyed by the raids or greydwarfs. One brute destroyed a bench, I didnt notice and suddenly there was like 4 night fulings and 1 deathsquito that almost killed me (bronze armour).

I've seen yt tests and it was said benches, chairs and tables doesn't prevent spawn of mob. So I'm not sure to this one.

Originally posted by AdorableWolf:

I've seen yt tests and it was said benches, chairs and tables doesn't prevent spawn of mob. So I'm not sure to this one.

Well, so test yourself. I am mentioning what I have tested and saw it working, the bench prevents in the range of the white circle, because the fulings spawn was exactly the area where that specific destroyed bench was covering (the white circle of this bench was like 70% black forest and 30% plains).

Originally posted by bikers:

Originally posted by AdorableWolf:

I've seen yt tests and it was said benches, chairs and tables doesn't prevent spawn of mob. So I'm not sure to this one.

Well, so test yourself. I am mentioning what I have tested and saw it working, the bench prevents in the range of the white circle, because the fulings spawn was exactly the area where that specific destroyed bench was covering (the white circle of this bench was like 70% black forest and 30% plains).

I will look into that. Thanks.

If you dig down deep enough, you can put a workbench underground and then cover it up with wood/stone floor. Trying to cover it with dirt will eventually see it destroyed, but, if you incorporate them into your base in such a way that they're under wood or stone, then they stay hidden while still giving the advantages of preventing monster spawns and a way to repair your base.
Once I get into stone, I will usually dig up enough room for a workbench and stonecutter, then cover them up under floors. Heck, I even use stone foundations for pathways and stick them under those. You can't see them, but when you equip your hammer, you can see the area of influence for them and stick more in as needed for spawn prevention/repairing.

Originally posted by Enigma:

I build small huts or sheds with a workbench in them. Looks a little nicer, and fleshes out the area near the base. Takes a bit of wood, but if you have elder buff that shouldn't really ever be an issue.

Hmm.. I do that inside of the walls. Not the best thing building it out there, they will be targeted.. buut. I should consider this. It is still better they target them and spawn further away. It is easy to rebuild.
Thanks.

Originally posted by Complaintdesk:

My son copied those lean to's one finds in the wilderness, you know the ones? Sometimes you will find two lean-to shelters with a campfire in the middle. He would rebuild the broken campfires or hide workbenches inside them. We got lucky when we built our HQ, in that we had two abandoned villages off to the west and east of our location. I simply added workbenches to all of the buildings, repaired and fixed roofs, then added some campfires and workbenches up in the trees. Out of sight out of mind ...

I also added a half-dozen wards, and simply had my son interact and opt-in on them before activating them. They can be buried or set-up to look like altars to ancient gods.

We reuse buildings in one of our camps. Though they failed quickly when trolls attacked. They don't have any defence value against those.

I build small huts or sheds with a workbench in them. Looks a little nicer, and fleshes out the area near the base. Takes a bit of wood, but if you have elder buff that shouldn't really ever be an issue.

My son copied those lean to's one finds in the wilderness, you know the ones? Sometimes you will find two lean-to shelters with a campfire in the middle. He would rebuild the broken campfires or hide workbenches inside them. We got lucky when we built our HQ, in that we had two abandoned villages off to the west and east of our location. I simply added workbenches to all of the buildings, repaired and fixed roofs, then added some campfires and workbenches up in the trees. Out of sight out of mind ...

I also added a half-dozen wards, and simply had my son interact and opt-in on them before activating them. They can be buried or set-up to look like altars to ancient gods.