Mobs are spawning in my base

Hello, I got a little problem with mobspawn... I builded some "defenses"... I dug down a hole, so mobs will fall into it. Well... That's not happening... Mobs are spawning into my base. Do you know how to prevent that?
3:13 pm, January 12, 2023
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Dwarflord replied to Mobs are spawning in my base January 12, 2023 @ 12:08:19 pm PST

Originally posted by Aruni:
Originally posted by Dwarflord:
Workbenches have a radius (same as their build radius) that prevents mobs spawning inside of it. Standing torches, campfires, other crafting benches, and probably some other things I'm missing also do the same, but you can't see their radius. I like to use standing torches as they are cheap and don't take up much space. They don't have to be burning to work.
I read about workbenches... It doesn't work for me. I placed them problably everywhere, around my base.

If you have any space at all (even a tiny space) that is not covered by the build radius of a workbench, torch, fire, etc, then stuff can and will spawn in that little space.
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Zep Tepi replied to Mobs are spawning in my base January 12, 2023 @ 12:24:09 pm PST

Mobs generally don't fall into holes unless they are pushed. In fact you would be semi-safe in a hole yourself, very useful when mining silver, not so great if one wolf pushes another in there with you.

Instead dig a trench around the whole base and take advantage of their reluctance to go into holes and their inability to climb steep angles.

For the workbenches, carry a small beam blueprint (or any other piece that's not a campfire or log bench) around and make sure it is buildable in every inch of your base. You can build if you stand in range and stretch the piece out of range, so keep it right at your feet to ensure there are no gaps anywhere. After you do that then you could replace a workbench with something else in the list if you want to, just make sure its in the exact same spot.
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Dwarflord replied to Mobs are spawning in my base January 12, 2023 @ 12:30:16 pm PST

Originally posted by Zep Tepi:
Mobs generally don't fall into holes unless they are pushed. In fact you would be semi-safe in a hole yourself, very useful when mining silver, not so great if one wolf pushes another in there with you.

Instead dig a trench around the whole base and take advantage of their reluctance to go into holes and their inability to climb steep angles.

For the workbenches, carry a small beam blueprint (or any other piece that's not a campfire or log bench) around and make sure it is buildable in every inch of your base. You can build if you stand in range and stretch the piece out of range, so keep it right at your feet to ensure there are no gaps anywhere. After you do that then you could replace a workbench with something else in the list if you want to, just make sure its in the exact same spot.
What he said.
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Aruni replied to Mobs are spawning in my base January 12, 2023 @ 7:14:39 am PST

Originally posted by Dwarflord:
Workbenches have a radius (same as their build radius) that prevents mobs spawning inside of it. Standing torches, campfires, other crafting benches, and probably some other things I'm missing also do the same, but you can't see their radius. I like to use standing torches as they are cheap and don't take up much space. They don't have to be burning to work.
I read about workbenches... It doesn't work for me. I placed them problably everywhere, around my base.
6:13 pm, January 12, 2023
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Nascarman replied to Mobs are spawning in my base January 12, 2023 @ 7:44:24 am PST

Originally posted by Aruni:
Originally posted by Dwarflord:
Workbenches have a radius (same as their build radius) that prevents mobs spawning inside of it. Standing torches, campfires, other crafting benches, and probably some other things I'm missing also do the same, but you can't see their radius. I like to use standing torches as they are cheap and don't take up much space. They don't have to be burning to work.
I read about workbenches... It doesn't work for me. I placed them problably everywhere, around my base.

You can use things other than workbenches, like beds, portals, fires, all crafting stations, etc.

Here’s a list of almost every object that prevents spawns nearby it: https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Player_base
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Aruni replied to Mobs are spawning in my base January 12, 2023 @ 7:51:34 am PST

Originally posted by Nascarman:
Originally posted by Aruni:
I read about workbenches... It doesn't work for me. I placed them problably everywhere, around my base.

You can use things other than workbenches, like beds, portals, fires, all crafting stations, etc.

Here’s a list of almost every object that prevents spawns nearby it: https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Player_base
Okay, thank you!
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Dwarflord replied to Mobs are spawning in my base January 12, 2023 @ 7:07:31 am PST

Workbenches have a radius (same as their build radius) that prevents mobs spawning inside of it. Standing torches, campfires, other crafting benches, and probably some other things I'm missing also do the same, but you can't see their radius. I like to use standing torches as they are cheap and don't take up much space. They don't have to be burning to work.
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