The exciting terraria game lets you dig, fight, explore, and build. It is filled with fun and action-packed adventure. It is a 2D sandbox game that lets both single-player and multiplayer enjoy it.
An important part of this game is to build a safe space(house) for the player and the Non-Player Character(NPC). This house also serves as the base of operation from where the NPCs fight the hostile mobs and teleport worldwide.
However, the game players generally tend to make mistakes while creating this house and are shown an ‘error’ dialog. Terraria house ideas need certain points to be considered for a ‘valid’ house.
House Ideas
The house must meet the requirements of the game, which can be verified using the house menu’s top button, labeled with a question mark(“?”). Each NPC requires a separate house to spawn and fight from. If the house in which the NPC is staying no longer follows the guidelines, the NPC will be thrown out of the house and will be wandering about the whole area. NPCs can be moved from one house to another using the housing interface.
Certain naturally generated structures can attract NPCs if the players place light sources in them. Besides light sources, players only need beds as furniture, while the NPCs might need more.
1. Housing Essentials
Building a house in Terraria is not just about placing rectangular blocks one above the other; it is a bit more complicated. New players are given a tutorial at the beginning of the game on how to build a house, but it is not very clear about the measurements. One might also forget the guidelines, and thus, we are here to help you.
In addition to the features mentioned above, housing must have:
- Structural walls and ceiling – stone, wood, dirt, or nearly any other block that isn’t corrupt
- Background walls that are player-made prevent monsters from spawning inside.
It might be very convenient to build a complete house with dirt, but you will need wood since it helps you make the background walls and chairs.
2. Structure
The walls can be made as raised platforms to keep the monsters away and protect your NPCs. The house needs to have an entrance and a door to it to protect the NPCs when they are sleeping or resting. Using platforms stacked vertically can be a great way to skip a door, but it will expose the NPCs to the monsters.
You can also remove the base of the structure once it’s ready. This way, monsters will (almost)never be able to enter your house.
3. Segments
Houses that are naturally made are good to use with just an installation of torchlight, but for the houses that you build, you must make a wall yourself by breaking down the naturally occurring wall. This will provide additional security for the house and the NPCs from the enemies.
You can also make a house of glass with proper windows and background walls.
The placement of the furniture is always based on the character’s direction. The direction in which the character is facing will be the direction of the furniture you install in the house.
4. Location
You can build a safe house with strong walls anywhere, but it is preferable to build the house at the central point of the map in the game. This protects the house from the possible meteorites.
An underground house is a safe option to protect all your treasury and the most important NPCs. You can place the most important ones at the center or back of the structure, where they will be safer against the blood moon. This will also allow the NPCs to fight against the bosses away from their spawn point.
As mentioned earlier, it is also advisable to build floating houses that are difficult for the enemies to reach.
Terrarian Themed House
As you start to master the game and move up the level of expertise, you will be bored of the simple structures, and the game will require you to dwell on many variations.
This will include:
1. Desert House- The Desert biome is the favorite of NPCs, and this will create an urge to build a house across the desert. In the later stages of the play, these houses can be easily enhanced with fancy decoration.
2. Snow House- This one definitely requires lots of experience and updates to build. The template needs to suit the resources and ability. But it looks great once it is ready with its cozy fireplace.
3. Jungle House- You will not like a house in a jungle that looks out of place. Thus, you should build a jungle hut that requires advanced build but can be adapted to suit your skill level and taste.
4. Auto House- These houses have the coolest features but will require you to dip your toes into moddling. It uses Fargo’s Mutant Mod and instantly creates 6*10 wooden houses.
Conclusion
The Terraria house is the core of the game since it safeguards all your collections and hard work applied in the game. It acts as the base of operation in the early stages of the game.
Functional and quaint, your first house will always be something you ponder. Make it a good one by following the tutorial and guidelines mentioned above. The steps and the measurements might confuse you for some time initially, but soon, you will start loving the process and create masterpieces on your own.
