Can't get the merchant to spawn [duplicate]

I got 50 silver coins for the first time but I didn't have a house prepared for him and this weird timer came up.

I went to my spawn just the guide in his house so a few days later I make a house for him get 50 silver coins no sign of him.

Do I have to make a new world? Should I just wait?

terraria

Best Answer

A few things to check:

Use the housing query button and click on your house. Does it say the housing is valid?
Make sure you have a house for both the guide and the merchant. The one you created for the merchant might be occupied by the guide, and the house intended for the guide might be invalid.
Make sure your 50 silver coins are in your inventory, and not in a chest. You must be carrying the 50 silver for the merchant to spawn.

If all requirements are met, the merchant will eventually spawn during the day. You can be in your house when this happens, as he initially appears off-screen and walks towards the home built for him.

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How do I get the merchant NPC to spawn?

He does not require his own house in order to spawn, and will instead spawn next to NPCs, including town pets, spending the day walking around them. Once the criteria are met, the Traveling Merchant has a 22.12% chance of spawning each day, appearing at a random time between 4:30 AM and 12:00 PM.

How do you force the Traveling Merchant to spawn?

An empty house is not needed per the wiki: "The Traveling Merchant is a unique NPC vendor that can randomly spawn once you have at least 2 other NPCs. He stays for only one day at a time, and leaves at 6 PM in-game time. He does not need his own house in order to spawn.

Why is the Traveling Merchant not spawning?

What Time Does the Traveling Merchant Spawn in Pet Simulator X? The Pet Simulator X Traveling Merchant has a chance to spawn every 50 minutes.

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