This is not valid housing [duplicate]

What's going on here?

It was previously occupied, but they all moved out and now they wont go back. I haven't touched it.

I'm on PC latest update. I tried replacing the table and chair and the blocks! If anyone else has this problem please tell me how you fixed it or if its something to do you the biome.

terraria

Best Answer

From your items I can see that you're in hardmode, a common reason for a valid housing to become invalid is because of the spreading of corruption/crimson.

If a room is within ~42 blocks of corruption/crimson, that house becomes invalid housing for NPC's.

You can purify nearby corruption/crimson and see if that makes the house valid. If it does I would recommend preventing it from being able to spread towards your house again. You can do this in multiple ways, such as planting hallow at your house or making a 3 wide gap of non-corruptible material.

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What does it mean when it says this is not valid housing?

"This is not valid housing." The room does not meet one or more of the following requirements: Walls, Minimum Size, Background Walls, Corruption Limit. If the corruption is at fault, usually it is only a small amount and it may be too far away to be seen on the same screen as the room.

Why is my housing not suitable Terraria?

In this phase, the house looks structurally valid, but there are three reasons it can still be rejected: If it is already occupied, if it is too close to or inside an evil biome, or if there is no place inside for the NPC to stand at night. First, the game checks if the house is already occupied by another NPC.

What is a valid housing Terraria?

Housing must be at least 10 tiles wide(interior). Housing must be at least 4 tiles tall(interior). Housing must have walls on all sides. Housing must have a door. Housing must have a Table.

How do you uncorrupt a house in Terraria?

Simple put: Once too many corrupted blocks (Ebonstone, Corrupt Grass etc.) are near the housing, the house will become corrupted and invalid for an NPC. Simply purify the area or build a house away from the corrupted area while it suits the other requirement for it to become suitable.

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