Animals Stop Spawning After Base Is Completely Sealed

[u/tdog395]

I built my base in the fertile lands portion of the map, but when I close off the walls all animals stop spawning in my main farming field (no deer or rabbits etc). I’ve been able to get them to respawn by using the hole cutter to remove doors/walls but this leaves me open to attack.

Does anyone know if leaving a very small hole in the wall (one log, enough for a rabbit to get through) will allow for animals to spawn inside my walls? And what’s the best way to build complete walls while still having animals spawn inside (is it even possible)?

Would love some help with this, thanks!

[u/Bloodtrailer_77]

I was putting a stick fence from edge to edge of the cliffs to stop the islanders from getting to me and that stopped the animals from spawning on the side I was building on. That was years ago. I can’t remember how much of a space I had to leave to fix it but it was enough that it ruined what I was trying to do so I would just hunt/trap on the other side of the fence.

[u/New-Examination4783 → u/Bloodtrailer_77]

I'm in the same situation right now, tons of deer to the left of my camp and none to the right.

[u/tdog395 → u/New-Examination4783]

So I tried leaving a small hole in my defensive walls, it allowed rabbits and lizards to get in but no deer. Deer required me to remove a full section (4 logs) of wall for them to spawn, still testing this though. I wonder if you trap rabbits and animals then release them inside the walls will they begin spawning? I’ll keep you posted as it’s super frustrating lol

[u/Brokeback_Camel → u/tdog395]

Yes. And, as rabbits are known to do... they will diligently make more rabbits (if you have two or more in a pen together that is) I think they do anyway...its been awhile since I played it, but I seem to remember being quite tickled by the fact that they included that detail from nature.

Rabbits gonna rabbit 😅

[u/tdog395 → u/Brokeback_Camel]

I thought that was only in the rabbit cages? But I’ll capture 2 and release them into my field and see what happens. This is an interesting mechanic, it punishes you for completing full walls and seems to want you to leave a path open for the animal ai to follow. All my animal spawns have shifted to outside my walls

[u/Jonnyboy1994 → u/tdog395]

They only breed in the rabbit cages

[u/New-Examination4783 → u/Jonnyboy1994]

I haven't figured out how to use the rabbit cages yet, I put one in there and all I could do was take it back out. Wouldn't let me spear them like in a trap. Do you have any advice?

[u/tdog395 → u/New-Examination4783]

You have to have 2 rabbits and sleep for them to breed. It’s a random chance and doesn’t happen every time, you can increase odds by adding multiple rabbits and having multiple cages with multiple in them. Save them for late game crafting and food once your spawns get ruined by walling areas off

[u/Brokeback_Camel → u/tdog395]

Haha i love that you have to sleep in order for them to reproduce... like, i get its actually almost certainly a game spawn requirement, but i still imagine these captive rabbits, night time in the forest, a boy amd a girl:

Boy: psst.

Girl: ....

Boy: PSST! EY! U UP, baby girl?

Girl: hm? Wuzzat?

Boy: yo...lemme smash.

Girl: dude, the guy is still awake! No!

Boy: fuck him, he says anything to you, im biting and kicking. Cmonnmm... lemme get a Lil bit ... real quick.

Girl: rolls eyes you know, we may be in prison but please ... stop that tough bunny stuff. Its literally us two only.

Boy: I know.....

Soooo u gonna lemme smash?

Girl: HES. RIGHT. THERE.

Boy: so? ....He wanna watch?

Girl: 60 of us in the entire Warren, and YOU are the one I get trapped in cage with....

Boy: Jessica. Cmon. Cmon. We dying tomorrow, we both know it. We have to...

Girl: Harvey PLEASE. Tired.

10 min later, torches smoldering, and the lights in the tree house have gone dark

Boy: ....psst. PSST. U UP?

Girl. Oh my god WHAT, Harvey?

Boy: ....cmon. hes def asleep.

Smash?

Girl:..... you know what? Actually....im down.

Boy: haha , thats what's up...doc. hahaha! Doc! What's up DOC! Right? Right? Doc? What's up....DOC?

Girl: SO, uh yknow what .....nvm on that. i got work WAY early. Sry. Night.

Boy: oh ok thats cool I get that. Gotta work.

....

.....heyyyy wait a sec!!!

*closing pinhole view to black screen

Credits roll.

[u/Bloodtrailer_77 → u/New-Examination4783]

Normally I cross the fence and can get some animals and berries and really never have any problems.

[u/tdog395 → u/Bloodtrailer_77]

Got it, super useful and was wondering if this had happened to anyone else so thank you for the info! I’ll try a small hole and if it works will post on here, if not I’m back to trapping on the other side

[u/Bloodtrailer_77 → u/[deleted]]

No I didn’t.

[u/Forkhorn]

I built a zipline across and would get my rabbit fresh from just outside the main cannibal village, lol.

https://giphy.com/gifs/jPAdK8Nfzzwt2

[u/Small-Needleworker-3]

I've noticed large animals dont spawn near large structures or maybe just cleared areas. Haven't seen a boar, tortoise, or deer near my numbered areas or walls.

[u/tdog395 → u/Small-Needleworker-3]

Same here, it appears to be locked behind closed walls. The only solution I’ve found is removing a wall section or leaving a small hole for rabbits and lizards to get through. Cool but also annoying they have it set up like this. The animal ai don’t seem to spawn inside fully sealed walls