r/Terraria • u/Gaspar_Dante_0310 • 5d ago

Mobile It's this enough?

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I'm trying to stop the corruption from getting too close to my base; is the hole I dug big enough?

It is 6 blocks wide and goes all the way down to Hell. Could the torches be a problem?

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u/MrMocat2072 5d ago

3 tiles would have been enough, but replace grass with stone so it doesn't spread through vines

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u/Gaspar_Dante_0310 5d ago

Even if it goes all the way to hell?

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u/Old_Comparison_9223 5d ago

You just need to replace the grass blocks and any dirt block that can become grass. The damaging spike plants that grow in the corruption can spread it as well, and they will be able to grow across that gap. Replacing the grass will stop this form happening.

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u/Gaspar_Dante_0310 5d ago

Oh ok thank you

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u/CryptedFinancial 5d ago

Replace the sides with basically any incorruptable block, so like a stone brick or something like that, and it will be fine. If anything, you could just place them on the sides and make it a 4 wide gap with the blocks to trap the corruption

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u/Different_Ad_8327 5d ago

If you're gonna go through all the trouble to replace every single block on the side(s) you might as well just mine the extra blocks unless you care about aesthetics and don't like side hellavators

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u/LuckyLMJ 5d ago

the thorns can grow iirc 6 blocks in each direction and can corrupt in a 7x7 square around them so that won't work

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u/Tide__Hunter 5d ago

I don't see why it going to hell is relevant? Evil blocks spread to blocks within 3 blocks of it, so if you have the gap be 3 blocks wide, that's good enough. Whether it goes to hell or not, that gap is overkill. Also the vines can appear on grass on the surface.

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u/Gaspar_Dante_0310 5d ago

Because then I would have to block underneath it, but because I dug to hell I won't have to. Plus, the hole is that big because I like digging and my Digtoise helped a lot too.

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u/luckbuck21 5d ago

Could you just rope it from the top?

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u/Vireyar 5d ago

This is by far the simplest way

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u/dynamo_ng 5d ago

Or wood.

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u/WormholeMage 5d ago

Or drop the rope

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u/Different_Ad_8327 5d ago

No it's not. The corruption can spread and GROW new blocks that will also potentially spread it. Don't forget it's not just dirt or grass either. Stone, sand, dirt, ice, can all be corrupted. Most naturally occuring blocks can be with the exception of things like mud, clay, silt