# Monster Spawn Distance?

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/monster-spawn-distance/22769>\
**Category:** Gameplay\
**Created:** [June 8, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/monster-spawn-distance/22769 "2016-06-08T13:22:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ChicagoPhil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@ChicagoPhil](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/ChicagoPhil)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/monster-spawn-distance/22769/1 "2016-06-08T13:22:16Z")

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Is there and/or what is the distance for monsters to spawn? I’m on an island where Im able to see the entire area, discovered. I wall off the one path onto the area for protection, yet I have invaders spawning on the island. Is the area a certain radius or area around the Flag?

Just trying to figure this out.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![ChickenNuggers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e7dd6/32.png) [@ChickenNuggers](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/ChickenNuggers)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/monster-spawn-distance/22769/2 "2016-06-08T15:40:19Z")

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When going through some of the Desktop Tuesdays, I found out a few things about the spawning distance. It’s based on a shape of the outermost pieces of your buildings (for example, actual buildings, zones, stockpiles, etc.) and then given a distance from that area. By my playthroughs as of right now it looks to be 50 blocks, seeing as a goblin camp just spawned a short ways away from my housing area. Attached image for reference:

 ![](https://i.imgur.com/8t08Jsz.png)  
Unfortunately, as also shown in the image, it looks like items placed such as stone braziers and fire pits are **not** included when calculating areas that monsters can spawn in. Which kinda sucks. I just put a bunch down thinking it would.

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**Author:** ![ChickenNuggers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e7dd6/32.png) [@ChickenNuggers](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/ChickenNuggers)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/monster-spawn-distance/22769/3 "2016-06-08T16:07:36Z")

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I’m now forced to believe there’s an issue with this due to the fact a group spawned right between two buildings:

 ![](https://i.imgur.com/3SlYJ7N.png)

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**Author:** ![RLG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/rlg/32/69080_2.png) [@RLG](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/RLG)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/monster-spawn-distance/22769/4 "2016-06-08T20:23:35Z")

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Can confirm this issue. just had wolves spawn in the middle of my settlement.

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**Author:** ![Ramcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/65b543/32.png) [@Ramcat](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Ramcat)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/monster-spawn-distance/22769/5 "2016-06-09T00:24:20Z")

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See:

[http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/enemies-appear-in-town/22736](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/enemies-appear-in-town/22736)