I usually build my NPC houses as small as possible (often 10x3 or 8x4). For some reason, especially the 10x3s, I'll get the "not valid housing" message when I try to put a pet in with an NPC. I'm not sure why. With just a workbench and chair, I have 7 tiles of floor space, so that should be plenty. There's enough room for both flags as well. Clearly, there's minimum housing criteria for both a NPC and a pet that exceeds that for just an NPC. Anyone know what that is? The wiki wasn't any help on this one. Thanks!
Can't fit both an NPC and pet in a valid house
- Thread starter Kneller
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Having both NPC and town pet does require a bigger house. I suggest extending your house one block vertically or horizontally and try again. If it doesn’t work with one block, add another, until it lets you have both.
Having both NPC and town pet does require a bigger house. I suggest extending your house one block vertically or horizontally and try again. If it doesn’t work with one block, add another, until it lets you have both.
I've been experimenting, but I like building minimalist houses, so I'm trying to figure out the absolute minimum. I've found that 10x3 never works, 8x4 sometimes works, but I can't figure out the factors for the "sometimes". Even with the same furniture configuration, it seems to work in some cases, but not others.
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Try a 7x5. If it had the same results as 8x4 then the game may just be bugged.