**REPORTED** NPCs die for no reason

[ScottySR]

Steam or GOG

Steam

Single Player/Multiplayer

Single

Operating System

Windows 10

Terraria Version

1.4.0.5

Controls Used

Keyboard/Mouse

Ever since updating to 1.4.0.x version, I've had NPCs randomly dying while far away from them. It's not that common, but odd. To my knowledge enemies only spawn around the player, so enemies can't have been the reason. Also, I'm sure there is no environmental hazards near the NPC housings they could have died from.

 

[ShadowOfDarkness]

Including water?

 

[ScottySR]

That might be it, although I'm not sure why the NPCs would want to go to water to begin with (which is perhaps why I didn't consider it). If they made it possible for NPCs to drown, I find it odd that they didn't make any AI changes that would prevent them form drowning on accident. For example by making them not wanting to go underwater voluntarily.
Not sure if they go to lava on their own, but enemies at least do, which is weird to me.

 

[ShadowOfDarkness]

NPCs can now indeed drown, and they have a really hard time getting out.

 

[Cakeyeater]

My oasis and ocean NPCs drown all the time. Either make a steep incline they won’t walk down, or build a wall.

 

[Leinfors]

There are some issues with water and NPCs right now where they are getting stuck underwater. We are looking into it.