Graveyard



The Graveyard is a mini-biome that appears when several Tombstones are in close proximity. As the number of Tombstones increase, the game colors in the vicinity become gradually more desaturated, mist accumulates on the ground, and lightning may randomly strike in the background. Graveyards cause Ghosts and Ravens to spawn, as well as night enemies like Zombies and Demon Eyes, even during daytime hours.

The Sunflower buff does not activate for players in a Graveyard. However, the presence of sunflowers cancels out the formation of the Graveyard biome to some extent.


 * Five tombstones allow Ghosts to spawn, as well as Zombies and Demon Eyes during the day.
 * Six tombstones allow Maggot Zombies to spawn.
 * Graveyard-exclusive NPC vendor stock exists, though only five NPCs are known so far to do so: the Painter, the Arms Dealer, the Clothier, the Dye Trader, and the Cyborg. Although, it is unknown what other requirements there may be. 6 tombstones are required for vendors to sell the items, as well as unlocking crafting recipes for items.

Crafting
Certain items can only be crafted in a Graveyard, alongside with standard crafting stations. The Graveyard requirement is called "Ecto Mist".

Tips

 * Avoid letting Tombstones accumulate around one's base/spawn point during the early game, as Ghosts have high health and damage output compared to starting characters, and the player will be bothered by Zombies and Demon Eyes
 * The area immediately surrounding spawn can't be turned into a graveyard, but traveling far enough from spawn can have it change into one if the tombstones are spread out far enough.


 * Using sunflowers around common death spots such as arenas can help to prevent a graveyard biome from being created without the need to constantly mine tombstones. Another option is to mine one-tile gaps in the ground and platforms such that tombstones cannot be placed.