Rundown House

Rundown House
Tool Required
Resources	x1 x1-2 x1
Spawns	×4
Renewable?	No
Common Biomes	Marsh
DebugSpawn	"mermhouse"

Rundown House
Tool Required
Resources	x1 x1-2 x1
Spawns	×4
Renewable?	No
Common Biomes	Tidal Marsh
DebugSpawn	"mermhouse"

“Who would live here?”

–Wilson

“No one would care if this burned down.”

–Willow

“The house was not strong enough.”

–Wolfgang

“Time has broken it down.”

–Wendy

“OUTDATED ABODE”

–WX-78

“Obviously dilapidated.”

–Wickerbottom

“They're not the handiest.”

–Woodie

“They copied the pigs, but they're even less intelligent.”

–Maxwell

“Is this dwelling made öf fish?”

–Wigfrid

“Smells fishy.”

–Webber

“I could have sworn this was an outhouse.”

–Walani

“Fisherfolk live here. I can smell it.”

–Warly

“I don't trust 'em.”

–Woodlegs

A Rundown House is a naturally occurring structure found in a Marsh biome. Its main purpose is spawning and housing Merms. In It has an appearance similar to that of a Pig House, but in a dilapidated state. It cannot be crafted by the player, making it non-renewable. Rundown Houses can hold up to four Merms and spawns a Merm every four days if any Merms are killed. During the day, only one Merm per Rundown House is normally outside. If that Merm gets into combat or when the house is struck with a Hammer, the rest of the Merms will come out and help it fight. Also, when Dusk comes, all Merms exit their house to wander around the vicinity.

Deconstructing a Rundown House with a Hammer yields 1-2 Rocks, 1 Board, and 1 Fish.

Downloadable Content

In the Shipwrecked DLC, Rundown Houses are replaced by Merm Huts in Shipwrecked Worlds. Merm Huts have a more tropical and better maintained appearance compared to Rundown Houses. When destroyed, instead of Fish, they drop Tropical Fish. Otherwise, their behavior is identical.

Bugs

• In the single player version, hitting a Rundown House with a Hammer once will make it look like a Pig House but behave normally.

Gallery

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  Rabbit Hutch, Rundown House and Pig House.

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  A cluster of Rundown Houses found in a Marsh biome.

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  A Set Piece with many Rundown Houses.

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  A burnt Rundown House from the Reign of Giants DLC.