Relocated savanna turf spawning trees..... is that normal?

[FBWTK]

The great RNGesus decided that all my savanna should be limited to a single peninsula on the most opposite side of the map from where my base and all the good resources are.  I moved some savanna turf to an area near me (pulling up forest turf, chopping down all trees and burning all stumps) so that I can make a beefalo pen near me.    Last time I went to check on it.... it was being over run by random evergreens.....   I thought trees arent capable of natural spawn in savanna.   Does the game look at the original generated map to determine biomes or does it look at the physical turf?    Do i need to clear out trees on the regular if i want a pure savanna? 

[xDarkSoul18x]

I believe you are correct unfortunately, but I am not 100% sure.

[landromat]

You can't change existing biomes with turf replacement. Nothing but artificial turf like cobblestones will stop trees from spawning

[CaptainChaotica]

That's good to know--I was always a little iffy on that myself.  However, be glad that trees at least can't spawn naturally next to player-made structures as closely as they used to be able to...

Spoiler

 

(here's a picture of the original, so you can see it better.  If you're wondering why the huge trees or the further-away-than-usual view:  Mods.)

 

...this happened to one of my own building projects.  : P  (Fortunately, in this case, it fits the storyline...they're "ruins", Nature Reclaims them, it's all good.)  Amusingly, this was only a few DAYS before the code got changed!

...Notorious

[Cheggf]

14 hours ago, landromat said:

You can't change existing biomes with turf replacement. Nothing but artificial turf like cobblestones will stop trees from spawning

Doesn't rocky also stop them?

[landromat]

2 hours ago, Cheggf said:

Doesn't rocky also stop them?

Yes, it should. I can't remember full list of turf that prevents trees from spawn. Pretty sure wiki can help

[maradyne]

You can test which ones by trying to plant pinecones or butterflies or similar stuff.
Lureplant bulb.

[Prajdo]

Usually I turn off all respawnable trees when I go for "biome swapping thingy". I prefer to plant them wherever I want anyway.

And Klei if you see it consider to add option to turn off respawn of berry bushes around the world in settings. It's the only thing that still spawn on swapped biomes no matter what.

[ArubaroBeefalo]

6 hours ago, Prajdo said:

And Klei if you see it consider to add option to turn off respawn of berry bushes around the world in settings. It's the only thing that still spawn on swapped biomes no matter what.

i wish that was the case but as far as i know berry bushes only respawn arround the portal in endless servers

[Maxposting]

1 hour ago, ArubaroBeefalo said:

i wish that was the case but as far as i know berry bushes only respawn arround the portal in endless servers

As far as I know, there are "Wilderness spawners" that also are used in endless. I don't know really.

@Hornete We crave the great knowledge.

[DVGMedia]

On 2/25/2022 at 11:01 AM, maradyne said:

You can test which ones by trying to plant pinecones or butterflies or similar stuff.
Lureplant bulb.

its more so if the eye plants cant grow on it
 

so any man made turf carpet wooden cobble  marble

and world turf being rocky cave rocky and desert turf