This is bad.
I’ve noticed for a long time that the purge marker is located at the corners of the bases.
It is on a plateau. We build stairs up from the ground to the plateau and then we put a wall out front from rock to rock. Effectively blocking off the spot right before the Corner of Bones. I will post two screenshots. One of the outside of the wall and one from inside above looking down. These pics are not the full build but close enough I guess. We are right on the line between purges and no purges, but we do get them.
Looking at the first pic, the corner of bones is just off to the right.
Tree house and lollipop bases are extremely similar in this respect (not all lollipops have a tree for a stick). I believe this was done to in some ways discourage or maybe even light punish these building styles as players are not provided climbing ropes in the feats. I have suggested climbing ropes in the past.
The wall, the stables,(not pictured) the upper deck,(where second pic was taken) my house and the shop/bar are all connected and are one build. The main stairs and my brothers house are not connected to the rest. So far when purges spawn(the three we have had) they do so outside the front gate, either walking up from noob river or walking over from the summoning place. TBH, there really is no place to build a second stair case, lol or I would. You would be right though I guess there are two builds there
Because it was addressed in an update some time ago. And it’s just stupid, you build a fortress to protect you from attacks and the purge just spawns in/on it. Also shrug.
I wasn’t aware… Last time I read the documentation (can’t recall if was an official source but I believe it was), it said something to the affect of: Beware, they can and will spawn inside your base… etc.
I think it’s a good change if they cut that “feature” though.