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[haywire]

I am about to start on a map to build my fortress, but was wondering a couple things.  First, let me explain the layout.

It is a 3 vertical by 5 horizontal area comprised of 3 biomes.  The western edge (1x3 squares) is a mirthful freshwater lake.  The top half of the remaining section is mirthful shrubland, and the bottom half is wilderness broadleaf.  Along the 3 eastern edge tiles is a brook that runs south to north.

The first question I have is about preventing things from spawning along certain edges.  If I build a channel along the southern and eastern edges, this should be enough to stop merchants, animals, and invaders from spawning there I assume?  Is there another solution without impacting the features of the land as much?  I've read that merchants require a 3 wide area to spawn, is the same true for invaders and animals?

The second reason for this post concerns what effects limiting the spawn areas would have on wildlife.  If I were to cut off the southern and eastern edges, would this completely prevent wilderness creatures from spawning, or would they now spawn along the northern edge?

[Duke 2.0]

 Know that you cannot channel or build constructions directly on the map edge, so there would be a one-tile area for wildlife to spawn. You could just channel every other square and it would stop traders from spawning there.

[haywire]

So wildlife definitely does spawn at the very edge of the map and not one square in?  Damn.

Mainly I'd like to be able to wall in a section of both the brook and the lake, for access during sieges.  I can do that, but it would require making my fort cut the map in half essentially, and having to do the defense for both sides.  Been trying to find a location like this but where the river/brook meets the lake, but after a good bit of time looking, this was the best I could get.

[Shoku]

Actually you can build bridges right up to the edge.

I dunno if retracting them works right but if there aren't any such issues they ought to block an area from being spawnable- or on the other hand they could crash the game, who knows?