1. Bandits act very locally. They'll just spawn in within the same cell as you based on your location and their spawn chances. You being in the deep forest would lower their chances as a lot of bandits spawn urban-only, but you'd still have forest-dwellers spawning in your vicinity.
2. As far as I know, bandits who spawn in as wanderers run around aimlessly, so even if your home is the only one for miles around, they probably won't gravitate to it. That being said there's always a chance they might. Raider bandits - or assault, whatever - if I remember correctly always want you dead, so even if they can't see you, they spawn in and run to where you are to engage.
3. I think they can climb over it. Sorry but I've never checked or seen it, so I can't help you there.
4. The thievery is legitimate. Some bandits can spawn with a "robber" trait, and while I don't know exactly how it works (like when they decide to rob you) I know they do actually enter your base and try to loot and steal. You can disable this behavior in the "Bandits General" sandbox tab.

I hope this helps

Originally posted by bingusboy:

I hope this helps :spiffo:

Thank you for your reply, it is very helpful. For large and small modules, this kind of investigation often takes time to verify. Of course, thank you again.