hello friend terraria is a nice little
game with so many things in it even
though there's so much in it the game
doesn't really hold your hand as you
progress it just throws you in with
three tools and well a weirdo
that's why i'm here to give you tips
that every beginner should know and
hopefully that will clear up any
misconceptions that you might have about
terraria
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let's begin
the first thing i really have to address
is the difference between the gamemodes
and the character difficulty settings
i've used my fair share of reddit and my
gosh this is such an issue
so please pay close attention
the first thing you absolutely have to
know is the difference between the world
types this is the world difficulty
setting
normal means that the difficulty is
normal or one times difficulty expert is
2 times difficulty where the bosses
might have newer attacks and also do
more damage along with some other stuff
however loot drops usually have double
the drop rate in expert worlds and there
are some expert exclusive accessories
and cosmetic items
master mode is three times difficulty
and offer mostly cosmetics
now that you've understood that know
that all of these classify as standard
worlds
so normal expert and master mode worlds
are standard worlds
so there is no funny business going on
in there and you get an authentic
terraria experience
journey on the other hand is a whole
different creature
a journey worlds offer you more
customization than like creative mode
but with a twist
firstly journey worlds allow you to
control things like time weather enemy
spawns and can even give you god mode
you start with more items here such as a
pair of starzing wings an item to
teleport you home and better tools
journey walls also feature research and
duplication
for example if you sacrifice a hundred
wood to research you have research
enough of that and you can now spawn in
as much wood as you could possibly need
essentially this is like creative but
you need to earn the creativity
most importantly journey worlds have a
world difficulty meter by default it's
in journey difficulty or half times
difficulty
but you can set it to normal difficulty
which is 1 times 2 times for expert and
3 times for master and the best part is
you can still get the exclusive loot
from here so to some extent journey
worlds are all worlds
but just remember that journey worlds
are a whole different creature
it's definitely not the same authentic
torreira experience like the other
standard worlds
now that you know the difference between
worlds let's look at character settings
once again we have four types here
journey characters can only play on
journey worlds so once again journey is
its own thing
journey to journey
standard means that you can go into
standard world so normal expert and
master
this setting means that when you die you
lose some money and none of your items
medium core means you lose money and
your items
hardcore just means your character gets
deleted when you die
so please for beginners just pick
softcore
mediumcore isn't really a challenge it's
more of a hindrance and an annoyance
if you like having a challenge from the
get-go just pick expert vote there's no
harm choosing softcore but just be
warned that expert is really quite a bit
more difficult compared to normal
so character done the last possible
misconception that you might have is the
word hard mode you hear this a lot and
what hard mode means is independent from
whatever world or character type you
choose
this refers to the state of the world
after you beat the wall of flesh which
is a boss you face along the way
once you defeat this boss a message
shows up that says the ancient spirits
of light and dark have been released
with that message the world goes into
hard mode which is like phase two
so new enemies spawn or enemies might
become harder and you can find new loot
and weapons that are many levels above
what you've had before
this is hard mode it's just the phase of
the world
hopefully with that you are now clearer
on what all these settings mean and you
can make a well informed decision
wow that took a lot of time
let's move on then
the next tip i have is to use the guide
you know that weirdo in your world when
you just spawned in that's not another
player it's an npc and he's more helpful
than what he looks like
firstly he gives you super vague general
guidelines on what to do next
but more importantly his crafting
function is pretty good
when you click the crafting button in
his dialog box you can then put any
material into this box at the left side
and he will tell you what that is used
for he also tells you what other
materials is needed to craft an item and
whether you need a special crafting
station or not this is really helpful
and if you're starting out i put
everything you come across into this
it's just great for learning more about
the game so definitely utilize it
the next tip i have for you is to build
an arena bosses in this game aren't
exactly souls like difficult but they
can be rather challenging especially in
expert worlds
an arena just refers to a nice space
that you intend to fight the boss in so
something simple like a few rows of
platforms count too
it seems redundant but preparing a
proper arena can make a difficult boss
fight become really easy
an arena helps you to maneuver around
and putting stat boost furniture like
heart lanterns and banners will help you
out tremendously at times
if you need an arena guide feel free to
check out this video
but you can honestly freestyle and
discover your own through trial and
error
the next tip i have for you beginners is
to avoid everything you can
the basic rule of not dying is to not
get hit
well duh but lots of beginners overlook
that
playing a melee character with melee
armor and accessories gives you lots of
defense making you tankier but in
terraria even tanks will die if you
actually try to face tank something
you just die slower and all things
considered it's not even that much
slower maybe like i don't know five
seconds more
so yeah the word warrior on melee sounds
like you can facetank everything but you
can't
there are some setups where you can but
those are very limited
ironically the easiest melee weapons to
use are the ones with ranged projectiles
even more ironically the best melee
weapon in the game is this
so moral of the story don't tank just
try to avoid
that brings me nicely to the next point
mobility is key
if you find accessories like climbing
claws shoe spikes hermes boots and the
like make sure you equip them
not only do they let you move around
easier they also make a huge difference
in boss fights
for example the expert world eye of
cthulhu is somewhat challenging because
it dashes around so much
that could get overwhelming but if you
build a simple arena and just get a pair
of hermes boots you can avoid it pretty
easily by just running
this becomes more crucial in hard mode
when you get wings and start flying
yes you can fly in this game
constantly upgrading and getting better
wings will help you avoid bosses so
definitely focus on your mobility
somewhat related to that is the
tinkerer's workshop along your terraria
journey you'll come across the goblin
tikkara he will sell this strange thing
called the tinkerers workshop which is
actually a crafting station
what this thing does is that you can
actually combine certain accessories
into one
for example without being too spoilery
you can combine shoe spikes and climbing
claws into the tiger climbing gear
this item will have the effects of both
the shoe spikes and the climbing claws
all in one
so this is really useful for saving
accessory slots
not all accessories can be combined so
make sure you use the guide to see which
ones can be combined this is also the
way to get some of the best accessories
in the game
the next tip i have for you is really
important
use your potions
the game becomes so much easier with
them
what are potions you might ask
there are consumables that you can find
as you explore and can also be crafted
on your own they all have varying
effects from reducing damage taken to
increasing your movement speed to
boosting your regeneration rate and can
even give you an extra summoner minion
if you are playing summoner that's
actually huge
anyway potions can make seemingly
impossible boss fights turn into
something really manageable and smooth
especially the damage reduction ones and
the regeneration ones
also make sure you eat something one of
the easiest foods to make is the pumpkin
pie which is crafted using pumpkins at a
furnace you can buy pumpkin seeds from
the dry it so these are really simple to
get and boost your regen by a pretty
decent amount
so if you're ever struggling on a boss
just grab some potions
they make a huge difference and are
almost mandatory in expert and master
mode difficulties
the next tip i have is a little more for
quality of life
you should probably know that almost
every boss can be re-summoned
through their boss totems
this means that you can farm them as
many times as you could possibly need to
this is great for money by the way
farming and selling boss drops gives you
lots of gold for buying stuff and
reforging
the ingredients you need and the
crafting station does vary but the
general rule is that you need something
related to the boss
for example the eye of cthulhu one
requires lenses you get from demon eyes
the queen bee requires honey and hive
blocks
so yeah stuff like that
so if you are looking for a certain
piece of loot feel free to craft more
summoning totems then farm away and hope
to get it
next it is also wise to keep your gear
up to date as you progress along the
game
doing so will give you the smoothest
experience possible
what i mean by that is don't use a
wooden sword for the e12 worlds or the
walla flash try getting stronger weapons
like the meteor gun or the bee's knees
this sounds really obvious but it's
actually often neglected it's most
noticeable when the bolt goes into hard
mode or phase 2 as i mentioned earlier
because enemies spike in difficulty
and if you're using a subpar weapon
you're really going to feel it and
you're going to be in for a tough time
this is more of a risk for normal worlds
because you can get by pretty easily but
there's almost no way you're getting
past the wall of flesh with subpar gear
on expert mode
just do your best to continually upgrade
next it's a good habit to almost never
throw away anything
yes things can get messy but terraria is
one of those games where you randomly
need some loot that you got a long time
ago
or if you don't really want to hoard at
least look up if something is rare
before you sell it i've seen so many
people sell off their rods of discord
slime stuffs or lucky coins
i mean it isn't the end of the wall but
when you need it later for something
you're really going to regret selling it
so we're coming to the end now the next
general tip i have is to choose a class
when i say that i don't mean that you
actually have to choose one and stick
with it the idea here is that many
armors later on tend to brunch into one
of the four classes
giving substantial bonuses to that class
for example melee armors tend to give
more defense and boost melee speed
range armors give more ammo conservation
chance
mage ones give more maximum mana and
summoner gives you extra minion slots
you are free to change class anytime
since the set bonuses are tied to the
armor
in fact it's mostly tied to the helmet
now you can choose to be a jack of all
trades and just use whatever weapon you
want it's fine to do that if it's fun to
you
but just remember that a jack of all
trades is a master of none
if you really want to maximize your
damage output choosing to specialize in
one would be much better here
it also makes it so much easier to look
for weapon upgrades
there are a few general boost armors
that boost crit rate for example but
they don't last too long and they get
outshined really quick
so just think about it if you like magic
weapons a lot try mage armors they will
make the magic weapon experience so much
more comfortable and so much better
the last thing that you should know as a
beginner is that the smart cursor exists
this is activated by pressing the ctrl
key on pc or by holding down and
dragging the right thumbstick on mobile
i'm not sure if this is available on
consoles or if it's just always on by
default
so if you're a console player feel free
to let me know in the comments if you
have this
anyway smart cursor is great actually it
helps you dig really easily since you
only need to hold your mouse in a
general direction and it'll smart dick
for you
it's also amazing for filling in walls
since it tries to fill in the wall
systematically
you can also use it to place well spaced
torches and even also select doors and
buff stations
but it is really horrible when you are
trying to do precision building so if
you see a yellow square and it's
throwing you off just turn it off
i just thought that you should know it
exists your life will be so much better
and that's about it for the most
important beginner tips that you ought
to know when you're just starting out
terraria
i didn't really cover any substantive
combat or gameplay tips here but i
mostly focused on the real core basics
the information here should really be
something you can't miss out on or you
might have a bad experience
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