[bza]

Welp, now I can't play on the server because it disables me from moving/using items since I have 94 greater mana potions. Last I played they stacked to 99...
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[wourme]

It seems that switching to Tshock has solved the major issues we've been having. I've been off and on, and have seen no relapses so far. From what I can gather, the pack-in server application was seriously broken by the new version.

I just learned how to make those little water/magma falls that you see around. They occur when a liquid hits a half-block (which you can create with the hammer).

Also, here's a copy of the world we used a couple months ago (not the 1.2 one that's active right now), in case anyone who participated would like a copy:

terraria_sb_world2_20130913.zip ~3.3 MB

Edit: Sorry, that was a link to the 2011 world. Now it's the right one.

[bza]

Flesh tower is back with some improvements and the server seems waaaay better now!

The Druid and Arms Dealer even moved in, not sure why.

[Ratoslov]

Flesh tower needs two large domed rooms to either side of the base. And a sprinkler on top.

[Pijaibros]

this is making me want to play the game again. but mainly to marvel at the structures. i don't have the attention span to build, i just like to wander about and find loot

[wourme]

Well, there's no obligation to build anything. Feel free to stop in with some character you already have and look around. It's a no-commitment way to see some of the new features.

[bza]

I just logged in a little while ago to a GOBLIN SIEGE. Thankfully I had a Mythical Demon Scythe.

Heh.
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[wourme]

Looks like there's been another Terraria update.

http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/1-2-0-3-changelog.111428/

I can't update the server until Tshock supports the new version, so if you try to get on you'll probably get an error message that your version is not the same as the server's version. I'll post here when it's updated.

[wourme]

Okay, it's back up now.

[bza]

I've started another mysterious construction...
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[Oh God Spiders No]

I formatted my boot drive and reinstalled windows. Everything works again!

This still going on? Is there a certain tier of gear I should acquire before joining the server?
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[wourme]

Yes, it's still up. Bring in whatever you'd like. No one has advanced the world yet, and there should still be plenty of items to find.

We should open the dungeon soon.

[MattCD42]

Been playing this a bit recently, still need to get to Purple status.
GRINDING AWWW YA.
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[Pijaibros]

[wourme]

I understand that hard mode can ruin all the stuff you've built if you don't reinforce against it. I'd like to investigate that, since we have some nice structures.

I've never seen hard mode, and that would be fun to try.

[Pijaibros]

Back when I played on another server (pre big patch) we got to hard mode and were so excited for the new things to do! We also got promptly destroyed! It gave that sense of danger and urgency that we didn't have since we entered the world with wooden underpants and copper helmets. Then things came up and I never had a chance to fully explore it.

It's alright if you guys want to just build fantastic structures without worry of getting smooshed, but maybe it would also open up some of the new dungeons that are currently locked?

[wourme]

What do we need to do to protect any buildings we don't want to see ruined? Create a barrier of a certain material or blank space around them?

I can back up the world first, and I think I can actually disable hard mode with Tshock after it's been activated, if for some reason we reconsider. (For example, I think there may still be some new players who want to jump on the server after getting some experience in their own single-player worlds.)

Does anyone who has been active in the server world (or plans to be) have an opinion on this?

[Pijaibros]

Since nothing has been planned for "the next level, I'll not advance the world. So don't worry about it.

[GrimmSweeper]

The main concern is Corruption spreading above ground via grass/dirt or conversion of rock into ebonstone after hitting Hardmode. Grass or those thorny bushes have to be adjacent but for rock it can jump up to three spaces, so to guarantee safety from it you would want a 3-block barrier of empty space or unconvertible blocks surrounding your buildings.

For me, the spread hasn't been too big of a deal and I'm at the point where I can purchase a widespread terrain conversion 'weapon' if it came down to getting corrupted. Mind you I still deforested a small world to build a barrier anyway because 'that's what you do.'

[tacotaskforce]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=189063675
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[wourme]

Interest seems to be waning on the server world, so why don't we go ahead and try the hard mode? I added a buffer around some of the buildings the other night, and I'll still back up the world just so that we don't permanently lose anything that someone worked on.

[Oh God Spiders No]

If we switch to hardmode I will join you guys. My single player guy now has cobalt gear and a Godly Cutlass and a Nasty Venom Staff (I think that's what it's called) and I'm mostly in the mood for wandering around killing monsters, bosses, and searching for mythical ore.
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[bza]

Yeah I'd be up for hardmode now, I'm decked out in pretty ridiculous stuff but it's no fun killing the bosses solo
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[wourme]

Okay, hardmode is on.

[Oh God Spiders No]

Is stuff in chests communal?
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[Oh God Spiders No]

To be specific, can I take this band of starpower by the spawn?

Also, what's up with this world? I don't see any demon altars, nor do I see any hardmode ore. I feel like there should be one or the other, if not both.
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[wourme]

The chests in the white NPC house? Yes, those are fair game.

Not sure what you mean about the demon altars. There are tons of them in the corruption areas. (I just looked.)

These hardmode enemies are pretty tough. I think I need a better weapon.

[bza]

Hopped on for a couple minutes and flew around to find a frost golem. Upon killing it, it dropped frost pants... huh
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[Oh God Spiders No]

[bza]

Also yeah any chests in the stuff I've built are for anyone (flesh tower and thing next to it)
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[wourme]

Anyone is welcome to take the items in my glass/yellow pyramid building as well, though I assume that hardmode makes most of what I have obsolete.

[Oh God Spiders No]

I guess there was a small update or something, because I'm now told that the server is using a different version from me and I can't log on. I'm v 1.2.1.2
Am I outdated, or is it the server?
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[wourme]

I've reset the server, so the world should be back up now. I haven't been on for a few days, and I'm curious to see how much the corruption and hallow have spread. Are you supposed to try to control that in hardmode, or is there just an inevitable takeover?

[bza]

As soon as you kill a hardmode boss the spread slows, and an NPC sells an item that lets you make any biome into any biome. 1.2 made corruption a much lesser problem!
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[Oh God Spiders No]

I'm still getting the same connection problem as before. Do you know what version it's running, so I can see if the problem is on my end?

Beat Plantera today, all that's left is temple palace and hardmode dungeon. I have enough clorophyte to build a final tier armor set. Leaning toward Shroomite Bullet-Type, but also entertaining the idea of Turtle just because it's so much damn armor, that even if I go ranged or magic it'll still be really helpful.
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[wourme]

Oh, it looks like they are still waiting on the Tshock update. We certainly don't want to go back to the pack-in server with all the lag and data loss. I'll watch out for the update and post here when it's been applied.

[Oh God Spiders No]

I put some pretty decent hardmode-tier weapons in the middle ice chest visible from the spawn. Should be enough to get anyone off their feet. I also filled the far right one with halloween costumes if that's your thing or whatever.
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[wourme]

I still don't see an announcement, but I guess they must have installed the new Tshock because it's working again. If anyone's interested, maybe we can try a multi-player trip through a dungeon this coming weekend. Did anyone figure out how to open that big structure in the jungle?

[Oh God Spiders No]

Yea, I actually tried to do that myself tonight but unfortunately I don't have permission from the server to summon bosses.

Here's how we go about unlocking it:

1. Kill one of the three original hardmode bosses (they appear randomly at night or can be summoned by use of items, which as I said don't currently work)
2. This "awakens" the jungle (as well as activating underworld hardmode), allowing for the jungle boss to be summoned (done so by destroying a rare pink flower that appears one at a time somewhere in the jungle)
3. The jungle boss drops a temple key which can unlock the temple. Killing it also activates dungeon hardmode, which is the current endgame, where all the really cool loot drops.

Or, we can just use a temple key that someone brings with them from another world.

I destroyed one demon altar today, bringing cobalt into the world. There are still two tiers of metal missing. I haven't found any other altars but I'll look next time I'm on.

I'd be totally down to do a multi-player run this weekend! By then I may have a pretty sweet tanking build set up. If not I already have an excellent shooter gear set.
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[wourme]

Sorry about that restriction on bosses. I haven't figured out how to let others do that yet. I'd be happy to open it up to everyone else if anyone knows how that works.

There are a whole lot of those altars just to the left of the house I built out west.

[misadventurous]

i just started playing this game the other day! it's hella fun. minecraft + metroid is a winning formula.

i already have multiple characters & worlds with ambitious plans for each one!

we'll play together sometime maybe