Minecraft? You can't spell that with Terraria.

[schild]

Buy it. Do it.

[Trippy]

keke ^_^

[Amaron]

Oh wow.  I didn't realize they were going to release a full blown game right to Steam.

How does the MP work though?  It seems like it would be a private server type of thing.

[Morat20]

For those of us stuck at work (and thus restricted from searching on gaming terms) and who have never played Minecraft....

Explanation please?

[Samwise]

From the video I saw in the other thread it looked like a 2D Minecraft clone.  Meaning it's a game where you build stuff with squares.  (Minecraft is a game where you build stuff with cubes.)

I'm going to hold out for the inevitable 1D Minecraft clone.

[Ingmar]

It really seems to only superficially resemble Minecraft to me.

[Amaron]

The only reason I'm not pulling the trigger instantly is with it only being 2d I feel like the building portion will be kind of lackluster.   They could of at least implemented an external building layer or something.

The other stuff looks 500x more compelling than minecraft though.

[Wasted]

If I wasn't already spending way too much time on minecraft I could totally get into this.

[Amaron]

Who's got it?  Anyone know how you cover a dirt background with wood/stone background or whatever?  Or are you pretty much required to build above ground if you want those?

[NiX]

If I wasn't already spending way too much time on minecraft I could totally get into this.

Not the same. It's already a lot more engaging than MC.

[Amaron]

I'm currently cowering in my house because all I have is a wooden sword.   The flying eyeballs are scary.

[lamaros]

I hate platformers.

[Amaron]

I hate platformers.

Personally I do to but that's because I suck at jumping accurately.  Which isn't really a problem when you can just put down a thing to jump on.

[Samwise]

So how is this better than Minecraft?  The trailer utterly failed to sell me on it.

[Trippy]

Uh, what the fuck do you do? Is there a manual somewhere? The "guides" on the forum were not helpful.

Edit: found some helpful posts in the General section:

http://terrariaonline.com/threads/cyprexs-comprehensive-item-list.3252/
http://terrariaonline.com/threads/terraria-newbie-faq.510/

[Amaron]

I recommend cutting a crap load of wood right off the bat with the axe.   I then made a small tower with ledges where the zombies can't jump up to at night and I pick them off with bow and arrows.

So how is this better than Minecraft?  The trailer utterly failed to sell me on it.

Better items and better combat?  If all you do in minecraft is create stuff though then yea it's not even that game.

[brellium]

Buy it. Do it.

Bought it, should be interresting.

[Wasted]

If I wasn't already spending way too much time on minecraft I could totally get into this.

Not the same. It's already a lot more engaging than MC.

Most of what I am doing is making adventures on my private home server for my kids who are totally addicted to Yogscast.  Its compelling in a build your own rpg kinda way, but time consuming.

But I'm probably going to get this 

[Simond]

Who's got it?  Anyone know how you cover a dirt background with wood/stone background or whatever?  Or are you pretty much required to build above ground if you want those?

Make (probably wooden) hammer, mash away at dirt wall. Replace with wood/stone wall (NB: you will need more wall panels than you think you do :D ). The hammer is also how you remove platforms and placed furniture.

[Yegolev]

Remapping Throw to E crashes the program.  So don't do that.

[Vaiti]

I've found messing with the settings at all crashed the game. Couldn't even set the music volume lower without a forcecrash so I left the setting alone. Figure that will get patched in short order.

Those worm things in the underground parts are fucking annoying as shit, and they will follow you all the way to the surface.

[Sand]

Looks fun?

[Yegolev]

Settings changes can be applied after you make your first character.

Is fun so far, but needs some instructions.  I mean real instructions.

[Amarr HM]

 

[Yegolev]

Determined how to place doors and all seems well.  Zombies are pounding but I don't let them in.  But the fucking Guide does.  Asshole.  He's going to be trapped in the lake come daylight.

[Amaron]

Those links Trippy posted really help out.   Though I think maybe not everything is on that list.   I hear there is a jetpack.

Minishark 50g 8 Damage, Insanely fast speed, Uses Musket Balls, "Half shark, half gun, completely awesome."

I know what I'm saving my coins for.

[Amaron]

Found a super useful tip.   Once you find 50 cobwebs you can make 5 silk then 5 silk plus 15 wood equals a bed.   Once you place the bed and click it that changes your spawn point.

[Vaiti]

seems to be the only use for them tho, after I made a bed I started just selling the silk for money, might be wiser to craft beds and sell those tho, haven't looked

[Ingmar]

I hate platformers.

[Yegolev]

It's not, really.  Not like Mario or Metroid.

[Yegolev]

Bugfix update!

[Amaron]

Has anyone encountered skeletons yet?  I've been underground going in random directions but I've never seen one.

[cosapi]

I hated minecraft but I love this game.

[Vaiti]

No, selling beds is a horrible idea. 4 silver for a bed, or 10 silver for 5 silk. So yeah, there goes that. However, it seems like flaming arrows are a decent money mill, easy to craft and slimes and wood are everywhere.

You run into skeletons around the third layer I think. As you go further underground you start to notice the background change and the music also changes. There are also gaint black mother slimes that spawn baby slimes down on that layer. Drop alot of gold.
You also find extra heart containers down there that you have to mine up with a hammer.

edit: just read the patch notes, and this gave me a giggle for some reason.

Crash Fixes
Leaving the settings menu via the back button should longer crash.

edit2: So I just summoned the Eye of Cthulu from inside my settlement thinking I'd go outside and battle it when it showed up.
Turns out it can go through walls and fires out the mini demon eyes. So I was promptly swarmed inside the house and murdered. Once dead he left. Which I have to go make another eye thing to summon him again.

edit3: Ok, so two nights in a row I got special nights. First one said "A red moon raises" At which point swarms of zombies showed up. Turns out that given enough time (or enough zombies) they can bash doors open. Also my nurse is a ditz and kept opening the door for them in her little house, before they even got to the door. Bravo.
Second night I get "You feel an evil presence watching you." Little time later my buddy big fucking scary eye of doom shows up, but this time I'm ready for him. I met him outside and give him eyefulls of flaming arrows. I lasted 5 minutes. That fucker divebombs you.

[NiX]

Has anyone encountered skeletons yet?  I've been underground going in random directions but I've never seen one.

General rule is if you can't find it, dig deeper.