Hahahahaha! You made me LOL with your last statement! Fortunately enough for me, since last month affordability for games is not an issue. In fact, I was astounded to see the balance of my bank account today (for I had another large deposit). One of my friends says I need to upgrade my PC, which is a bit aged now. I have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ processor, 4 gigs of RAM, and a Geforce 8800GTS. I'm willing to bet you're more familiar with recent hardware than I am and you could probably get a good idea of the age of my PC's components. But, I'm not sure I'm ready to upgrade. I haven't even bought new fans for it since 2 of 3 of them died on me in recent months.

When is Starbound supposed to be done? I hate to say that I found the video for it to be visually unattractive. I'm not saying that Terraria looks bad at all, but Starbound looks much less visually appealing. That is, just speaking from what I saw in the video. Now we could also argue that graphics don't necessarily make a game and I'm not one that has to have this beautifully rendered HD game either. In fact, I think many of today's gamers would be turned off of even Terraria's graphics, but I think that game looks nice. I admit, at first, I wasn't sure about the 2D thing, but I came to really enjoy it. That could perhaps happen with Starbound and it could be that the graphics are actually better looking than they were in the video. Maybe it's something I'd appreciate more if I played it.

Awesome, thanks Jon! I trust Travis, when he says the game is amazing. I'll look into those other games.

I should say this, too, it's still amazing that Travis still has an influence on the games I love and play. It's thanks to him that I fell in love with Final Fantasy VIII and therefore the series in general. =) Thanks, Travis!

Ok, I "Googled" the specs for BI. My computer *might* be able to handle it, but it doesn't meet the recommended specs.

From and earlier comment to Travis, "I have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ processor, 4 gigs of RAM, and a Geforce 8800GTS."

Hahahahaha I'm glad you're impressed, Travis! That's a good idea about the platforms, I hate when the bosses move away from me when I move in to swipe at them with my swords. Oh! I made a True Excalibur sword, but it's apparently just slightly weaker (only going by the damage stat) than my Corsair. I did notice that when I equipped my Avenger Emblem, that my sword's damage increased and was 75, I think. Without that Emblem, it's just 68. It's interesting how that keeps changing, but I think that's because I change out my equipped accessories here and there. That said, I'm thinking of writing about what I have and asking for suggestions. It's kind of hard to decide which accessories to equip. I don't think I used my Avenger Emblem enough and I want to try to remember to equip it when fighting these bosses.

That said, I just got the Nazar I was looking for and I believe I can make my Ankh Shield. I'm not sure if my world has oceans big enough for sharks, but I'll go look for them. I also plan to build a sky bridge so I can get up there for some Souls of Flight (but I've pretty much already said all that).

As for the armor, it's kind of hard to decide which to use, but I think the Turtle Armor set is probably the best as it has the highest defense stats and makes attackers take damage, too. I haven't decided to stop mining Chlorophyte because I might try that armor set. As for magic, I've hardly messed with it at all.

I'm afraid of getting to the point where I don't know what else to do in the game, I don't want to stop playing! If I'm able to beat the remaining bosses, I might try out the console or mobile versions of the game.

Hahahahaha! Indeed! I greatly appreciate the gift!

I'm afraid I've reached that point. I'm not sure what else to do now except wait for an Eclipse so I can (hopefully) get another 2 Broken Hero Swords so I can make a Terra Blade. I did make Fairy Wings and found to Floating Islands, I still needed to build a sky bridge to reach them, which I made of bone. The wings are nice and make my character move faster with jumping and flying. Still, it seems the Jet Pack is better, so I'm waiting on the right moon phase so I can buy it from my Steampunker.

I tried to defeat Plantera again and failed. It's that second form of it that's so difficult. The first form hardly does any damage to me. I'm thinking and hoping that having a Terra Blade will make the fight easier. I also fought the Twins again, but the one I didn't defeat flew away at dawn, so I didn't beat it in time. I did create a Megashark, but it seems that the Star Cannon might be better, although that means I need to collect more Fallen Stars.

Thanks, Jon! The only thing I've used Chlorophyte was for the Turtle Armor set. I read that Chlorophyte ammo is the best, so I'm trying to mine some for that, at least. I may have to try out the Chlorophyte Armor. Travis, I wish I knew what else to do. I wish I could beat Plantera and the other 2 hardmode bosses and get into that Temple, too. I'm a bit lost right now as to what to do. Oh, and Jon, I look forward to another Terraria update, but that would stuck if they stopped adding to it.

Cool, I'll look into it. I've mined some Crystal Shards to make Greater Healing Potions, but I'm thinking the easiest way to get those is to defeat the Destroyer. Anyway, I got real lucky tonight! During an Eclipse, 2 Broken Hero Swords were dropped! Now I have my Terra Blade and I just reforged some of my accessories to boost my defense. I believe my Terra Blade has a damage stat of 102, my defense is 82, I think.

I finally beat Plantera! It was very difficult! It kept beating me even with my new Terra Blade and using an Ironskin Potion, Regeneration Potion, Gingerbread Cookie, and my accessories with upgraded defense. I noticed that I had brought it down to less than 700 HP. I kept fighting it in a Bee Hive so that I could get the regeneration boost from a small area of honey. I had one little platform to get around him, and I was also using a Jet Pack. When my HP got extremely low, I noticed I had maybe less than 15 seconds to use a Greater Healing Potion, so I left the Bee Hive to escape Plantera for long enough to heal. Luckily, I did managed to escape, although it did chase after me, but I finally healed and beat it shortly after. Now, I'll be able to get into the Jungle Temple. I also read that after Plantera is beaten the Paladin will spawn in the Dungeon, so I might want to go fight that, too. I may have to fight Plantera again, though, because I have a Frozen Key Mold and a Hallowed Key Mold, so I'm going to need another Temple Key or two.

Cool strategy. Thanks for the tips. Like I've said, I haven't messed with magic yet. I've done some ranged weapons, mostly a Boomerang (one of the first I got was Enchanted and now I have a fire one) and then the Star Cannon (I have over 90 Fallen Stars now).

Sweet. Well now I have over 100 Fallen Stars. I've been mining Chlorophyte, too, but haven't made any bullets yet. I made my way into the Jungle Temple and beat the Golem. It wasn't that hard, really. I beat Plantera again for another Temple Key and I need one more to make my Hallowed and Frozen Keys. Then I'll head into the Dungeon so I can unlock chests that I've been unable to open and fight the Paladin.

I defeated Plantera another couple of times to get the two more Temple Keys I needed. Then, after realizing I needed more Souls (of Fright and of Sight) to make my Hallowed and Frozen Keys, I beat the Twins and Skeletron Prime in the same game night (summoned separately). I also bought some Pumpkin Seeds from the Dryad and have almost harvested enough Pumpkin to make what I need to do the Pumpkin Moon event. I'll also collect what I need to do the Frost Moon one, too. I'm also planning to make my way into the Dungeon to open those locked chest I was never able to access and to find the Paladin (perhaps for the Paladin Shield).

Other than those things mentioned above, I'm not really sure what to do next. I noticed, though, when I find new ingredients and look them up, I find more things to do. For instance, I noticed that sometimes a temple will be spawned in the desert, that might be something interesting to try and find (perhaps by creating another world or more until it's there). I may even just start looking up different items (or ingredients) to find out what else there might be that I can do. While looking up the Moon Charm that I got during the last Blood Moon (I think I got 2 of them), I noticed a Neptune's Charm that requires Coral, which I don't think I've seen.

All that said, I'm still open to suggestions as to what else there is to do in the game. I feel like I'm drawing close to being done with it, which I'm not very fond of because I've really been enjoying this game. I think I hate that feeling when you're pretty much done with a game (or have finished one) and don't know what to do next.

I just received my 8th Pokemon Badge. I think my Venusaur is over level 70. I've been using it since I got a Bulbasaur because I wanted to use Sleep Powder to help me catch Pokemon. It's still in my top slot and I pretty much use it's Mega Evolution each time. I also caught the legendary Pokemon, but saved my Master Ball and used an Ultra Ball. Now, I guess I might try out the Pokemon League, which is usually quite difficult in every Pokemon game. This is about the point where I sometimes stop playing a Pokemon game because of the level of difficulty of the Pokemon League. That said, we'll see how it goes.

Awesome!

The earliest (or oldest) Pokemon game I've played is Pickachu Yellow. It was almost 10 years ago. I also forgot to mention on thing I really like about Pokemon X, it hardly takes any time at all to save the game, it saves very quickly! I am now on Victory Road.

Jon, if you play Blue again, feel free to comment here and let me know which starter you choose, or which you plan to choose. As I've probably said in this post, I almost always go for the blue (water-type) Pokemon, just because blue is quite definitely my favorite color. =) That said, I have no idea who my favorite Pokemon is or what type I like best. Sometimes I think I like Ghost- and Dragon-types the best. I remember when i first saw Sableye, I thought it was an awesome, adorable, Pokemon, but so many of them are. Do you have a favorite Pokemon or type? I've also never played against anyone (real person). I always seem to play against types (such as using Electric-types against Water-types). However, that's not always the case as I'm still using my (level 73 now, I think) Venusaur in pretty much every battle I have now because it's so powerful. =)

I believe Travis has given Pokemon a try, but I don't know to what extent.

That's awesome, WBS! I've just been going through the game from one place to the next, catching Pokemon as they appear. I did put my starter (now a Froakie) in the Box along with Blazekin. I'm working on evolving the Pokemon that are in my box. Since I made it to Victory Road, I noticed I needed Surf again, so I took out Froakie and taught it Surf. I caught 2 Pikachu, not paying attention to gender, hoping to breed for a Pichu. Luckily they weren't wasted as one NPC wanted a low-level Pokemon, so I gave him one of my Pickachu. I'm going to see how Victory Road goes, but I imagine by the time I reach the Elite Four, I'm going to have to get out my final team (whoever they are, I don't know yet) and level them up to beat the Four.

Last night, my son beat the Elite Four and the Champion. He said it was easy and difficult. LOL

I'm going to have to talk to my son more about the Elite Four. I made it, but was defeated by the first of them. Granted the only really strong Pokemon I have is Venusaur and that's no good against Fire-types, especially the Fire- & Flying-type that used Brave Bird a couple of times to defeat me. LOL

Awesome!

Hahaha, that's awesome since Venusaur has been ruling my X game, sadly I don't think it's going to help me much with the Elite Four.

I just noticed, I've only spent 32 hours on Pokemon X. It does seem like I've made it to the Elite Four faster than normal. I think there's a good reason for that, the way the EXP Share works. I think I've been doing much less grinding than I normally do in a Pokemon game. That said, grinding is exactly what I'm doing now that I know my team is not even yet set up for the Elite Four. Still, what I'm doing now is taking Pokemon out of my Box that will evolve by being leveled up. After I'm done with that (I only have 3 full Boxes of Pokemon and a 4th one with a few in it), I'll probably be putting my end-game team together and getting them leveled up enough to beat the Elite Four.

Wow! Venusaur is level 96! It seems to me that in other Pokemon games this was a difficult level to achieve. I'm debating with myself on telling you who I've chosen for my team to fight the Elite Four and the Champion. I don't really want to give too much in spoilers, yet it's probably safe. From what I know, you're definitely going to have a well-rounded team as the last 5 Pokemon trainers have various types of Pokemon. I'm currently working on getting my team prepared by grinding on Victory Road.

One final note I wanted to mention about the game and that is I like the music. At times it reminds of Final Fantasy (I'm thinking it must be FFXII that I'm thinking about in particular). Anyway, all-in-all, I think it's been a great game and I'm working on finishing it so that I can play The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. What comes after that is beyond me, I have no idea.

I finished the game! I pretty much overpowered my final opponents. =)

Thanks, I agreed! However, I just now upgraded to Mythril Armor, which isn't as beautiful.

Awesome, thanks Jon! I haven't really explored the new Jungle yet. I remember the Wiki saying not to mine every piece of Clorphyte so that it can continue to grow. I've also managed to find some of the drops needed to summon the new bosses, though I'm not ready for them yet. One thing I think I need to do is organize the stuff I have in my chests as it's difficult to remember where I put everything and sometimes I overlook things. I've seen the message about the ground shaking a couple of times. I think this means Eater of Worlds might appear.

Wow, that's awesome (your organization). Some of my stuff is organized, well all my metals are organized. However, I've stopped creating Iron and Lead, instead I'm saving those ores for Ironskin Potions.

I was wrong in my previous comment. The boss was not Eater of Worlds, but the Destroyer. I got the message again and then when I teleported back to my house (because I was near death), I was abruptly killed (along with my nurse).

I should probably go looking for Clorphyte since Adamantite is getting difficult to find. I found enough to create the Adamantite Forge, but no much extra for much of anything else.

I finally have Adamantite Armor. =) I can't get mine the Clorophyte yet because I need an upgraded mining too such as a Pickaxe Axe or a Drax. In order to make those, I need Hallowed Bars. I apparently can't get those unless I fight a Hardmode boss. The Jungle is a deadly area now, heck the Crimson is, too. I like the Hallow areas, they're cool and look "pretty." I did also beat an Ice Golem. I also picked up a dropped Hallowed Key Mold. I did a Charm of Myths and I do have a Cross Necklace (that I haven't equipped yet). I wish the pre-hardmode bosses also dropped Hallowed bars after defeating them in the Hardmode world. I'm not sure what else to do at this point other than to start fighting some Hardmode bosses. Since I have plenty of Voodoo Dolls, I'll probably take on the Wall of Flesh again, I do want a Warrior Emblem, the WoF I defeated dropped the Ranger Emblem.

So, want to know a funny joke? The Wall of Flesh!!! That's right, with my new gear, the WoF is a joke! I'm using my Voodoo Dolls and fighting it, it still hasn't dropped a Breaker Blade (which I might not need anyway) nor a Warrior's Emblem (but I have the other two). It seems my armor upgrades my weapon because my Cutlass now has a damage stat of 70. I also created a Star Veil. This battle is so easy now, I don't even need to use potions!

5 times, 5 times! I summoned and defeated the Destroyer 5 times in a row. =) I had summoned him before, but I didn't beat him before dawn, so it ran away. This time, I made 10 Mechanical Worms. That said, I now have a full set of Hallowed Armor, a Drax, and more Hallowed Bars. I'm thinking of making Excalibur, but I'm going to look up some Hallowed Bar recipes. Then, I'm going to head over to the Jungle and mine Chlorophyte. I did also (last night) summon Skeleton Prime a couple of times, but I did not survive. But, since then I've not only made Greater Healing Potions, the Destroyer dropped plenty of them. I have not yet summoned or fought the Twins, but the Destroyer definitely seems to be the easiest Hardmode boss, in fact it wasn't really difficult at all, I didn't use any potions nor did I ever heal myself (I didn't need to).

Awesome. I've started collecting Chlorophyte, but haven't found enough yet to make the armor. I've also fought Plantera twice and died each time, even with the use of Ironskin and Regeneration potions. I think the best that I did was getting it to about half it's life and a second form. The Jungle is dangerous!!! Seriously! I'm about stopping to use Healing Potions and starting to use Greater Healing Potions more. Oh and since I had a few Suspicious Eyes, I decided to use them and fight the Eye of Cthulhu again. Yeah, that was easy!

I think I'm going to skip the Chlorophyte Armor and get the Turtle Armor since it uses Chlorophyte and seems to be better.

Thanks for the tips! I was looking at better weapons, although I can't remember which ones specifically, but I think I'm unable to make them or one of them I wanted. The Night's Edge requires the Blade of Grass, Fiery Greatsword, Muramasa, and Light's Bane or Blood Butcherer. Unfortunately, I sold the Muramasa that was found in the Dungeon. Also, I don't think I can get Demonite ore as my world came with Crimson instead of Corruption.

Since I've been fighting the Wall of Flesh all day and have come oh so very close to defeating it, I've decided that I need to create a bigger world. I need a new world so that I can get back that Muramasa and I'm also hoping to find Corruption instead of Crimson. If my new world gives me the ores and items that I need, I should be able to beat the Wall of Flesh. I did create Ironskin and Regeneration potions, which helped. I have some Demons Scythes, but the way it looked, my Fiery Greatsword dealt more damage.

So, my next step (that I have decided on) is to create a new world. I'm thinking of creating a medium one and check it out. I'm tempted to create a large one, but I think a medium one will probably do for now. My current world has been great and I'm really into the game, but I've reached a point to where my small world has become a bit of a limitation and I'm ready to move on to a bigger one.

Oh, as for floating islands, I haven't found any, but there's probably at least one some where at an elevation that I have not yet explored. I did, however, find an ocean at the far right end of my world, but it is pretty small.

True, I could possibly find another Muramasa. I remember seeing some chests that weren't Golden and required a key. I may not have completely explore the dungeon, either, there may be some chests that I missed. You're right, also, in that the Blood Butcherer will work. I even read and said that and didn't even give it much thought.

I have finally tried gravity potions, which helped me find one Floating Island. I read that I could be a hardcore character and die and float around and look for them. Since I got the Tinkerer's Workstation, I did create those boots that let me fly a little, but I haven't gotten used to it yet. I tried it out a little bit.

I recreated my 3rd world (#2 is Vinny's and he only played it once I think), after I found it had Crimson instead of Corruption. My new 3rd world has Corruption, which I wanted to see and explore. I created a medium world. I also built a pretty dang high building to house all possible NPCs, even though I only have the Guide as of now. I think it has ten floors each divided in half, so 2 rooms per floor.

Thanks for the tips! Those are some good strategies I didn't even think about that I'll have to consider. =)

I made a Star Cannon. Now I wish I hadn't converted all those Fallen Stars to Mana Crystals. Well, at least now I have a good reason to save Fallen Stars! =) Oh, and I've almost spent 100 hours on the game, I'm getting there and loving it!

I didn't have any trouble maxing out my health or mana. I just never use mana. Well, I tried out the Demon Scythe, but I thought my sword would be more effective of a weapon. I'll try out my Star Cannon when I have more stars for ammo. Still, I think if I can craft that Night's Edge, it will give me the edge (no pun intended) I need to beat the Wall of Flesh.

I found out that the house I created isn't too big. It seems other NPCs were waiting on the Merchant to move in.

So, I found the Dungeon in my new world, but while I was talking to the Old Man, I was being watched. As I was fighting Skeletron, the Eye of Cthulhu showed up, so at one point I was fighting both of them. I said, "this is going to be fun!" Hahahahaha During the battle, I used a Healing Potion once and nothing else. Those, I suppose, are the easier bosses.

I like seeing Demonite in my new world. I love blue, so when I see it, I think it's beautiful. The Dungeon in my first world was made of Blue Brick (which I loved), but the new one is made of green. I'm still exploring the new Dungeon so that I can find that Murasama, so I can make my Night's Edge. I'm enjoying exploring my new world, it's pretty cool!

I finally defeated the Wall of Flesh!!! After creating my Night's Edge, I noticed that it was a "Broken" one. Sure enough! It's a good thing I had a Goblin Tinkerer, because I reforged it and it got a 10% damage modifier. Still, the WoF destroyed me (a few times). I decided to add a Gingerbread Man to the mix of buffs that I used (also including Iron Skin and Regeneration potions). I also used my Star Cannon. Ah, I feel accomplished now! Still, I wish the WoF dropped the Breaker Blade, that would have been sweet!

Hahahahaha!!!! Well now I should be able to make some better weapons and armor to make that fight much easier. The Wiki said after you beat the WoF, your world gets upgraded to hardmode.

The Goblin Army showed up again and was abruptly defeated! Now I'm on the hunt for the Goblin Tinkerer again. I upgraded my house with a new floor and 3 tables and 3 chairs. Since then, a new NPC has moved in. I should have enough room for the Mechanic (that I found trapped in the Dungeon) and Goblin Tinkerer to move in. I feel like I've pretty thoroughly explored the Dungeon. I know there are some chests left that I have yet to find a key to open.

Speaking of keys, I was hoping I'd find a Jungle key, so I can access the temple, but it seems (according to the Wiki) that I can't access it until I meet (or defeat) the Golem, which is only in Hardmode. That's a bummer.

I've opened some Shadow chests, but since I'm decked out in Molten armor and have a Fiery Greatsword, I'm not sure what else the game can give me that's better than the equipment I already have.

Another thought: Since I have an Underground Crimson environment, I was wondering if to destroy it or prevent its spread, if I have to destroy all of the Demon Hearts. I might give that a try, knowing doing so will also spawn the Brain of Cthulhu.

Speaking of the Goblin Army, I found another Goblin Scout today, which makes me think the Goblin Army will be back again soon. I look forward to defeating them again!

After looking at the Wiki, it seems the Goblin Scout does not mean that there will soon be a Goblin invasion. It is just a rare spawn, which I have seen two or three times now. Ok, I'm off to find the Goblin Tinkerer!

Thanks! I wish I could find that Goblin Tinkerer! I have no idea where it is.

I just figured out what my issue was with the Goblin Tinkerer, I didn't create my rooms properly. After building a couple of levels onto my house, I noticed a new NPC spawned on each floor, even though I had put three tables and chairs on one floor. After a look at the Wiki, I realized that I needed to create rooms instead of just floors. Once I did that, the Goblin Tinkerer arrived (and spawned nearby). I had to help him make his way up to the house as he couldn't seem to jump the few blocks up. I'm hoping that the Mechanic will respawn as well.

Cool!

That's cool, Nick! I read about creating an arena on the wiki, but didn't do it. Since the Brain keeps running into you, I decided to use a Thorns potion. I'm still on my first World and it is small. I believe I've found the left-side edge of my world as well. One time I found it while in my Underground Jungle and the last time I found it while in the Underworld.

Thanks for the tips! I met him, but right after was when he died. He didn't get a chance to move in. I'm pretty sure I have room for him, I could be wrong though, maybe I'll make more room for him.

After battle with another Queen Bee, I see that it is a known bug that she will get stuck in blocks while creating more bees. The second battle was easier than the first since I have the Bee Keeper sword, she got stuck again, too. But, now I have both weapons that she drops, although I'm really in love with the sword.

Ok, I wanted to post my equipment because I feel very lucky to have some of it. I don't even remember how I found all of it exactly, maybe with drops or in treasure chests, but here it is.

Zealous Enchanted Boomerang (which I've had a very long time, it was probably one of the very first things I found)
13 melee damage
9% critical strike chance
very fast speed
very strong knockback
+5% critical strike chance

Bee Keeper (sword) http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Bee_Keeper
22 melee damage
4% critical strike chance
fast speed
average knockback
summons killer bees when striking enemies
small chance (10%) of confusion on enemies

Platinum Helmet (5 defense)

Ancient Cobalt Breastplate (5 defense)
increases maximum mana by 20 (although I already have the maximum amount of mana stars)
3% increased magic critical strike chance

Platinum Greaves (5 defense)

Guarding Shackle (1 defense)
+ 2 defense

Water Walking Boots http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Water_Walking_Boots
allows you to walk on water

Armored Cloud in a Bottle
+3 defense

Band of Regeneration http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Bee_Keeper
regenerates health

Flipper http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Flipper
allows for swimming

On second look, I'm thinking I might replace the Flipper with something else, maybe. I still think I need more defense and some kind of protection (or immunity) from lava. I have something that allows for 7 seconds of lava protection. I also have a grappling hook, which is nice.

Oh my goodness, you guys are awesome! Thank you both for the help and advice! I must have only slightly read about the Old Man and the curse, but not in detail, because I failed to remember (or recognize) that he can help me with the Dungeon Guardian. Jon, I do have the Bee Gun, I thought I mentioned it, but it's not something I've yet used. I got it the second time I beat the Queen Bee. I haven't met the Brain of Cthulhu, but I beat the Eye (which I think I mentioned above as well). The Christmas stuff has annoyed me as most of it isn't worth anything (well, the candy cane blocks aren't along with the pine tree blocks, I believe). The other stuff I either store if it's useful (such as the Gingerbread Man) or sell (like the Holly and useless vanity items). Travis, that's a damn good idea for me to take a screen shot of my place. It's a bit of a mess, I have statues all over the place. I'll see what I can do! I recently upgraded (because I got more statues and stuff) and another NPC moved in. I guess to do that I'll have to get into windowed mode. I'll try to do that very soon! Jon, can't you use Wine to run Terraria?

I have a new update to add, which I was thinking of making a separate post for, but I think I'll just put it here. Because I'm running Terraria at the highest resolution, I have since moved my monitor much closer to my face. LOL I also feel like my back begins to ache after a while of sitting here playing the game, so I've been taking some breaks. I'm still tempted to get Terraria on my Kindle Fire (I can get it free since they've given me 500 coins to use, which is how much Terraria costs). Also, I'm afraid I reached the end of my world (to the left). For the first time that I've seen, my character moved from the center of the screen more towards the left, which I believe is because I've reached the limit of the world.

Ok, I have a screenshot, now to figure out how to post it here....

Here's the screenshot. http://imgur.com/MNX21rg If you click the link and then click on the picture, you will see a bigger version of it. I tried to get it to work here, but it didn't seem to.

Thanks, Travis. I'm aware of the wall materials, I guess I just went with wood, not sure why, really. Obviously, my walls aren't even the same kind of wood all around. LOL Now I'm thinking about this obsidian. I'm not sure I can mine it yet with either pickaxe that I have and using explosives makes me think the obsidian will just drop in lava. Hm...Still much to think about with regards to Terraria. =) Thanks for your help last night, guys, I greatly appreciate it!!!

Thanks, guys! I'll have to look into that. Jon, by hell, do you mean the Underworld? I've found it in two places, I kept going back even though I kept dying. LOL I wonder why CG isn't emailing me notifications that you guys have commented here. I have the correct settings, but haven't received an email from CG since 12/2. I checked my spam folder, nothing there from here. Anyway, in other gaming news...my son got a gorgeous blue 3DSXL, Pokemon Y, and some other games for Christmas. I got Pokemon X, although I didn't have a 3DS until I went to Gamestop today and got the new Zelda one. I also got Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon. I miss the Gamecube version of Luigi's Mansion, which I've had, but it seems to be lost. Sadly, I'm having issues with connecting to the Nintendo store to so that I can download the new Zelda game (yes, you have to download it with a code), apparently the network is congested. Back to Terraria....I found some new gear! One of the things I found gives me immunity to poison. Since I've equipped it (and the other cobalt gear that I found), my character has a trail when moving. LOL I'm thinking about taking a screenshot of my character to use as my avatar for here and Steam.

Awesome, welcome to my CG, Tim! Thanks for the tips! I've been selectively selling duplicates of my gear, but in your last sentence you've given me something to look forward to. So, my thoughts after looking at the wiki on the Brain of Cthulhu is how am I supposed to fight him, when I can get no further in the Crimson without being able to mine my way through? That's my current issue at hand. I'm glad I was able to beat the two bosses that I've beaten, but I must admit that I only beat the Queen Bee twice because of a bug (she got stuck).

How do you like the 2DS? It baffles me. It's cool that it can play 3DS games, but has removed the 3D feature. Still, yet, what's baffling is why I have a 3DS when I hardly use the 3D feature at all. In fact, if it's up too high, it just looks fuzzy and blurry. My son and I apparently like our games on a very low 3D setting.

Oh, back to Terraria, that's a good housing strategy. However, how do NPCs get in? I've never seen an NPC jump, but my NPCs have made it to different floors. I wonder if they just spawn on one, they tend to stay on that one floor, too. Only the nurse and guide have gone in and out of my house. Still more issues (not very serious), I swore I read that monsters would not come out during a Blood Moon if it was raining, this I have experienced as false. The last time I had a Blood Moon, I was in the Underground Jungle and died, I spawned back at home and it seems the monsters weren't able to get inside my house, even though they were knocking. Oh, you've got me wanting that Tinkerer's workbench! I really need to organize my items because I got back and forth between my treasure chests where I've randomly (for the most part) stored my stuff and forget what is in which.

Back to the DS, I haven't played Pokemon X yet, but I believe my son has most of the gym badges in Y. I played Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon yesterday. In fact, when I quit playing it, I had a headache, which I blamed on the 3DS. LOL Luckily, I was finally able to download my copy of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and was surprised that it only took 15 minutes or less.

All that said, I'm glad we're all connected and here and talking about Terraria and other video games. This is something thought about doing soon and I'm just really glad we're all together and talking. You guys are awesome!

"A goblin army has arrived from the west" and was promptly slayed by Blue!!! Hahahahaha! I finally used some of my bombs and destroyed 3 shadow (or whatever) hearts and the Brain of Cthulhu was summoned, but defeated me shortly after it's second form. However, with the drops I received from the Creepers, I was able to make a Deathbringer Pickaxe and Crimson breastplate (or whatever it's called). So, I'm waiting to fight the brain again. I want to get a complete set of Crimson armor, which I admit will be difficult since the Crimtane ore that I need is rare.

Thanks!!! I have some Suspicious Eyes, maybe I should use them to kill the eye again and again! =)

Oh, the Eye of Cthulhu is such a coward! I summoned it a few times and it ran away once dawn came around. Grrrr. Still, I've beaten it a couple of times since. I'm surprised because I've actually taken very little damage from it. As for the Brain of Cthulhu, I might wait until I have all of my Crimson gear, that's what I really want now. Oh, and I finally met the Goblin Tinkerer, but unfortunately he died in lava. *rolls eyes* LOL

Also, I'm still having some issues with CheerfulGhost, the fact that I can't really locate much help with it really stinks. Did you guys set up your avatars with Gravatar? That seems to be the only way to do it, or at least to me that seems to be the only available setting.

Speaking of the 2DS, is it the same size as a regular DS or is it the size of the DSXL? I was surprised that both mine and my son's 3DSXLs came with an SD card. His has a 4 gig SD card, mine, well it didn't say in the manual, so I don't know.

Thanks for the Gravatar confirmation. I really wasn't familiar with that service and was assuming avatars could be uploaded. can't really think of anything else, Travis, I just thought there would be a help section for some things. Earlier, I wasn't sure how to post that screen shot. I did try using HTML to imbed it into the comment, but was only able to provide a link, which was still useful.

As for weapons, I've been sticking to my Bee Keeper sword, I like it.

Farming the Brain of Cthulhu was a good idea. I lost the battle, but now have full Crimson armor. Although this armor is really helpful, I lost the second time I fought the Brain today. Maybe I need to use a better weapon or use strategies located on the wiki.

Yeah, I was thinking of making some, but they looked to have about the same stats as the Bee Keeper.

Sweet, thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into that! =)

Thank you guys for all of your suggestions! I finally beat the Brain of Cthulhu! I found enough materials to make a Blade of Grass. I also used a Thorns potion and Eggnog. It was a close battle, but I defeated it. Now what? LOL Oh! I've seen a few messages that a meteorite has crashed. I've only found one spot, though. Luckily, I made an Obsidian Skull recently and was able to mine all the meteorite in that one spot. I thought maybe if I mined it all that the meteor heads would go away, that seems to have worked even though they seemed to stop bothering me once I mined most of it. Thanks again!

Awesome, thanks for the suggestion!

Hey guys, I was wondering, if I create a new world, will items in my inventory that my character is holding follow into the new world? That'd be pretty cool if or when I decide to upgrade to a larger world in Terraria. I'm working on getting Molten Armor now. I wish I had immunity to lava, that would be sweet and would certainly help me make that armor. I don't even want to think about Hardmode! I'm one of those sad people that prefers games not to be too hard or too challenging as I get frustrated easily. LOL Yeah, I'm lame. I can't hardly play any Resident Evil game without invincibility. Haha Still having a "God mode" (to me) makes games like that and First Person Shooters fun (at least that's what I think).

I've finished Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon. I'm not sure I'll write much about it. It was okay, I suppose. I didn't expect it to be a very long game and I'm kind of glad it wasn't all that long. Now I'm ready to move on to playing Pokemon X or The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. I think I may want to pick up Animal Crossing: A New Leaf sometime.

Anyway, Happy New Year!

Awesome! I have more than enough Obsidian now as I found some lava under some water. Hellstone is proving to be more tricky in mining as it's hard to get to and usually surrounded by lava. There's also something that I don't know what it is. They are red and I'm not sure how to describe them. I found one in my first cave and I believe when I tried to mine it with one of my lesser pickaxes, it hurt. However, I used the Obsidian Skull to try to mine it with my Deathbringer pickaxe and it didn't do anything. There is one in the first dungeon I found and many more of them in the Underground Crimson area. They are not Demon Hearts, I know what those are.

Yeah, that's it, Travis! Thanks!

Just a nice little note for CheerfulGhost, to get to this site, all I have to do is type "c" and press the Enter key, my browser will then go right here to my profile. =)

I think I need to write some more instead of just keep posting comments. Maybe I will soon.