Terraria

Terraria 1.3.6 Spoilers

Since Terraria: Otherworld's cancellation I've been checking out what's coming in Terraria 1.3.6. Today, a new feature was teased that I had to come talk about: Block Replacement. If you're like me, you start building and then get the ability to get better stuff, so you tear down your build and start over. I rarely build anything permanent until near Hardmode, or at least post-Skeletron. This feature will let you replace blocks if you have a pickax equipped that is strong enough to mine the block you're replacing. You can even change out chests, and it will keep the contents. This could also help when you want some ore that happens to be holding in a lake and you... Read All

1.3.6 Spoilers

Re-Logic has released a few spoilers for Terraria 1.3.6. Chippy Gaming has some videos about them.
“Confusing” spoiler: https://youtu.be/Wr5lRQuaUgw
Fancy Lighting: https://youtu.be/tl9_LoX082g
New Sprites: https://youtu.be/JMhaMTECy1Y
Corruption Furniture: https://youtu.be/WF1WamNH0ZQ
New Background: https://youtu.be/NkdPo61bSkU

If there ever was a time to buy a new keyboard, that time is coming. This update includes Razer Chroma support. It’s kind of an expensive keyboard, but they keys light up. I found it for about $80-90 on Amazon. I was actually thinking about this some time ago, since I often play in the dark and sometimes it’s hard to see keys when I need to.
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Take a walk in the past with the first Terraria trailer!

If you've been around here for a while, you know we can't stop talking about Terraria. I think most of us got into it with 1.1, when hardmode was added. This trailer is from around the original release in 2011, so it was before our time in it.

Back then, molten armor was the strongest, Skeletron was the last boss. Based on the trailer, the physics were different in many ways, flails worked a bit differently, and tons of sprites and blocks were different (look at those smooth doors and shiny dungeons).

We're coming up on *six years* since the game released, if you can believe that, and updates are still coming. Here's a brief look at the game's history, discounting minor... Read All

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 02/26/2017 at 07:00am

I'm so glad you created this post, after our discussion a few days ago! As I said, I've been checking every now and then on the status of Otherworld. We haven't had an update about it in about 8 months.

I didn't realize 1.3.5 until you told me about it in that discussion of ours. What has my mind cranking away though is why Redigit is coming back to work on this update. Does that mean Otherworld's development has progressed to the point where the lead developer can take off and work on Terraria's update? What about this update requires the work of Redigit. From what I read in the "upcoming features" section, it doesn't seem like a major update. Since Redigit is working on it, I think there may be something he's doing that they're not telling us yet.

Anyway, I can't wait for our next Terraria server! The memory of us playing 1.3 together is very strong, I think about it very often. We need to take on Expert Mode!

Oh and as for the game, I didn't know about it until you and Jon told me about it. You gave me a copy and I started out in 1.2, but I think 1.3 is my favorite update. Granted, I love what was added after I played it that first time, like fishing! It's exciting that the game is getting more attention and I'm eagerly awaiting the future of Terraria!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 02/26/2017 at 08:50pm

I don't think Redigit is the lead on Otherworld, but I could be wrong. It's a joint venture between two different game studios so they probably have a ton of people on it. In more exciting speculation, it could be that the 1.3.5 update will have some tie to Otherworld! But I'm not holding my breath. And honestly, the lack of updates on Otherworld is a bit concerning. I think they announced it way too early. It's Starbound all over again, in some ways.

As for those upcoming features, that's just what's known so far. There hasn't been much discussion about it at all, and that feature list will flesh out. The big ones don't get spoiled until closer to release, and there hasn't even been a discussion on when that might be yet.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/01/2017 at 02:35pm

> It's Starbound all over again, in some ways.

Well, no. I see what you mean, but it's not really. For instance they haven't promised much but a new Terraria game with a story mode. They also backed off the release date entirely and didn't take massive pre-orders. For me, those are really big differences and so far I think they've done fine on messaging and handling the community.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 03/01/2017 at 06:33pm

Right, I agree. That's what I meant by "in some ways." I don't think they have done poorly messaging and handling the community, but not great either. There were very frequent updates until suddenly there weren't, and there hasn't been any news for months. The things you said mean I'm not disappointed, just a bit concerned with the big gap.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/01/2017 at 07:22pm

> just a bit concerned with the big gap.

Yeah, that makes sense. I still hope it launches at some point, it would be sad to see it go away.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 03/01/2017 at 07:50pm

I assume it will at some point sure, I do wonder how the dev cycle has gone. It may be that there's uncertainty and they don't know what will make it to the final cut so they don't want to say much, or there's just nothing new to show.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/10/2017 at 04:52am

So I finally watch the trailer and WOW the game has come a long way. I remember the 1.2 update and how massive that was and we created a new game to play the Crimson on. I think the Crimson area was my favorite until the...

https://media.giphy.com/media/dcubXtnbck0RG/giphy.gif

Update, which is the best update ever. 4K resolution will be welcomed as I have to have the game Windowed or it is a bit artifacty fullscreened on my monitor. It's amazing how they've kept the game updated so well over time and not let it be given to game rot and just made people get the sequel. Which i'll get the day it launches.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 03/10/2017 at 03:51pm

I KNEW that was going to be that gif. :D

I'm looking forward to the scaling, which is something Starbound has. Assuming I'm interpreting it right. In Starbound, at least last I played, you could have three zoom levels. On a smaller monitor the default would have been fine but on 1080p it seemed super zoomed in, and Terraria does a little as well. Plus it's nice to have a wider view when exploring and a tighter view when building.

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The Cheerful Ghost Roundtable is Dead. LONG LIVE CHEERFUL GHOST RADIO

We’re going through changes. The Cheerful Ghost Roundtable is entering its chrysalis, and when it emerges it will be Cheerful Ghost Radio, the new podcast by members of the Cheerful Ghost community.

What does this mean for you?

Better quality audio. Taking video out of the equation should improve the audio quality since it won’t be compressed like in Google Hangouts.

Better visuals. You no longer have to look at our ugly mugs.

More options. You are no longer tied to Youtube so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you want.

What does this mean for us?

We no longer have to put on clothes to record an episode!

We’d like to hear what you want from Cheerful Ghost... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/26/2017 at 04:36am

Personally the clothing thing was really hampering my creativity.

/rimshot

CapnCurry Supporter wrote on 01/26/2017 at 04:50am

Wait, we were *required* to have clothes? Huh. I just always happened to be dressed when we started filming. Good thing you mentioned it; that could've made the last episode awkward.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 01/26/2017 at 04:53am

So, just removing the video aspect of the Roundtable and publishing the audio discussion?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/26/2017 at 03:26pm

Radio? Who needs a radio?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/26/2017 at 03:27pm

But seriously, I love the new name. Looking forward to listening!

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/26/2017 at 05:46pm

> So, just removing the video aspect of the Roundtable and publishing the audio discussion?

Simply, yeah we are. More specifically we think that making a podcast will be a bit better for the kind of show it is and how people consume this kind of thing. For instance, it's hard for many to sit down and watch and hour+ show but it's not too hard to play a podcast while your driving, working or whatever.

When the show launched 5 years ago(it's really been that long) video streaming was a new thing. So new that I thought doing a game show that way would get us more attention and sort of ride the tech train to viewers. That... didn't happen so we are going Podcast because it's a better way to do what we do. PLUS we can publish to iTunes and the wide word of Podcasting sites to get, possibly, more attention. I also thought putting the videos on YouTube would get us some cross views, but YouTube has made it's search algorithms such that people simply never find our show.

Well that or it sucks and no one cares but it's my semi-solid belief it's a fine show that can find a bigger audience.

So in that spirit and trying to improve things, we are doing a Podcast.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/26/2017 at 05:48pm

> Radio? Who needs a radio?

Mock. Yeah. Ing. Yeah...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5f_gbzo4Q0

Will_Ball Game Mod wrote on 01/26/2017 at 06:43pm

Will they happen more often now that you guys don't have to be camera ready?

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/26/2017 at 06:54pm

At this point the plan is to keep doing them monthly. I'll admit this is might be more to my schedule than everyone else's.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/26/2017 at 09:13pm

Does anyone think we should do more than monthly?

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 01/26/2017 at 11:22pm

The reason we ended up going from twice-per-month to monthly was because we were trying to find content. Monthly, there's always content for us to discuss.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 01/27/2017 at 02:20pm

Maybe that's a good question, too. What would you guys like to hear in a CG podcast?

Will_Ball Game Mod wrote on 01/27/2017 at 10:27pm

I think what you guys already talk about is great. I didn't realize it was on a monthly basis. It would be cool if you guys could get some interviews during the podcast!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/27/2017 at 10:31pm

I agree, I'm pretty happy in general with the current content. I already use it as a podcast when I'm working, so no changes would be perfect for me :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/27/2017 at 11:19pm

Will: I've thought about doing interviews and I think it will be easier in the podcast format. Thanks for bringing it up, i'll think more about doing them that way.

Will_Ball Game Mod wrote on 01/28/2017 at 12:24am

Awesome Jon!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 01/28/2017 at 03:26am

Yes, that's a great idea Will!

rettisawesome wrote on 02/02/2017 at 07:13pm

@jon I've thought for a long time you guys should have done the show while also recording an audio track. then you have the live version which is great, you can stream it on youtube and twitch, then take the audio and publish it as a podcast. This coming from a podcast guy though... not a video guy. Either way, exciting to see new things!

rettisawesome wrote on 02/02/2017 at 07:16pm

and further Jon, as far as timeline. The schedule depends on what you want. Weekly podcasts seem to garner more followers. Having a lot of interaction with people (weekly) helps grow that. And when new people come on, they listen to a current episode, then start in on your back catalog. The more there is, the more they'll listen (i know, obvious). If it doesn't work with your schedule. You might try longer recording sessions once a month, and divide them into multiple episodes monthly. If you have a base that knows what you are doing, once a month is fine. But if a new listener joins the ranks, they may forget you in a month.

jdodson Admin wrote on 02/03/2017 at 04:01am

I like the idea of recording multiple things during a session. I'll think about how to do that.

> But if a new listener joins the ranks, they may forget you in a month.

How I listen to Podcasts is buy subscribing on iTunes podcast thingy and if I don't love, I unsub. People will also hear it embedded on our site. Maybe they will forget but it will be in their Podcast app, but I hear you that more regular content is better.

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You got Terraria in my Dungeon Defenders 2! You got Dungeon Defenders 2 in my Terraria!

Here's that crossover content that was teased a few weeks back!

Some time before the end of the year, Terraria will be getting a new invasion with new enemies and loot, and Dungeon Defenders 2 is getting some new levels and the Dryad as an unlockable hero! And she looks newly angry! I guess she has a corrupt form?

From the article:
"In this rare crossover event, Terraria players will get to experience intense invasion-style action straight from the magical realm of Etheria, while Dungeon Defenders 2 players will enlist the help of an ancient and powerful hero to face down new threats of a distinctly Terrarian nature."

"Terraria fans will get a new Dungeon Defenders... Read All

Terraria 1.3.3 Brings Sandstorms, new Loot & Other Changes

Apparently Terraria can't stop getting better and even though this new update is small it also brings some new items as well as a desert biome sandstorm. I like the new polish they are adding the game as it will make it a bit more fresh when players return to build up a new world.

Since version 1.3 the developers have considered Terraria finished due to the "endgame boss" the Moon Lord but they are still updating the base game with new items, biome weather effects and more but after this I wonder where they plan on taking the game? I'm also wondering what would you like to see added to Terraria? As a pretty big Terraria fan it the game seems already really good to me... Read All

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/13/2016 at 09:50am

I noticed the game got updated recently. I thought about posting about it here. When I saw that no one did, I thought, is no one here really going to mention it? As obsessed as we are with the game. LOL This is definitely one of my favorite games currently. I still want to play it, still love it, and can't wait to play with my fellow Cheerful Ghosts again. It is tempting to start up a new world to check out the new updates since I last played. However, there seems to be more in store! At the end of the post Safeman says, "we will now dive into our next update and get to work on some top secret cross-over action." So, what's coming to Terraria next? I have no idea. Does "secret cross-over action" mean Terraria: Otherworld? I certainly hope so!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2016 at 04:08pm

Not sure what cross over stuff they have in store but I am looking forward to it!

They also just released a new hotfix!

http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/pc-1-3-3-changelog.48916/page-18

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2016 at 04:08pm

Also. I'm still mentally preparing for a holiday CG server. If Travis doesn't run one, i'll host it locally here :D

Travis Admin wrote on 09/13/2016 at 08:39pm

Yep, holiday CG server is a must! I dig the incremental updates. This one doesn't even require a new world to see the changes. 1.3.2 worlds can get all the goodies.

Cross-over action could mean a lot. They have done that in the past with other games like Edge of Space getting a Terraria boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5pS6zOG3kc

And things like real yo-yos being included. But Greg, an Otherworld item or two being thrown into Terraria would get the hype up for Otherworld so that definitely could be it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/13/2016 at 08:52pm

> Yep, holiday CG server is a must!

Get hype kids.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/14/2016 at 01:42am

>> Yep, holiday CG server is a must!
>Get hype kids.

Looking forward to another CG Terraria server! All aboard the hype train!! I think it should be an Expert Mode server. Pre-made structures would be good to include, too, so we don't have to build a lot. You could copy the arenas and places we had on the last one, that would be cool, IMHO.

> I dig the incremental updates. This one doesn't even require a new world to see the changes. 1.3.2 worlds can get all the goodies.

I didn't realize that, so thanks for sharing. I wonder when the next update will be, what's in it, and how many more updates the game will get, especially before T:O.

>Cross-over action could mean a lot. They have done that in the past with other games like Edge of Space getting a Terraria boss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5pS6zOG3kc

Yeah I got Edge of Space. Steam says I've played it for a whole whopping 25 hours! I may have to try it out again, I wasn't very impressed with it.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/14/2016 at 03:07am

You and apparently everyone else. I haven't played it, but Steam buyers don't seem happy with it.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/15/2016 at 04:29pm

I just re-read this: http://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/1425/interview-with-andrew-spinks-creator-of-terraria

That was over three years ago, after the surprising announcement that 1.2 would be release, which itself was after a year or so after the player-base mourned the announcement that development had halted at 1.1 for good.

And look at how far we've come since then! I'm shocked, amazed, and grateful that we're still getting updates over five years after release.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/15/2016 at 10:45pm

LOL @Travis, you are the cross-posting-of-your-own-posts master! I'm not sure if I remember seeing that interview before, but I think it's amazing that you got to interview him. How'd you manage to get that interview? It is interesting to see it now knowing we're still getting updates.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2016 at 01:59am

> I'm shocked, amazed, and grateful that we're still getting updates over five years after release.

They made a mint on Terraria. If they can keep making a mint and update the game, why not? Seems like a great model to me.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/22/2017 at 03:22am

1.3.5 update is live. Mostly fixes but some features too.

https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/pc-1-3-5-is-live.56657/page-14#post-1314564

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 04/22/2017 at 03:59am

Yeah. I watched a few of ChippyGaming's videos. 1.4 is in the works!

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Terraria 1.3.2 Adds In Game Parties, Items & More

Have you always wanted to have a party in Terraria? Well now the Party Girl or certain other NPC's will throw one under certain conditions you set up. As with any new feature, they don't say what they conditions are but I imagine it will come to the wiki at some point.

When we run our next server we should throw a party.

http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/pc-1-3-2-changelog.46816/

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 07/23/2016 at 05:18am

I'm not really interested in the party update, but I really like this picture! I also love the "when we run our next server" part of your post here! I miss playing Terraria with my fellow Cheerful Ghosts. Our next server should definitely be on Expert Mode. I'm confident that we can handle it together.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2016 at 04:27am

Yeah, expert mode isn't a bad idea BUT the downside is it discourages a bit more casual play as it's hard as hell. PLUS if people come in after we've played for a bit, they will get steamrolled by hardmode.

That said, expert would be fun!

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 07/24/2016 at 04:45am

Well me and Vinny together have done pretty well on our Expert mode world, surprisingly. I've enjoyed almost all of the Expert mode rewards, but not all of them. The Slime mount most definitely helps against Eater of Worlds, although that's not the Expert mode reward. That one makes slimes friendly, even if you attack them. The Bee Gun is a great weapon against Skeletron, although again not an Expert mode reward. I've defeated some of the Expert mode bosses on my own, but not all of them. We haven't gone up against the Wall of Flesh yet, but they're definitely tougher. I think we were only able to defeat King Slime because we had a nearby hole in a hill where he couldn't get to us, but we could hit him with boomerangs, although his slime companions came after us. Still, with two or three of us with the right gear and the arena we usually use, we should be good. But yeah, it would be more difficult for casual play and those who join in late or don't play much, I can see that as an issue.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 07/30/2016 at 11:50am

Oh and since we're talking about our Terraria server again, I have to ask, "when?" LOL

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/30/2016 at 07:10pm

> Oh and since we're talking about our Terraria server again, I have to ask, "when?" LOL

I'm not sure. My first off the cuff thought is sometime this holiday. That seems to be a good time for folk, but i'll defer to Travis here.

Travis Admin wrote on 07/30/2016 at 10:30pm

Honestly I just don't have the interest yet. Holiday sounds like a good time, but maybe sooner?

terraian_warrior wrote on 07/31/2016 at 06:08am

The ACTUAL andrew spinks was bad at making the update with the solar eclipse because I've waited 18 days (on console terraria) and still NO SOLAR ECLIPSE

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/31/2016 at 04:28pm

terraian_warrior: The console versions and updates are handled by an outside company so Andrew isn't directly involved with that. Plus, I think he is working on Terraria 2 or another Re-Logic game and isn't on Terraria proper anymore.

terraian_warrior wrote on 08/01/2016 at 04:03pm

*facepalm*oh, ok

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/04/2016 at 04:08pm

SANDSTORMS! https://twitter.com/Cennxx/status/761230973090533377

Travis Admin wrote on 08/04/2016 at 05:31pm

Oh wow, I can't wait for those!

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 08/04/2016 at 07:55pm

An interesting environmental change. I wonder if they'll just be purely cosmetic or if perhaps they'll give a debuff. It does snow instead of rain in the snowy biomes, but a blizzard would be cool. Maybe they could add hurricanes for the beaches, too.

I know the next update has to do with the underground desert as can be seen in one of her other tweets, perhaps even on the forum and wiki.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/05/2016 at 03:57am

Hurricanes at the beaches? How bout a TSUNAMI? Not that I spend a lot of time on the beach in Terraria as its so far over to the side.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/08/2016 at 05:11pm

Looks like they are adding more weather effects.

https://twitter.com/Cennxx/status/762695240264192001

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 08/08/2016 at 06:08pm

Haha @TheFluBomb tweeted: @Cennxx @Terraria_Logic is this gonna be the "Stuff Blowing In Your Face" update?
They should give the other biomes similar treatment. Equality for all! It'd be cool if they did some leaves for the forest biome, maybe that could just be a Fall holiday environmental event.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/08/2016 at 06:47pm

Stuff blowing in your face update? Ha. I'm ready.

Still impressed how much work this game has received post launch. I wonder when they will consider it "done?" I'm not complaining, it's just that all this new content is usually saved for the sequel.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/11/2016 at 08:35pm

Annnnddd Sandnado: https://twitter.com/Cennxx/status/763832293077188608

I guess it's like a regular Sharknado minus the sharks. And more sand.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/11/2016 at 09:07pm

I wonder if it throws you above the world like the one in Super Mario Bros. 3?

But damn, those particle effects! With these new weather effects and the stuff surrounding the Moon Lord, they've kinda gone up a generation or two in graphic styles. It almost looks a little weird to see that high def (for lack of a better word) sandnado in the pixelated world.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 08/12/2016 at 12:29am

Yeah it all looks good, but I agree with Jon's comment after mine. I was going to say that all this is nice, but I'm more eagerly awaiting Terraria: Otherworld and Terraria 2. I want more Terraria damn it and other games just aren't up to par. LOL

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Companion Cube Coming to Terraria 1.3.1

1.3.1 might not be the largest Terraria patch but it does seem loaded with some interesting stuff like full controller support, more wires and now a companion cube pet. It's also pretty nice that it's easy to get from a Merchant instead of some intense mob farming.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 05/24/2016 at 04:43am

Interesting. It looks cool and has a cool death scream. Another thing I found interesting, that I didn't know about, was that there are mob-only activated pressure plates. That could come in handy. Honestly, I don't think this new update fits my kind of Terraria gaming. I'm not much of a builder. I imagine that Travis could probably make something really cool with these new tools. Who knows when it will be, but I'm still looking forward to another CG Terraria server. I think we should do it at least once more, if for nothing else than for completion of Expert Mode, which I don't hardly dare try alone.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/24/2016 at 12:57pm

The mob only pressure plates could make arena building much nicer!

This update came out two days ago, anyone play yet?

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 05/24/2016 at 05:59pm

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/24/2016 at 06:18pm

Not yet!

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 07/14/2016 at 08:30pm

Oh and in case you're hoping to snag the new Companion Cube, you're going to have to dish out 5 platinum for it!

Travis Admin wrote on 07/15/2016 at 02:39am

Money is so plentiful these days, that doesn't seem too crazy anymore.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/15/2016 at 05:16am

Yeah, agreed. That's a couple higher level boss runs.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 07/15/2016 at 05:55am

Me and Vinny have been playing on a new Expert world for the last two days. I don't know exactly how much he has, but I think it's less than one platinum where as I have about just less than two platinum coins. We have defeated King Slime twice and we did finally beat the Eye of Cthulhu after I used TEdit to copy over the boss arenas from our last CG Expert World. Maybe I see the price of the new pet as expensive because we're still a bit early in the game. Five platinum coins just for a pet just seems a bit ridiculous.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/15/2016 at 06:52am

Early on it is really high priced for sure. But once you have one, you can carry it over to new worlds. I don't think it's cheating to start with a cosmetic pet or whatnot.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 07/15/2016 at 07:39am

Good point. Vinny knows how to cheat in Terraria and I basically told him "no cheating" in our playthrough. A cosmetic pet, sure that's fine, but everything else I'd like for us to obtain by playing. However, one could say we're "cheating" by using TShock and I've "cheated" by using TEdit to put in those arenas. After doing that, I thought about writing up a quick post about both of those programs. I know Travis is more familiar with them than I am, but I've found them both surprisingly easy to use!

Travis Admin wrote on 07/15/2016 at 11:22am

Yeah they're both very simple.

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Terraria Celebrates it's 5th Birthday with Patch 1.3.1 Coming May 22nd

"In celebration of Terraria's 5th birthday we are pleased to announce the release date for 1.3.1, an update for PC that focuses on wiring mechanics and controller support."

Terraria 1.3 is coming this month featuring a bunch of new stuff including Logic gates, hardhats, yellow wire, coveyor belts, new pressure plates, official controller support, a new campfire, many new statues that spawn mobs, a new block that changes water color and more. The new campfires and controller support look well worth the price of admission alone and with all things Terraria I can't want to try it out.

http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Campfire

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Our Beloved Game Comes to Wii U and 3DS Very Soon!

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BYj6hgHBO5U/maxresdefault.jpg

I just wanted to let you know that our beloved game, Terraria, is coming to the Wii U and 3DS very soon. In fact, the 3DS version will be released on March 15th (in 5 days!) and the Wii U version on April 12th, according to Amazon. I have ordered both versions to give to my son, Vinny, for his birthday. He's stated interest in at least the 3DS version. Unfortunately, it seems the 3DS version is quite limited due to the surprisingly low specifications of the 3DS. It only comes in one world size, which seems to be the same as the mobile version. Different companies are working on each version. Both versions are expected to have all 1.2 content and more upon launch with... Read All

New Terraria 1.3.1 update spoiler: Controller support!

Today, Re-Logic has released some more info for what to expect in Terraria's upcoming "just around the corner" 1.3.1 update. Official controller support!

When the Steam Controller dropped, I was pleased to see an official configuration for it from the devs, but that just uses bindings mapped to keyboard and mouse inputs. This will allow other controllers to join the fun!

I'll definitely try this on release with a 360 controller, and I'm interested to see if native controller support will make the Steam Controller config work more naturally. Ultimately, I feel I'll probably stick to Steam Controller for about half of my playing and keyboard/mouse for the other half. But... Read All

All of our Terraria worlds, ready for you to loot.

We recently finished up another Cheerful Ghost Terraria server, and here's the bounty.

First, we did the fifth server in a normal world.
https://mega.nz/#!HNYXiIgS!VIqHgXkBRw3GDIwMkOKJY3X27QYfWM8gXZX8ELNMxUQ

Then, we created a new world to try out Expert. Unfortunately I think we were getting burnt out on Terraria by then, so you can see that not much has been done in this world, but here it is if you'd like to play with it :D
https://mega.nz/#!fcZ2ySgS!vdtrodyiSw3Z5FFTSEJ_UvFHeVlOufYKQowmQ7uUExs

But wait, there's more! For a limited time (by which I mean, however long this website exists) you can catch up on all the worlds you've missed with the Cheerful Ghost Terraria... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Roundtable: S3 E5 - That Episode Where They Talk About Terraria

Travis, WhiteboySlim and jdodson are back at it talking about what we've been playing, the upcoming games we are all planning on getting and then one of our favorite games Terraria. Terraria is a special game for Cheerful Ghost as we have been playing it for about 3 years and 5 group servers. We talk about our love for the game, the parts about it we love the most and our most recent server experiences. This may bring our total mentions for the game to damn near close to infinity.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/24/2015 at 02:53am

Look at Travis, "with arms wide open!" LOL

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/24/2015 at 03:31am

Undeeeeeearrr the sunliight!

Travis Admin wrote on 09/24/2015 at 03:39am

I love that default video pic there. I just need a bigger beard.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/24/2015 at 04:35am

I am currently playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Starbound is much better than when I first played it. That crystal boss was tough! Yes, the penguin is still there!

Games coming out in upcoming months I'll be playing: Fallout 4 and Starcraft II: LotV. I plan to start out with Fallout 4. Then I intend to play Starcraft II from the beginning and work my way towards the new expansion. Otherwise, I have no idea what else is coming out that I'd want to play

Years ago, I posted in a video games group on Facebook asking for suggestions on a game to play. Travis then told me about Terraria. After looking at the videos, I thought it didn't look too appealing, but once I jumped in, I was hooked! The updates keep us coming back, but there's so much greatness in the game. The game play, music, everything. What is there not to love about it? I haven't created everything in the game. I'm also not very creative with building, but it's cool to see what others come up with.

The Moon Lord was tough! I'm so glad Travis made that arena! I'm still not sure how I'll do that boss fight on my own. I imagine I'll copy over the arena Travis made. Duke is tough! I was so glad when I finally beat him. I was so intimidated by that boss! Fishing is cool! Yeah, those mine cart tracks were pretty much every where!

I usually progress through the different tiers of metal gear. However, on the new Expert Mode server, I got my first Ebonwood armor set and it looked awesome. Ultimately, I get Platinum, even if it didn't spawn in my world (I use silt and slush to get it if it's not there). Also, I pretty much almost always go with melee weapons.

I don't think I fought any of the Expert Mode bosses. So, I didn't get any of the special loot. Listening to you guys talk about Terraria is making me want to play again! I agree with us starting our new server on Expert Mode, especially since I haven't spent much time with it.

Yes, Travis gave me a copy and I greatly appreciate it! I bought a copy for my son recently. Honestly, it's because of Terraria that I got on here at Cheerful Ghost and "met" you awesome guys (I already knew Travis because we were college roommates)! I love this site!

I have the mobile version of Terraria, yes for my Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" tablet. It's good, but unfortunately the Kindle version is way behind every other version. I thought the touch controls were cool. I liked using my finger as a replacement for the mouse, but I thought it was harder to get used to switching the auto-cursor on and off on the PS3.

Soon, maybe we can talk about what's in store for Terraria's future.

Yes, Cheerful Ghost "drink and play!" I can get my favorite red wine, Riunite Lambrusco! =)

(This comment has been edited to fit the 3,000 character limit....you're welcome!)

scrypt Supporter wrote on 09/24/2015 at 07:31pm

For those concerned: everyone survived the fire, but my eyebrows look a little different now.

Great show, guys! Tim, I'm so glad you made the correction on Yogi vs Pooh. Jon, love the new digs (or at least the new office!). Travis, I'm convinced now that Hangouts has an arm fetish.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 09/24/2015 at 07:31pm

Oh, and Drink & Play?! Yes, yes, yes!!

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Whats Your Most Played Game So Far?

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We've all had games that we loved so much our time with them spiraled a bit out control. I remember playing so much Fallout 3 one weekend that as I left my house with my partner to go shopping I couldn't drive because I was so light headed. In the end I should have stopped playing a bit sooner but I had a great time.

Curious what everyones most played game is at this point? If you do the majority of gaming on Steam you can use Steamdb's calculator to let you know what games you spend the most time on. Plug in your public Steam profile and then sort by hours. It also calculates your Steam account value based on sale price of games but it doesn't take into account... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 09/10/2015 at 02:19am

My standings:

Terraria: 755 hours

Borderlands 2: 133 hours

Batman: Arkham Origins: 81 hours, but this was when Steam kept thinking I was playing games when I wasn't, so it's way inaccurate

Really number 3: Assassin's Creed 3: 77 hours

Travis Admin wrote on 09/10/2015 at 02:20am

That said, including more than Steam, Fallout 3 over all my playthroughs would probably be number 2, I estimate it at about 600 hours, and Skyrim would probably be number 3, I estimate it at about 500 hours.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/10/2015 at 02:22am

Here's my Top 6 (everything else is less than 100 hours)

Game Hours
Terraria 712
Starbound 295
ARK: Survival Evolved 240
Oblivion 141
Skyrim 108
GTAV 107

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/10/2015 at 02:29am

Yeah, those are my Steam only numbers. I've played Skyrim, Oblivion, Terraria, and GTAV on the PS3, so you could probably add 100 hours to those games (maybe not Terraria). Fallout 3 could make this list if I added my PS3 hours to my 71 Steam hours.

Travis, I'm not surprised at your Terraria hours, but I'm impressed that I've come close to catching up with you.

My 77 hour game, which is right below GTAV, is Salt. I decided not to include anything that was less than 100 hours.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 09/10/2015 at 04:58pm

Holy cow guys, that's a lot of hours! Is that actual play time on Terraria, or do you sometimes leave it running when not playing? Technically Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 is my most played game, but many times I've found the computer still logged on by my daughters and the game sitting on pause lol

According the the Steam Calculator, my most played game (that only I play) is Dota2 at 66 hours. I played Skyrim on my Xbox 360 back in the day, and I probably put 60-80 hours on that.

I would imagine my most played game ever is probably NFL Head Coach 09. I loved all the data mining that game entailed. I've written up a lot on the game back when CG started, so I won't go into it now on how much I love that game, but it is super detail oriented. (This doesn't take into account my childhood playing days when I had limited options and practically unlimited free time lol)

Travis Admin wrote on 09/11/2015 at 06:07pm

There was one Friday night that I played Terraria, went to visit family on Saturday, and came back to it Saturday afternoon still open. Other than those probably 12ish hours, everything is legit.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/11/2015 at 10:31pm

> Holy cow guys, that's a lot of hours! Is that actual play time on Terraria, or do you sometimes leave it running when not playing?

Nope, my hours are "too legit to quit." =)

jaelte wrote on 09/15/2015 at 06:20am

Name Time
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 173.3h
Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition 102.9h
Dragon Age II 70.3h
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition 59.2h
Terraria 58.9h
Fallout: New Vegas 57.9h
Mass Effect 2 52.1h
Mass Effect 47.7h
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition 43.0h
Jade Empire: Special Edition 38.7h

As others have mentioned, these are just the games I have on Steam. I'm pretty sure my Oblivion and Mass Effect 3 times are up there with Fallout 3 and my Witcher 3 (which I haven't come close to beating), and Dragon Age 1 & 3 times are approaching my other Witcher/Dragon Age games.

That said, nothing comes remotely close to the time I spent playing World of Warcraft. I know I had well over a year of played time on just one character in that game. I'd bet that in actuality, second, third, fourth, and fifth place are probably all MMORPGs (Everquest, Rift, Star Wars: The Old Republic, maybe WildStar).

So yeah, I've spent a halfway decent amount of time over the years playing a video games and I do not regret it in the least.

JaBo wrote on 09/16/2015 at 06:01pm

Here's my steam profile:

https://steamdb.info/calculator/76561198027651522/?cc=us

As mentioned, MMORPGs though yeah... I played a solid 4 years of Dark Age of Camelot and had 200+ days played on my main character, 100+ on another, and on average another 30 hours played on 20 other characters.. Some of those were dual or triple booted though (I owned 2-3 accounts at most times) and I did buy, sell, swap accounts a few times. (Although my main characters were all mine from beginning.)

Aside from that, I'd have to give honorable mentions to games like FFVII where at least one play through I maxed out the hours at 99 and of course I played through multiple times, so probably 200ish hours there. Probably (definitely) more on FFTactics.

I played a lot of Madden games too, from 2004-2009 I played a lot of seasons. I mean, it took 30 minutes a game, 13 games a season, plus playoffs, plus off season managements and player management and etc etc... Definitely a lot there.

Hearthstone would be interesting to see. Been playing that every day almost for a year and a half.

JaBo wrote on 09/16/2015 at 08:32pm

On average another 30 DAYS, not 30 hours played on those other characters...

Hey Jon, why no edit button??

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2015 at 08:38pm

JaBo: Basically because I don't want people to "ninja edit" posts. At some point i'll allow editing with some kind of history of edits, but it hasn't come yet

JaBo wrote on 09/16/2015 at 09:04pm

Gotcha, yeah typically I just highlight my post, copy it, delete my post, paste and correct it lol

Timogorgon wrote on 09/17/2015 at 04:55am

My wife and I use to play FFXI, and we each logged in well over 100+ days each.

Other than that, I've maxed out the timer on FFTactics several times. :P

Travis Admin wrote on 09/18/2015 at 04:02am

That's a good point. FFXI is probably my top game. Guild Wars 2 might be close to Terraria and Fallout 3.

GregoPeck Supporter wrote on 09/18/2015 at 07:14am

Ok then, you want to bring Final Fantasy into this, fine! LOL FFVIII is my king of hours. I remember playing it so many times while I was at college (with Travis). I even began to play it at least once every year. I'd spend about 100 hours on it each time and I still never did everything! I've played FFX and VII multiple times, too, but probably not even close to as much as I played FFVIII (my all-time favorite). I wasn't going to mention it because we were talking Steam hours. LOL

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/18/2015 at 03:27pm

I think Steam is something we can get actual numbers from so I listed mine. From there is a mixture of games that do and don't track that, but I imagine our college years had us playing other games longer as we had way more time on our hands. At least I have way less free time now

Travis Admin wrote on 09/18/2015 at 05:20pm

Actually, now that I'm back in college I have way less free time than I did before. Go figure :D

JaBo wrote on 09/18/2015 at 05:44pm

Yah hah, same. But then I'm working full time while going to school and have 2 little kids. I still jam game time in at night though damn it!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/20/2015 at 06:41pm

Hearthstone is a really great game to play if you are busy. Hearthstone

JaBo wrote on 09/21/2015 at 03:57pm

Indeed, and that's why I don't mind spending money on it. It gets me better things which increases my enjoyment and I spend a lot of time on that game

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/21/2015 at 04:03pm

At this point I don't have a reason to spend money on it because, I think if I did it might lessen my want to play it. I've heard friends spend money in game then wonder what there is to do. I don't think that way, but I can see what they think. Like part of the game, for me, is the time I spend collecting gold and unlocking stuff. Then again after I unlock all the adventures it's all opening packs then as I only have a few more tiers till I unlock Blackrock finally.

JaBo wrote on 09/22/2015 at 06:55pm

Ya, I've done that in other games, spend money to unlock stuff then been like well, what am I working towards now?

But for me, I'm not working towards getting things unlocked, I'm unlocking things (or new legendary cards) to let me make more decks and let me play in higher quality matches against ranked opponents.

So if I had all cards unlocked as golden versions, I'd still be playing as there are just so many decks to make and play and my objective is to get my heroes to 500 wins and climb the ranked ladder. I also still really want to get a 12 win in the arena. So, spending money increases my enjoyment and puts me more on track to play for my goals rather than negate one of my goals.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/23/2015 at 03:08am

That makes sense.

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Terraria Mac & Linux Finally Released

After a time in beta Terraria officially comes to Mac & Linux to much joy. I've been playing it on my Mac and Fedora Linux machine and it works incredibly well. The Steam cross saves really make the experience really seamless. I consider Terraria a national treasure so it's good to see that anyone can play it on any of the major PC platforms.

"Mac and Linux Terrarians, your day has finally arrived!

We here at Re-Logic are thrilled to announce that we are officially launching the Mac & Linux versions of Terraria today! This has been a very long time in coming - and we know how very much the Community has desired these new Terraria platforms, so we are eagerly... Read All

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