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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.

Azurephile Super Member 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.

Azurephile Super Member 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.

Azurephile Super Member 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

Azurephile Super Member 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.

Azurephile Super Member 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 Member 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.

Azurephile Super Member 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

Andrew Spinks on Terraria's Future

Andrew Spinks did an interview with PC Gamer recently and details what's to come for our favorite terrarium simulator. Even though he won't be directly involved from this point forward, as he's moving onto a new project and eventually Terraria 2, the future looks exciting.

First up, he shared that updates would come more frequently, and in smaller chunks, possibly including new mechanics and alternate biomes. This could be good or bad, depending on your preference, but it will keep the community more active for sure and add tons of replay value (as if there isn't already infinite replay value).

In addition, he said that in the future they'd like to add mod support and... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 08/03/2015 at 03:05am

Awesome interview! Wow, more for Terraria?! That's truly exciting! I recently thought of something I'd like to see in the game, but cannot currently remember what that was.

My son keeps asking if "creative mode" was coming to Terraria, especially in 1.3. I told him there isn't a "creative mode," the game is in "creative mode." Perhaps there is more to it, as in being able to build without any mobs. That makes sense.

As for mods, that brings me to something I was thinking about recently. I don't think I'll include those thoughts here, though. Again, my son mentioned mods for Terraria, which I haven't tried and I really don't have any desire to do so at this point. However, that's only true if you do not count TShock as a mod, although perhaps it is. Still, it could be interesting to see what modders come up with, perhaps it could lead to further things being included in the game.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/03/2015 at 03:18am

Yeah that's what creative mode in Minecraft is, isn't it? Just building without enemies, etc?

TShock is a mod, but a different one from usual. It's a mod of the server instead of the client. If mod support opens for both server and client, TShock's development would be much smoother, and could be way more modular.

One thing I'd love to see came up in a discussion on the Terraria subreddit. Once you've done everything, beaten the moon lord, vanquished all the foes, the Dryad then gives you quests to clean up the world. She already tells you the corruption percent as it is, so she could give you markers to patches you may not know about. Once you completely clean the corruption/crimson (and maybe hallow) out of your world, a new NPC moves in: The Mayor.

The Mayor gives you certain quests like getting resources, etc, and as you complete more of his quests, new NPCs move in that may be just normal people, may sell things (choosing from the pool of the other NPCs), some may be builders. You can set certain areas to be construction zones and your town will grow and more people will move in.

Since anything you could possibly do after getting all the Moon Lord drops would be creative/completionist, why not give something to go along with that? At this point there's no real endgame, and this would add onto it.

I doubt it's within the scope of Terraria. As Andrew said, the engine is reaching its limit. But it would be nice for Terraria 2.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 08/03/2015 at 05:33am

Oh that would be sweet!

Still, if it's reaching it's limit, I wonder how much more can be added or done. It seems like enough (as he said) to provide some updates ever 1-3 months, but for how long? Also, could the engine be upgraded? Maybe that's Terraria 2. I'm still wondering about Otherworld and how that will be, but I'm sure I'll jump on it when it's ready.

I'm glad he created the game and that he decided to "finish" it. I've been loving the updates I've seen and I look forward to more. I like that he's still working on things and planning on continuing with the game as a series.

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Terraria open beta for Linux/OSX launches with 1.3.0.7

The open beta for Linux and OSX is (almost) ready to go! Steam hasn't quite caught up, it seems some people are still having trouble installing it, but it's there.

For full info: http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-1-3-0-7-mac-linux-open-beta.27418/

And to report bugs or provide feedback: http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?social-forums/official-terraria-mac-linux-open-beta-testing-feedback-group.690/

Like the Yoyos in Terraria? You can buy them.

OneDrop Yoyos, a high-end yoyo company out of Eugene, Oregon, is making a yoyo called The Terrarian, and it will match the look of the in-game yoyo by the same name. The Terrarian is the most badass of all the yoyos in the game, dropping from the final boss, and you can have it on your desk soon, or learn to do tricks with it. :)

https://instagram.com/p/447yvnnmb0/?taken-by=onedropyoyos

If that wasn't cool enough, check out the catalog: http://onedropyoyos.com/yoyos/

So many of the yoyos in game are OneDrop yoyos. Greg asked me in-game the other day what the little icon on most of the yoyos' tooltips was, and I had no idea, but I do now. It's the OneDrop logo!

For... Read All

Terraria 1.3 is out!

The update is rolling out on Steam!

Get hype!

1.3 brings a host of changes, which you can find here: http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/1-3-changelog.20617/

We're (of course) doing a Cheerful Ghost server. Join up here and play with us! http://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/events/79/terraria-1-3-server

The server will be launching soon, hopefully when TShock updates. If that takes a while we'll roll without it at first.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/30/2015 at 09:44pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_lFbdP8xMU

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 06/30/2015 at 09:53pm

Hahahaha

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/01/2015 at 03:17am

The first hotfix is out, too! http://terraria.gamepedia.com/1.3.0.2

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/03/2015 at 09:39am

A new hotfix has been released. I think I noticed one of the changes while playing because suddenly the new items I got were highlighted. I think I mentioned my issue with the full screen resolution not correctly applying and that I found a way around it. It seems that it has been fixed.
http://terraria.gamepedia.com/1.3.0.3

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/10/2015 at 04:36am

We're up to 1.3.0.4! http://terraria.gamepedia.com/1.3.0.4

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New Terraria 1.3 Trailer Drops And It's Incredible

In what may turn out to the single largest update to the game yet, the Terraria 1.3 trailer launched today that was so stuffed with goodness Thanksgiving came early. Seriously, how much new stuff is teased in this trailer for the first time? I also found it pretty awe inspiring that they've sold 12 million copies of the game.... 12.... million...

Terraria 1.3 launches on June 30th and no word yet if that will include the Linux and Mac ports but they are adding in Steam cloud saves, which is worth the price of admission by itself.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/24/2015 at 06:27am

Just came to post this. From what I've read, Linux and Mac are coming later, probably about a month later, because they couldn't get them working to the awesomeness that they wanted while focusing on other things as part of the update. I'm totally fine with that.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/24/2015 at 08:00am

Awesome!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/28/2015 at 01:40am

New Terraria 1.3 change log: http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/1-3-changelog.20617/

Travis Admin wrote on 06/28/2015 at 08:25pm

That's a hell of a change log.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 06/28/2015 at 10:44pm

Hoooly crap, that is insane. So when are we firing up the server again? We have to do the expert mode!

Travis Admin wrote on 06/29/2015 at 01:39am

Ooh good point. Expert mode or normal mode at the start? Votes?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/29/2015 at 02:52am

I'd say normal at start, expert later. I think exploring the new content will be a ride enough for a while until we get to "end game."

Travis Admin wrote on 06/29/2015 at 02:57am

Yeah, the unfortunate thing is that you have to choose expert mode at world creation. I think the best way is to get to a good end game spot then make a new world.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 06/29/2015 at 02:58am

It sounds like the expert mode stuff doesn't really kick in until hardmode (the mobs leveling up, ect). So I say expert mode. :D

If you're concerned about us getting our butts kicked, we can always allow bringing in supplies from our existing characters/worlds.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/29/2015 at 03:17am

I'm not too sure. On my own, I'll probably not try out expert mode until I'm geared up. If we were together we'd probably have a better chance at surviving it than on our own. I don't think we're sure about when a server will be available due to waiting on TShock to update. Otherwise there is a new mutliplayer feature to try out. Maybe we'll be able to meet in the Cloud.

BTW, if you notice Terraria already has locked achievements. I'm still wondering what time 1.3 will be released. Will it be a midnight UTC release or for another time zone? If so, which? It's getting close to midnight here on the East Coast, but it's already Monday afternoon in Australia.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/29/2015 at 03:58am

It's usually (I think) midnight PST, where Valve is located. So Monday night or Tuesday morning, depending how you look at it, at 3AM Eastern.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/29/2015 at 04:14am

This is on Redigit's profile in the Terraria Community Forums: "We are aiming for 1pm EST on the 30th. See you then!" http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?members/redigit.27/

Travis Admin wrote on 06/29/2015 at 01:39pm

http://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/events/79/terraria-1-3-server

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