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Terraria released for iOS

It doesn't "officially" go live until tomorrow-- you can't find it by searching in the App Store on your iDevice right now, but you can download it now in iTunes and sync it up that way.

EDIT: No need to do this now, it's officially out!

Happy digging, fighting, and exploring!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/terraria/id640364616?mt=8

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/29/2013 at 03:03am

Just downloaded it. Opened up and music started.

SO RAD! Must have dropped early.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/29/2013 at 03:03am

It's infuriatingly difficult to control. Might just take some getting used to.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/29/2013 at 03:06am

Not too bad here, but i've only been playing for 4 minutes.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/29/2013 at 03:12am

I've played other games that approximate a joystick on a touchscreen and also found that difficult, so it may just be me :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/29/2013 at 03:15am

It's not amazing, but its OK I guess.

Have to take some boss fights VERY slowly or not at all. Hell would be very hard on my iPhone not to mention hard mode.

But for a little Terraria on the go? I can see this working well for that.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/29/2013 at 03:19am

This would work much better on the Vita with the touch screen and analog controls.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/29/2013 at 03:21am

Yep. Another tick in the "pro" column for getting a Vita. It's getting close to the sweet spot for me to get one.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/29/2013 at 03:42am

Yeah, agreed.

Ok so after about 20 minutes of playing it feels a bit cramped. Occasionally I run into some issues with open doors and chests and dealing with my house. Over time I imagine it will get sorted out but I don't expect i'll clock a ton of time into this one. Compared to PC Terraria it's pretty limiting.

That said, i'll write up a review about it at some point.

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Terraria 2 Confirmed!

Andrew Spinks recently gave an interview to the Terrarian Times, a news letter made by the Terraria community. On the question of the future of the game, Andrew had this to say:

"Following 1.2 I am wanting to do more frequent smaller updates until I am ready to move forward to my next project (Yes, Terraria 2). At that time I would definitely be open to the idea of hiring a small team to keep Terraria alive and kicking until T2 is ready.

Due to the current condition of Terraria there are a lot of things I cannot do that I will be bringing to Terraria 2. You can expect bigger and more diverse worlds, deeper rpg elements such as leveling, classes, skill trees, and a world... Read All

Terraria Coming to Mobile

Gamespot got a showcase of Terraria mobile shown by David Welch of Re-Logic Games. The video shows off how the mobile version is setup and a few changes they made to make it feel better on mobile.

Fairly certain this is a day one purchase for me because Terraria is one of my most beloved games of the last few years and I would enjoy just a "fairly decent" version on mobile. From the video it looks like this might be a fun game to play on your phone but we will see how well it translates.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/14/2013 at 02:47pm

I'm definitely getting this when it launches. It may just go into the group of apps that are basically random timewasters, since when I really want to play I'll play on PC, but I'd love to be able to mess with build ideas on the go.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/25/2014 at 05:44am

Has anyone played the mobile version of Terraria? I noticed that there seems to be a demo of it in the Google Play store, but I can't access Google Play on my Kindle Fire HDX without rooting it, which I did to my original Kindle Fire, but hesitate to do it on the HDX. I'm interesting in seeing what someone else who's played the mobile version of Terraria has to say about it.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/25/2014 at 02:33pm

It's kinda clunky. The controls are serviceable but not great. The best you can do with a touchscreen I'm sure, though.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/25/2014 at 04:02pm

Yeah, it's ok. Nice to have it on a non Windows platform. Like Travis said the controls are odd but they don't have the 1.2 update. Hopefully someday.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/25/2014 at 04:04pm

Not only that, they don't even have hardmode. You can fight the Wall of Flesh and then you're basically done.

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The Most Engrossing Games I've Played Recently

I can remember certain games that really defined times in my life. My first experiences with gaming were with Super Mario Brothers and Donkey Kong. Later on I was infatuated with The Legend of Zelda, so much so I would make my own maps of every secret I knew of. After that, Ninja Turtles and Metal Gear. When I got my Super Nintendo, Super Mario World and Link to the Past really hooked me. Then I discovered Koei games like Romance of the Three Kingdoms II & Genghis Khan Clan of the Grey Wolf. Then we got a PC and a new set of games came with it.

I have been thinking the last couple of days about what games have caught my fancy lately. I think this is a interesting... Read All

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/31/2013 at 07:03am

This past year has produced an amazing crop of games. Thinking back on it and looking over lists of what has come out, reminds me of some that I either haven't taken the time to play, or almost forgot about entirely, due to the sheer volume of goodness there was.

Journey

I'll never forget this experience. When I finished my first playthrough, I felt as if it were the first time I had ever played a video game. It hit all the senses in a singularly profound way. It was that deep for me. When I think about what to compare it to, I find myself thinking of real life experiences, rather than other games: Viewing stars and planets from the darkest part of Rabbit Creek Rd on a cloudless winter night. Driving through Portland with Jeremiah in his Volkswagen Golf, on our way to his house from Nampa, Idaho. My first kiss from a girl. My first rejection from a girl... Journey ranks on those levels.

Planetside 2

Not quite the life-changer that Journey was, but epic nonetheless. The players that play this game offer some of the best multiplayer experiences I've had in a shooter. Communication is key, and moving as a massive force across these gorgeously generated landscapes (or defending from such a force) is a thrill I'm glad to only participate in on a digital level. Although, if I actually got the opportunity to pilot a Scythe on some distant planet, I would not turn it down.

The Swapper

Uhh... So, this game just released today, and honestly there are many other games I could put here in it's place, but I like to keep it in the moment. Keep it fresh. I'm only a couple hours in, but I'm hooked, in a "now, this is what I'm talking about" kind of way. All graphic elements are hand-crafted from clay, beautifully haunting music, finely crafted storytelling, set in that Metroidvania-like 2D sprawling dungeon, with maneuvering mechanics (swapping) that remind of the first time you opened your first portal. I'm really liking this game :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/31/2013 at 08:33pm

The video for The Swapper looks intense.

http://facepalmgames.com/the-swapper/

Looking forward to you talking more about it. I have so many games right now, I think ill hold tight until I get another one but WOW it does look really great. The music alone in the trailer was very cool.

I may need to get Journey. From what you and Travis have said about it and it does have a disc version I can get for the PS3 too.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 06/01/2013 at 06:57pm

First off, you're welcome @jdodson for that Terraria recommendation. ;) I look forward to our next CheerfulGhost server when the new update hits!

Also, I watched the video for Swapper and... wow... those graphics. That is a beautiful looking game.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/02/2013 at 05:24am

Yeah I appreciate you mentioning it. Not sure I would have tried it otherwise.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/25/2014 at 05:23am

Minecraft sucked me in last year (to be technical) around Thanksgiving. I was home alone as the rest of the family went to Kentucky and I stayed home to look after the pets. I was amazed with Minecraft and amazed also at how it made time completely irrelevant. I remember I had spent a 20+ hours awake playing Minecraft, something that hasn't happened in a while. That said, I played Minecraft for a month or two.

I remember years ago when I was playing Skyrim, I spent over 300 hours on it, just with my first character. It was awesome!

Recently, Terraria has sucked me in and I've spent 159 hours on it. I still love it, but I feel like I've reached a near-end-game point where it's time to move on to something else.

I don't remember how much time I spent playing any of the Fallout series, but I really did enjoy Fallout 3 and New Vegas on the PS3.

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Yo Dawg, I Heard You Like Updates!

Instead of make a post per game update, I decided to condense them into one super post. This post covers updates for Terraria 1.2, Stardew Valley, Secrets of Grindea and Starbound. So lets hit it, shall we?

terraria 1.2

YouTube sensation ChippyGaming released the above Terraria 1.2 video featuring some new armor and dyes. He has access to the Terraria 1.2 beta and was planning on doing a series of spoiler videos, but due to some unfortunate communication with ReLogic, was only able to post the one video.

stardew valley dungeon crawling update

ConcernedApe posted a new update on Stardew Valley showing off some of the cave exploration parts of the game.

"As you explore the... Read All

Place your bets: Terraria 1.2 release date pool

http://media-curse.cursecdn.com/attachments/56/871/terrariaheader.jpg

Come one, come all, to the first Cheerful Ghost Release Day Betting Pool of Awesomeness (title subject to further scrutiny)!

From what we can tell, Terraria's 1.2 update, the biggest update yet, will be releasing some time soon. Scour the internet for all the tidbits of information you can find, and then make your guess. The winner will receive an awesome trophy on their profile for being the best guesser, and win the admiration and envy of many.

The rules are simple:

Simply comment on this post with your guess of when 1.2 will drop.

If someone has already chosen the same date, please pick another. Only the first occurrence of a date will count.

If an actual release... Read All

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 05/24/2013 at 02:05am

My guess is July 1.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/24/2013 at 02:42am

I'll go with July 17th

jdodson Admin wrote on 05/24/2013 at 03:37pm

July 6th.

vdogmr25 wrote on 05/24/2013 at 07:09pm

July 22nd.

Blue_Element wrote on 05/24/2013 at 08:42pm

July 24th.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 05/24/2013 at 09:25pm

ONE DOLLAR

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 05/25/2013 at 12:02am

July 7th.
(I'd say sorry Jon, but I'd be lying lol)

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/02/2013 at 05:08am

https://twitter.com/Demilogic/status/341011246050578433

Blue Element looking really good right about now :D

vdogmr25 wrote on 06/03/2013 at 03:43am

Dang it! I was so close! *shakes fist*

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/03/2013 at 05:49am

Well vdogmr you could still win depending on how late July it turns out to be :D

Blue_Element wrote on 09/11/2013 at 11:15pm

The update is officially out on October 1st. Umm... Did I win? :P

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/11/2013 at 11:32pm

As I see it, yeah you did. This was fairly beyond what they originally promised but yeah, you were the furthest out!

Blue_Element wrote on 09/11/2013 at 11:54pm

Yay! I feel like the contest kinda ended since they haven't announced the release date until now. So, I'm not even sure I can count this as a win.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/12/2013 at 12:13am

It's a win, because I made a trophy AND SOMEONE IS GONNA GET IT DAMMIT! I mean, it does look really neat. After I film the CG roundtable, i'll hit you up with it.

But yeah, they are way over the original release zone. Still, be fun to play the new content in October.

Blue_Element wrote on 09/12/2013 at 12:51am

I get a trophy? SWEET! :D And I hope someone makes another Terraria wrapper for 1.2 when it comes out. Being a Mac gamer is hard.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/12/2013 at 03:15am

And there we are:

http://cheerfulghost.com/trophies/2019/awarded

I was really bummed if something happened and someone couldn't win that trophy, it's really cool. I might do some limited edition trophies for the next Terraria server if there is interest.

Blue_Element wrote on 09/12/2013 at 04:09am

:D So cool!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/12/2013 at 02:11pm

We kept debating relaunching the contest. He kept saying "I'm pushing forward the release" and then "Wait no I'm not."

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Terraria 1.2 Update Teaser

demilogic posted a new video update on Terraria 1.2 showing off smooth walking, new house roofs, armor, rock launchers, waterfalls, in game music, painting and more. The video also shows up the new in game mini-map.

"Preview for the slopehalfblockwaterfallpaintrocketlaucheromgwhatisthatthingeater'sbone 1.2 update. Also there is a minimap. The update is far from done, we are aiming for a July release. Thank you for your patience and continued support."

I will be running a Cheerful Ghost Terraria server when the 1.2 update drops in July so stay tuned!

Travis Admin wrote on 05/23/2013 at 04:25pm

From what I read, it's only been said that it will be before the end of July, but after the first week of June. So it could be sooner than we think!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/23/2013 at 04:29pm

Second week of June huh? Sounds good to me :D

Travis Admin wrote on 05/23/2013 at 04:50pm

Then hopefully the Starbound beta releases in late August.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/23/2013 at 04:53pm

Ha yeah, I don't think so.

I think Starbound and Stardew Valley will ship in the last three months of the year. Id love them to ship sooner, but yeah later part of the year is where my bet is.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/23/2013 at 05:55pm

For the final, yeah I'd agree, but they're still targeting release in 2013, so a beta in August is wishful thinking but within the realm of possibility. At least that's what I'm going to keep telling myself. Because I want it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/23/2013 at 05:57pm

I would love an early release for sure.

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New Terraria 1.2 Video

New fan made Terraria 1.2 update video that QUICKLY runs through all the new confirmed stuff. So quickly that a lot of it is hard to parse but I caught most of it :D

New Biomes (and more) coming to Terraria

The new spriter and designer, Jim, working with Redigit on Terraria, and he's posted a couple of pics and some info about new stuff coming to Terraria in the next update.

http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/something-about-one-of-these-new-biomes-from-jim.98890/

An ice biome! And based on the title, this isn't the only new biome.

Plus, you can see some other new stuff in these screenshots: ice blocks, penguins, a new set of wings, campfires, what appears to be a new NPC unless players can warm their hands by a fire now, a new frozen chest... and this is just out of two screenshots!

I can't wait, but I really hope this releases with a few months to spare before the... Read All

PC 1.2 PVP & Cannon Update Preview

In this latest Terraria Talk video they are given an exclusive screenshot of the new content coming in Terraria 1.2. What it includes:

Sandstone bricks, backdrop and furniture.

Cannons

Jungle Trees can be harvested for Mahogany wood

New banner designs

New armor and vanity sets including an Eskimo Suit

Cactus building sets w tables and chairs

Steampunk armor/vanity set

More I may have missed

Really looking for this update to drop. Right now there is no ETA on release but when I hear something you will be the first to know about it.