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[Max White]

AWW HELL YEA! Just got rocket boots from a goblin invasnion. Now I need that meteor armour to sustain more mana. Although my merchant died in the waves, does he come back any time?

[Simmura McCrea]

Should respawn after a day or so. Ours did after he got slaughtered by goblins, then Eyethulhu and Floaty Skeleton dude.

[Max White]

Eyethulhu is the coolest name for a boss ever! Ok, I'm going to hell, with some of my neat gear, while I wait for the sky to fall.

[Deon]

Am I the only one who has built his house near magma? It's a small castle now.

[ein]

Man, you know a game is good when you actually feel bad about pirating it.
So yeah, I just wasted a good 6 hours or so on this.
Also, don't bother with a wooden sword.
The starting pick is a better weapon. :b

[Max White]

So... Flamelash. Awesome, or down right whicked?

[Haspen]

So... Flamelash. Awesome, or down right whicked?

Avast with ye, scumbucket!

Honestly first time since acquiring DF I feel that rare/artifact thingies discoveries should be spoilered. So don't ruin my fun

[Max White]

Hey, I'll leave you to figure out what it does then, as all you have is the name. How to get your hands on it will forever be a mystery to you.

[Angel Of Death]

Erm... How do I forge weapons? I've made about 8 copper bars, but it won't let me forge weapons.

[Haspen]

Erm... How do I forge weapons? I've made about 8 copper bars, but it won't let me forge weapons.

Anvil, sir. It is made from 5 iron bars. Or buy it at Merchant.

[nenjin]

Did it deliver?

In spades, IMO. A diverse range of gamers I've shown this to have been hooked, including a guy who's most adventurous RPG experience ever was Fallout NV. He only plays FPS like Bad Company 2. And he was up into to the wee hours playing this.

My bro, who hasn't played anything more adventurous than TF2 for the last 2 years, just stayed up until the wee hours playing it too. He was so sucked in he was barely able to hold a conversation. "I'm building my tunnel." That's all he could manage for 2 hours straight. I haven't seen him game this hard since we were kids playing stuff in front of the Nintendo....15 years ago.

Every game has it's downsides. This game's, to me, is the emergency art changes right now and the fact that there is no real end game. Eventually making things pretty and maxing out gear will no longer be fun. You will hit a wall where you've done everything and gotten everything and the game will stop offering you anything but mindless chopping.

But that's a while out yet, for just about anyone.

Lag is irritating at times, but it's pretty minor to me. (Although we have started to see some level desync issues. People not seeing furnaces that others can see, people not having floors when others see floors, that kind of thing.) It's harder to set up multiplayer than it should be, but once it's working, there are relatively few issues. No random DCs or anything that dumb, on our end.

In a few weeks I expect this game to get a significant coat of feature and MP polish. Then the sky is literally the limit on future content.

For $10, this is game of the year material in my book. I thought Magicka was fresh and a steal at $10, but Terraria blows it out of the water for replayability and overall fun value. There's basically something for everyone in this game: exploring, building, item whoring, exploding masses of guys, as much or as little co-op as you crave, and eventually PvP and SCIENCE!

It'll never reach the depth of simulation that DF or even MC accomplishes...but it's far easier to get into and get sucked in without realizing it.

It delivered alright, straight to the face.

[Neyvn]

Um... I brought the Ocean to the Lava... Is that Dwarven enough???
It is the most dangerous decent into the caves due to 60% of the trip being underwater. Its a good thing I am a Legendary Swimmer...

Spoiler: Ocean to the Lava (click to show/hide)

[nenjin]

PS-Moghjubar, you're the man for writing those auto-hotkey scripts. So many things are easier, including crafting stacks. Many props to you sir.

[Darvi]

Spoiler: Looking good so far. (click to show/hide)

[Max White]

The internationality recognised white torch marks:
1 torch: This cave/cavern/dungeon/jungle/floating island has been found, but not entered.
2 torches: This location has been entered, and possibly looted, but not fully, it is still worthwhile going inside.
3 torches: Fully looted, do not even bother.
Place your torches at the entrance to any landmark, as a reminder to yourself and a warning to others. One torch so you don;t miss it next time you walk past it, another when you first enter, and a third should you manage to leave with full pockets.


It has saved my a lot of time keeping track what I had raided, so I figure if anybody wanted to adopt this, it might be handy, especially in multiplayer.