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Made this base today, thought it turned out nicely :) I'll add a book case or two once I defeat skeletor tomorrow.

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[–] Cris16228@lemmy.today 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Any tips for someone noob like me? Always wanted to play it but I don't exactly know where to start

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Keep the wiki open, explore the surface for cave entrances and look for pots/chests, the game completely changes once you get a grappling hook.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Naw go in blind, its pretty simple in the start. Of course you'll need the wiki later when you're trying to figure out what to do, but getting to hell and letting a demon drop its stuff right into the lava is a blast the first time when you have no idea whats coming.

After beating the game 4 times it all becomes second nature what to do. But the journey to get there is so much fun when you're first starting.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I disagree, the start is the most obtuse part about Terraria. It's not clear what you should be doing, where you should be going, how to build valid housing for NPCs, etc.

I started blind waaay back when it first released and hated it, then went back to it with a guide and had way more fun. There is NO way someone will figure out without guidance that you're supposed to go down the holes in the corruption , TNT rocks, then smash orbs with a hammer to summon the 2nd boss.

Once you get into hard mode you can figure things out yourself , but at the start you either need to play with a friend that knows what's up or follow a guide so you don't suffer.

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To each their own, I hated playing without knowing the crafting recipes and always loved looking up what I can make with everything I picked up.

[–] porotoman99@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You don't need the wiki for that though, you can ask the guide what you can make out of anything.

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

When I started playing, the guide was completely useless. He would also open your doors and leave them open, I very quickly grew to despise the guide and made his home a prison.

[–] Cris16228@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

Like someone else said, I prefer to go blind and not check the wiki if possible! I was looking for tips or stuff to do/don't

Thank you!

[–] hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

Talk to the guide (starting npc) for tips on what to do next, you can also give him things you find and he'll tell you what you can craft with them. He's like the in game wiki and can be very helpful. Also spend lots of time just exploring, and don't be afrid to die.

When exploring make sure to collect any metals you see, and use them to building upgraded pickaxe and armor. Also build extra houses so you can have lots of npcs move in. I hope you have fun & definetly look things up online if you have questions :)