highlighted name?

[SæD]

on my copy of terraria the character I usually play as has it's name highlighted and I can't play with the character p.s. have the gameiki mod

[RustyBuckets]

Same here.

[RustyBuckets]

Except without mods

[Ventus]

what version of the mod are you using?

[RustyBuckets]

I don't mean to be rude, but may you please hurry up and tell Vermillion what version of the mod you're using so he may assist us in our quest for '♥♥♥♥♥ is goin' on with mah charactor?'

[Ventus]

no i was litterally asking for the sake of asking ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥... they released a v1 and v2 beta and i wanted to know which one he was using

[Nilandros]

This problem is fixable and it doesn't have anything to do with mods. I am assuming your character's name is in red and there is a ".plr.bad" extension on the character's filename in the Players folder. If so, then your character file has been corrupted.

Here's how to fix it:

Go to your Terraria folder.

C:/Users/(your user name)/Documents/My Games/Terraria

Open your Players folder and find the character file that has been highlighted in red in the game's title screen menu.

Now, there are two things you can do:

1) Right-click on the file and a menu should show up. Select "Restore previous version." That should solve your problem.

2) If the "Restore previous version" option doen't appear in the menu, then look for a copy of your corrupted character file that has the ".plr.bak" file extension on it. You can remove the ".bak" part of the file extension and that file should become useable. You can then start up your game, select the uncorrupted version of your character, and use it. A new duplicate character file with the ".plr.bak" file extension will be created once you've used your uncorrupted character file. It might also help if you delete your corrupted character file after creating your new uncorrupted character file from the ".plr.bak" duplicate.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

[RustyBuckets]

I'm not finding the Dan.plr.bak only the Dan.plr and the Dan.plr.bad

[Nilandros]

OK then. When you right-click on the file, do you get the option to restore the file to a previous version?

[RustyBuckets]

P.S should I search for it in the documents app that comes with all computers, or should I search for it in a special steam app?

[RustyBuckets]

Oh no I don't get the restore option.

[Nilandros]

If you know how to find the Terraria folder and then the Players folder, you should be able to find your character file. Use Internet Explorer.

Originally posted by RustyBuckets:

Oh no I don't get the restore option.

Crap. I'm afraid to say I don't think anything else can be done, then. You'll need to create a new character. And remember to back your files up regularly by copying them to an external location outside of your harddrive lie a disk or a flashdrive.

Sorry.

[RustyBuckets]

Originally posted by Zemecton:

This problem is fixable and it doesn't have anything to do with mods. I am assuming your character's name is in red and there is a ".plr.bad" extension on the character's filename in the Players folder. If so, then your character file has been corrupted.

Here's how to fix it:

Go to your Terraria folder.

C:/Users/(your user name)/Documents/My Games/Terraria

Open your Players folder and find the character file that has been highlighted in red in the game's title screen menu.

Now, there are two things you can do:

1) Right-click on the file and a menu should show up. Select "Restore previous version." That should solve your problem.

2) If the "Restore previous version" option doen't appear in the menu, then look for a copy of your corrupted character file that has the ".plr.bak" file extension on it. You can remove the ".bak" part of the file extension and that file should become useable. You can then start up your game, select the uncorrupted version of your character, and use it. A new duplicate character file with the ".plr.bak" file extension will be created once you've used your uncorrupted character file. It might also help if you delete your corrupted character file after creating your new uncorrupted character file from the ".plr.bak" duplicate.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

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What do I do with Dan.plr.bad file?

[Nilandros]

If you can't restore it to a previous version (you did right-click on it, didn't you?) and if you can't find a Dan.plr.bak file, then you can't really do anything with the Dan.plr.bad file. You might as well delete it.

[SæD]

try and verify the game cache in terraria worked for me

[RustyBuckets]

What do I type to get a ivy whip, full health, full mana, and Arctic diving gear to replace my stuff?