Portal gun should be accessible early game.

[andrewb]

So I have recently played through Terraria again and realized how cool it would be if you could use the portal gun during the phase where you have to explore and mine resources. By the time you get it now, it is completely useless from practical standpoint.

Sure it's a cool gimmick you can use for laughs but you're not gonna be using it for anything that actually benefits you. Having it while exploring underground would be insanely useful and fun.

To make it not overpowered, the portals could be disabled or limited during bossfights. I'm thinking of doing another playthrough from scratch, giving myself the portal gun at the beginning...I'm sure it would be great fun.

[Diesel]

I think the portal gun stops you taking fall damage, but I agree, using it in a mine would be cool but mining is useless end game.

Teleporters and engineering I also feel could be earlier on.

[andrewb]

Originally posted by Diesel:

I think the portal gun stops you taking fall damage, but I agree, using it in a mine would be cool but mining is useless end game.

Teleporters and engineering I also feel could be earlier on.

Exactly my thoughts...locking all these features to the end game renders them pretty much useless, or at least much less useful than they could be. If the portal gun stops you taking damage (I didnt even know that) it could be tweaked, like have it NOT negate fall damage until you get to hard mode or something.

[Albcatmastercat]

You can try to start a new character and equip them with those items (things such as the Gravity Globe too, for instance). Several interesting aspects of the game, made possible after "finishing" it once.

[faesur]

if you think items like these would improve your experience when you play when you make a new character you could grab the portal gun before going onto a new world?

[Galaxylord]

I think that the portal gun (early game) should be crafted with some stuff you can find in the dungeon + some wires or have two kinds of portal guns, early game portal gun (can only teleport a short distance) and an end game portal gun were the distance is unlimited.

[andrewb]

Meh I wouldn't limit the range personally. If you do wanna limit it, I would have the portals disappear after like 5 seconds so you have to use it quickly and skillfully and it's relatively difficult to abuse.

Also I am aware I can take the portal gun and any other item into a new world and play there with a new character