Angler Missing?

[Cowmillesse]

Ok, so in my terraria world, I went to go find the angler. I found him, but when I went to go get some wood (he went offscreen) I came back, and he was gone. I started up a new terraria world, and I couldn't find him at all. Could someone help?

[The_Technomancer]

Did you have an open house available? If so he should be there. Open the map and find his icon on it.

[zuzu]

Probably ported to a available housing, should appear somewhere soon

[Cowmillesse]

The thing is however, I never woke him up, and I did have some open housing available, but other NPC's came in

[Chocolate]

Do youhave any more room spaces??

[Cowmillesse]

yes i do. I just opened up a ton

[Cowmillesse]

BTW this probably does not matter but i am pre-hardmode, and I have defeated EoC, EoW, and Skeletron

[cipnrkorvo /''>]

Was he sleeping, cause if he went offscreen, he most likely despawned

[curiositas]

If you never interacted with the Angler and was still in his sleeping position, he despawned and you gotta look for him again.
If you did interact with him, thus becoming a respawnable NPC, he teleported to valid housing during night (or rain).

[Cowmillesse]

Originally posted by Jar Dpo:

Was he sleeping, cause if he went offscreen, he most likely despawned

Yes, he was sleeping, however I checked both oceans multiple times.

[cipnrkorvo /''>]

Originally posted by TheGuardianPotato:

Originally posted by Jar Dpo:

Was he sleeping, cause if he went offscreen, he most likely despawned

Yes, he was sleeping, however I checked both oceans multiple times.

It's completely random when he spawns, he spawns like a normal enemy. Try standing near the ocean, keeping the body of water off-screen and checking it every minute or so.

[Cowmillesse]

Originally posted by Jar Dpo:

Originally posted by TheGuardianPotato:

Yes, he was sleeping, however I checked both oceans multiple times.

It's completely random when he spawns, he spawns like a normal enemy. Try standing near the ocean, keeping the body of water off-screen and checking it every minute or so.

thanks! I will try that! Maybe I have just been unlucky and he has kept teleporting to the other ocean.

[Cowmillesse]

just wondering, when the angler despawns, does he just go to the other ocean or does he not appear in the world at all?

[curiositas]

Originally posted by TheGuardianPotato:

just wondering, when the angler despawns, does he just go to the other ocean or does he not appear in the world at all?

The Angler spawns like any other (enemy) NPC. Chances are he'll spawn at the same ocean you are currently at.
The only requirement is as long as you are in any surface Ocean biome and there is still place for enemies to spawn, he can arrive.

[Cowmillesse]

Originally posted by Aero Cony:

Originally posted by TheGuardianPotato:

just wondering, when the angler despawns, does he just go to the other ocean or does he not appear in the world at all?

The Angler spawns like any other (enemy) NPC. Chances are he'll spawn at the same ocean you are currently at.
The only requirement is as long as you are in any surface Ocean biome and there is still place for enemies to spawn, he can arrive.

thanks, I do have some of the ocean covered with platforms, is that keeeping him froms pawning on that side?

[Cowmillesse]

HE APPEARED!!! thank you so much to all of you for helping me. It might have been the platforms that were preventing him from spawning.