Easier way to get truffle worms?

[Rhiannon]

I have been in the underground biome for ages, and I've only seen one worm, which escaped my grasp in the blink of an eye. What are some tips on getting these worms? The Duke Fishron is the last boss I need to battle.
Also, do truffle worms appear in above-ground mushroom biomes?

[StaticMonkey]

Here's a guide on a farm: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=264017273

I believe they appear in cavern layer (the one above hell/underworld) and not underground layer.

edit: Here's a related post from 2 hours ago if you only did a search. http://steamcommunity.com/app/105600/discussions/0/35220315603363649/

[Rhiannon]

So the only way to really get one is to build a big thing, like in the guide there?

[Drag]

Yeah... I started making the truffle worm farm in that guide ymself, but I wasn't able to get the dimensions right due to screen resolution differences.

The key I learned with my current farm is that they spawn off screen, and almost always with other mobs. (Although they're a somewhat rare spawn, making it hard to gather them.)

For the catching part, assuming you don't want to make the semi-automated farm, the easiest way to do it is to swing the net while falling on top of them. I've honestly had almost no difficulty with catching the buggers. I've got over 150 of the darn things and only three have evaded my grasp. I can usually run over toward them with my frostspark boots and nail them easily.

[Rhiannon]

Ok, thanks. I think the terrain on te natural underground biome was too bumpy, so by the time I landed on it, it had disappeared. I guess I will just have to be patient.

[Drag]

Originally posted by Rhiannon:

So the only way to really get one is to build a big thing, like in the guide there?

It's easiest with a flat area, if you want to do it manually. You still need to build quite a line of mushroom grass. I'd suggest (and personally use) the kind of blocks the guide writer has, right below all the ramps. Doing that makes the area a glowing 'shroom biome, which allows the worms to spawn.

Oh, and another thing... there's another critter spawn in the glowing mushroom biome... a glowing snail. They pretty much always get killed when they spawn, as they spawn alongside the regular mobs that want to turn you inside out. The worms, however, can't be killed by other mobs, so don't be concerned if you hear the splattering sound of a critter getting it. But do be careful... the worms can be killed by your attacks.

[Rhiannon]

Good to know. I think the main problem is the huge amount of crimson. it took enough work ust to restore the biomes I already had. Looks like I will need to clear out a much larger area and flatten it. I just thought they'd be like those bugs who drop the teal husks...they are rare but I just ran around the underground snow biome and eventaully got them.

[Drag]

Yeah... it's a pain gathering truffle worms, but once you've built that infernal structure, it's a piece of cake. Usually while I'm waiting for them to spawn I end up answering questions on the terraria forums...

Since then it's become kind of a regular thing for me. Right now I'm doing it as a passtime...

[KillemJack]

She just wanted to have a simple answer which the first guy posted a tutorial of, kinda no need for the huge essay which was pointless

Originally posted by Drag:

Yeah... I started making the truffle worm farm in that guide ymself, but I wasn't able to get the dimensions right due to screen resolution differences.

The key I learned with my current farm is that they spawn off screen, and almost always with other mobs. (Although they're a somewhat rare spawn, making it hard to gather them.)

For the catching part, assuming you don't want to make the semi-automated farm, the easiest way to do it is to swing the net while falling on top of them. I've honestly had almost no difficulty with catching the buggers. I've got over 150 of the darn things and only three have evaded my grasp. I can usually run over toward them with my frostspark boots and nail them easily.

[Rhiannon]

Originally posted by XvxIllusionLord:

She just wanted to have a simple answer which the first guy posted a tutorial of, kinda no need for the huge essay which was pointless

Originally posted by Drag:

Yeah... I started making the truffle worm farm in that guide ymself, but I wasn't able to get the dimensions right due to screen resolution differences.

The key I learned with my current farm is that they spawn off screen, and almost always with other mobs. (Although they're a somewhat rare spawn, making it hard to gather them.)

For the catching part, assuming you don't want to make the semi-automated farm, the easiest way to do it is to swing the net while falling on top of them. I've honestly had almost no difficulty with catching the buggers. I've got over 150 of the darn things and only three have evaded my grasp. I can usually run over toward them with my frostspark boots and nail them easily.

It's really fine - I do like detail/people speaking from experience. Anyone who can help is great.

[Drag]

Originally posted by XvxIllusionLord:

She just wanted to have a simple answer which the first guy posted a tutorial of, kinda no need for the huge essay which was pointless

The resoultion size you're playing in is huge. I built the entire darn farm just to find out it wouldn't work because I did it wrong due to a detail that wasn't mentioned in the guide. All that building, hammering the mud into ramps, waiting for the infernal mushroom grass to spread over the mud... mostly wasted. I wanted to spare the original poster from the same pains I went though.

And if you want to see a huge essay, I can shell out more than a thousand meaningful words on a topic which I have experience on in less than an hour. And as an added bonus, I can make it pointless if you wanted me to.

[Rhiannon]

Originally posted by Drag:

Originally posted by XvxIllusionLord:

She just wanted to have a simple answer which the first guy posted a tutorial of, kinda no need for the huge essay which was pointless

The resoultion size you're playing in is huge. I built the entire darn farm just to find out it wouldn't work because I did it wrong due to a detail that wasn't mentioned in the guide. All that building, hammering the mud into ramps, waiting for the infernal mushroom grass to spread over the mud... mostly wasted. I wanted to spare the original poster from the same pains I went though.

And if you want to see a huge essay, I can shell out more than a thousand meaningful words on a topic which I have experience on in less than an hour. And as an added bonus, I can make it pointless if you wanted me to.

I am glad for any information - that is good to know. And I know exactly what you mean - if there is a topic I know stuff about you better bet I am going to be there to answer in a lengthy detailed manner.

[PegenWaukegan]

I have a world that cranks out these things by the bucketful!
I stood in a biome for 5 minutes and saw four, three of which I captured.

[Stogey]

Ive been looking for like an hour and I found one and it flew away in an istant aswell

[Stogey]

So can any one friend me and join my world and help me? or somthing like that? if yes, friend me, U help me, I help u.

[Stogey]

And I even made a big box!