Game is too hard; how to survive?

[Raz Al Gabaghoul]

I'm always getting killed. I've started ten different games. How do I get to the good stuff? The magic. The later game stuff. How do I stay away from monsters at night?
Thanks in advance!

[Echoca]

i can help u

[Echoca]

Originally posted by col.popcorn:

I'm always getting killed. I've started ten different games. How do I get to the good stuff? The magic. The later game stuff. How do I stay away from monsters at night?
Thanks in advance!

friend me and i can help u out and talk

[prpl_mage]

To get the good stuff you need to explore and find chests. Otherwise you craft the items yourself with the resources you find.

To survive at night simply build somewhere you can stay, this is usually called a house. If you have access to the hookshot you can simply put the door inside out of reach of the zombies. Or just place a few dirt blocks to block the door.

[A Normal Man]

if you can't fidn the correct armor and weapons together, get someone to guide you through some of the harder stuff. there are a lot of peaks and valleys in this game when it comes to difficulty, but it seems to help when you have friends playing in the same world.

add me if you'd like. i have yet to beat the game, but i'm almost there.

[Yamaraja666]

I would not mind helping you learn how to play.

[Angelic.LLS <3]

i can help you too im really good at the game

[Ruinae Retroque Rursus]

If you want people to join your world with post-endgame gear, you'll find plenty of people happy to help.

If you want advice, go look here:

http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Guide:Getting_started - pretty basic, but you might find something useful
http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Guide:Practical_Tips Not particularly specific, having tips at random points in time, but useful nevertheless
http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Guide:What_Not_to_Do Another okay article.


As far as general advice is concerned:

- Your biggest power is to place blocks. Whether it's a mob-pit or a protective shell, it's super useful early game.
- Don't fight anything you'll probably die horribly in. First night & haven't even built a house? Build a dirt wall around you & just go underground instead.
- Torches are cheap. Spam them everywhere. Each day, just wander around whacking slimes & make TONS of torches.

Your early game progression should look like this:
1) Chop trees, get wood to build a house for the Guide. He'll tell you what materials are used for & give you useful tips - don't expect any usefuless in Hardmode, after you kill the Wall of Flesh.
2) First night? If you have a bow, make a 1-block gap in your bunker around yourself and shoot things. Lenses are invaluable both early and mid-game (mostly for summoning items & Archery Potions)
3) Once you've got enough torches (from Gel + Wood), go underground.

Your armour should be Wooden. I've found it extremely difficult to get a full set of actual ore armour - you can if you like. Bear in mind that some types of wood are better than Copper armour...

Underground you will find HEAPS. Accessories, summoning items, traps... and just useful things.

Your order of progression through the game up til Hardmode may look like:

Forest
Underground
Desert (not much of use in here)
Deep Underground
Crimson/Corruption
Jungle
Dungeon
Underworld

Or, as was my case on Exper:

Forest
Underground
Deep Underground
Underworld
(Quick trip back to make a good enough pickaxe by killing Creepers & teleporting home to despawn BoC)
= Molten Armour
and then you should be fine.

[Raz Al Gabaghoul]

Thank you everyone! All the willingness to help speaks well for the community. I may add you all as friends; I feel good knowing that I could, that you are willing--but I'm pretty shy. I know that sounds dumb for online stuff. Thx!

[luok]

#1: Go in a snow biome cavern. #2: Find a snowball cannon, use that for your first couple of nights.

[Drag]

Originally posted by col.popcorn:

Thank you everyone! All the willingness to help speaks well for the community. I may add you all as friends; I feel good knowing that I could, that you are willing--but I'm pretty shy. I know that sounds dumb for online stuff. Thx!

The best advice I can give is to not let someone else ruin the game for you, by giving you endgame equipment. That will steal hours and hours of gameplay from you, and take the fun out of the game.

[Albcatmastercat]

Originally posted by lunablumydog:

i can help you too im really good at the game

This, is cringeworthy. You do know it's rude to parade yourself as a pro.

[OUnilateralis]

Originally posted by ✪ Surprised Billy:

You should probably go to hell

To people who don't play terraria this would be rude but in terraria it's all cool, or hot, I guess since you are going to hell.

Ya know, come to think terraria is rather dark. From killing the guide with dark magic items you get from demons all the way to fighting a god of choas's brother after you brutally kill a cultist. Not even close to being rated M but at least T I'd think since ratings are based off the worse that a game has to offer.

[Ruinae Retroque Rursus]

Originally posted by Agent D:

Originally posted by ✪ Surprised Billy:

You should probably go to hell

To people who don't play terraria this would be rude but in terraria it's all cool, or hot, I guess since you are going to hell.

Ya know, come to think terraria is rather dark. From killing the guide with dark magic items you get from demons all the way to fighting a god of choas's brother after you brutally kill a cultist. Not even close to being rated M but at least T I'd think since ratings are based off the worse that a game has to offer.

I always shrugged it off... It was basically this:

Molten Armour - armour made from the fires of Hell itself, that nasty place of punishment? Eh, it's got 20 def or so, I'll keep it :D

"Oh, flying ranged units! *whack* What's that, a drop? *chucks in lava* Oh look, more bats! *whack whack whack* What's that... "Red Devil?" Well in Expert it's OP - take cover! *whacks from behind blocks* Take that, sucker!
*sets up chlorophyte farm* What's that, a voodoo doll? I'll keep that, I want some more emblems. And I got the... Devil's Trident? Eh, I'm not a magic user, I'll sell it.


Oh, a Solar Eclipse? Vampires from hell and various monsters? Hah, they'll die to the fury of my Phantasm. What's that.... Psycho? Psychopath, a problem in today's world? HAH, he's standing still! SUCKER! *shoots to shreds with Ichor Arrows* Frankenstein, that mythical creation thingy? Eh, he's got no nice drops except money *whack.* Reaper? Manifestations of Death?
Do I look like I care? *whack* Ooh, Death Sickle! "Shoots a deathly sickle..." Really rather a sombre colourscheme... black and purple... OH HEY IT PASSES THROUGH BLOCKS and it's got infinite ammo! I'm keeping this!

What's that, cultists- STOP SHOOTING ME *whack whack whack* Oh hey, this guy can summon lightning... well I can summon rainclouds that are OP! And I'm gonna take you down with a yoyo!

Oh who's that, the... Moon Lord? Some semi-deity thing? Eh, I set up this arena for this purpose *gets on skybridge w/ mechanical cart & shoots Chlorophyte Bullets backward* I can do this all day... Oh look, this god-thingy died? I want that Treasure Bag, it's got very useful weapons.



I just don't notice it :P

[AphoticGoblin]

Originally posted by col.popcorn:

I'm always getting killed. I've started ten different games. How do I get to the good stuff? The magic. The later game stuff. How do I stay away from monsters at night?
Thanks in advance!

it is for me too. i am in normal mode and am getting outnumbered by green slimes. help.

[jonasaboo]

Originally posted by Noxturnum:

Originally posted by col.popcorn:

I'm always getting killed. I've started ten different games. How do I get to the good stuff? The magic. The later game stuff. How do I stay away from monsters at night?
Thanks in advance!

it is for me too. i am in normal mode and am getting outnumbered by green slimes. help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZIpFytCSVc Why revive a 2 yr old thread???