New Player Questions

[Tender Loins]

Hello Ive just started playing and i got pretty addicted so i had to stop for at least a little while lol but these are some quesitons i have. Feel free to answer which ones you want. thanks!

1) why cant i equip runes to certain weapons? i got a new sword but i cant place runes in it.
2) what is the number at the corner of weapons for? if it is level then what does the level affect?
3) where are amethysts? i want to get into the pokemon-esque aspect but cant find any
4) does armor only give extra hp? i think i noticed it didnt actaully protect me more...
5) where are the npc guys? ive been looking forever but cant find their jail cells
6) what do i have to do to get the shield to actually take effect? just have it in hotbar? scroll over in hotbar? scroll over in hotbar and right click? i wonder because the torch is used by just having in hotbar

may not be answerable but does anybody know when multiplayer is coming?i look forward to this :)

[Kezov]

1/2 The number is how many runes you can equip.
3 They can be randomly dropped by monsters(rarely) or found deep enough underground.
4 I had thought they did provide defens but only for certain damage types but i may be wrong. It may simply be a design choice or a lack of being implemented yet. Having more health in a game is similar to haveing actual defense but it makes regen less effective. It also has other consequences that i cant recall at the moment.
5 Underground in mini dungeons. you'll see a cage you need to hit. there will be butchers guarding them.
6 I think it has to be scrolled over in the hotbar so that it appears that your player is holding it while not attacking.

Multiplayer will likely be out in within the next few weeks but its hard to say because I could have said the same thing a month ago. Multiplayer has been unexpectedly difficult for the developers to implement. We'll just have to be patient.

I hope this helped :)

[Tender Loins]

Originally posted by Kevenen:

5 Underground in mini dungeons. you'll see a cage you need to hit. there will be butchers guarding them.


I hope this helped :)

yes it did help thanks :) but regarding this, i went into one of those dungeons and didnt find anybody there. i killed a ton of skeletons and got to the end where this giant wizard boss destroyed me in 2 seconds flat. did i miss it or are they not in every dungeon

[ehyder]

Different dungeon - you were in the necromancer's dungeon. Go a bit further down and you will start seeing other types of dungeons. Watch out for the big guys with axes!

[Tender Loins]

Originally posted by ehyder:

Different dungeon - you were in the necromancer's dungeon. Go a bit further down and you will start seeing other types of dungeons. Watch out for the big guys with axes!

oh man. it takes YEARS to get that deep!

[ehyder]

First thing: get yourself a better pickaxe and upgrade it. Helps a lot. I know it will take some time to get the better ore but I suggest working on that as soon as possible. It will cut years off your digging :).

[maestro]

To get down and up quickly I make the same hellevator I make in Terraria: a 2x2 wide shaft going straight down with planks to jump on. There's usually a undiggable dungeon right below the start so I found helps to start digging right where forest meets snow biomes so you will dig between the dungeons.

Eventually you can get a neclace that lets you jump super high and a amulet that lets you take no fall damage. then you can really race up and down fast.