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RatHat
Dec 31, 2007

A tiny behatted rat👒🐀!
Holy poo poo Spelunker's glowsticks. I recommend buying like 10 stacks when you find the Skeleton Merchant.

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Hemingway To Go!
Nov 10, 2008

im stupider then dog shit, i dont give a shit, and i dont give a fuck, and i will never shut the fuck up, and i'll always Respect my enemys.
- ernest hemingway
His lantern has the treasure sparkle property without being a consumable

RatHat
Dec 31, 2007

A tiny behatted rat👒🐀!
Yeah but he only sells that during a full moon. So until you can get that, use the glowsticks. They're cheap too, only 1.5 gold a stack.

SirSamVimes
Jul 21, 2008

~* Challenge *~


It has a considerably shorter range than glowsticks though. You can also hold a glowstick without throwing it for the increased range withotu consuming it.

Excelzior
Jun 24, 2013

Acne Rain posted:

His lantern has the treasure sparkle property without being a consumable

it's terrible for actually lighting up stuff

now the Suspicious-Looking Tentacle, though....

Million Ghosts
Aug 11, 2011

spooooooky
I just found the Angler sleeping on the ocean, like floating along the top. Spoke to him and he sank like a rock, RIP

Zesty
Jan 17, 2012

The Great Twist
I accidentally turned off the buff for my light pet and I can't get it to respawn by either pulling it in and out of it's slot or putting a different light pet in. How do I get it back?

Pakled
Aug 6, 2011

WE ARE SMART

Met posted:

I accidentally turned off the buff for my light pet and I can't get it to respawn by either pulling it in and out of it's slot or putting a different light pet in. How do I get it back?

Could you have set the slot to be non-visible on accident? Make sure the little eyeball at the top right of the light pet slot is open.

Tollymain
Jul 9, 2010

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
if you look closely you'll see a little icon in the corner of your equipment slot that looks like an eye. click it to make your pet/light pet visible again

Zesty
Jan 17, 2012

The Great Twist

Pakled posted:

Could you have set the slot to be non-visible on accident? Make sure the little eyeball at the top right of the light pet slot is open.

Tollymain posted:

if you look closely you'll see a little icon in the corner of your equipment slot that looks like an eye. click it to make your pet/light pet visible again



That's it. I appreciate it.

Diesel Fucker
Aug 14, 2003

I spent my rent money on tentacle porn.

The White Dragon posted:

They do, but they grow randomly wherever just like normal plants (and Life Fruits, for that matter). If you made a nice, big arena by your last bulb... well, I hope you had fun mining out thousands of mud :downs:

Well... Poop.

gently caress you Jungle Biome. I'm going to dig out the whole drat thing and turn it into one giant arena. Just see if I don't.

Malachite_Dragon
Mar 31, 2010

Weaving Merry Christmas magic
Is there a way to reset or retrieve your password on T-Shock? I tried to pop in on Poxins' server (gently caress sake dude stop switching maps) and I've forgotten my t-shock password.

Holyshoot
May 6, 2010
Why does my FPS randomly drop to 40 then shoot back to 60?

oddium
Feb 21, 2006

end of the 4.5 tatami age

treasure lamp pet is outclassed by a lot of things but he is my friend

Fayez Butts
Aug 24, 2006

Holyshoot posted:

Why does my FPS randomly drop to 40 then shoot back to 60?

You're not going to get even a remotely reasonable answer with that level of context. At least give us your system specs.

YF-23
Feb 17, 2011

My god, it's full of cat!


Treasure lamp is cool but its usefulness ends at exactly the point where you no longer need to look for Titanium or Adamantite (and I'm something like 90% certain that fishing for crates is a much more efficient way of getting those than searching around in the underworld).

oddium
Feb 21, 2006

end of the 4.5 tatami age

here's a Neat Trick i found: equip bat wings in one slot and a cape in the corresponding vanity slot, then hide toggle the wings. now your cape will turn into bat wings when you fly and your meta knight roleplay is one step closer to authenticity

RatHat
Dec 31, 2007

A tiny behatted rat👒🐀!
Uh is there really no way to rename worlds?

EDIT: Aww, you can't put the truffle worm in a cage. What a waste.

RatHat fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jul 12, 2015

Akett
Aug 6, 2012

oddium posted:

here's a Neat Trick i found: equip bat wings in one slot and a cape in the corresponding vanity slot, then hide toggle the wings. now your cape will turn into bat wings when you fly and your meta knight roleplay is one step closer to authenticity

That trick also works well with the crimson cloak and fishron wings if you use red and black dye for both. I also wear a mythril hood with red and white dye to get some extra ~*~mystery~*~ to the outfit.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

slightly amused
All I need is a metal detector to complete a cell phone. I've had 2 nymphs refuse to drop it and 5 more despawn before I could find them. This is awful.

LLCoolJD
Dec 8, 2007

Musk threatens the inorganic promotion of left-wing ideology that had been taking place on the platform

Block me for being an unironic DeSantis fan, too!
I finally killed the Lunatic Cultist by flying around in a UFO shooting my Godly Scourge of the Corruptor at it. Now I want to get the Vampire Knives before I try the pillars, but farming the key in the Crimson is a huge pain. :( I've set up an arena with blue candles but it's slow going.

Invisible Ted
Aug 24, 2011

hhhehehe
Sooooo following advice from the thread I just killed the destroyer in less than a minute with the Daedalus bow using holy arrows. What should I make first with the hallowed bars? This is the furthest I've gotten in hardmode.

DoubleNegative
Jan 27, 2010

The most virtuous child in the entire world.

Invisible Ted posted:

Sooooo following advice from the thread I just killed the destroyer in less than a minute with the Daedalus bow using holy arrows. What should I make first with the hallowed bars? This is the furthest I've gotten in hardmode.

Usually the first thing I make with Hallowed bars is armor, but you're gonna need to kill more than one mechanical boss to get enough for it.

Akett
Aug 6, 2012

If I were you I would kill the destroyer one or two more times and make hallowed armor, though that's worse than frost armor unless you are using the hallowed mask. If you don't want to kill him again you could just make a hallowed repeater, or just save the bars and use the souls to make a megashark.

The Lone Badger
Sep 24, 2007

I say Megashark, but then I like guns.

Will a Battle Potion help me encounter truffle worms, or does it only affect actual enemies?
(On the plus side my trufflebridge is working nicely as a chlorophyte farm)

Akett
Aug 6, 2012

The wiki says it affects critters, so yeah a battle potion should help. Wiki also says that the potions stack with water candles which also increase critter spawns, but I think that could easily get overwhelming.

Akett fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Jul 12, 2015

RatHat
Dec 31, 2007

A tiny behatted rat👒🐀!
Water candles/battle potions definitely affect critters. If you fish a lot and have a floating base you can place a water candle to get critters to spawn a lot underneath it. When it rains you can get tons of worms to turn into enchanted nightcrawlers.

Qylvaran
Mar 28, 2010

RatHat posted:

Water candles/battle potions definitely affect critters. If you fish a lot and have a floating base you can place a water candle to get critters to spawn a lot underneath it. When it rains you can get tons of worms to turn into enchanted nightcrawlers.

I made about a dozen enchanted nightcrawlers and used about two. When you use sonar and crate potions to fish, it's pretty easy to get a bunch of crates without wasting bait on useless catches. I got about six Master Baits in my first three minutes, and since better bait is less likely to be consumed, that total has trended up over time.

Basically, once you start Master Baiting, you never stop.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

slightly amused
What's the best material to make platforms out of with minimal effort involved in acquiring it? I need to make a monster spawn farm in the caverns because holy gently caress I can not get more nymphs to show up after 3 laughed in my face as I murdered them for no drop.

Kibbles n Shits
Apr 8, 2006

burgerpug.png


Fun Shoe

Internet Kraken posted:

What's the best material to make platforms out of with minimal effort involved in acquiring it? I need to make a monster spawn farm in the caverns because holy gently caress I can not get more nymphs to show up after 3 laughed in my face as I murdered them for no drop.

Cactus can be harvested pretty drat fast and can be made into platforms.

Edit: Glass too, just make a kiln.

Kibbles n Shits fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Jul 12, 2015

Zesty
Jan 17, 2012

The Great Twist

Internet Kraken posted:

All I need is a metal detector to complete a cell phone. I've had 2 nymphs refuse to drop it and 5 more despawn before I could find them. This is awful.

I'm still pre Wall of Flesh (we just beat Skeletron and Queen Bee today). I'm only missing the fishing items.

Waffleopolis
Apr 24, 2005

It's time....for the MAIN event!
I need help with Skeletron on expert. So far I have a full Molten armor set rocketing, Deadly Molten Fury, and Deadly Space Gun. I also make a minecart track that goes back and forth to help keep my distance (though I do run into him occasionally). The main problem I am having is the projectile skull she shoots out after one or both armors have been destroyed.Finally, I'm at 200 health and I use a series of buffs and set up campfire around the tracks to increase my life regen. The problem I have with him is the projectile skulls he spews out after one of both hands are destroyed. I can't dodge them or block them off like imp's fireballs, and I get hit enough to where my rate of regen and consumption of health potions are not enough. Any pointers on killing him?

socialsecurity
Aug 30, 2003

So finally got my sextant the last piece needed for the cell phone after quest like 200, turns out my fisherman guide disappeared from the chest. I had some weird crash issues when I tried moving my stuff to Steam cloud guess that must of caused it, very discouraging. I know I can cheat it in but once I open that door on games I tend to overuse it and ruin it for myself.

Akett
Aug 6, 2012

Internet Kraken posted:

What's the best material to make platforms out of with minimal effort involved in acquiring it? I need to make a monster spawn farm in the caverns because holy gently caress I can not get more nymphs to show up after 3 laughed in my face as I murdered them for no drop.

If you can survive in an expert world you can get a metal detector from a nymph at 100% drop rate. Even if that figure is wrong and the rate isn't 100% expert mode worlds still double the drop rate, making them better for trying to get poo poo in.

Akett fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Jul 12, 2015

Zesty
Jan 17, 2012

The Great Twist

Waffleopolis posted:

I need help with Skeletron on expert. So far I have a full Molten armor set rocketing, Deadly Molten Fury, and Deadly Space Gun. I also make a minecart track that goes back and forth to help keep my distance (though I do run into him occasionally). The main problem I am having is the projectile skull she shoots out after one or both armors have been destroyed.Finally, I'm at 200 health and I use a series of buffs and set up campfire around the tracks to increase my life regen. The problem I have with him is the projectile skulls he spews out after one of both hands are destroyed. I can't dodge them or block them off like imp's fireballs, and I get hit enough to where my rate of regen and consumption of health potions are not enough. Any pointers on killing him?

My buddy and I cheated with him by building the Doctor a house nearby and used shelves and Slime Mount to jump around while one did ranged damage

Hemingway To Go!
Nov 10, 2008

im stupider then dog shit, i dont give a shit, and i dont give a fuck, and i will never shut the fuck up, and i'll always Respect my enemys.
- ernest hemingway

Waffleopolis posted:

I need help with Skeletron on expert. So far I have a full Molten armor set rocketing, Deadly Molten Fury, and Deadly Space Gun. I also make a minecart track that goes back and forth to help keep my distance (though I do run into him occasionally). The main problem I am having is the projectile skull she shoots out after one or both armors have been destroyed.Finally, I'm at 200 health and I use a series of buffs and set up campfire around the tracks to increase my life regen. The problem I have with him is the projectile skulls he spews out after one of both hands are destroyed. I can't dodge them or block them off like imp's fireballs, and I get hit enough to where my rate of regen and consumption of health potions are not enough. Any pointers on killing him?

here's yrmir's recent example battle with Skeletron expert, which has some hints that look like they can be used in general: To dodge the skulls he stages under a wood platform while using a yoyo to go around the platform.

Read posted:

How large is your lava pool (calculated as the area below the surface your bobber floats in)? Do you have bait with you?




Thanks, this was the problem. I thought the lake's dependability was based on size in general, not depth.

Inferno's not all that helpful but it looks cool.

Mylan
Jun 19, 2002



Waffleopolis posted:

I need help with Skeletron on expert. So far I have a full Molten armor set rocketing, Deadly Molten Fury, and Deadly Space Gun. I also make a minecart track that goes back and forth to help keep my distance (though I do run into him occasionally). The main problem I am having is the projectile skull she shoots out after one or both armors have been destroyed.Finally, I'm at 200 health and I use a series of buffs and set up campfire around the tracks to increase my life regen. The problem I have with him is the projectile skulls he spews out after one of both hands are destroyed. I can't dodge them or block them off like imp's fireballs, and I get hit enough to where my rate of regen and consumption of health potions are not enough. Any pointers on killing him?

My first attempt at expert skelly was using a long minecart track. It sucked, and I'd recommend against it. Instead, all you really need is a decently long flat surface, I just used a platform above the dungeon entrance, lined with campfires and heart lamps. My gear was meteorite armor, space gun. Most importantly, the accessories. Spectre boots, a balloon, shield of cthulhu, worm scarf, all reforged for +3 or +4 armor. The shield is the most important, it lets you reverse direction at full speed on both the ground and the air and is critical to dodging a lot of skeletron's bullshit. Throw in the usual potion buffs and you should be good to go.

I used this video as sort of a guide to my own strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfIRGozY02Y He doesn't have anything useful to say so just hit mute.

Internet Kraken
Apr 24, 2010

slightly amused
Do peace candles completely override the increased spawning of water candles or the two just cancel each other out? Also can you wire peace candles to a switch to turn them off?

SirSamVimes
Jul 21, 2008

~* Challenge *~




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The Lone Badger
Sep 24, 2007

Thinking about building a boss arena entirely underwater... with celestial shell and fishron wings I think I have better movement underwater than above.

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