Secretly Now The Charas Minecraft World Thread

[Grandy]

You are fast worker.

[DragonBlaze]

Archem is a Grandy impersonator! It looked pretty badass when I last saw it.

[Grandy]

*licks lips in antecipation in a creepy yet arousing manner*

[Archem]

A preview of the skin is currently available in the form of me running around the world. Join sometime in the near-future for final analysis and criticism. I'll be putting it up once I have Grandy's approval.

That means get on, G.

[Prpl_Mage]

So which one is better, minecraft or terraria?

[DragonBlaze]

So which one is better, minecraft or terraria?

Simple, minecraft, because that's where all the cool charas members hang out.

[fruckert]

They're not really even close to being the same game.
Terraria's an adventure game, Minecraft's a building game.

[Archem]

Very true. Terraria has goals and gear, an action RPG with building involved. Minecraft lacks a real progression, and is all about exploring, expanding, and being a sandbox for children and adults.

Both are incredible, though. If you haven't played either, Terraria is currently super-cheap due to Steam's Summer Sale (like, $5.00 USD0. Minecraft is never on sale, and is always something like $26 USD (that's about five times more expensive than Terraria's current sale price). They're both worth far more than their asking prices, though.

[Cerebus]

Terraria has more to it than Minecraft in many cases. Like bosses, accessories (double jump, flying, etc.), more furniture (bath, toilet, chairs, etc.), more equipment, etc. etc.
However, Minecraft also has a few thing Terraria lacks. First of all, it has 3D, which makes it much better for building stuff and exploring. The World is also infinite, which is a big plus. Then there is animals and crops; farm working is pretty fun.

If they could combine both game, it would be the best game... of the genre.

[Prpl_Mage]

Terraria is currently super-cheap due to Steam's Summer Sale (like, $5.00 USD0.

Done and done.

Got it before the sale ended. The concept is interesting and works really well. But they're kinda bad at explaining how things work. Like building houses. Sometimes they don't like my houses and sometimes they do.
And it feels like a lot of things come down to chance. Managed to find a bamboo straw that makes underwater breathing easier and recently double jump. Got like 4 stacks of copper bars and a full iron armor coupled with a golden broadsword and tools.
Is there any way to create checkpoints along the way btw? 'cuz dying deep below and ending up so far away at the top can be kinda annoying sometimes. Burrowed my way down till I found some evil hornets that made me poisoned and stuff. Also, I realized how useful glowsticks are too late.

This game will keep me occupied for a while.

[DragonBlaze]

Done and done.

Got it before the sale ended. The concept is interesting and works really well. But they're kinda bad at explaining how things work. Like building houses. Sometimes they don't like my houses and sometimes they do.
And it feels like a lot of things come down to chance. Managed to find a bamboo straw that makes underwater breathing easier and recently double jump. Got like 4 stacks of copper bars and a full iron armor coupled with a golden broadsword and tools.
Is there any way to create checkpoints along the way btw? 'cuz dying deep below and ending up so far away at the top can be kinda annoying sometimes. Burrowed my way down till I found some evil hornets that made me poisoned and stuff. Also, I realized how useful glowsticks are too late.

This game will keep me occupied for a while.

Does this mean you won't play minecraft with us? Sad panda

[Cerebus]

If you build a bed and right click on it, it becomes your new spawnpoint. You could always build yourself a small cheap shack somewhere along the way and put a bed in there. This way, if you die, you'll be closer.
However, on the downside, you'll have to get back to the surface on your own. So it's a matter of preference.

Personally, I'd rather spawn where no worm can infiltrate my place.

Yeah, the lack of tutorial can be confusing. The Guide can always help you with how to build stuff, though. Show him a piece by choosing "Craft" and he'll show you all building possibilities with it. However, he won't show you the building possibilities of that piece after it's transformed until you show him the transformed piece itself. What I mean by this is, if you show him sand, he'll show you can build glass with it, but he won't show you that you can build bottles until you create glass and show it to him.

It's a bit difficult to know which areas are "safe" with your current equipment until you go there by yourself. You were in an underground Jungle, which is not recommended until you have better equipment. I usually go there after I made myself an armour and weapon set better than the gold one, and after I have more than 200HP. Else, I just get two shotted.

As for house building for NPC's. In most case, your room needs to bee 3-4 blocks high and about 8-10 blocks long (walls excluded), have a light source, a table/desk/etc. and a chair. The room needs to be closed (no opening at all, be it on the floor, walls, ceiling or back-wall (unless it leads to another room)) and have at least one door.

You could also always check the Terraria wiki. Lots of info in there, probably explained better than by me.

[Prpl_Mage]

If you build a bed and right click on it, it becomes your new spawnpoint.

See, this is something the game should've told me. Didn't even know you could create beds, or sawmills for that matter.

The Guide can always help you with how to build stuff, though. Show him a piece by choosing "Craft" and he'll show you all building possibilities with it.

Oh so that's what that guy is for. That just helped me a bunch. Now I got a loom and a sawmill and a bowl of soup.

You were in an underground Jungle, which is not recommended until you have better equipment. I usually go there after I made myself an armour and weapon set better than the gold one, and after I have more than 200HP. Else, I just get two shotted.

I'd love to make better armor but it requires a lot of bars. Made it round the jungle and into a lava place and then a place with demons who shot me for like 45. Also huge skeleton worms. Realized they were a bit to feisty for me.

As for house building for NPC's.

Yeah, but sometimes it feels like I've done just that but the game finds something wrong with it that I can't see. Also realized that the workbench doubles as a table and the toilet as a chair.

You could also always check the Terraria wiki. Lots of info in there, probably explained better than by me.

I always prefer not to do wikis since they tend to spoil everything. But it might be worth it.

So right. I was going to post "Hey, what does it mean when it says ' an evil presence is watching you?'" but realized it after I died. Turns out the evil eye spawns and attack me every other night now. And my damage is too low so I only get it down to eyeball with mouth stage and then it leaves.

Also, found some demonite, not enough to make equipment though.
Thanks to the guide I finally realized the point of cobwebs.
I created a new world and made myself a huge castle, the evil eye kinda prevented me from doing that in peace in my other world.
Also finally found a hook to make a grappling hook, the game just got 400% more awesome.
What is the guide vodoo doll for? Tried to use it but nothing happened.
Can zombies actually break down doors or is it just for show?
I keep finding these statues underground that i steal and place in my houses, is there any way to make my own? kinda hate when things aren't symmetric.
How do I break those purplish blocks surrounding those glowing balls and around where you can find what looks like heads of sandworms stuck in the ground?

[Cerebus]

Oh so that's what that guy is for. That just helped me a bunch. Now I got a loom and a sawmill and a bowl of soup.

Check for any items that has "Material" in the description; these can all be used to build stuff. Some weapons or tools can be used for crafting, so make sure to check every item to see if it's labelled as "Material".

I'd love to make better armor but it requires a lot of bars. Made it round the jungle and into a lava place and then a place with demons who shot me for like 45. Also huge skeleton worms.

Yup, that's Hell. Come back there once you have much better equipment. But that, I see you learned on your own.
And yeah, armour sets do require lots of bars, especially if you plan on making the tools as well. I usually skip Gold armour until later in the game, where I don't need it anymore, because I find gold to be quite rare.
By the way, wearing a full armour set gives you a small bonus. For example, full Copper will give you an additional Defense point.
Oh and... make sure you put your armour in the right spot. The left one (or "Social") is only for aesthetic purpose. Pretty sure you figured that one out, but mentioning just in case. Armour put in "Social" won't break the set bonus of your actual armour set, but won't give you one either, of course.

I always prefer not to do wikis since they tend to spoil everything. But it might be worth it.

I suppose you could skip wikis and only use the Guide for building stuff until you're completely lost as to what is the next thing to do. You can pretty much learn everything on your own, although it might take some time to figure out a few things since there's quite a lot of stuff that isn't explained at all.

So right. I was going to post "Hey, what does it mean when it says ' an evil presence is watching you?'" but realized it after I died. Turns out the evil eye spawns and attack me every other night now. And my damage is too low so I only get it down to eyeball with mouth stage and then it leaves.

I would recommend ranged weapons for this fella. A Gold or Silver bow should do the trick, but you can also use other stuff you may find. Damage isn't always the most important; some weapons can pierce and have a higher "rate of fire". See what seems to do a better job.
Oh and, Eye of Cthulhu has less defense while his mouth is open, so you'll do more damage at this point.
You could also always have people join to help you, but all bosses are solo-able.

Also finally found a hook to make a grappling hook, the game just got 400% more awesome.

Yes it does. The upgraded version is even better.

What is the guide vodoo doll for? Tried to use it but nothing happened.

It has two uses. If you equip it, you'll be able to kill the Guide. No real point there, but can be a stress reliever when your Guide keeps going outside and getting lost around the map.
The second use for it is much later. Not sure if you want to know or if you'd prefer to figure it out on your own, though. But it's definitely not for now.

Can zombies actually break down doors or is it just for show?

If I recall, they can break it on Bloodmoons, but not on regular night. I'm not entirely sure, though. If your door is at least a block above ground, they won't knock on your door. I usually do this because it's God damn annoying.

I keep finding these statues underground that i steal and place in my houses, is there any way to make my own? kinda hate when things aren't symmetric.

Alas, no. Only craft-able statue is the Armor Statue. By the way, some statues actually have uses for them, but you require a certain NPC before.

How do I break those purplish blocks surrounding those glowing balls and around where you can find what looks like heads of sandworms stuck in the ground?

Ebonstone. You need a specific tool for that. Tools that can destroy specific blocks will have it written in the description. Not sure if you would prefer figuring out by yourself or if you don't mind knowing which one.

I kinda want to play Terraria now. Maybe later...

[fruckert]

I've been REALLY busy with life and code and **** lately, hence why I haven't been on.
Honestly, if somebody wants my horse, go ahead and take it.
It's out in the swamp next to a goofy slab platform.