Getting Started With Terraria

The very first thing you should do is build yourself a shelter . A hole in the ground will be enough if you are short on time, but if you want a proper house, just cut the Trees around you with an axe and build yourself a shack. As long as it protects you from monsters that emerge at night time, you and your Guide will be safe.



Now that you have a safe sanctuary, you will most likely want to go exploring. Feel free to do so. Here's a list of good things to collect:

• Ore: There are various ore types in this game, the four main ores are: Copper,Iron, Silver, and Gold. They can all be refined using a furnace and crafted into weapons, armor, or various toolsusing an anvil.
• Mushrooms: There are three kinds of mushrooms . Normal (red) mushrooms grow on or near the surface and are relatively easy to find. they are also used in many potions. Red Mushrooms are a cheap way to restore health in the first parts of your gameplay. They restore 15 HP. Vile (purple) mushrooms grow on or near the surface inside of corrupted areas and will be harder to find, with its only use being able to be crafted into Vile Powder . Glowing (blue) mushrooms grow deep underground, and they restore 25 HP.
• Plants:You may find Daybloom around your spawn area, Waterleaf in deserts and Blinkroot in caves. There are also many other types of plants such as the Fire Blossom which can be found through further progression in the game. Save them up, as they're used in many useful potions.
• Pots: These are found in caves. They may contain everything from coins to potions, Bombs, or even rare items. Break them by hitting them with any weapon or tool (e.g. Hammer).
• Chests: The better version of pots, often hiding rare accessories and loads of coins . If you're lucky enough you could find a Gold Chest (sometimes reqires a Golden Key to unlock), which contains even rarer items and powerful weapons, and there are Shadow Chests which are usually found in the Underworld. It is often a good idea to collect the chest with a Hammer, saving you 2 iron bars and 8 wood.
• Fallen Star: These only appear at night, and are easily noticeable for they emit light. They fall from the sky. 5 of these can be crafted into a Mana Crystal, which will give you +20 maximum Mana. Mana isn't used until later in the game (to fuel various magical items), but it's still recommended you collect them as you go. The maximum Mana you can reach with Mana Crystals alone is 200. You can check how much Mana you have by moving your mouse over the blue stars in the top right-hand corner of your screen.
• Life Crystal: These are found mainly underground. Hitting them with a hammer and then using them will give you an extra heart (+20 hp). The maximum amount of Health that you can have by using Life Crystals is 400. You can check how many Health points you have by moving your mouse over the hearts at the top right hand corner of the screen. Using a Life Crystal will also let a Nurse join you (Provided you have a free house) Once you kill Plantera much later in the game, you can get Life Fruit that will let you increase your health to 500.

Once the day ends and nighttime begins, either get back to your shelter and hide in safety, or get ready to slay some Zombies and Demon eyes. It is strongly suggested you look into making a bow and arrows, as they combine for good damage and range. If you happen to get hurt, the heart count in the top right-hand corner of the screen will decrease. When it reaches 0, you will die. When you die you'll; 1. Lose half of the money you have on you (Softcore), 2. Drop your whole inventory (Mediumcore), or 3. Turn into a ghost, and your character will be deleted (Hardcore). To prevent this, you will need to eat food (such as Mushrooms or Goldfish) or use some potions. To do this, simply have the edible item you wish to eat in the item bar at the top, click on it, then click anywhere on the background, and your characters' Health will be slightly refilled. A faster and easier way to heal is by clicking the "H" key, AND (more conveniently) the food doesn't necessarily need to be on your hotbar. You can also refill your Health using Potions which can be made using an Alchemy Station. Another way to avoid dying is by hitting the Escape key and clicking Save and Exit before you die (this is easier if you have autopause on). You can refill your Health instantly (for a fee) if you have access to a Nurse. It's now up to you to discover the rest. Who knows what you will find in this mysterious world? If you have a Grappling Hook you can quick use it by pressing the E button and aim it with your mouse, the hook just needs to be in your inventory.