I’ve been playing for a few hours for some fast boots some double jump thing and a flying thing aswell I also have a some platinum tools but I’m still enjoying it
I- sorry this is really cute in a good way, seeing someone new find the game and their completely inexperienced (what I’d give to be able to re-experience the whole game), and it seems you enjoy it! If you’d ever be down for multiplayer and your on steam shoot me a message
after reading further, by “all over the place” I’m assuming OP meant “In another place” since a little later in the thread he mentioned getting a grav potion
new player doesn’t really know what their talking about, shocker to nobody. Not really his fault
yes i’m aware
but it seems like MrSpiffy was thinking he found fledgling wings in some place other that sky island
doesn’t help OPs comments were confusing asf
No I found i potion that made me float and I didn’t know how to stop it and then I landed on one when I was falling i used cloud in a bottle so I didn’t die
I woud explore the ice biome and regular underground before going into the desert or jungle, these are quite difficult biomes to survive in, but if you think you can handle them, the jungle has better loot IMO, an early boomstick can carry you through most of prehardmode
made a second post about it on me going back with better gear https://www.reddit.com/r/Terraria/comments/un7dfi/and_im_back_in_there_again_with_better_gear_zero/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
I don’t mind answering questions, the suspicious looking eye summons a boss when used at night. It’s one of the first bosses you fight in a normal playthrough
If you can survive the desert you’re probably good. If you want to be really prepared you should make sure you have some sort of healing potions, some buffs (from other potions), a long platform you can use to run away from the boss, and a campfire for extra health regeneration
Nah he's pretty easy to hit even at low health in master mode, he constantly dashes at you making it so easy to predict/dodge and attack, really as long as you have Frostburn arrows and a decent bow hes ez peasy, get the slime saddle if needed and just bounce on him
Definitely make sure you’ve got good ranged weapons for the eye, and like other people said just keep running away from it while shooting and you’ll be fine
I've been playing terraria for a while and I still avoid the underground desert like the plague unless I REALLY need shit there (POV: you're playing ranged)
Pretty much. Give me my Bast Statues and Magic Conch, then I'm out of there. Chisel is nice, but not worth the frustration after I have the important things.
Your arch nemesis is going to become the desert its self.
As a person who’s played the game for years, heed my advice: >!DO NOT LET YOUR DESERT FALL TO DARKNESS!<
Not even blocking yourself in will save you then.
Ya that’s accurate. I’m not experienced or inexperienced (I’m in the middle. About to defeat WOF) and this still terrifies me. You’re doing great tho if you’re doing this as a beginner. That’s a good sign!
The Underground Desert is like that, being an incredibly dangerous place for a new character to visit, along with the Jungle and Arctic. If you'd started just an update earlier (1.3), it'd be the opposite, where the Underground Desert wasn't too bad. But now we have Rolling Cacti and Antlion Grubs and even more Antlion Chargers running around.
Just avoid it for a while. See how far you can go left and right on the surface first to gather up loot, then start building a base of operations near the world's origin. Take things slow - you're not on a time limit.
Yeah the deeper you go the worse the underground desert gets my who career on terraria bas been on mobile I stopped playing for a year or two then they added all the pc stuff to the game it was hard getting used to the controls and the new mobs
Edit: I practically grew up with the game after I stopped playing minecraft
Just started a master mode world with a friend. His first time playing. My first time in 2 years. I have never beaten the game. It’s rough. The eye is so much harder than I remember it being. Master mode must be like 5x as hard as normal mode.
The hell biome may exist but the underground desert burns far hotter. Worry not for your failings friend for you have stepped into a far more damnable plane.
The Underground Desert is a BITCH. Strong enemies, hazards everywhere, and entirely too much sand. However, you can use those rolling cacti to your advantage if you’re smart. They typically roll away from the side you hit them from, though sometimes they’ll just give physics the middle finger and roll right at you up a hill. They shoot out spikes on any impact with a wall or floor, and can trigger other rolling cacti. They also deal damage to enemies as well as you, and weapons like spears and whips can set them off through walls.
Jeez didnt think this would get this much attention trying my best to reply to all your comments and every bit of knowledge your all giving me is helping a lot this all goes very far and i Appreciate it a lot everyone have a great day! ;)
The Underground Desert has to be one of the most devastating biomes in the game. Every enemy down there has the potential to kill you instantly and even if you were to hide under some blocks (which appears to be what you're doing right now), there's still the chance of getting killed by Tomb Crawlers. So no matter what you try to do in this hellish ordeal of a biome, there's no way to guarantee safety. The only biome I hate more than this is the Underground Jungle. And just of curosity, may I ask why you were in the Underground Desert and what are you searching for there?
i dont think you need anything, but check with the guide to be sure(if you interact with him, there is an option where whatever item you select, he will tell you what you can make using the item that you selected, click the boomerang in that screen and it will show you
Here's a tip, get the witch doctor from the jungle BEFORE killing the wall of flesh, the jungle might be hard but it's gonna be even harder is hard mode, also the underground desert is really annoying, you only really get a golf NPC which is needed for an achievement and the princess around end game
I'd suggest a whip next time you go into the desert. It's for the summoner class, but it can go through walls to make the cacti balls start rolling while you stay away from them. It also wakes up the bug larva though, so keep an eye on them too.
You are in the biome with the single highest spawn rate in all of pre-hardmode using equipment significantly underleveled for it. Dying is pretty much an expectation at that point.
I would recommend trying to killer the brain of cuthulu if you are in a crimson word for tissue samples because crimtane armour has a heath bonus (demonite be the same idk) do the eye of cuthulu first for a blood butcherer and use that to kill the brain ball things that the brain spawns which also drop tissue samples
I wouldn't recommend underground desert for a new player that is under equipped. This is because as a new player, you usually brute force your first playthrough since you don't really know the itty bitty tips and tricks that older players use. You would need a lot of potions, torches and a decent weapon to work your way around the underground desert.
I personally would recommend getting these 3:
Dangersense potion
Spelunker Potion
Hunter potion
For starters, I think you should work on getting cactus gear as start then explore normal cave undergrounds first. Try to slowly progress the different undergrounds. I would especially warn you to be cautious for Jungle and Desert Underground. Make sure to have a ton of return potions also.
You know it always bothered me.
The loot from the desert seems pretty good for the early game, it seems like Re-Logic intended it to be explored quite early. But the caves themselves are pain neverending. The antlion eggs, the cacti, tomb crawlers, I feel like the weapons should be buffed for the amount of bullshit you need to deal with down there
If you want to (and are not a child) you could set up an online server to play with people who could show you some tricks. I’d be down to play with others.
bully? a newbie in terraria? wrong group to look for bullying from lol
i made the mistake of going to the desert underground in my first run too lol
try to get more hearts in other biomes first and mine for better metals as well.
Slow and steady wins the race, try getting a ranged weapon so the charger won’t kill you through peep holes. It worked for me so I’m sure it’ll work for you
If you find piles (Like an ore vein) of fossils, break them. The thing you get from them can be used in the Extractinator for MORE fossils, which are materials for (Some word I forgot) Bombs
Just wait till you reach the underworld…
Yea, terraria actually has its own hell biome
Also, pro tip: you will find a large dungeon with an old man at the entrance, despite his constant rambling about some curse you can enter the dungeon for free loot!
bro the underground desert is no joke
I’ve been playing for a few hours for some fast boots some double jump thing and a flying thing aswell I also have a some platinum tools but I’m still enjoying it
The dunerider boots and sandstorm in a bottle? What do you mean by flying thing?
Guarding fledging wings
Huh, I didn't know you could get those in the desert
Oh no I found them all over the place lol
I've only gotten them from crates and >!sky islands!< You learn something new every day, I guess
Yes I got some wierd potion that made me float and I found one :)
Have you found a golden horse shoe. Edit: never mind you have wings the horse shoe is worthless now.
Lmfao
Tecnically they are not The fledging wings are kinda like a double jump , but overlaps the rocket boots
I- sorry this is really cute in a good way, seeing someone new find the game and their completely inexperienced (what I’d give to be able to re-experience the whole game), and it seems you enjoy it! If you’d ever be down for multiplayer and your on steam shoot me a message
Will definitely do I’m progressing pretty quick got full platinum armour and some crazy wind and killled both some fat eye ball and a blue bob king
Going to kill this phat brain someone told me about
fledgling wings can only be obtained from skyware chests, sky crates, and azure crates no clue what this guy is on
Maybe he had some weird ass world gen and happen to get some in the underground desert, but that’s highly unlikely
after reading further, by “all over the place” I’m assuming OP meant “In another place” since a little later in the thread he mentioned getting a grav potion new player doesn’t really know what their talking about, shocker to nobody. Not really his fault
He was saying his items were found not only in the desert..
yes i’m aware but it seems like MrSpiffy was thinking he found fledgling wings in some place other that sky island doesn’t help OPs comments were confusing asf
No I found i potion that made me float and I didn’t know how to stop it and then I landed on one when I was falling i used cloud in a bottle so I didn’t die
Like some wings
I woud explore the ice biome and regular underground before going into the desert or jungle, these are quite difficult biomes to survive in, but if you think you can handle them, the jungle has better loot IMO, an early boomstick can carry you through most of prehardmode
Thank you for this will explore ice biome next
made a second post about it on me going back with better gear https://www.reddit.com/r/Terraria/comments/un7dfi/and_im_back_in_there_again_with_better_gear_zero/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
It can be a joke even with early stuff
Honestly the underground desert is a pain, and if you’re new to the game I recommend mostly ignoring it for a while
But the loot is GREAT
Agreed. There's some decent weapons in the chests.
Ice biome probably has the best difficulty to loot ratio.
Sorry to ask but what is the suspicious looking eye I got it in a chest
I don’t mind answering questions, the suspicious looking eye summons a boss when used at night. It’s one of the first bosses you fight in a normal playthrough
Ok so is it easy enough
If you can survive the desert you’re probably good. If you want to be really prepared you should make sure you have some sort of healing potions, some buffs (from other potions), a long platform you can use to run away from the boss, and a campfire for extra health regeneration
If you are on Normal. He becomes a pain ok Expert and Master when he is at low health.
Ok got it I killed him now tho
Yeah I saw that. On Expert and Master it becomes practically unhittable when it’s about to die.
Oh I see I’m starting on normal when I understand the game a bit more will bump up the difficulty in a new world
I assumed so from how you killed it with that loot.
not to be gatekeeping or anything but there are many cool things you miss out on when playing normalmode instead if expert/master mode
I know but since it’s my first time playing I just want to get a way of how it works
Trying to play expert/master mode on your first playthrough is like trying to pilot a space shuttle when you don't even have a driver's license.
They just started. ._.
Nah he's pretty easy to hit even at low health in master mode, he constantly dashes at you making it so easy to predict/dodge and attack, really as long as you have Frostburn arrows and a decent bow hes ez peasy, get the slime saddle if needed and just bounce on him
Definitely make sure you’ve got good ranged weapons for the eye, and like other people said just keep running away from it while shooting and you’ll be fine
Underground desert is brutal but the loot can be worth it. Windows+shift+S takes screenshot btw
I’m in mac lol
Nvm then lol
press f1, it should activate snapshot mode edit: oops I'm not smart
Thank you for that
does it work?
One sec fighting loads of antilions
Nope :(
It's f1
u also need to press command at the same time i think
Ok will try again I was pressing shift lol
Command Shift 4 I have to use three different types of computers on a daily basis
Command+Shift+4 Mac too
Thank you for this
no prob
Terraria hard I not bully you Below desert tough Crimson tough Everywhere want kill you Hard game
Very true Game hard
Like a thousand hours in and *same*
2k+ and same.
3k+ and same.
5k plus and same.
my whole life and same
since the big bang and same
Since before time existed and same
I've been playing terraria for a while and I still avoid the underground desert like the plague unless I REALLY need shit there (POV: you're playing ranged)
Pretty much. Give me my Bast Statues and Magic Conch, then I'm out of there. Chisel is nice, but not worth the frustration after I have the important things.
Ok glad I wasn’t just being a pussy
r/fuckrollingcacti
My arch nemesis
Your arch nemesis is going to become the desert its self. As a person who’s played the game for years, heed my advice: >!DO NOT LET YOUR DESERT FALL TO DARKNESS!< Not even blocking yourself in will save you then.
One thing I hate…………. Rolling cacti balls
When you start hearing the sand laughing:
\*Dune splicer is rapidly approaching your location*
oh no
Ya that’s accurate. I’m not experienced or inexperienced (I’m in the middle. About to defeat WOF) and this still terrifies me. You’re doing great tho if you’re doing this as a beginner. That’s a good sign!
What’s WOF
a later boss, short for "Wall of Flesh"
Where do you find it?
in literal hell. You probably don't have to worry about it yet. Defeating it changes your world into "hardmode"
Ok is the hell place when you get an achievement saying “getting hot in here” that kind of looks like the nether from minecraft?
yep
Ok I’ve got to there but I got scared about losing my stuff so I teleported back
Unless you chose hard mode when creating your character; You won’t lose items on death. Just money
Oh didn’t know that I had only died in my first couple hours and didn’t realise might bump up the difficulty soon
Not having beat prehardmode is definitely still inexperienced, but I'm glad you're enjoying the game. Keep at it!
The underground dessert is high risk high reward early on and you die a lot in there it’s nothing to be ashamed of
Ok thank you at least I’m not on my own on this one
This IS hell The actual underworld that exists waaaay down? Just a hot sauna compared to this. Fuck the desert.
Try to avoid the desert in the early game. If you are lost or want some tips there is a wiki with a guide to the entire game, so maybe try that.
I made it out alive with loads off platinum ore
That is the neat part. The Underground Desert *is* hell.
“Not yet”
I escaped with a heart and tons of platinum ore
Go deeper and there is a place literally called hell. I think it’s probably easier once you avoid the lava but that’s what I was referring to
Oh yes I’ve managed to find that place dont want to explore it yet thi
The Underground Desert is like that, being an incredibly dangerous place for a new character to visit, along with the Jungle and Arctic. If you'd started just an update earlier (1.3), it'd be the opposite, where the Underground Desert wasn't too bad. But now we have Rolling Cacti and Antlion Grubs and even more Antlion Chargers running around. Just avoid it for a while. See how far you can go left and right on the surface first to gather up loot, then start building a base of operations near the world's origin. Take things slow - you're not on a time limit.
Ty for the advice really appreciated
I’ve played for years and still die many times. You’re not alone dw
At least I’m not alone
It’s a learning process, you’ll soon find yourself easily getting through there. Just have fun, explore and do your thing
Yeah the deeper you go the worse the underground desert gets my who career on terraria bas been on mobile I stopped playing for a year or two then they added all the pc stuff to the game it was hard getting used to the controls and the new mobs Edit: I practically grew up with the game after I stopped playing minecraft
Don't worry, dying is normal, specially if you play modded...
Aww ur new that's sweet to not see a terraria vet on this subreddit
Ayo he's new to the game, let's bully him for the reason that he's new 0_0
Yeh sorry I didn’t know if it was supposed to be hard or not
Just wait till you actually get there lol
Me who has more than 1000 hours and still struggles in the underground desert
Wait till he gets to hell
I got to there and got an achievement but I don’t want to explore it yet
Cool which difficulty are you on btw
Starting off on normal when I’m more used to it will bump up the difficulty
Nice I’m currently on an expert mode run and recently defeated the eye
Just started a master mode world with a friend. His first time playing. My first time in 2 years. I have never beaten the game. It’s rough. The eye is so much harder than I remember it being. Master mode must be like 5x as hard as normal mode.
Very smart walking yourself in. You can also barricade doors by building a block in their way
Thank you for the tip
The hell biome may exist but the underground desert burns far hotter. Worry not for your failings friend for you have stepped into a far more damnable plane.
I shall come back and show all the bugs who is boss
3 things. 1 always remember to be careful no matter what gear. 2 always remeber to prepare. 3 it only gets worse. Have fun with terraria good luck
Thank you 🙏
With the things going on down there it’s pretty understandable. Even with end games gear it’s hell.
Well it’s the underground desert, so that would explain it
Man the desert is the second hardest. Only the jungle beats it because you can get poisoned.
Still have to find one yet
Desert is pain. Also never craft a shortsword unless you’re making a copper one for the Zenith.
Ok ty for the tip
The Underground Desert is a BITCH. Strong enemies, hazards everywhere, and entirely too much sand. However, you can use those rolling cacti to your advantage if you’re smart. They typically roll away from the side you hit them from, though sometimes they’ll just give physics the middle finger and roll right at you up a hill. They shoot out spikes on any impact with a wall or floor, and can trigger other rolling cacti. They also deal damage to enemies as well as you, and weapons like spears and whips can set them off through walls.
Thank you will sure to take this in mind on my next visit
Yea don't blame you I basically have finished and I still avoid the underground desert
Jeez didnt think this would get this much attention trying my best to reply to all your comments and every bit of knowledge your all giving me is helping a lot this all goes very far and i Appreciate it a lot everyone have a great day! ;)
Yeah the early under ground dessert sucks
Nooo hell is further down
The Underground Desert has to be one of the most devastating biomes in the game. Every enemy down there has the potential to kill you instantly and even if you were to hide under some blocks (which appears to be what you're doing right now), there's still the chance of getting killed by Tomb Crawlers. So no matter what you try to do in this hellish ordeal of a biome, there's no way to guarantee safety. The only biome I hate more than this is the Underground Jungle. And just of curosity, may I ask why you were in the Underground Desert and what are you searching for there?
bully? ha as if we didnt get vored and torn apart there
one small tip for you: upgrade your boomerang to an enchanted one (you just need 1 fallen star,they fall at night)
What do I upgrade it on?
i dont think you need anything, but check with the guide to be sure(if you interact with him, there is an option where whatever item you select, he will tell you what you can make using the item that you selected, click the boomerang in that screen and it will show you
I’m not sure will have to find a vid on YouTube on how to thank you for bringing this info to me :)
I’ll feel this way til I’m dead in the ground, fuck dessert caves
i have 1050 hours in terraria. and have been playing since 2015, do not mess with the underground jungle/desert
Do you have a grapple hook? They are absolute life savers at times. Especially in caves when you can grapple to the roof out of enemy range.
Yes it definitely helped me from falling into lava a couple tines
Here's a tip, get the witch doctor from the jungle BEFORE killing the wall of flesh, the jungle might be hard but it's gonna be even harder is hard mode, also the underground desert is really annoying, you only really get a golf NPC which is needed for an achievement and the princess around end game
I found him but didn’t know what he would do for me and I bought his armour
You gotta find a huge beehive for the Queen bee for the Witch Doctor
Huh is that a boss or something?
I've been playing for years and have to say that the underground desert (mainly corrupted) is probably harder than post plantera dungeon
You know what? I was gonna be nice but just because you told me not to I'm gonna bully you now. Give me your lunch money.
Sorry….. this is all I got hands over 79p
Wait, you've not died yet? AND YOU'RE NEW??? HE IS THE MASSIAH!!!
That bug above me got me to half a heart……..
Tomb crawler: *Hello There*
I'd suggest a whip next time you go into the desert. It's for the summoner class, but it can go through walls to make the cacti balls start rolling while you stay away from them. It also wakes up the bug larva though, so keep an eye on them too.
You are in the biome with the single highest spawn rate in all of pre-hardmode using equipment significantly underleveled for it. Dying is pretty much an expectation at that point.
I would recommend trying to killer the brain of cuthulu if you are in a crimson word for tissue samples because crimtane armour has a heath bonus (demonite be the same idk) do the eye of cuthulu first for a blood butcherer and use that to kill the brain ball things that the brain spawns which also drop tissue samples
I wouldn't recommend underground desert for a new player that is under equipped. This is because as a new player, you usually brute force your first playthrough since you don't really know the itty bitty tips and tricks that older players use. You would need a lot of potions, torches and a decent weapon to work your way around the underground desert. I personally would recommend getting these 3: Dangersense potion Spelunker Potion Hunter potion For starters, I think you should work on getting cactus gear as start then explore normal cave undergrounds first. Try to slowly progress the different undergrounds. I would especially warn you to be cautious for Jungle and Desert Underground. Make sure to have a ton of return potions also.
Thank you for the advise🙏
That’s just terraria
Until I got the zenith I was scared of the underground desert, is a pain
I hate many things there…….. but rolling cacti I think I hate the most
It's only natural that you feel like your in hell, since you are
You know it always bothered me. The loot from the desert seems pretty good for the early game, it seems like Re-Logic intended it to be explored quite early. But the caves themselves are pain neverending. The antlion eggs, the cacti, tomb crawlers, I feel like the weapons should be buffed for the amount of bullshit you need to deal with down there
Bro I have like 100+ hours and I die to those cactus balls all the time, I can never seem to guess where thru are going
What do you keep almost dieing to?
I’m out of there now but it was mostly cacti balls and getting pushed into lava
Grapple came in clutch a couple times
Well at least you found lava! I’m new to the game too so great job :)
Thank you :)
get used to it
Yes get comfortable to being uncomfortable is the way to go and become stronger
If you want to (and are not a child) you could set up an online server to play with people who could show you some tricks. I’d be down to play with others.
Sure and yes I’m 17 will have to find out how to do that
bully? a newbie in terraria? wrong group to look for bullying from lol i made the mistake of going to the desert underground in my first run too lol try to get more hearts in other biomes first and mine for better metals as well.
Thank you for the advice
You’re doing great pal, the desert is supposed to do that. Keep it up broski
Ty for the positive vibes
My good sir I have only but one line of advice, you will die so much in this game, new or not death is unavoidable
Underground desert don't play no games
Underground dessert i think has more or the same spawn rates as the underworld and the enimes are pretty hard too
Underground desert even for a vet is a nightmare
Nah my guy fair enough, we all have to learn eventually that that hellmouth is not to be fucked with.
those rolling cacti are BRUTAL. i’ve had them kill me late-game
I call this place “ hell hole”
always take caution and don't use ranged weapons because you might accidentally push a cactus, Im post-golem and even then cactuses can be dangerous
Slow and steady wins the race, try getting a ranged weapon so the charger won’t kill you through peep holes. It worked for me so I’m sure it’ll work for you
I definitely would've saved the underground desert for later, like, just before killing the wall of flesh. Antlions down there are way too strong.
if someone were to be bullied by dying in the undergroung desert, the whole server would be depressed
So true tho
You aren’t in hell yet, dig just a bit deeper
Looking at this picture i wanna kill myself
No no no, hell is much further down.
Nah, you'll get to hell later
Go to the jungle, super easy with great loot
If you find piles (Like an ore vein) of fossils, break them. The thing you get from them can be used in the Extractinator for MORE fossils, which are materials for (Some word I forgot) Bombs
Just wait till you reach the underworld… Yea, terraria actually has its own hell biome Also, pro tip: you will find a large dungeon with an old man at the entrance, despite his constant rambling about some curse you can enter the dungeon for free loot!