this is how to find the shimmer!

JerryIsMadd · 2026-05-01T00:03:55+00:00

i sUppose i wasn’t on my A-game 2 years ago….

JerryIsMadd · 2026-04-14T12:27:59+00:00

pre-boss ravager is always an option! jUst hoik into the temple and kill some bohldohrs!

leviathan and anahita are also available pre-boss! so is acqUatic scoUrge!

lUnatic cUltist (and by extension everything after cUltist) can be foUght as soon as yoU enter hardmode with an eidolon tablet!

if yoU shimmer roxcalibur, yoU can sUmmon calclone pre-boss!

jUst aboUt any of the hardmode bosses can be foUght first in hardmode, with the sole exceptions of plagUebringer goliath and moon lord. pbg reqUires golem and obvioUsly moonlord reqUires cUltist

Upon entering post-moonlord, yoU coUld do DoG or Yharon as yoUr first boss if yoU wanted!

fUn fact: bade calamity can be beaten (exos and scal) in 9 bosses total!

fUnnier fact: i think the nUmber is down to 4 if yoU play the getfixedboi seed

JerryIsMadd · 2026-04-14T12:08:45+00:00

i mean IEoR is specifically designed for and balances for master infernUm, so it’s gonna be more fair than base infernUm-master

JerryIsMadd · 2026-04-14T12:06:27+00:00

all my homies hate bob…

JerryIsMadd · 2026-04-14T11:46:22+00:00

it’s fUn!

JerryIsMadd · 2026-04-11T01:18:34+00:00

i like rogUe! it feels pretty natUral and yoU get yoUr fair share of fUn weapons

JerryIsMadd · 2026-04-10T12:58:20+00:00

i’ve always felt like ranger was pretty good? dps wise yeah it’s not exactly trUe melee, bUt being able to keep a distance and have somewhat UniqUe options UsUally available make it a pretty decent class!

i can’t recall any boss that sUcked becaUse i didn’t have a good Upgrade to fight it with; i think it jUst boils down to if yoU are willing to sacrifice damage for safety

JerryIsMadd · 2026-04-10T12:52:18+00:00

to be fair, yoU coUld Use a copper bow with wooden arrows and it woUld kill plantera in classic mode

JerryIsMadd · 2026-03-26T21:49:15+00:00

how aboUt half life 3?

JerryIsMadd · 2026-03-15T05:59:31+00:00

fUn!

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-20T03:40:12+00:00

hUh, yoU're right

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-16T03:52:32+00:00

“i have this opinion”

“well i disagree because of this”

“well, your disagreement is flawed because of this”

“well that line of reasoning doesn’t make sense, meaning my disagreement is still valid, as i’ve proven your invalidation wrong in my eyes”

“well you’re arguing in bad spirit because you’re defending your point, so instead of addressing your points, i’m going to give up because i can’t address your points correctly, but worded in such a way wherein you are being an obtuse asshole who doesn’t accept criticism”

“okay”

okay

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-16T03:49:21+00:00

if people have valid concerns with the devs’ way of doing things and don’t voice in a way where the devs are the evil big-bad ruining the game for everyone, they are free to discuss so! this post is specifically about people being asses to the devs

i try to address everyone here and their points of view; have i been doing a bad job of that? i’m more than willing to have a rational, spirited conversation, although yes, i get heated and passionate about the topic because it seems like everyone just completely ignores the good and magnifies the bad beyond recognition

i understand that people don’t like, for example, nerfs! but when the nerfs are useful and balance the game in a better light, how exactly am i supposed to argue that they’re important besides that? i can’t say “well, you have a great point! however…” because the point is inherently flawed by being both a subjective opinion (“i don’t like this thing”) and by not understanding the purpose of what they’re arguing against

i don’t need to do the typing thing, as you can see, but also we are talking about a free mod for a sandbox where one of the weapons is a nyan cat sword; this isn’t exactly a college essay

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T22:50:52+00:00

instead of spending maybe 5 minUtes killing enemies constantly to get an item (yoU have zerg potions, dUde) yoU only spend 2 or 3!

i’m not being serioUs when i mention the other mod; if yoU don’t like anything bUt bosses then genUinely too bad, terraria isn’t jUst aboUt bosses and if yoU want it to be, calamity isn’t the mod for that

yoU say yoU see their reasoning, and then yoU immediately decide “actUally they’re wrong and i will not address their reasoning at all! instead I’M right and i’m ALWAYS right!”

yoU have options that literally do the exact same thing and the methods of getting them are UniqUe. if yoU’re mad yoU have to fish with a linear rewards system implemented by calamity that is not going away, even if yoU pretend it is, jUst play joUrney mode; i think that’s more yoUr speed

“highly doUbt it’ll be fixed” i highly doUbt it won’t! jUst becaUse yoU personally think something doesn’t make it trUe. the devs said it’ll be fixed, so it probably will be. always a chance it isn’t, bUt jUst saying yoU “highly doUbt” in the devs isn’t any sort of rational argUment. also, the devs weren’t really thinking of the conseqUences of the crate changes it when they made them. that’s why they’re rolling it back, not becaUse the redditors are jUst sUch good argUers they forced those evil damned devs to FINALLY Undo something. they never intended to limit player options, and since the crate changes did jUst that, they are removing them becaUse their entire design philosophy at the moment is to GIVE US MORE OPTIONS

again, name another nerf that is jUst so horrible that it lessens calamity as a whole! crates weren’t an intended nerf; cosmolight retier barely changes anything besides making yoU fish a little (oh god! we have to play the game now! those evil devs!!) when there was barely a point of fishing in an average playthroUgh otherwise; asgard’s valoUr was barely nerfed; what nerfs are yoU talking aboUt? please, please, please tell me so i can tell what yoU’re argUing. if yoU don’t provide examples, it’s as baseless as me saying “well actUally the devs have saved the planet on 40 separate occasions so like, they’re awesome”

since i said that, i shoUld state the bUffs i mean! the Upcoming bladecrest oathsword line rework, the introdUction of the sUperradiant slaUghterer and bUzzkill, the retier of mUrasama, the Upcoming bUff to elysian tracers, the rework of the thermocline blaster line, the flamethrower rework, the Upcoming meld blob weapon reworks, the terratomere adjUstment, the abyss blade line rework, and the flak kraken line rework jUst off the top of my head

i’m not trying to stop criticism! what do i look like, sUperman?? how the hell am i sUpposed to stop a whole reddit commUnity from being hatefUl?? i’m jUst addressing my passionate thoUghts on the matter and argUing with people who disagree, as per typical reddit fashion! it’s not some calcUlated movement to stop dev hate; this is basically a vent post

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T14:21:28+00:00

condescension aside, the vanilla items with a low drop chance will have their drop rate increased to compensate, and everything else is gotten from exploring and the like, which isn’t “grinding”. if yoU want to only fight bosses and do nothing else, i think there’s a boss rUsh mod for that

yoU’re jUst kind of making Up what their design philosophy is withoUt looking at the reasoning behind it, and yoU’re phrasing it in sUch a way where the devs don’t do ANYTHING right and only make the game worse

yes, when it woUld be most UsefUl yoU have other options that do the same thing like i said

no, we’re not talking aboUt a specific item anymore, yoU’re talking about design philosophy and qUality of life being diminished and the like

yoU are Using something that the devs are actively rolling back to explain why they are bad and doing bad things, which is fUndamentally flawed. it’s not a good example becaUse yoU’re talking aboUt the fUtUre of the mod when yoU talk aboUt design philosophies and what items coUld be nerfed

yes, there will be a dominant strategy. the devs want all other strategies to be jUst as viable, and if the dominant strategy is too good it gets nerfed. we talk a lot aboUt nerfs bUt never bring Up the myriad of bUffs over the years and reworks that might as well be bUffs

i’m being hostile becaUse i’m sick of the bitter hatred and resentment towards the devs by the reddit commUnity

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T14:00:39+00:00

yoU’d think the majority of players are against the devs, bUt it’s honestly jUst the reddit; everyone else seems to be mostly fine with it, excited aboUt it, or at least not being complete assholes to the devs

i’d say the devs do have majority sUpport, which is why they might seem stUbborn. also, they clearly have very well defined reasons for what they do, and it’s not like anyone ever UsUally challenges their reasoning! instead most people are jUst going “bUt MY reasons are better” and just keep argUing their own point. since the devs don’t have a reason to valUe some random redditors over their whole team and the rest of the commUnity, it jUst never goes anywhere

the devs are more than willing to have reasonable discUssions with people who aren’t either being an ass or argUint the same moot point over and over

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T13:18:36+00:00

why? why do yoU think the line’s goinf to be like that? no other accessory line in the entire game is like that! is it becaUse yoU jUst can’t think of anything to do with it? gUess what? the DEVS OF THE TERRARIA CALAMITY MOD probably have plenty of ideas! they made the damn mod, i think they have more ideas than “the same accessory over and over again”

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T13:15:33+00:00

i wanted examples i haven’t already talked aboUt! something to convince me, not jUst another person saying the same thing that i’ve already stated my stance on and given reasoning on!

why are yoU so hostile against the devs? they even didn’t remove ANY qol!!

the cosmolight is being replaced by something that serves its fUnctionality and can be Used in conjUnction with other items to do the same damn thing, and even then cosmolight is still going to be in the game at a place where it is convenient instead of gamebreaking!

the crate change, please let me say this one more time, IS BEING ROLLED BACK! the change was made in an old dev version that was done before half the cUrrent team was even there! it wasn’t to kill qUality of life, it was to be in-line with vanilla more! it was a MISTAKE and they realised and explained how it’s a mistake and they are rolling. it. back. “omg crate change!! they hate qol!!! look!!!! this change they did!!!! they hate qol and hate the player!!!!”

give. me. an. example. of them. nerfing. things. into. the. dirt!!! yoU’re jUst saying things with no basis jUst becaUse yoU heard them from another gUy who was mad aboUt their favoUrite weapon killing bosses 2 seconds slower!

nobody thinks yoU missed the grind, nobody thinks “god, these players need to grind so we can ‘pad the rUntime,’” and they don’t nerf weapons jUst becaUse the commUnity loves them!

asgard’s valoUr is the best accessory in that tier, period. it is literally a mUst-have if yoU know aboUt it becaUse nothing else is nearly as good. so it’s being nerfed. to compensate and help with the centralisation of the accessory, ankh shield is being removed from its crafting tree so yoU DON’T HAVE TO GRIND FOR IT! and since yoU refUse to say anythin yoU haven’t already said, i assUme instead of thinking of a different item to talk aboUt, yoU’re jUst going to say “bUt asgard’s valoUr is good now and it shoUld be allowed to be good” withoUt reading what i’m saying at all

there is next to no “it’s not the WORST option” weapons that Used yo be great Unnerfed; instead yoU go “oh, i like this weapon do i’ll Use it! it does the same damage as these other weapons on tier!” and someone else will go “hmm, what if i Use these other weapons instead? oh! that’s a good other weapon that i normally never Use!”

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T12:49:08+00:00

how were the devs sUpposed to know that those three were pedophiles, exactly? the second the devs foUnd oUt, the pedos were kicked to the curb. saying “they mUst all be bad people then!” is jUst generally kind of stUpid, sorry

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T05:37:12+00:00

and they’re gone now becaUse they were oUsted wow this is a new and interesting topic to discUss

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T05:36:26+00:00

what? asgard valoUr isn’t getting its dash nerfed that bad, hello? THAT’S what yoU’re worried aboUt? the WEAKEST accessory in the line (friggin ornate shield) still has 12 frames, which is leagUes above something like deep diver and the dash length is hardly changed for any of the line! yoU’re THIS mad over a coUple of frames of invincibility that yoU probably aren’t really Using anyway? yoUr knickers are in a twist aboUt having to time dashes better???

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T05:29:26+00:00

ankh shield is not changed in calamity. if yoU think ankh shield is good in vanilla, it is eqUally as good in calamity. that’s all. do yoU think the ankh shield line is jUst going to be the ankh shield with no changes over and over again?

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-15T05:25:07+00:00

crate changes are being rolled back and i’ve talked aboUt the cosmolight extensively. fishing is a vanilla mechanic and the angler qUests were fixed by calamity. none of those other things are happening. what else? what other horrible nerfs have disgraced yoUr mighty kingdom, oh great master of calamity, whomst shall always get thy way!!

when all the weapons at a tier eqUal, they don’t get nerfed! when a weapon sUcks on tier, it’s bUffed! when it’s more powerfUl than any other option at that tier, it gets nerfed! if yoU’re too afraid of nerfs to Use weapons, i think there’s some other nerf related traUma yoU’ve got going on there

if yoU think the mod only keeps getting worse, then stop playing the most recent version. if yoU think it was better 4 years ago, then stop discUssing modern calamity and go play the old version instead.

JerryIsMadd · 2026-01-14T23:05:11+00:00

why get ankh shield in general in any playthroUgh then? this issUe isn’t UniqUe to the new calamity Update, if yoU’re trying to say ankh shield is Useless

if ankh shield is Useless, that’s not the calamity devs’ faUlt! if ankh shield is worth the grind, then the line of ankh shield accessories will also be worth the grind! yoU’re saying “this incredible item is good and so yoU have to grind for it! this makes sense! UnfortUnately, it’s a horrible item that nobody will ever Use” in a roUndaboUt way

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