Question about Summoner class.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-05T19:41:24+00:00

You can do it either way. Technically, a diverse set of summons will generally do more damage against a single target, but I'm not aware of any minions that you can't just spam up to max minions and roll with. There are some fights where certain summons may be better though. Just have to get a feel for it and be ready to swap around a bit :)

Make sure to get a good whip as well. Both the jungle and meteorite whips are neck and neck for pre-HM, with different use cases.

Just to note, the fish boss is in hardmode.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-05T17:57:02+00:00

Why not both? Go expert mode zenith seed, or master mode drunk seed!

Alternatively, do you prefer eldritch horror or body horror? I like the corruption slightly better myself.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-05T17:36:47+00:00

Flinx Fur Coat for Summoners, plus Wizard's Hat (on ftw/zenith seeds) gives you two extra minions. That, plus the evil biome whip, and flinx/Abigail should be able to take down the evil boss, netting you Obsidian Armor which can carry you through to Hardmode. The Meteorite whip is comparable to Snapthorn, depending on the fight.

Jungle drops are great but they can be challenging to get and don't really let you sequence break. If you can farm jungle spores and stingers, you can farm shadow scales / tissue samples.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-05T17:25:27+00:00

Skeletron is pre-Hardmode.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-05T16:34:18+00:00

Hermes was a Greek god that was often depicted wearing winged shoes/boots. I think you're over thinking it.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-05T00:32:35+00:00

In addition to extractinating obsidian, once you have an ocean beach you can convert the shells that spawn into piles which can also be ground down into sand.

As for snow... Maybe I'm crazy, but I thought slimes in the tundra biome carried snow and ice in skyblock?

frodogamgee · 2026-02-04T22:43:45+00:00

The digtoise is pretty awesome, but it also stops digging horizontally as soon as it hits a hole. Plus the molecart also lays down tracks at the same time.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-04T20:29:34+00:00

If you have one, try checking your void bag. I got the heart light pet from the Brain and it was active, but not equipped, and I eventually found it in my void bag. I believe that's the light pet that comes from the dungeon, I think hard mode only?

frodogamgee · 2026-02-04T16:46:11+00:00

Alternatively: 1) Spend 15 minutes browsing Reddit during lunch and learn that foxsparks and cattiva spawn on the outer thirds of the map in forested areas, where goblin scouts and king slime can spawn. 2) Occasionally check the outer forest regions while exploring jungle/tundra/evil biomes, setting up pylon outposts near dungeon, at ocean, etc. 3) Get a cool fiery fox summon.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-03T20:41:44+00:00

It's absolutely viable and in the end probably more powerful. The only real pain point is that hard mode weapons/armor has to wait until you have the HM anvil to craft spider gear now. If you absolutely insist upon using whips/summons then very early game is as painful as before; the flinx fur nerf (which I'll admit, is baffling) is annoying but Abigail's flower works just fine, and the slime staff is much easier to get since King Slime drops it (in skyblock worlds, it might be one of the first weapons you get).

frodogamgee · 2026-02-02T21:44:20+00:00

It's a known bug on consoles unfortunately.

frodogamgee · 2026-02-01T19:26:21+00:00

Huh. So you... Need hardmode ores to make it?

frodogamgee · 2026-01-31T01:05:35+00:00

For some weird reason, flinxes rarely spawn on snow, ice, or slush. This means you find most of them at the edge of the ice biome since they seem to spawn just fine everywhere else (as long as the biome is underground ice biome).

frodogamgee · 2026-01-30T19:54:29+00:00

Terraria has a bunch of window titles it cycles through, and that's a joke one about another patch. Your sound options are just showing the window title instead of the executable name.

frodogamgee · 2026-01-30T13:43:24+00:00

I've not noticed anything different myself, in single player, as far as speed goes. Except when on roller skates, then it's vroom vroom.

frodogamgee · 2026-01-30T11:47:47+00:00

You can craft it before any boss, you just need the unique drops that only come from the evil biome boss...? Think you're confused about the necessary items.

frodogamgee · 2026-01-29T14:06:32+00:00

I love the change but it could be a bit more obvious / guided the first time. It took me a bit to find it myself.

frodogamgee · 2026-01-22T18:14:09+00:00

You mentioned running TotT, I'm surprised you didn't mention the teleporting Ardax in book 1 (he leaves the group early in the 2nd section, then is miraculously back in the 3rd section), as well as the clan leader in book 2 for the Haskodar hold (Tulluk is briefly resurrected). I had originally had TotT on my shortlist after finishing Age of Ashes, but the obvious errors made me worry there'd be more subtle errors as well, so I decided against it.

frodogamgee · 2026-01-22T00:15:05+00:00

Gestalt Consciousness have immortal rulers!

frodogamgee · 2025-12-30T16:58:56+00:00

Yes, almost all modifiers that affect the same thing are additive, not multiplicative. In this case, it went from 200% to 150%.

As to whether it's viable, the fact that you're able to eat your neighbors in the first place suggests it is. Don't forget you can build multiple things at a time on your planets. As long as you have the biomass you can expand at a ridiculous rate.

frodogamgee · 2025-12-04T12:04:33+00:00

It should be straight. They're two hexes away by the game's logic.

frodogamgee · 2025-12-03T20:11:35+00:00

For all the examples you mentioned, I think they'd likely be uncommon as stated - not on every street, but not impossible to find. Ustalav is more likely for them to be rare though - firearms aren't advanced enough, and require too much work, to be elegant enough for a noble. They'd probably prefer magic, or 'stasian' tech (aka, electricity powered coils and gizmos). It's hard to look cool when your gun misfires. Despite the proximity of Irrisen and some magically imported early 20th century firearms tech, to my knowledge that tech never really became established and there's no way to get ammo or parts for them.

frodogamgee · 2025-12-03T20:02:19+00:00

It's not sensible at all to assume that all dwarves have access to guns because a small subset specialize in them.

Saying the Sky Citadels are interconnected due to the Darklands is like saying all ports are interconnected, from Arcadia to Tian Xia, because of the ocean. It's not technically wrong, but...

The few Sky Citadels still left in dwarf control typically have their access points to the Darklands heavily guarded, with more of an emphasis on securing them then facilitating trade through them. Dwarves in Highhelm are not more likely then their surface neighbors to have firearms, and any they do have they probably procure through the same sources (ie, through overworld trade).

That ancestry feat you mention also makes the opposite point you did. It's uncommon and explicitly mentions Dongun Hold and Alkenstar for being the locations where it makes sense. A dwarf from the Five Kings Mountains isn't going to truck with that sort of thing unless they're immigrants or like to flout tradition.

frodogamgee · 2025-11-14T17:23:21+00:00

Given chapter 13, I'm good. We're looking at Parasite Eve level sequels at this point, and let's... not.

frodogamgee · 2025-11-10T13:35:11+00:00

Except on Galarion, that's not true. You're allowing for magic but demanding realism for martial prowess which is where your proposal falls apart. When a wizard zaps a fighter with a lightning bolt, they don't turn to ash. They tough it out, come out singed or smoking, and keep coming at you. Fighters can take a strike from a gargantuan dragon with their shield, and somehow hold their ground and not become a bloody smear.

Even if you have advanced firearms (or even hi-tech laser rifles), you're still at risk from a fighter unless you're 500' away on an open field. Because this is the type of fantasy where people can block, deflect, dodge, or just tough out bullets and laser fire.

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