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Questions tagged [terraria-console]

The console versions of Terraria, including new items and bosses not present in the PC or mobile versions. Use this tag for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, 3DS, and Wii U versions.

Terraria is an action-adventure/RPG game featuring exploration, crafting, building structures, and combat with a variety of creatures. It was released by independent game studio Re-Logic on May 16, 2011 and has sold more than 2 million copies, 200,000 of those sold during the first week.

Originally released solely for Windows PC, Terraria has expanded to several platforms including:

  • Microsoft Windows (May 2011)
  • PlayStation Network (March 2013)
  • Xbox Live Arcade (March 2013)
  • iOS (August 2013)
  • Android (October 2013)
  • Xbox One (November 2014)
  • Nintendo 3DS (December 2015)
  • Wii U (April 2016)

Key features:

  • Sandbox play
  • Randomly generated worlds
  • Free content updates
  • Online multiplayer

Terraria can be purchased for console via Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation Network. Its online community (including developer blog, official forums, and official wiki) is centered around TerrariaOnline.

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How to build long horizontal blocks in Terraria on XBox?

Some constructions in Terraria, for example SkyBridge, require the construction of long horizontal blocks. I only played the game on XBox and presume that building such blocks on a PC might be easier using mouse to position your pointer, but on XBox…
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This is not valid housing. What is valid housing?

I built myself a decent sized house with a basement and it said it wasn't valid housing. So I built another one that is a very simple room with walls (dirt walls on the background, wood "walls") a door, two doors, a table, a chair, floors and light…
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Eye of Cthulhu boss text but he never spawned

I have seen the Eye of Cthulhu boss text, but he never spawned. Also, I waited about 20 Terrarian days and he still didn't spawn. Is it a glitch?
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Why can’t I craft a sawmill or armor?

I have all of the materials for a sawmill yet it is not on the crafting menu. I also got 22 silver bars and no armor is on the crafting menu for silver. Can someone please help?
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How do I get an NPC out of my house/room?

I have a huge house in Terraria with rooms instead of a big town with multiple houses. The first floor is crafting and storage (Cole the NPC), the next floor is my room. It has my bed, a dresser, a golden chest, a red banner and a platinum…
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My steampunker won't spawn even with all of the requirements fulfilled?

I can't make the steam punker move into my house! Even though i killed a mechanical boss, removed the Hallow from my house, and the house is suitable, she isn't moving in. Could someone please help me? I just don't know what went wrong!
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How do I unlock a gold chest on a floating island?

My floating island has a locked gold chest, and I've updated to version 1.2. How do I unlock it?
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Why am I able to kill my guide?

So in terraria for the Xbox One NPC's come to houses you've built, well when I hit my guide he takes damage! This doesn't happen with any other NPC in the game! Why does this happen? Or how can I stop this? I wasn't able to do it when I first got…
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How to defeat the Eye of Cthulhu

How do I defeat the Eye of Cthulhu? I got him to half health with just a gun and a broadsword, but it became daytime.
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How can I get to the last wave of the pumpkin Moon in terraria 1.2.3 console?

I wanted to challenge the Pumpkin Moon. I keep getting to Wave 8 and the night ends. The problem might be that I'm not killing them fast enough. I tried an arena but it either fails, kills me, or is very slow. I have a lot of really good Items. I…
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Is the Mining Helmet worth it in Terraria?

In Terraria on console, the merchant can sell you the Mining Helmet for 8 gold. Is it worth farming gold to obtain the helmet, considering my primary objective is to farm ore? Or is there a more suitable/efficient method to keep me illuminated/safe…
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What is the best way to farm ore in Terraria?

I have gotten back into Terraria, and have played for several hours over the past week. I find that only low-quality ore seem to spawn in big chunks. At my current level, most of my gear (Weapon, Pickaxe and Hatchet) are made from lead. While I…
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Wall of Flesh didn't make a box

I killed the Wall of Flesh and it (if I understand correctly) was supposed to make a box with items in it but it didn't. It either fell in lava or The Wall of Flesh didn't drop anything. I'm playing this on Xbox 360. Do you know what happened?
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Is Plantera in console Terraria?

Is Plantera actually in the console version of terraria? I have defeated all 3 mechanical bosses and Ocram (just in case), with the same character dealing the killing blow, the message does appear on the first win. Me and 3 others have been digging…
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Is there a workaround for the Piggy Bank crash on consoles?

There is currently a glitch in the console versions of Terraria where if you put items in a piggy bank then save and exit, they will turn into random items. The more common items are stacks of 5-900 random iron tools. However, if you add a certain…
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