Doctor Jiggles
Skeletron
I'm quite interested to see what stories everyone have of something creepy, wierd, or just unsettling that happened to them in-game.
I think I've actually heard about this happening before lol. It's been a super long time, but it sounds familiar.I was spelunking in the Cavern layer, at the depth where lava starts to generate. Just exploring along, minding my own business... when a message pops up "Wall of Flesh has awoken!" This was the first surprise because I was not at the depth for WoF to spawn. There were no demons on the screen. But indeed it had spawned, and I saw it come up to me. I was early hardmode, so didn't have weapons to easily defeat the WoF. Plus it was in the Cavern, so there weren't open spaces for a proper arena.
I was grabbed by the Tongue a few times. Eventually the Horrified debuff killed me, as if I had used a Magic Mirror. I put it down to bad luck / a bug, respawned, and went about my business for a few minutes storing my loot. (Softcore, so I only lost some coins.)
WoF didn't despawn.
I got a second massive shock as WoF and I met on the surface again. The Tongue and Hungry debuffs didn't activate this time. I resumed trying to kill it, but didn't have good enough weapons. WoF continued to rise, going ever higher in the sky. I followed it up to space, and it continued to float away, off-screen.
This was in 1.2.4.1. 'Would I ever see WoF again?', I wondered to myself. 'What's it doing up there in space now?' Little did I know that, yes, I would see WoF again, over a year later.
It's how Moon Lord came to be.
Story is completely true except for the part about WoF transforming into Moon Lord. Obviously the two aren't related! My WoF going off-screen didn't cause the developers to make Moon Lord. But it makes for a fun twist to the story!
I think I've actually heard about this happening before lol. It's been a super long time, but it sounds familiar.
It is -- or was -- a known bug. There were a couple of reports in the PC bug reports forum for it. I have a feeling something may have been done 1.3.0.x to address it. The above story is one that happened to me personally.Maybe it was this video (credit Pedguin)
Well, it was a long time ago, when I was a rookie of this game. I was exploring the cavern as everyone did. Trying to find some crystal hearts for myself and my brother. Suddenly, a rare creature was detected, a "lost girl". I and my brother was very excited, we said "hey, a lost NPC! And it is a girl! Maybe she needs our help". We approach her without any suspicion because we thought " c' mon, it's just a girl, nothing could go wrong with it". As we approach, the "lost girl" suddenly jumped us, I die of a jump scare, while my brother managed to run away, but then he dies drowned in the lava.
That "lost girl", really creeps the crap out of us.
Yeah, I completely know about it now. Because as I said, it was when I was a rookie. Right now, I will just annihilate her before she jumps at me.That's actually a vanilla enemy called the nymph. It's fairly uncommon, and they can take newer players by surprise. It's nothing to worry about, I just don't recommend approaching them without post-Eater of Worlds gear.
Absolutly! I never got killed by a boulder though, but explosives… well in my first world I jumped on it thinking it was a good thing. Now I have the Grand Design to see all the traps' wire.explosive traps, boulder traps
This. Happened to me when I met her as well. Stupid nymphs, I enjoy etirely smashing them now that I have endgame gear.Well, it was a long time ago, when I was a rookie of this game. I was exploring the cavern as everyone did. Trying to find some crystal hearts for myself and my brother. Suddenly, a rare creature was detected, a "lost girl". I and my brother was very excited, we said "hey, a lost NPC! And it is a girl! Maybe she needs our help". We approach her without any suspicion because we thought " c' mon, it's just a girl, nothing could go wrong with it". As we approach, the "lost girl" suddenly jumped us, I die of a jump scare, while my brother managed to run away, but then he dies drowned in the lava.
That "lost girl", really creeps the crap out of us.
Blood Moons aren't really that scary.
Martian Madness, on the other hand, always scares me to death. I'm usually all like "OH FRICK ALL MY NPCS ARE GONNA DIE!!!" rushing out of my hotel and to the Autofarm to fly around and try not to die. Even though I have endgame armor and weapons.