NPCs & Enemies Acid Rain - Hardmode Rain Event
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LI IVIAD BRO
Plantera
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IvoryPlants 🌳
Duke Fishron
@SzGamer227
Spiked Acid Slime
Ominick
Terrarian
An idea: It is instead an event, summoner possibly crafted from a toxic slime drop, that is a bit weaker than the pumpkin moon, the caustic tyrant could be the boss (if stats are increased) and there could be some minibosses et cetera.For my 80th suggestion thread, this is my take on the idea of a Hardmode version of the Rain event.
The Basics
For starters, this event occurs the same way the Rain event does, except it is half as common and occurs much less frequently. The event starts and ends at a random time, just like it's early-game counterpart, but it would tend to last a bit longer.
One unique hazard of the Acid Rain event would be that it turns all pools of water on the surface into pools of acid, which deals a small amount of damage and inflicts the Acid Debuff for 7 seconds, like a weaker version of lava. What is the Acid Debuff? Let me answer that for you, but I have to get through the basics first.
Also, just for the heck of it, anything that is on the surface that isn't immune to the Acid Debuff has a 10% chance every second to be inflicted with the Acid Debuff for 1 second. This can be avoided by being in front of background walls, holding an Umbrella, or visibly wearing an Umbrella Hat.
This may be trolling too much, but it would definitely be minimally annoying more than anything else. It's there for effect, even if it does cause trace amounts of damage in order to experience it. That'ts pretty much it, really, just a slightly painful visual effect.
Acid Debuff
The Acid Debuff would be a middle ground between Ichor and Cursed Flames Debuffs, which means (using the the existing mechanics) it would deal 2 damage per second and reduce defense by 10. However, I don't like either of those effects for one reason or another. If my proposed Change to Ichor and Changes for DoT Debuffs were added into the game, it would increase damage taken by 5%, do 5 DPS to enemies, and do 3 DPS to players.
Enemies that would be immune to the Acid Debuff would be the Toxic Sludge and all Acid Rain event enemies. As for players, we can add Acid Debuff Resistance to the Bezoar and its upgrades.
On a miscellaneous note, we could give Spazmatism the ability to shoot Acid instead of Cursed Flames so that there isn't a weird confliction on Crimson worlds. That is, unless we get a new Mechanical Boss which inflicts Ichor, but that's not very likely, is it?
Enemies
All the time
(Sprite by Zoomo)
Sulfuric Nimbus
*Rains Acid on players when above them.
Health: 270
Defense: 22
Damage: 55
*Inflicts Acid Debuff 100% of the time for 10 seconds.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Bone Piranha
*If a player touches a pool of acid where there are Bone Fish, they hop out of the water and pursue them.
*Will flop helplessly on land if the Acid Rain goes away and they aren't submerged in water.
Health: 80
Defense: 24
Damage: 90
During the day
(Sprite by Balduran)
Acid Slime
*Can spawn in different sizes.
Health: 120-180
Defense: 16-24
Damage: 40-60
*Inflicts Acid Debuff 50% of the time for 10 seconds.
Spiked Acid Slime
*Shoots short-ranged Acid Stingers
Health: 200
Defense: 26
Damage: 90
Shot Damage: 45
*Inflicts Acid Debuff 75% of the time for 10 seconds.
At night
(Sprite by Balduran)
Hazmat Zombie
*A Zombie in a hazmat suit.
*Releases a damaging Acid Cloud upon dying.
Health: 250
Defense: 16
Damage: 50
*Inflicts Acid Debuff 25% of the time for 5 seconds.
*Cloud inflicts Acid Debuff 100% for 10 seconds.
(Sprite by Zoomo)
Corroded Armor
*A basic Acid Rain mob with no outstanding abilities.
Health: 350
Defense: 20
Damage: 64
(Sprite by Scarecrow)
Mutated Eye
*Stage 1: Flies around normally.
*Stage 2: Shoots Acid Spheres at any player that passes in front of it.
Health: 400
Defense: 2
Damage: 48
Shot Damage: 42
*Inflicts Acid Debuff 50% of the time for 10 seconds.
Near the outskirts of the world
(Sprite by Scarecrow)
Caustic Tyrant
*A rare and powerful "mini-boss" enemy. King of the Acid. Lord of Corrosion.
*Shoots explosive Acid Blasts at the player. Explode into several Acid Clouds on impact.
*Shoots more frequently and moves faster when more damaged.
Health: 5000
Defense: 36
Damage: 85
Shot Damage: 75
*Shots inflict the Acid debuff 100% of the time for 1 seconds.
Drops and Loot
(Sprite by Balduran)
Blade of Corrosion
*Greatsword weapon.
Damage: 45
Use Time: 28 (2.1 uses/second)
Knockback: 4.5
Recharge: 1 second
*Occasionally fires a short ranged spread of 2-4 Acid Droplets. Each deal 50% of the original base damage.
*Blade inflicts Acid Debuff 25% of the time for 7 seconds.
*Acid Droplets inflict Acid Debuff 50% of the time for 7 seconds.
Dropped by:
Corroded Armor - 4% (1/25) chance.
Acid Slime, Spiked Acid Slime - 1% (1/100) chance.
(Sprite by Zoomo)
Sulfuric Staff
*Minion Summoner weapon.
*Summons Sulfuric Nimbus Clouds to rain acid on enemies.
Damage: 26
Use Time: 35 (1.7 uses/second)
Knockback: 2
Mana Usage: 10
*Rain inflicts Acid Debuff 100% of the time for 5 seconds.
Dropped by:
Sulfuric Nimbus - 5% (1/20) chance.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Acid Storm Staff
*Fires in bursts of 3 shots.
*Each shot fires a narrow spread of 1-2 projectiles.
*Projectiles penetrate 1 enemy each and are affected by gravity.
Damage: 45
Use Time: 22 (half as fast as Clockwork AR)
Knockback: 5
Mana Usage: 7 per shot
*Inflicts Acid Debuff 50% of the time for 10 seconds.
Dropped by:
Caustic Tyrant - 2.5% (1/40) chance.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Acid Charm
*Accessory.
*Occasionally emits an Acid Cloud behind the player when equipped.
*Acid Clouds inflict the Acid Debuff 100% of the time for 5 seconds.
Dropped by:
Hazmat Zombie - 4% (1/25) chance.
Hazmat Outfit
*Consists of a Mask, Suit, and Leggings.
*Full set provides immunity to the Acid Debuff.
Dropped by:
Hazmat Zombie - 10% (1/10) chance to drop one piece.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Acidic Husk
*Material
Dropped by:
All surface enemies during Acid Rain - 10% (1/10) chance.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Caustic Core
*Material
Dropped by:
Gastric Trirant - Always.
Craftables
(Sprite by Balduran)
Corrosive Arrow
Damage: 16
Knockback: 3
Velocity: 3.75
*Inflicts the Acid Debuff.
Recipe:
Wooden Arrows (35)
Acidic Husk
@ an Anvil. Recipe makes 35.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Corrosive Bullet
Damage: 14
Knockback: 4
Velocity: 4.75
*Inflicts the Acid Debuff.
Recipe:
Musket Balls (50)
Acidic Husk
@ an Anvil. Recipe makes 50.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Acid Canister
Flamethrower ammo.
Damage: 11
* Medium-short range.
* Inflicts the Acid debuff.
Recipe:
Empty Fuel Canisters (20)
Acidic Husk
@ a Work Bench. Recipe makes 33.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Acid Grenade
Consumable weapon.
75 Damage.
Sprays Acid everywhere.
Recipe:
Grenade (x10)
Acidic Husk (x5)
Explosive Powder
@ a Work Bench. Recipe makes 10.
(Sprite by Balduran)
Flask of Acid
*Imbues Melee weapons with Acid.
Recipe:
Bottled Water
Acidic Husks (5)
@ an Imbuing Station.
Apocalypse Emblem
Cross-content suggestion.
*Tinkered accessory.
*Occasionally releases Acid Clouds and infectious missiles when equipped.
*10% increased damage.
Recipe:
Acid Charm
Biohazard Emblem(From a thread by Baconfry. Read it for more details.)
@ a Tinkerer's Workshop.
(Sprite by Zoomo)
Acidic Armor
Acidic Mask
15 Defense
5% increased damage.
Recipe:
Caustic Core
Acidic Husks (6)
Chlorophyte Bars (10)
@ an Anvil.
Acidic Breastplate
17 Defense
5% increased Melee speed.
10% chance not to consume ammo.
20 Mana.
Recipe:
Caustic Core
Acidic Husks (12)
Chlorophyte Bars (20)
@ an Anvil.
Acidic Leggings
13 Defense.
15% increased movement speed.
Recipe:
Caustic Core
Acidic Husks (9)
Chlorophyte Bars (16)
@ an Anvil.
Set Bonus:
Creates a small Acid Aura around the player.
Like the Inferno Potion, with a few differences.
*Has half the radius.
*Deals damage twice as quickly.
*Inflicts the Acid Debuff instead of On Fire!
*Effect rotates in the opposite direction (so it looks cool when combined with Inferno).
Full Set:
45 Defense.
5% increased damage.
5% increased Melee speed.
10% chance not to consume ammo.
20 Mana.
10% increased movement speed.
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Just wanted to jot down my ideas somewhere. Feedback is appreciated.
IvoryPlants 🌳
Duke Fishron
I think you should be able to make a steel umbrella to protect yourself from the Acid-Rain
Crafted with 10 Lead/Iron Bars and an Umbrella at a mythril anvil, and it looks like this:
It would be an accessory that also gives you +1 defence
Crafted with 10 Lead/Iron Bars and an Umbrella at a mythril anvil, and it looks like this:
It would be an accessory that also gives you +1 defence
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PotatoGamer1230
Plantera
I like this support!
Soulstiger
Skeletron
Would be weird as it is the first non accessory item/material to be used to make a accessory, unless I am forgetting something.
Note: That doesn't necessarily mean it would be a bad thing.
SzGamer227
Spazmatism
A few Enemy Banners:
excession
The Destroyer
Great ideas as usual!
It's very interesting, and fits the style of Terraria. Everything seems balanced as well. I like the acid effect.
Just a grammar thing here.
As a writer, this kind of bugs me. You said it is half as common, which means it occurs at half the rate that normal rain occurs. But then you added "much less frequently," which kind of renders the first statement useless, making one of them not true. (Grammar is a pet peeve of mine.)
I would love to see this added!
It's very interesting, and fits the style of Terraria. Everything seems balanced as well. I like the acid effect.
Just a grammar thing here.
As a writer, this kind of bugs me. You said it is half as common, which means it occurs at half the rate that normal rain occurs. But then you added "much less frequently," which kind of renders the first statement useless, making one of them not true. (Grammar is a pet peeve of mine.)
I would love to see this added!
SzGamer227
Spazmatism
Being "half as common" and "occurring much less frequently" aren't contradictory descriptions. It occurs half as often as normal rain, hence it occurs much less frequently. Would you rather I said "It's half as common, occurring much less frequently"?
I support. Bringing "harder versions" of events from normal mode is what hardmode is all about. Normal Bosses get mech upgrades, Goblins have a sister pirate invasion, and eater of souls get corrupters. The rain should get something as well, and acid rain fits well with it.
Aside from the monsters from this event looking awesome which makes you want to fight them. The items you get from them also look fun to use. On top of making the environment and water dangerous to be in. It also brings a great use for the umbrella in hardmode.
Aside from the monsters from this event looking awesome which makes you want to fight them. The items you get from them also look fun to use. On top of making the environment and water dangerous to be in. It also brings a great use for the umbrella in hardmode.
excession
The Destroyer
I think it would be best to make it say "It's half as common, making it much less frequent."
Sorry to bother you, and like I said, I still support this
Ziggyzagoo
Terrarian
it's a good suggestion, except the acidic arrows bother me.
If they had acid on them, they'd dissolve.
Instead, they should have a bottle of acid at the tip.
If they had acid on them, they'd dissolve.
Instead, they should have a bottle of acid at the tip.
SzGamer227
Spazmatism
Yeah, no thanks. Aesthetic appeal > logic.
If combining a Wooden Arrow with Hellstone imbues the arrow with its power instead of destroying it, the same applies here.
DungeonRyu
Terrarian
I think it shouldn't just be a steel umbrella.
There is a great loot Acidic Husk
It should be something like Husk Umbrella
5 Iron Bars + 5/10 Acidic Husks
Nobody Important
Terrarian
How did I miss this?
In any case this is a well made and interesting event. May I ask that the caustic core be placeable to turn water acidic after the event has ended? Just a random thought.
In any case this is a well made and interesting event. May I ask that the caustic core be placeable to turn water acidic after the event has ended? Just a random thought.