Biomes & Nature Alternate Hallows

GhostEcho · Oct 29, 2014

First off, I understand now that no one here wants more of these...but I started this two weeks ago before I knew this. I was fairly far along in the conceptualization before I saw that other people already thought of making alternate hallows; the cyber/covert. So if your comment is "Ugh, we already have one" please know that I figured this out already.

Also, after seeing that Red told us in this AMA(Picture here) that he "already [has] this alternative planned out," I don't exactly expect this to make it's way into the game...and I feel the same about the cyber. That being said let's get on topic now:

If we are going to have a secondary Hallow, it needs to follow a few primary rules:

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I) It needs to be similar to the hallow enough for souls of light to make sense.
II) It needs to counter the hallow in a similar fashion to corruption/crimson.
III) It needs to counter the crimson in an extreme fashion.
IV) It should follow a central theme e.g. cursed flames, ichor, and crystals.
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Secondarily, it needs to replace some, if not all hallow and underground hallow items logically:

> More important
1) Themed Item-------------

Crystal Shard
2) Themed magic book----

Crystal Storm
3) Transform blocks--------

Holy Water
4) Themed Arrow-----------

Holy Arrow
5) Themed Bullet-----------

Crystal Bullets
6) Themed Chest item-----Key and Mold
7) Replacement for---------Hallowed Items
8) Replacement for---------

Blue Solution
9) Recipe for------------------

Best H/M potion
10) Replacement for--------

Fairy Wings
11) Replacement for--------

Pixie Dust
12) Replacement for--------

Unicorn Horn
13) Replacement for--------

Fairy Bell
14) Replacement for--------

Rainbow Rod
15) Replacement for--------

Rainbow Brick
16) Replacement for--------Wood Armor
17) Replacement for--------

Water Fountain
> Less important

Please note! there does not need to be exactly the same number of items, but this is the list of most of the affected items when replacing the Hallow. Items won't be described in this section, only listed. For descriptions of new content go two spoilers down.

Tertiarily, it needs to replace the basic blocks:

A)

Stone
B)

Sand
C)

Wood
D)

Grass-

seeds
E)

Ice

Quaternarily, it could use some new original content.

- Paintings sold from the painter
- Fish both above and underground types
- Enemies both above and underground, day and night types
- Weapons
- Metal Boss Weapons
- Armor
- Metal Boss Armor
- Accessories
- Other Items
- Buffs/Debuffs

I have come up with two ideas that follow along these lines well. A few bits need work, but all in all I think they fit the part. Feel free to come up with your own ideas and if the community likes em enough, I'll add them to the list! Also, if there are any sprites not drawn this page feel free to draw them. If they are good enough I'll add them to this post pronto. ^^ I drew a few but quickly realized why I don't do pixel art...

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The Hollow
(Name might get confusing, perhaps The Spook? Work with me here ;P)

The Hollow is the image of the afterlife, transposed over a ghoulish graveyard in which spirits make
up the greater part of the population. The land becomes bleached; trees, grass, and stone alike while the rock
doodads are transformed into gravestones. The trees also loose most of their
leaves and what is not lost turns pale as a ghost. The light level is always lower than normal.

Primarily

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I) Enemies carry with them the light of the afterlife.
II) Follows the magical idea of the hallow, but not it's jovial nature.
III) The Hollow counters the crimson's image of lively blood and flesh with ghostly substance.
IV) Ghostly Everything/Decay debuff
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Secondarily

1) Themed Item-------------

Crystal Shard------------

Wisp
2) Themed magic book----

Crystal Storm------------

Ghostly Decay
3) Transform blocks--------

Holy Water---------------Haunted/Possessed? Water(If Bloody Water is added)
4) Themed Arrow-----------

Holy Arrow-----------------Ghost Arrows
5) Themed Bullet-----------

Crystal Bullets-------------

Ghost Bullets
6) Themed Chest item-----Key and Mold------------------Spirit Chest containing <Need Idea>
7) Replacement for---------Hallowed Items---------------Too many to list here
8) Replacement for---------

Blue Solution---------------

White Solution
9) Recipe for------------------

Best H/M potion----Done
10) Replacement for--------

Fairy Wings----------

Banshee Wings
11) Replacement for--------

Pixie Dust----------------

Deposited Powder
12) Replacement for--------

Unicorn Horn--------------None
13) Replacement for--------

Fairy Bell-----------------Wisp Conch
14) Replacement for--------

Rainbow Rod------------Horseshoo
15) Replacement for--------

Rainbow Brick-------------Monochromatic Brick
16) Replacement for--------Wood Armor-------------------Hollowood armor
17) Replacement for--------

Water Fountain-------

Hollow Fountain

Tertiarily

All of these blocks act the same as their alternates.

A)

Ghostone
B)

Spirit sand (I thought up soul sand, then realized I didn't >=I)
C)

Hollowood
D)

Hollow Grass-Hollow Seeds
Alternates:

E) White Ice

Quaternarily

Above ground

Apparition

This enemy is simply a harder version of the wraith, not only dealing more damage but also inflicting Decay, a debuff common in the Hollow.

Environment---------Hollow during the night only
AI Type----------------Hovering
Damage---------------70
Max Life---------------200
Defense---------------20
Knockback res-------75%
Drops:

1-3 Deposited Powder-75%

Gusty Slime

Not your typical slime enemy. This slime is weightless and floats around instead of flopping. It will inflict Decay upon damaging the player.

Environment---------Hollow during the day only
AI Type----------------Bat
Damage---------------40
Max Life---------------300
Defense---------------20
Knockback res-------85%
Drops:

1-2 Gel-100%
30-60 Monochromatic Brick-2%

1-2 Deposited Powder-25%

Headless Horseman

I didn't realize until WELL after I implemented this guy that there is already an enemy named "Headless Horseman." I don't really know what to do about this as the item drop is quite important. Maybe just make it a ghost horse? Boring...

Environment---------Hollow
AI Type----------------Unicorn
Damage---------------75
Max Life---------------300
Defense---------------35
Knockback res-------30%
Drops:

Horseshoe-1%

Rising Dead

These enemies act like meteor heads except they fly straight up from the bottom of the screen to the top without aggroing. Their AI will revert to regular flying AI when you attack them. Their attack is extremely high due to the fact that you don't have to aggro them, but they drop more Deposited powder than most enemies.

Fortanono actually came up with this enemy. Totes awesome. love it/10.

Environment---------Hollow
AI Type----------------Flying
Damage---------------90
Max Life---------------500
Defense---------------10
Knockback res-------20%
Drops:

2-4 Deposited Powder-100%

Shadow

Shadows operate under a new AI type that attempts to near the target in a similar fashion to fighter AI and swings it's sword only when the player attempts to attack it with any kind of weapon. Their stats also change depending on the scenario. Something to note with the texture of this enemy, it will look like the player it is aggroed on but without a face and slightly translucent.

Environment---------Hollow
AI Type----------------Shadow
Damage---------------50% of target's attack +40(sword)

--80(body)

Max Life---------------Copies the life total of it's first target
Defense---------------20
Knockback res-------0% initially, but changes relative to the highest level of knockback he is hit with. An item with 0 knockback wouldn't change his knockback resist meanwhile an item

-with 9 knockback or higher would increase it to 90%.

Drops:

1-2 Deposited Powder-50%

Underground

Banshee

Banshees are the Giant Cursed Skulls of the Hollow with only a few slight differences. They fly similar to Cursed skull AI but stays farther from the player and attacks much more often. Takes jabs at the player rarely, but usually shoots magic at them and repels them away with it's shriek if they get too close-even against the cobalt shield.

All credit for the sprite goes to Scironex. Be sure to check his stuff out here! Awesome stuff.

Environment---------Underground Hollow
AI Type----------------Banshee
Damage---------------85(magic)

--57(melee)
--34(shriek)

Max Life---------------250
Defense---------------30
Knockback res-------80%
Drops:

Banshee Feather-1%

2-5 Deposited Powder-10%
Banshriek-2%

Candiru

Isn't really a ghost, but it sure fits the scary theme! It swims around just like normal swimming AI until it hits you. When it does, it will latch onto you and will do damage every second until you jump out of the water. Don't look up Candiru. Trust me.

Environment---------Water - Underground Hollow
AI Type----------------Candiru
Damage---------------30
Max Life---------------100
Defense---------------10
Knockback res-------80%

Haunt

Just like any other worm enemy. Nothing special. Just a really long ghost. With anger issues. Oh, and it inflicts Decay

Environment---------Underground Hollow
AI Type----------------Worm
Max Life---------------750
Knockback res-------100%
Drops:

2-5 Deposited Powder-100%

Haunt Head
Damage---------------65
Defense---------------30

Haunt Body
Damage---------------55
Defense---------------35

Haunt Tail
Damage---------------30
Defense---------------40

Phantom Scythe

Again. Identical to the other Flying Weapon enemies. Inflicts curse, same as the others.

Environment---------Underground Hollow
AI Type----------------Flying Weapon
Damage---------------80
Max Life---------------200
Defense---------------18
Drops:

Nazar-1%

Wisp

As soon as I came up with this concept, I loved it. Wisps are the source of the theme item for the hollow-like crystals are for the Hallow, and cursed flames the corruption- only these are critters that fly around and you need a bugnet to acquire the material! If you happen to touch one of them they do inflict wither, so watch out!

Environment---------Underground Hollow
AI Type----------------Firefly
Damage---------------0
Max Life---------------5
Defense---------------0
Drops:

1 Deposited Powder-2%

Banshriek

This is a rare drop from Banshees that, when cast, extends a ring of deafening noise from the player knocking back all nearby enemies with incredible force. Sort of like a gtfo spell.

Type------------------Weapon
Damage--------------56
Knockback-----------9
Mana------------------22

Ethereal Edge

I realized I needed an alternate to the Terra Blade. I chose to make it the opposite of earth themed by making it ethereal. It is slightly weaker than True Night's Edge, but much faster. It even tops the Terra blade for speed. I have his idea that there should be four "True" swords; True Excalibur, True Night's Edge, Ghost Slayer, and a crimson sword. Each would combine with another so there would be a total of 6 "End game" swords; 10 if they could combine with themselves.

Recipe:

Ghost Slayer

True Night's Edge

Broken Hero Sword

Type------------------Weapon(Sword)
Damage--------------77
Knockback-----------5
Use Time------------10

Ghost Arrows

Themed arrow that inflicts Decay.

Recipe:

Wooden Arrow(15)

Wisp

Type------------------Ammunition
Damage--------------13
Knockback-----------3
Velocity--------------4
Chance to break---88.3%

Ghost Bullets

Themed bullet that inflicts Decay.

Recipe:

Musket Ball(50)

Wisp

Type------------------Ammunition
Damage--------------10
Knockback-----------4
Velocity--------------4.75

Ghostly Decay

Inflicts Decay, casts a single minimalistic ghost that slightly homes in on enemies

Much thanks to Lag for drawing the sprite for this item!

Recipe:

Wisp(30)

Souls of Light(15)

Spell Tome

Type------------------Weapon
Damage--------------33
Knockback-----------3
Mana------------------18

Ghost Slayer

This blade is a faster but weaker version of the True Excalibur. I suppose it should be called "True Ghost Ridder," but I don't want to copy everything...

Recipe:

Ghost Ridder

Broken Hero Sword

Type------------------Weapon(Sword)
Damage--------------54
Knockback-----------5
Use Time------------12

Hollowood Sword

Equal to the Hallowood Sword. What were you expecting?

Horseshoo

The Horseshoo will send 2-4 ghost horses horizontally across the screen depending on cast location. The space between the horses is random, but is usually half the height of the horse.

Recipe:

Horseshoe

Soul of Sight(15)

Soul of Light(10)

Deposited Powder(50)

Type------------------Weapon
Damage--------------45
Knockback-----------9
Mana------------------17

These items tend to do less damage and knockback than their Hallow counterpart, but deal damage significantly faster. They also slightly cost less.

Spirepeater

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(10)

Type------------------Weapon
Damage--------------39
Knockback-----------1.5
Velocity--------------8
Use Time------------13

Ghost Ridder: *cough*

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(10)

Type------------------Weapon(Sword)
Damage--------------42
Knockback-----------3.5
Use Time------------18

Spear-it

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(10)

Type------------------Weapon(Spear)
Damage--------------37
Knockback-----------5
Use Time------------16

Boo-merang

Crafts into a single item with two projectiles: the dark half dishes out high damage and bounces off targets while the light half deals much lower damage and pierces any number of enemies. The light half is only thrown if the dark half is already out. I was considering splitting this recipe in two and having a recipe to combine them, but the lack of name ideas dissuaded me. I would very much like to do this, so ideas would be especially appreciated here.

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(8)

Soul of Might(6)

Soul of Light(3)

Soul of Night(3)

Light Shard

Dark Shard

Type------------------Weapon
Damage--------------65/35
Knockback-----------5/3
Use Time------------17/20

Summoning item<Need Idea>

The lack of a name didn't tip you off? There is no content here yet ;P

Not much here.

Hollowood set

Identical to Pearlwood armor in all ways except texture.

Hollow armor is much lighter than Hallow armor. It not only has low defense, but increases your speed. The magical ethereal nature of the armor gives the player a chance to dodge, which negates the and turns them more translucent than usual for a short time if successful. The set bonus aesthetic effects are an after-image when moving and a constant translucence.

Hollow Greaves

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(15)

Type------------------Armor
Defense--------------9
Bonus-----------------+10% movement speed, +4% chance to dodge attacks

Hollow Headgear

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(15)

Type-----------------Armor
Defense-------------3
Bonus----------------+10% magic damage, +60 maximum mana
Set Bonus-----------+6% chance to dodge attacks, -20% mana usage

Hollow Helmet

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(15)

Type------------------Armor
Defense--------------5
Bonus-----------------+13% ranged damage
Set Bonus------------15% chance to not consume ammo, +9% chance to dodge attacks

Hollow Mask

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(15)

Type------------------Armor
Defense--------------18
Bonus-----------------+8% melee damage, +8% movement speed
Set Bonus------------+25% melee speed, +14% chance to dodge attacks

Hollow Plate Mail

Recipe:

Hollow Bar(15)

Type------------------Armor
Defense--------------12
Bonus-----------------+15% movement speed, +2% chance to dodge attacks

Banshee Wings

These wings serve as a Hollow alternative to Fairy Wings. They share the tier three wings position.

Much thanks to TheChattyChatot for drawing the sprite for this item! Although I do think the red should be removed.

Recipe:

Soul of Flight(20)
Banshee Feather

Lucky Horseshoe

Recipe added only because the horseshoe item. No problem removing this idea.

Recipe:

Horseshoe
Gold dust(5)

Soul of Flight(10)

Haunted Comb

A much more powerful version of the honey comb. Sends out 3-5 wisps every time you get hurt that attack nearby enemies, deal 30 damage, and inflict decay.

Recipe:

Honey Comb

Wisp(15)

Spirit Charm

I'm not sure exactly how this item should work, but I do like the alternate cross necklace idea. Here are two possibilities, the top one being my preferred.

-Increases length of invincibility after taking damage proportionate to the amount of damage you take. 0-0%, 50-100%(equal to cross necklace), 150-300%...450-900%
In this case, the accessory would be less useful when taking less than 50 damage, but potentially much more useful when taking more. The amount can be debated
Equation: (Damage taken) x 2 = % increase for invincibility time

-Increases length of invincibility after taking damage proportionate to your health. 100% Health-0% increase, 66%-50%, 33%-100%, 0.1%-149.85%(doesn't quite reach 150%)

In this case, the accessory would be less useful for 2/3 of your health, but more so once you reach 33% health
Equation: (% of missing health) x 1.5 = percent increase for invincibility time.

I don't know think it should stack but whatever you guys want.

Recipe: Horseshoe

Deposited Powder(60)

Soul of Sight(30)

Wisp(30)

Ghost or graveyard or something. No sprites yet =(

Not sure what to do with these yet. Potion ideas would be nice.

Above ground
Black Ghost knifefish
Glass Catfish

Underground
Notothenioidei

These items are things that don't fit into the other categories. Materials, potions, drops. That sorta thing.

Banshee Feather

Rare drop from Banshees. It's sole purpose is for crafting

Banshee Wings

Conch

Sold by the Wizard for 1

. Not sure if it should only be in Hollow worlds. Doesn't really matter. Oh, it's also used to craft the Wisp Conch.

Deposited Powder

Common drop from most Hollow enemies. Used in several recipes.

Greater Healing Potion

Needed a new recipe because of the loss of the Hallow's crystals ;P

Recipe:

Bottled Water

Deposited Powder(5)

Wisp

Haunted Water

Spreads the Hollow. Potential other name: Possessed Water. But that sounds dumb. So not likely.

Recipe:

Bottled Water
Hollow Seeds

Wisp

Horseshoe

Rarely drops from the Headless Horseman. Used in a few recipes.

Hollow Bar

Dropped by the mechanical bosses in Hollow worlds instead of Hallow Bars. Used to craft Hollow armor and weapons

Monochromatic Brick

Similar to rainbow brick but in gray scale. Rare drop from Gusty Slimes.

Spirit Chest

Spawns in the Dungeon at the creation of a world if the Hollow is chosen over the Hallow. Not sure what it contains yet. Share your ideas ^^

Spirit Key

For the Spirit Chest in the dungeon. Crafted in the usual fasion. Did you really need to read what was in here?

Spirit Key Mold

1/2500 drop from enemies in the biome in hardmode. But you should already have known that...

Super Mana Potion

This also needed a new recipe; still results in 15 potions.

Recipe:

Greater Mana Potion(15)

Fallen Star

Deposited Powder(5)

Wisp

White Solution

Spreads the Hollow. Bought from the Steampunker when she is in the Hollow biome for 25

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Wisp

The themed material for the Hollow biome. Acquired from bug netting a critter by the same name, this item allows for the crafting of every Hollow themed item and more.

Wisp Conch

Applies the Ghost Light buff

Recipe: Conch

Soul of Sight(25)

Soul of Light(18)

Wisp(5)

Decay

Lowers attack by 10. Essentially the counter to Ichor.

Ghost Light

Surrounds the player with 5 wisps that stay near and each emit their own weak light but adds up to more than the Fairy Bell.

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The Mythos

The world transcended into godly radiance. Golden grass covers this resplendent
paradise beneath trees of the same splendor. The stone and sand that make up most of the area
follow the theme with their palette consisting of mostly brilliant gold
colors. Mythical beings litter the landscape and the depths that lurk beneath.

Primarily

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I) The light of the gods shines on the creatures roaming this land.
II) Magical in nature but not so colorful in pallet. Myth conquers magic here.
III) The Mythos works on a higher level of intelligence that starkly opposes the primal nature of the crimson
(if you've played starcraft, think zerg/protoss but not as severe. Obviously the Mythos has no spaceship stuff...)
IV) Greek mythology/Midas Limb debuff
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Secondarily

1) Themed Item-------------

Crystal Shard------------

Golden Silk
2) Themed magic book----

Crystal Storm------------Silk Spin
3) Trasnform blocks--------

Holy Water---------------Midas Water/Colloidal Gold(If Bloody Water is added)
4) Themed Arrow-----------

Holy Arrow-----------------Gilded Arrow
5) Themed Bullet-----------

Crystal Bullets-------------Gilded Bullet
6) Themed Chest item-----Key and Mold------------------Mythos Chest containing <Need Idea>
7) Replacement for---------Hallowed Items---------------Too many to list here
8) Replacement for---------

Blue Solution---------------

Gold solution
9) Recipe for------------------

Best H/M potion----Done
10) Replacement for--------

Fairy Wings----------Wax wings
11) Replacement for--------

Pixie Dust----------------Wax
12) Replacement for--------

Unicorn Horn--------------Manticore Spine
13) Replacement for--------

Fairy Bell-----------------Lyre
14) Replacement for--------

Rainbow Rod------------Feather Flurry
15) Replacement for--------

Rainbow Brick-------------Shimmering Bricks
16) Replacement for--------Wood Armor-------------------Aureate Wood armor
17) Replacement for--------

Water Fountain-------

Mythic Fountain

Tertiarily

All of these blocks act the same as their alternates.

A)

Auriferoustone
B)

Aurousand
C)

Aureate Wood
D)

Aurulent Grass-Aurulent Seeds
E) Golden Ice(Aurice)

Web is another block that is affected, but is only changed by the initial hardmode spread.

Quaternarily

Above ground

Charioteer

These flying enemies act very similar to Demon Eye AI flying left to right over the player but less erratically, occasionally dipping down to charge the player.

Environment---------Mythos
AI Type----------------Charioteer
Damage---------------40

--75(Charge)

Max Life---------------400
Defense---------------22
Knockback res-------15%
Drops:

Flaming Chariot-0.5%

Midaslime

This slime appears only when it is raining. It inflicts Midas Limb. Which is kinda like Slowness. And Cursed. And Silenced...just go read what it is under buffs/debuffs farther down the page.

Environment---------Mythos
AI Type----------------Slime
Damage---------------75
Max Life---------------320
Defense---------------28
Knockback res-------20%
Drops:

1-2 Gel-100%
30-60 Shimmering Brick-5%

Minotaur

A very strong enemy that only spawns during the night. How could I not include this guy. He runs around like zombies, just doing what he do.

Environment---------Mythos
AI Type----------------Fighter
Damage---------------80
Max Life---------------200
Defense---------------36
Knockback res-------60%
Drops:

Labrys-5%

Stymphalian

This metal bird follows the same logic that the vulture from the desert does but you don't have to get as close to aggro it. Shoots metal barbs at the player if it hasn't been hurt in a short while.

Environment---------Mythos
AI Type----------------Vulture
Damage---------------42(Melee)

--56(Ranged)

Max Life---------------150
Defense---------------34
Knockback res-------25%
Drops:

2-3 Iron Feather-50%

Sun Cow

This enemy spawns during the day and acts identically to unicorns. They also Inflict Midas Limb. I had originally named it Golden Fleece. Which do you think fits better?

Environment---------Mythos
AI Type----------------Unicorn
Damage---------------50
Max Life---------------320
Defense---------------22
Knockback res-------30%

Wax slime

A golden slime made mostly out of wax.

Environment---------Mythos
AI Type----------------Slime
Damage---------------35
Max Life---------------220
Defense---------------28
Knockback res-------10%
Drops:

1-2 Gel-100%
2-4 Wax-50%

Underground

Hippocampus

Basically a giant seahorse. Don't get near this thing. It acts just like most water enemies

Environment---------Underground Mythos
AI Type----------------Swimming
Damage---------------80
Max Life---------------400
Defense---------------6
Knockback res-------10%

Hoplite

Interestingly enough, this would be the only human enemy other than the very late game pirates. Acts just like the Skeleton Archer Shoots arrows that inflict Midas Limb.

Environment---------Underground Mythos
AI Type----------------Fighter
Damage---------------35(Melee)

--50(Ranged)

Max Life---------------200
Defense---------------34
Knockback res-------40%
Drops:

Chiton-1%

Luminous Spear

Identical to the other Flying Weapon enemies. Inflicts curse, same as the others. Just like every Hallow alt flying weapon enemy should...

Environment---------Underground Mythos
AI Type----------------Flying Weapon
Damage---------------80
Max Life---------------200
Defense---------------18
Knockback res-------60%
Drops:

Nazar-1%

Manticore

A giant Lion-Shark-Bat-Scorpion. Inflicts Midas Limb. This bad boy is real dangerous at first as it won't be moving but rather shoots extremely high damage spines at the player. Once the player get's too close, it will take off and act like a flying enemy from then on. It will still shoot spines at the player, though they are significantly weaker ones. You don't want to take these guys on from afar due to their high defense when stationary.

Environment---------Underground Mythos
AI Type----------------Antlion/Flying
Damage---------------100/55(ranged)

--65(melee)

Max Life---------------350
Defense---------------50/28
Knockback res-------100%/45%
Drops:

2-4 Manticore Spine-20%

Nephila

These small spider critters commonly spawn on the bottom side of blocks. As they walk along they occasionally spawn

Golden web block in bunches. We'll get to golden web in a minute...

Environment---------Underground Hollow
AI Type----------------snail
Damage---------------0
Max Life---------------5
Defense---------------0

Aureate Wood Sword

Same stats as the Hallowood Sword. What a surprise.

Feather Flurry

This magic item rapid casts feathers with a large spread and average velocity dealing decent damage.

Recipe:

Iron Feather(15)

Soul of Sight(10)

Soul of Light(10)
Manticore Spines(5)

Type------------------Weapon
Damage--------------29
Knockback-----------5
Mana------------------10
Use Time-------------11

Harpe

The Mythos version of the True Excalibur, which excels in knockback. Some might argue for the name "True Falcatus," but I would much prefer Harpe + True Harpe as it more directly ties to greek mythology. Also, the prefix "true" seems cliche now.

Recipe:

Falcatus

Broken Hero Sword

Type------------------Weapon(Sword)
Damage--------------56
Knockback-----------8.5
Use Time------------21

Gilded Arrows

Inflicts Midas Limb. I really need to think of something to say.
Recipe:

Wooden Arrow(15)

Golden Silk(5)

Type------------------Ammunition
Damage--------------13
Knockback-----------3
Velocity--------------4
Chance to break---88.3%

Gilded Bullets

Inflicts Midas Limb. How about a joke?

Recipe:

Musket Ball(50)

Golden Silk(5)

Type------------------Ammunition
Damage--------------12
Knockback-----------4.5
Velocity--------------4.75

Mythic Sunderance

The Mythos version of the True Excalibur, which excels in knockback.

Recipe:

Falcatus

True Night's Edge

Broken Hero Sword

Type------------------Weapon(Sword)
Damage--------------82
Knockback-----------8.5
Use Time------------21

Labrys

Uncommon drop from the Minotaur. Alright, How do you know if your chef is a clown?

Type------------------Tool
Damage--------------40
Power----------------70% axe
Knockback-----------6

Silk spin

This magic book sprays out golden web that will deal damage and inflict Midas Limb. If it doesn't hit an enemy, it will place golden web where the mouse was when the spell was cast. If a block is in the way it will instead be placed next to the block. This golden web won't drop an item if it is broken and will disappear 2 minutes after it is placed. This web inflicts Midas Limb. Wait for it...

Recipe:

Golden Silk(60)

Souls of Light(15)

Spell Tome

Type------------------Weapon
Damage--------------38
Knockback-----------2
Mana------------------10
Use Time-------------21

The Mythos Bar weapons are weaker than their magical counterpart, but make up for it with their knockback properties. They also have a low-ish cost.

Apollo's Bow

The food tastes funny! Ahahahahah.

Recipe:

Mythos Bar(10)

Type------------------Weapon
Damage--------------48
Knockback-----------4.5
Velocity--------------8
Use Time------------24

Caduceus

Ok. Back to serious. The Caduceus is a spear that applies the same healing bonus as the band of regeneration on yourself when held and on your teammates for a short time when swung at them, but to your enemies it inflicts Midas Limb.

Sprite made by Scironex, be sure to give him some love here.
Recipe:

Mythos Bar(10)

Type------------------Weapon(Spear)
Damage--------------39
Knockback-----------6.5
Use Time------------24

Falcatus

The Falcatus is the Mythos Bar sword. Nothing special. Hehe. I'm still laughing at that clown joke...anyway. *Serious face*

Recipe:

Mythos Bar(10)

Type------------Weapon(Sword)
Damage----------42
Knockback-------6
Use Time--------26

Javelin

This item stacks up to 10. I went with a consumable weapon here instead of a boomerang. Just to spice things up.

Recipe:

Mythos Bar(5)

Soul of Might(5)

Type------------------Weapon(Throwable)
Damage--------------46
Knockback-----------4
Max stack------------10
Use time-------------15
Chance to break---5%

Summoning item<Need Idea>

Nothin in here. I'll think of something eventually ;P

Not much too look at in here.

Aureate Wood set

Identical to Pearlwood armor in all ways. Omitting the texture, of course.

This armor, made with Mythos Bars, has low defense but extremely high critical strike chance and damage. It's aesthetic look is the same as adamantite armor: the pulsating outline of the player.

Mythos Greaves

Recipe:

Mythos Bar(15)

Type------------Armor
Defense---------9
Bonus-----------+12% Critical strike chance

Mythos Headgear

Recipe:

Mythos Bar(10)

Type------------------Armor
Defense--------------3
Bonus-----------------+8% Magic damage, increases maximum mana by 80
Set Bonus------------+11% magic critical strike chance, +18% magic critical strike damage

Mythos Helmet

Recipe:

Mythos Bar(10)

Type------------------Armor
Defense--------------6
Bonus-----------------+10% ranged damage
Set Bonus------------+20% ranged critical strike chance, +18% ranged critical strike damage

Mythos Mask

Recipe:

Mythos Bar(10)

Type------------------Armor
Defense--------------20
Bonus-----------------+5% melee damage
Set Bonus------------+15% melee critical strike chance*, +20% melee critical strike damage*

Mythos Plate Mail

Recipe:

Mythos Bar(20)

Type------------Armor
Defense---------13
Bonus-----------+6% damage, +10% critical strike damage

Chiton

A rare drop from Hoplites. I actually don't have a clue what this might do. I just wanted it so Hermes Attire would be more than just two items...Even more could be added! Throw your ideas at meh! I'd much prefer a movement ability. Hopefully a special one, not something simple like a speed increase...

Flaming Chariot

This is a direct upgrade of the Flying Carpet that functions twice as long. It drops rarely from Charioteers.

Hermes Attire

Combines the abilities of the required items to make it. Great mobility accessory.

Recipe:

Chiton

Hermes boots
Winged Helmet

Wax Wings

These wings serve as a Hollow alternative to Fairy Wings. They share the tier three wings position. My old idea was Manticore Wings that were crafted with a rare drop from a Manticore. But once I thought this up, I couldn't miss the chance at a fantastic reference.

Recipe:

Souls of Flight(20)
Wax(60)

Winged Helmet

I really like this one. It allows the player to change direction without losing speed.

The Parthenon was the first picture that came to my mind when thinking about paintings for a greek setting.

Yipes. I don't have anything here. I'm all ears folks!

Above ground
<Need Idea>

Underground
<Need Idea>

These items are things that don't fit into the other categories. Materials, potions, drops. That sorta thing.

Gold Solution

Spreads the Mythos just like the other solutions. It is sold by the Steampunker for 25

.

Golden Silk(block)

This block acts just like web and is spawned in by the

Nephila in small amounts randomly as then crawl along. Web is also converted by the initial hardmode transformation and inflicts Midas Limb when it is touched.

Golden Silk(Item)

This is the item form of Golden Web(block). It is the theme item for the Mythos and is used to craft several items.

Greater Healing Potion

New recipe. That is all.

Recipe:

Bottled Water

Golden Silk(3)
Wax(3)

Lyre

Applies the Apollo's Watch buff. I really wanted to include cow entrails in the recipe but...that's kinda dark...I would also consider changing the recipe to include a lyre bought from the Wizard, but I don't want to beat that idea to death.

Recipe:
Mythos Bar(5)

Soul of Sight(15)

Soul of Light(20)

Golden Silk(100)

Manticore Spine

A material used to make Super Mana Potions. I need another use for it...common drop from Manticores

Midas Water

Spreads the Mythos just like Holy Water. Another potential name is Colloidal Gold. Idk which I like better.

Recipe:

Bottled Water
Mythos Seeds

Golden Silk(10)

Mythos Bar

Dropped by the mechanical bosses as a replacement for Hallowed Bars. Used to craft the Mythos armor and weapons.

Mythos Chest

I'm not sure what should be in here. I had the idea to throw Diskarmor in it. I hope at least one of you will know the reference

Mythos Key

For the Hollowood Chest in the dungeon. Crafted in the usual fasion.

Mythos Key Mold

I made it look like a bag of gold. I'm not very good at texturing. ;-; 1/2500 drop from enemies in the Mythos

Super Mana Potion

New recipe, still results in 15 potions.
Recipe:

Greater Mana Potion(15)

Fallen Star
Manticore Spine(3)

Golden Silk(10)

Wax

Common drop from Wax Slimes. Material for a few things.

Apollo's Watch

Creates a line centered on the player that vertically spans the entire screen. It is slightly less bright than the fairy bell but sheds light far up and down.

Midas Touch

Randomly chooses between arm, leg, and head when inflicted and has specific effects for each.

Midas Arm: 25% attack speed(melee and range only). Acts similar to the Curse debuff.
Midas Leg: 25% walk speed, 25% jump height. Acts similar to the Slowness debuff.
Midas Head: 25% cast rate(magic). Acts similar to the Silenced debuff.

None of these debuffs can overlap with another. I am unsure as to whether or not they should replace each other when the enemy is inflicted, or simply do nothing.

That's it. If there is anything I missed, feel free to post. If there is anything that is wrong, feel free to correct me. If there is anything that needs texturing, please, feel free to texture it. If you do texture something, I'll be sure to add it to the post with proper credit! If there is more than one texture to choose from, I'll put the best in front and the rest in the spoiler. Thanks in advance! I'm not too worried about where this goes because Red made it pretty clear he has the situation under control. I started this on October 16th and mostly finished it by October 27th. It took all day October 28th to post it, as I had to add all of the proper spacing, punctuation, and code; not to mention fix and add small things. I really enjoyed thinking over it, and I hope you enjoy it too ^^

Noobiescrubpleb · Oct 29, 2014

I'm following you for this ^_^

OT: This is impressive. Very well thought out, greatly formatted. I truly enjoyed reading this.....and I hate reading. I don't see that anything needs changing except the first one is majority about ghosts and decation....so how is that relevant to soul of light?
Also about armor, there should be more. Maybe Forbidden Armor? (May make a thread about that). Same with swords they need more. I'm really good at coming up with armor and swords (not that good at stats) but good none the less.

9/10

towerator · Oct 29, 2014

Actually, I prefer your mythos to the hollow. I'd even prefer the mythos to the cyber.
However, the hollow would be perfect as an "halloween biome".
P.S. The hippocampus is a modded horse

Lag · Oct 29, 2014

Soo Detailed! But the only things missing are sprites.

I havec a sprite of the Ghostly Decay (note I am not good at spriting, so this isn't the best)

Tormar · Oct 29, 2014

Look into Primarily section of The Mythos. Something wrong there...

Well, it's nice suggestions! I like Mythos, this golden-colored biome :happy:

About Hollow... Neat idea spirit vs flesh, but, as already was stated, I would prefer Hollow like some Halloween-oriented biome (with Spooky wood!), not alter of something.

But Golden Silk... This one is perfect. Biome item thats grow like cobweb! I want this one

GhostEcho · Oct 29, 2014

Axios said:
I'm following you for this ^_^

OT: This is impressive. Very well thought out, greatly formatted. I truly enjoyed reading this.....and I hate reading. I don't see that anything needs changing except the first one is majority about ghosts and decation....so how is that relevant to soul of light?
Also about armor, there should be more. Maybe Forbidden Armor? (May make a thread about that). Same with swords they need more. I'm really good at coming up with armor and swords (not that good at stats) but good none the less.

9/10

First post, first follow. Yay! And as for the Hollow making sense with souls of light. Well, I was just thinking about the "light at the end of the tunnel" kinda thing. They acquired it. Idk. I thought it worked. x3 I would agree the armor section is a bit hollow *cough* but I was merely thinking in terms of alternate Hallow, without crazy differences. The Hallow only has Pearlwood armor, so I decided it would be fin just to have Hollowood armor. But I'm definitely open to ideas if someone comes up with good ones!

towerator said:
Actually, I prefer your mythos to the hollow. I'd even prefer the mythos to the cyber.
However, the hollow would be perfect as an "halloween biome".
P.S. The hippocampus is a modded horse

I like them both for different reasons. Oh, and I really appreciate that cyber comment, Super exciting. ^^ I do like the halloween biome idea, but when would it come into play? When you use the pumpkin medallion? Or maybe you need to get resources there to MAKE the pumpkin medallion. Idk. Nice idea! And yes, it is a retextured horse, but I also used another enemy. Can you figure out which one?

Lag said:
Soo Detailed! But the only things missing are sprites.

I havec a sprite of the Ghostly Decay (note I am not good at spriting, so this isn't the best)

I agree. I tried with a few sprites, but...Yeah. I think you can notice the...less than par job? I tried. I really did xD

And thanks for the sprite! I'll throw it up asap!

Tormar said:
Look into Primarily section of The Mythos. Something wrong there...

Well, it's nice suggestions! I like Mythos, this golden-colored biome
About Hollow... Neat idea spirit vs flesh, but, as already was stated, I would prefer Hollow like some Halloween-oriented biome (with Spooky wood!), not alter of something.

But Golden Silk... This one is perfect. Biome item thats grow like cobweb! I want this one

DANG! I knew I'd mess up somewhere. I'll fix it now. Thank you for that. And about the silk, coming up with odd ball ideas like that was definitely the best part of this whole experience.

towerator · Oct 29, 2014

GhostEcho said:
And yes, it is a retextured horse, but I also used another enemy. Can you figure out which one?

I'd say unicorns...

GhostEcho · Oct 29, 2014

towerator said:
I'd say unicorns...

Hehe. The back side was a shark ;P Also, that is where the color palette comes from.

Ravvynfall · Oct 29, 2014

ALL OF MY YES! I really love the ghostly theme you have going with this, really! You have my full support

stormconure · Oct 29, 2014

I love this. It is so well thought out, i have to give some support. Still have to say i prefer the cyber, but dont get me wrong, this is great.

GhostEcho · Oct 29, 2014

dresden88 said:
ALL OF MY YES! I really love the ghostly theme you have going with this, really! You have my full support View attachment 7455

ALL of your yes? My, that is more than I could have asked for. You sir, are very generous.

Also, the cloud on the far right looks like he is enjoying it

stormconure said:
I love this. It is so well thought out, i have to give some support. Still have to say i prefer the cyber, but dont get me wrong, this is great.

Thanks for the kind words. And no problem here, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I'm sure there are tons of people who would choose the cyber, and even more who would choose the veridian. It won't rustle my jimmies in the slightest. I'm just super excited about having this many comments already =D

Ravvynfall · Oct 29, 2014

indeed, ALL of my yes. i love ghosts and spooky things. your idea ties specifically into those things in which i like so much. sooooo....ALL OF MY YES!

bad_news · Oct 30, 2014

Very well thought-out, I love these! I might try to do some sprites soon

GhostEcho · Oct 30, 2014

bad_news said:
Very well thought-out, I love these! I might try to do some sprites soon

Awesome! I'm looking forward to it ^^

SzGamer227 · Oct 30, 2014

GhostEcho said:
I) It needs to be similar to the hallow enough for souls of light to make sense.

Wrong. As illustrated by Zoomo's Cyber and Tobbvald's Covert/Contagion, you can completely reinvent the concept of our existing "Souls" and get away with it by linking it to a subsequent evil biome.

II) It needs to counter the hallow in a similar fashion to corruption/crimson.

Wrong, on the basis that the Crimson does not adequately counter the Hallow. Hallow is the essence of light and dreams, which is countered by the Corruptions shadowy nightmare feel. The Crimson rather has a malicious and bloody nature, and does not relate to the theme of darkness that is seen in entities like Souls of Night and Dark Mummies.

III) It needs to counter the crimson in an extreme fashion.

True, but I feel like the Cyber did it better.

IV) It should follow a central theme e.g. cursed flames, ichor, and crystals.

True, but your understanding of central themes seems limited based on this instance. Themes extend beyond the items themselves.
Entities don't determine theme. Theme determines the entities.

Unfortunately, I don't agree with your interpretation, so I can't support this, and my loyalties continue to lie with the almighty Cyber. The idea looks decent, and is definitely thorough, but it doesn't feel like it has a solid place in the game. You do deserve some credit for the effort you put into this, though, because it is a better fit for a Hallow alternate than others I have seen.

GhostEcho · Oct 30, 2014

SzGamer227 said:
Wrong. As illustrated by Zoomo's Cyber and Tobbvald's Covert/Contagion, you can completely reinvent the concept of our existing "Souls" and get away with it by linking it to a subsequent evil biome.

I would agree with you on this. But if you read my opening statement, I said I wrote most of this before I even heard of those two, and that thought hadn't come to me. Still, this path holds true if you don't wish to change the souls. Either way works really. I personally am completely opposed to adding alternate souls. Just doesn't feel right to me. But that's just my opinion ;P

SzGamer227 said:
Wrong, on the basis that the Crimson does not adequately counter the Hallow. Hallow is the essence of light and dreams, which is countered by the Corruptions shadowy nightmare feel. The Crimson rather has a malicious and bloody nature, and does not relate to the theme of darkness that is seen in entities like Souls of Night and Dark Mummies.

I never said the crimson counters the Hallow. You misunderstand completely. I'm saying the alternate Hallow needs to counter the Hallow itself, not just be a copy/paste with different colors. Similar, but not identical. It must be a "Good evil" as opposed to the "Bad evil"s of the crimson/corruption.

SzGamer227 said:
True, but I feel like the Cyber did it better.

*shrug* Matter of opinion.

SzGamer227 said:
True, but your understanding of central themes seems limited based on this instance. Themes extend beyond the items themselves.
Entities don't determine theme. Theme determines the entities.

Not at all, my thought process was exactly what you just said. Look at the first thing I said about the Hollow theme: Ghostly everything, and the Mythos theme: Greek mythology. The entities and items were most certainly determined by the theme. Cursed flames, Ichor, and crystals were just examples; just to get the point across quickly.

SzGamer227 said:
Unfortunately, I don't agree with your interpretation, so I can't support this, and my loyalties continue to lie with the almighty Cyber. The idea looks decent, and is definitely thorough, but it doesn't feel like it has a solid place in the game. You do deserve some credit for the effort you put into this, though, because it is a better fit for a Hallow alternate than others I have seen.

Again, matter of opinion. I feel both of these fit much better than the Cyber. But I respect yours as much as you respect mine. Thank you for commenting though, I do enjoy hearing what people have to say ^^

Carry on soldier *salutes*

Meowelody · Nov 6, 2014

In all honesty, I think I prefer the Hollow over the cyber. That means its time for... A APPROVAL PARTY!

GhostEcho · Nov 7, 2014

TheChattyChatot said:
In all honesty, I think I prefer the Hollow over the cyber. That means its time for... A APPROVAL PARTY!
View attachment 9159

Yipee!

Just remember, if anyone has any ideas, feel free to post em. If I think it fits, or enough people push for it, I'll add it to list!

Meowelody · Nov 7, 2014

I'd like to ask something: Can I make a pre-hardmode hollow (along with hallow, which I don't need perm for)?

GhostEcho · Nov 7, 2014

TheChattyChatot said:
I'd like to ask something: Can I make a pre-hardmode hollow (along with hallow, which I don't need perm for)?

Not sure what you're asking from the way you phrased your question. Could be one of the three things as far as I can tell:

1) "Should I invent a pre-hardmode Hollow?"
2) "In game, is it possible to make a pre-hardmode Hollow?"
3) I had one for 3...but I forgot what it was... *shrug*

Anyway, if it was the 1st one, Sure! Well, if you are creative enough. ;P I was thinking of doing that myself, but a lot of work would have to go into it. A LOT! You would have to completely create an entire early game experience from scratch! Where would it spawn? Would it have bosses? Would it have it's own armor? Would it have original content such as generation and blocks? There are a lot more questions, but I can't think of em. Now, all of these would be nullified if it would have a chance to spawn instead of the corruption/crimson. In that case you would just have to think up a replacement for the Eater of Worlds, new weak enemies, replacement for Shadow Orbs, and an alternate Demonite ore...not too bad. Replacing content is always easier than conceptualizing it.

If you are going to do this, keep me filled in! It really does sound like it has potential. And if you're going to do a pre-hardmode Hollow/Mythos, I would LOVE to give you ideas! It would be really fun to work on these biomes more!

If you meant more along the lines of the second one, well...idk. I've never tried it. The wiki is your friend there ;P

Biomes & Nature Alternate Hallows

What do you think, do these ideas fit the bill? Or do you think they fall short compared to others?

Both of these ideas are near perfection! I love them just the way they are.

The Mythos is great! Definitely want this in the game.

The Hollow is great! Definitely want this in the game.

These ideas are okay, but I don't want them in Terraria.

More content/pictures are needed before I can be sure.

Neither of these ideas are good.

Why would you bother doing this? we already have the Cyber!

Booooooo! *throws tomato*

None of the above, rather <post response>

Terrarian

Pixel Pirate

Terrarian

Official Terrarian

Terrarian

Terrarian

Terrarian

Terrarian

Duke Fishron

Duke Fishron

Terrarian

Duke Fishron

Duke Fishron

Terrarian

Spazmatism

Terrarian

Plantera

Terrarian

Plantera

Terrarian

Booooooo! throws tomato