Game Mechanics Boulder Types

[AzureDroga]

Hi everyone!

Usually, when I propose an idea, I have multiple scenarios or views, but this is a work-in-progress.

1.) I love the idea of a "meteor boulder". Not only would it burn on contact, I love the idea that when the boulder collides, it would scatter a mixture of meteorite and lava.

2.) Following in that vein, I also like a "beach boulder", that sprays a mixture of sand and water. This would be a mixture of getting buried by sand, and water would be dispersed. I know that boulders can "absorb" liquid into the background, so a player being crushed by sand would also inflict the drowning debuff.

3.) I like the idea of a "hive boulder", but beyond spreading burnt honey blocks and bees, lots of bees, and maybe spawning the normal enemy variants depending on way mode/hard mode, I can't think of anything.

4.) What about an "aetheric boulder" ? So this one would simply transport you randomly to a place that would hurt you. Specifically, over lava, onto pressure plates, onto detonators, or at the bottom of the ocean?

Is a random place somewhere in outer space acceptable?

5.). Last but not least... The biome boulder. This would specifically be geared only for corruption, crimson, and the Hallow. The boulder hitting a wall would spread the respective biome and spawn enemies.

 

[Aceplante]

I think the meteor boulder here is the best one, the hive one is sort of what the hive already does, I dont think one that teleports you would fit very well (plus coding it to find dangerous places would likely be both resource intensive and unfair if it usually leads to your instant death), one that spreads evil is not needed in my opinion, and the beach one... i dont understand.

 

[AzureDroga]

I think the meteor boulder here is the best one, the hive one is sort of what the hive already does, I dont think one that teleports you would fit very well (plus coding it to find dangerous places would likely be both resource intensive and unfair if it usually leads to your instant death), one that spreads evil is not needed in my opinion, and the beach one... i dont understand.

Does the teleportation potion have equivalent chances of taking you somewhere unsavory?

I've never teleportation thousands of feet above the ground with nothing below me... I've never been in lava, or automatically put onto a detonator.

Aetherium and shimmer is already so... "mysterious"... I like the idea of it just messing with players.

 

[AzureDroga]

I think the meteor boulder here is the best one, the hive one is sort of what the hive already does, I dont think one that teleports you would fit very well (plus coding it to find dangerous places would likely be both resource intensive and unfair if it usually leads to your instant death), one that spreads evil is not needed in my opinion, and the beach one... i dont understand.

... Maybe I would like to see the hive release bees AND roll before hitting you and exploding...

The biome boulder, I agree, may be unnecessary. I just like the idea of cleansing the world and while exploring, you set off traps that make things worse.

As for the beach boulder, I was just throwing stuff out there that combines the misfortunes of the Terrarian ocean: being buried in sand and drowning.