Paige
Pixel Pirate
Bait that you can only acquire and use in certain biomes that can be used to catch special fish and crates. For example: Parasites/Mosquitoes for Crimson, Scorpions (already exist in-game) and Tarantulas for the Desert, Sand Fleas for the Ocean, etc. The biome specific crates could have a chance of dropping key molds and such.
My good friend Isaac the Jester suggested something that got me thinking. He asked if there could be bee hive crates/underground crates. This made me realize that there could be a lot more work done here, especially that hive part.
There could be a fishing pole you could make out of bee hive material, which could allow you to fish in honey. When in a hive, this could allow you to catch hive crates and special fish, whereas when outside a hive and fishing in honey it's just as if you were fishing in any old pond.
Speaking of which, I don't know how the whole "trash filled lakes" thing works, but to me it seems like some bodies of water render only trash, like Old Shoes and Tin Cans, and some are full of Bass and other types of fish (mainly Bass though). I thought that Re-Logic had been clever and programmed it so that lakes near houses and large player-built structures were filled with them, suggesting the player had been polluting the water. But, when I fished in a lake very far away from my home in the Crimson, a fairly large one, I was getting nothing but garbage. So, I have no idea how it works, but my suggestion is the pollution thing.
Got a bit sidetracked there, but a good question I never really answered is "Gee, Sinn, what is inside these glamorous crates you speak of?". I mean I said something about Key Molds, but that would have to be in a hard-mode only version of the crate. So, in pre-hard-mode, the Jungle Crate could contain things like Moonglow, Hooks, Mahogany Wood, and other things found on the surface of the Jungle. The Underground Jungle crate could contain pre-hardmode gems and ingots, and sometimes special items that would normally only be found in Ivy Chests, like the Anklet of the Wind. This way if you don't get that Pet Turtle you always wanted, you can just fish for it! It could also contain Jungle Spores and/or Stingers and Vines. The issue with them containing monster drops though is that you could just fish your way through the game without fighting anything. Now to some, this might not be an issue, it could be a special way of playing the game as a pacifist! But, honestly, most people would just end up taking the easy route, sitting nearly AFK, just clicking the mouse for a couple hours until you have everything you need to get to kill the Wall of Flesh. But, it would also be nice if I could come up with something entirely new to put in these wonderful crates, that way people have more motivation for fishing in this manner, and get that charming feeling you get when discovering new things in Terraria. So, I have decided to take something Isaac said in or clan, Order of Bacon (Public if you wanna join
). He said something like this in our "Bizarre suggestions" thread; "Pandora's box, when you open it it can contain a lot of loot or a really hard boss". Well, I remembered from Doctor Who that Pandora's Box was something in greek mythology, said to contain all the evils in the world. That's awesome, so I wiki'd it. Anyways let's cut to the chase. Each biome crate has a chance to contain one key, specific to that biome. Once every key is acquired, you can combine them all to create "Pandora's Key" at a Crimson or Demon Altar.
We'll start with the Floating Island key/crate, because these were the first ones I could think of a name for. Well, the crate will just be called "Skyware Crate", but the key will be called "Zues' Key".
I will continue working on the keys and crates, but I need to head to bed soon.
After we're all done getting Pandora's Key, we have to get Pandora's Box. In order to do this, we have to combine one of each biome's bait together to create Pandora's Bait. Pandora probably wasn't much of a fisher, but for now that's the best name I can think of. Anyway, once you have done this, you must fish in an Ocean with Pandora's Bait. You will have a chance of catching Pandora's Box.
Once you have acquired Pandora's Box, you must take it down to the underworld and place it somewhere down there. You may want to get a nice arena area with campfires and such, because when you open Pandora's Box, with Pandora's Key, a random amount of random enemies will spawn. If your world is pre-hardmode, it won't spawn any hardmode enemies. This means it could spawn anything from one measly zombie, to 100 pinkies, or more! I suppose there should be a cap to how many can spawn, because eventually it would get ridiculous, but that's something the developers will have to decide. Also, naturally, it isn't limited to just one type of enemy. The box is said to contain all the evil in the world, so it may contain anything! Maybe even...a goldfish...Anyway, that's what Pandora's Box will contain. No loot like Isaac suggested because that's boring and wouldn't make sense with greek mythology in mind. Also, if you didn't assume this already, if you use Pandora's Box in hardmode it will spawn hardmode enemies as well.
Below are some sprites I made for this. I'm not a very good spriter, but these are good enough for now. I might do more sprites later.
Jungle Crate:
Zues' key:
Skyware Crate: 
Remember, this is a work in progress, so check in every once in a while!
EDIT: I gave up on this a while ago. I really don't think I'll be coming back to this, but I suppose if enough people want me to work on it more I can make an attempt.
My good friend Isaac the Jester suggested something that got me thinking. He asked if there could be bee hive crates/underground crates. This made me realize that there could be a lot more work done here, especially that hive part.
There could be a fishing pole you could make out of bee hive material, which could allow you to fish in honey. When in a hive, this could allow you to catch hive crates and special fish, whereas when outside a hive and fishing in honey it's just as if you were fishing in any old pond.
Speaking of which, I don't know how the whole "trash filled lakes" thing works, but to me it seems like some bodies of water render only trash, like Old Shoes and Tin Cans, and some are full of Bass and other types of fish (mainly Bass though). I thought that Re-Logic had been clever and programmed it so that lakes near houses and large player-built structures were filled with them, suggesting the player had been polluting the water. But, when I fished in a lake very far away from my home in the Crimson, a fairly large one, I was getting nothing but garbage. So, I have no idea how it works, but my suggestion is the pollution thing.
Got a bit sidetracked there, but a good question I never really answered is "Gee, Sinn, what is inside these glamorous crates you speak of?". I mean I said something about Key Molds, but that would have to be in a hard-mode only version of the crate. So, in pre-hard-mode, the Jungle Crate could contain things like Moonglow, Hooks, Mahogany Wood, and other things found on the surface of the Jungle. The Underground Jungle crate could contain pre-hardmode gems and ingots, and sometimes special items that would normally only be found in Ivy Chests, like the Anklet of the Wind. This way if you don't get that Pet Turtle you always wanted, you can just fish for it! It could also contain Jungle Spores and/or Stingers and Vines. The issue with them containing monster drops though is that you could just fish your way through the game without fighting anything. Now to some, this might not be an issue, it could be a special way of playing the game as a pacifist! But, honestly, most people would just end up taking the easy route, sitting nearly AFK, just clicking the mouse for a couple hours until you have everything you need to get to kill the Wall of Flesh. But, it would also be nice if I could come up with something entirely new to put in these wonderful crates, that way people have more motivation for fishing in this manner, and get that charming feeling you get when discovering new things in Terraria. So, I have decided to take something Isaac said in or clan, Order of Bacon (Public if you wanna join
). He said something like this in our "Bizarre suggestions" thread; "Pandora's box, when you open it it can contain a lot of loot or a really hard boss". Well, I remembered from Doctor Who that Pandora's Box was something in greek mythology, said to contain all the evils in the world. That's awesome, so I wiki'd it. Anyways let's cut to the chase. Each biome crate has a chance to contain one key, specific to that biome. Once every key is acquired, you can combine them all to create "Pandora's Key" at a Crimson or Demon Altar.We'll start with the Floating Island key/crate, because these were the first ones I could think of a name for. Well, the crate will just be called "Skyware Crate", but the key will be called "Zues' Key".
I will continue working on the keys and crates, but I need to head to bed soon.
After we're all done getting Pandora's Key, we have to get Pandora's Box. In order to do this, we have to combine one of each biome's bait together to create Pandora's Bait. Pandora probably wasn't much of a fisher, but for now that's the best name I can think of. Anyway, once you have done this, you must fish in an Ocean with Pandora's Bait. You will have a chance of catching Pandora's Box.
Once you have acquired Pandora's Box, you must take it down to the underworld and place it somewhere down there. You may want to get a nice arena area with campfires and such, because when you open Pandora's Box, with Pandora's Key, a random amount of random enemies will spawn. If your world is pre-hardmode, it won't spawn any hardmode enemies. This means it could spawn anything from one measly zombie, to 100 pinkies, or more! I suppose there should be a cap to how many can spawn, because eventually it would get ridiculous, but that's something the developers will have to decide. Also, naturally, it isn't limited to just one type of enemy. The box is said to contain all the evil in the world, so it may contain anything! Maybe even...a goldfish...Anyway, that's what Pandora's Box will contain. No loot like Isaac suggested because that's boring and wouldn't make sense with greek mythology in mind. Also, if you didn't assume this already, if you use Pandora's Box in hardmode it will spawn hardmode enemies as well.
Below are some sprites I made for this. I'm not a very good spriter, but these are good enough for now. I might do more sprites later.
Jungle Crate:
Zues' key: Skyware Crate: Remember, this is a work in progress, so check in every once in a while!
EDIT: I gave up on this a while ago. I really don't think I'll be coming back to this, but I suppose if enough people want me to work on it more I can make an attempt.
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