Other My Expectations for Terraria Switch, How to Improvise for the Switch

[EparoBro]

So Terraria Switch has recently been announced, and being the Nintendo fan I am, am showing what I want to see exclusive to this installment of Terraria.

1. Controls

Terraria on consoles had a great control scheme in my opinion. Terraria Switch should have a good control scheme to feel smooth, unlike the 3ds, with bad controls.

Spoiler: Controls

Move: Left joystick on left Joycon
*Simple, smooth and easy

Jump: B button
* Good location IMO

Use item: ZL/ZR
* Similar to console controls

Switch item: L/R arrow buttons
* Different from console, but good IMO

Inventory: Y button
* A bit different from console, but still a good button location

Pause: +
* Very similar to PS4+PS3

Map: -
* Good location, I like this

Open/Cancel: A
* In the same location as O for PS4+PS3, and I liked that control.

Toss Item: L3 (press in left joystick)

Smart Cursor On/Off: R3

Overall, a polished set of controls are probably the defining aspects of the game. (3DS was bad because of controls)

2. Local Multiplayer

The Switch is all about being able to take it anywhere and play, or stay at home on the bigger screen. Local Multiplayer with other nearby people is a good idea IMO

On title screen:
Multiplayer --> Local Multiplayer --> Host Game/ Join Game

Also online play, where you can host a game for your friends to join. (Best for at home)

3. Touch controls

Personally I'm not too fond of the touch controls for 3DS and Mobile, but there are mobile/3ds fans out there. In the pause menu, select the new "Switch to touch controls' Button. This only works while the switch is out of the dock.

4. Leaderboard System

I thought the leaderboard System was a cool idea for the console edition, and I think it should return to the switch. (You must have a Nintendo account linked to see your position)

5. Exclusive Content

Exclusive content is the best way to get more buyers, because they want the new and exclusive stuff. For example: If I have Terraria on PS4, then why is there a point in buying X Box 1 Terraria? Let's say Terraria has exclusive Nintendo items to persuade more into buying it.

Now I have A LOT to suggest, so I will divide it into spoilers per franchise.

Spoiler: Super Mario Bros. Content

Plumber's Set switcher to red, as this is Nintendo and we don't need incognito blue.

Fire Flower
58 Magic Damage
Slow Speed
Weak Knockback
Uses 10 Mana
8% critical hit chance
Makes the fire flower sound when used
(From Nintendo Crate after WoF)

Super Mushroom
Restores 100 HP
Sometimes drops in place of normal healing potions, rare drop from cutting mushrooms (5%)

1-Up Mushroom
When Slain, you do not die, and instead restore half HP
Has a 4 minute cooldown
(Drops in stacks of 1-6 in Nintendo crates)

Toad Staff
14 Summon Damage
Slow Speed
Weak Knockback
Uses 10 Mana
Toads throw powerups, A star Pierces enemies enemies, fire flower burns, and a helicopter mushroom has strong Knockback
(From Nintendo Crate after EoC)

Chain Chomp Staff
21 Summon Damage
Slow Speed
Average Knockback
Uses 20 Mana
Summons a chain chomp
Chain chomp is a sentry summon, tethered to a stake by a chain

Red Fruit
Summons a Yoshi mount
Yoshi runs at 38 MPH, and has uses his tongue to grab items, hearts and Mana Stars.
Also can do a flutter jump after jumping.
(Nintendo Crate drop)

Clown Cart Controller
Summons a Clown Cart mount
The Clown Cart can fly a maximum of 168 tiles, at 35 MPH, and gets tires on the ground and moves at 49 MPH
(Nintendo Crate drop after WoF)

Piranha Plant Hook
A hook with piranha plants at the ends
Length: 16 Tiles
(Nintendo Crate Drop)

Flagpole
Decoration
(Nintendo Crate Drop)

Throwing Hammer
15 Throwing Damage
Average Speed
Average Knockback
6% critical hit chance
(Stacks of 20-35 from Nintendo Crate)

Green Warp Pipe
When wired, it acts at a teleporter that works only for players. When a player goes in, the animation is the player sinking into the pipe, and rising out of another.

Yellow Warp Pipe
It’s the same thing as the green warp pipe except only enemies can go through.

Red Warp Pipe
A combination of the green and yellow varients in that both players and enemies can use it.

Blue Warp Pipe
This smaller Warp Pipe is a bit different as only dropped items, hearts, mana stars and coins can use it. Useful for grinders.

Bom-omb
54 Throwing Damage
11% Critical hit chance
Very Strong Knockback
Slow Speed
Thrown like a normal grenade except it walks into enemies and explodes

Spoiler: Legend of Zelda Content

Hero's set changed to green instead of hidey-hidey purple.

Hero's Bow
38 Ranged Damage
Fast Speed
Weak Knockback
8% critical hit chance
(Nintendo Crate after WoF)

Hookshot
A grappling hook that pulls the player to it's target. Stuns enemies if it by it.
Length: 14 Tiles
(From Nintendo Crate)

Longshot
A modified hookshot with 2x length. Has a lesser stun, however.
Length: 28 Tiles
(From Nintendo Crate after a hookshot has been obtained)

Dual Clawshots
Two Clawshots= 2 grapples! Also stuns enemies when hit by it.
Length: 15 Tiles
(From Nintendo Crate after EoW/BoC)

Hylian Shield
5 Defense
Immunity to Knockback
20% projectile Resistance
(From Nintendo Crate after 1 mech boss)

Mirror Shield
4 Defense
Immunity to Knockback
50% chance to reflect lasers
(From Nintendo Crate after 1 mech boss)

Gust Bellows
11 Magic Damage
Extremely Fast Speed
Strong Knockback
8% critical hit chance
Uses 2 Mana

Bomb Flower
Same as a normal bomb
Sometimes harvested from jungle grass/plants

Magic Helmet
21 Defense
+120 Mana
+15% damage
Costs 1 silver/sec to wear

Magic Breastplate
24 Defense
+20% damage
Costs 1 silver/sec to wear

Magic Greaves
23 Defense
+40% chance not to use ammo
+21% Melee and Movement speed
Costs 1 silver/sec to wear
(Set from Nintendo Crate after 3 mech bosses)

Gale Boomerang
16 Melee Damage
Fast Speed
Strong Knockback
6% critical hit chance
Brings back coins, hearts and dropped items.
(From Nintendo Crate)

Spinner
Spin around at 28 MPH!
(From Nintendo Crate)

Master Sword
78 Melee Damage
Average Speed
Average Knockback
12% critical hit chance
Damage doubles at 90% HP and shoots a sword beam.
(From Nintendo Crate after Plantera)

Bombchu
Bomb that runs up walls before exploding
(From Nintendo Crate in stacks of 4-10)

Midna's Mask
19 Defense
+120 Mana
+ 1 Minion Cap
+21% magic damage
(From Nintendo Crate after 1 mech boss)

Biggoron's Sword
61 Melee Damage
Very Slow Speed
Very Strong Knockback
12% critical hit chance
(From Nintendo Crate after 1 mech boss)

Bow of Light
66 Ranged Damage
Fast Speed
Average Knockback
Turns any arrow into light arrows
(From Nintendo Crate after 3 mech bosses)

Spoiler: Pokemon Content

Dive Ball
Summons a Lapras mount
Lapras moves 8 MPH on land, 48 MPH on water, and 58 MPH on ice
Lapras also uses Ice Beam, which deals the same damage as your held weapon.
(Ice Beam is a concentrated beam that hits 1 Target and inflicts slowness and frostburn.)

Master Ball
Summons an Articuno/Zapdos/Moltres mount
It's random who appears, but they all fly at 50 MPH, and at 234 tiles max.
Articuno uses Blizzard, Zapdos uses Thunder, and Moltres uses Fire Blast.
(Blizzard is a 8-tile diameter projectile that inflicts slowness and frostburn. Thunder is a straight projectile that splashes a bit on impact. Fire Blast is like the Inferno Fork, and explodes into a star shape.)

Ultra Ball
Summons a Tauros mount
Tauros can move at a top speed of 76 MPH, and damage increases like a minecart

Starter Staff
19 Summon Damage
Slow Speed
Weak Knockback
Summons Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle.
Bulbasaur uses Seed Bomb, which has splash damage. Charmander uses Fire Spin, which traps the target. Squirtle uses Bubblebeam, which is a concentrated attack

Amulet Coin
Summons a pet Meowth

Everstone
Summons a pet Eevee

Cherish Ball
Summons a pet Mew

Lucky Egg
Summons a pet Chansey
(When chansey follows you, drop rates are increased by 1.3%!)

Leftovers
Summons a pet Snorlax

Light Ball
Summons a pet Pikachu

Thick Club
Summons a pet Cubone

Stick
Summons a pet Farfetch'd

Fire Stone
Summons a pet Flareon

Water Stone
Summons a pet Vaporeon

Thunder Stone
Summons a pet Jolteon

Moon Stone
Summons a pet Clefairy

Bright Powder
Summons a pet Ditto

Twisted Spoon
Summons a pet Abra

Helix Fossil
Summons a pet Omanyte

Done Fossil
Summons a pet Kabuto

Old Amber
Summons a pet Aerodactyl

Old Rod
Summons a pet Magikarp

Charcoal
Summons an Arcanine that runs at 68 MPH. Uses Flare Blitz at top speed, which deals impact damage and burns anything around it.

Rhydon Sculpture
Decoration

(Everything can be obtained at anytime from Nintendo Crates, except the Master Ball, which appears only after 1 mech boss is down)

Spoiler: Pikmin Content

Red Pikmin Suit
Vanity Set

Purple Pikmin Suit
Vanity Set

White Pikmin Suit
Vanity Set

Yellow Pikmin Suit
Vanity Set

Blue Pikmin Suit
Vanity Set

Rock Pikmin Suit
Vanity Set

Winged Pikmin Suit
Vanity Set

(All sets from Nintendo Crate)

Whistle
When used, all summons move toward you.
(From Nintendo Crate)

Wollywog Saddle
Summons a wollywog mount, hops around at 22 MPH
Jumps 16 Tiles high, lands with a SLAM!
(From Nintendo Crate)

Bulborb Bridle
Summons a red bulborb mount, walks at 22 MPH
(From Nintendo Crate)

5-Minute Timer
Summons a Waterwraith mount that steamrolls small enemies at 38 MPH
*Any Pikmin 2 player should get the reference
(Drops from Nintendo Crate after Skeletron)

Crimson Candypop Bud
Decoration

Lapis Lazuli Candypop Bud
Decoration

Yellow Candypop Bud
Decoration

Violet Candypop Bud
Decoration

Ivory Candypop Bud
Decoration

S.S Dolphin Model
Decoration

S.S Drake Model
Decoration

Pellet Posey Planter
Decoration

Pik Pik Carrot
Summons a pet red bulborb

Flaming Pik Pik Carrot
Summons a pet fiery bulblax

Bomb Rock
Like a normal bomb, except the countdown begins when it hits the floor

Dirigibug Staff
42 Summon Damage
Slow Speed
Average Knockback
Uses 10 Mana
Summons Careening Dirigibugs that drop bomb rocks at enemies.

Ultra-Spicy Spray
Minion damage +15%
Lasts:4 Minutes
(Drops from Nintendo Crates after WoF)

(All decorations/Pets from Nintendo Crate at anytime)

Spoiler: Metroid Content

*Sorry if there is not a lot of content, as I have only played the beginning of Metroid Prime.

Brain in a Jar
Summons a pet Metroid
(Drops from Nintendo Crate)

Varia Suit Helmet
14 Defense
+15% ranged damage

Varia Suit Armor
16 Defense
+17% critical hit chance

Varia Suit Leggings
13 Defense
20% chance not to use ammo
+16% movement speed

Set Bonus: Lava Immunity
(Set drops from Nintendo Crate after 3 Mech Bosses)

Spoiler: Nintendo Crate

These contain all the goodies previously mentioned. They are a 1% drop from any enemy, and have a 5% catch rate from fishing anywhere. Also drops from random chests in stacks of 1-2.

Spoiler: Other Stuff/Retro

Zapinator
*Same stays as 3DS version, drops from Nintendo Crates after Plantera

Super Scope
37 Ranged Damage
92 Ranged Damage
12% Critical hit chance
Very Fast Speed
Extremely Slow Speed
Very Weak Knockback
Strong Knockback
Drop from Nintendo crates after Plantera
* The second stays are for a sniper mode by using right click to attack instead of left click

Duck Hunt Staff
47 Summon Damage
Slow Speed
Weak Knockback
Uses 10 Mana
Summons ducks to fight your enemies
*Drops from Nintendo Crates after Plantera.

Retro Sword
73 Melee Damage
Fast Speed
Average Knockback
12% Critical hit chance
Shoots a sword beam
* Actually is a spear-type weapon
Drops from Nintendo Crates after Plantera

NES Model
Decoration

SNES Model
Decoration

N64 Model
Decoration

Gameboy Model
Decoration

GameCube Model
Decoration

Gameboy Advance Model
Decoration

I'll add more ideas for exclusive content in the future, but leave your ideas for exclusive content!

 

[BrusselSprouts693]

What's a Nintendo crate?

 

[GoldenTerrabyte]

In addition to touch controls, how about pointer controls? The Joycon's motion sensors allow many games to utilize a pointer function like the Wii Remote. Being able to aim like this could be an interesting way to play the game.

 

[EparoBro]

What's a Nintendo crate?

Shoot, forgot to put it, it'll be there in a minute

 

[Terra Nova]

Well, I'm a Pokemon fan above all else (if my profile pic didn't give it away), so I think I have some ideas to elaborate on your Pokemon content. Text block in 3, 2, 1, IMPACT!

Dive ball: Lapras is certainly an iconic 'mon and a good fit, but your "Ice Beam" idea was... vague. My idea is that it would act kind of like a fast-moving Vilethorn with less of an afterimage, doing very little damage, but doing it very fast. Maybe there's a way to scale that with your current weapons DPS? It would also significantly slow down any enemy it hit, and leave behind an ice crystal as long as the effect stayed, shattering upon the effect fading. If it hit a wall instead of an enemy, these crystals would act rather like the Corrupt/Crimson thorns do to the player, inflicting minimal damage and no knockback, just kind of annoying.
Master Ball: These 'mons are a bit less iconic, but certainly still fitting for this Pokeball. My ideas for their attack are as follows; Articuno's Blizzard would create a slowly-extending cloud of snow (roughly 3.5 blocks tall and starting at 7ish blocks long) that would act as an AOE with infinite piercing and the same effect as Lapras' Ice Beam. Zapdos' Thunder would be a near-instantaneous lightning bolt extending about a screen and a half above and below the cursor, stopping when it hits a solid block or a grounded enemy. Any flying enemies would get pierced. A few seconds after that, there would be a low-damage shockwave extending emitted from wherever the bolt stopped. And last but least complicated, Moltres' Fire Blast. This would essentially be an Inferno Fork shot with only five extended bits.
Ultra Ball: Basically a unicorn. I like it!
Starter Staff: Also great! Though, maybe make Bubblebeam essentially a Vilethorn minus going through blocks? Unless that's what you meant.
The three pets: Adorable! Although I feel Pikachu should get a mention. I'm not a big fan of him, but he is the mascot. I think a bottle of ketchup would an appropriate summoning item, and have him ride a surfboard for his flying animation.
Whew, that's a lot! Anyway, hope you find this helpful, or at least inspiring.

 

[Explinorater]

I personally don't think we need all this extra Nintendo content. Terraria already has enough "Pretendo" items such as the Flower of Fire. Besides, a 1% drop chance from any monster seems uber-exploitable. I'm not against a little exclusive content, and I think it's a good idea to correct the Plumber and Hero outfits' colors. But as for the other stuff, maybe only a couple exclusive items; and they should drop from special exclusive enemies instead of inventory-cluttering crates.
EDIT: I agree with the first four points though.