Working as Designed NPCs Spontaneously Die

[TerraDash197🌳]

Steam or GOG

Steam

Single Player/Multiplayer

Single

Operating System

Windows 11

Terraria Version

1.4.4.7

Controls Used

Keyboard/Mouse

Not sure if this is a feature or a bug but I was playing Legendary Mode (getfixedboi seed) and when the first night began, party time ended and all the npcs that spawn at the start just spontaneously died

 

[ppowersteef]

Yep, that's intentional in the seed.
This happens only once to get rid of the CelebrationMK10 NPCs, after that, all but the Tax Collecter unlock again through normal progress.

 

[Sigma90]

To clarify ppowersteef's post a bit: The NPCs that are killed need to be re-obtained through their normal means, such as defeating a mech boss to unlock Steampunker.

 

[firecat666]

To clarify ppowersteef's post a bit: The NPCs that are killed need to be re-obtained through their normal means, such as defeating a mech boss to unlock Steampunker.

You sure about that? I had the impression those NPCs already counted as found/rescued so all you have to do is build some new houses for them to respawn.

 

[Jabberwocky]

You sure about that? I had the impression those NPCs already counted as found/rescued so all you have to do is build some new houses for them to respawn.

I'm on my second playthrough of the Zenith seed and can confirm that yes, you need to re-acquire them normally.

 

[Leinfors]

You sure about that? I had the impression those NPCs already counted as found/rescued so all you have to do is build some new houses for them to respawn.

The NPCs that are present at the beginning of the Everything seed, and die at the end of the Party of Death, have their unlock flags reset, and must be re-acquired via normal gameplay.

 

[Golden Heretic Snakeboat]

I'm assuming this quirk doesn't exist with the celebrationmk10 seed itself, and is purely a Zenith seed feature?

 

[Leinfors]

I believe that is the case.