tModLoader Starlight River (WIP)

[egshels]

A mod with a focus on making fun content that pushes the boundaries of Terraria while remaining thematic and exciting.
In development for over three years, we hope to bring players a spectacular experience with zero compromises.
We released the mod on June 3rd, 2023. Download and more information can be found on our Steam page!

CEIROS
Shattered Sentinel

Ceiros is a challenging two-phase boss fought in an arena at the heart of the Vitric Desert. However, not all is as it seems;
the very arena you fight in may just be another tool to trip you up as he blasts magma, conjures crystal, and fires rays of heat to defend his temple.

Spoiler: Drops

COALESCENCE

Magic Bow
Charges up several arrows that converge upon the mouse cursor.
Striking enemies with all arrows refunds some of it's mana cost.

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FACET & LATTICE

Spear + Shield
Strikes enemies with a heavy spear. RMB to block, absorbing up to 30 damage depending on timing.
Blocking attacks boosts damage of the next strike.

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NEEDLER

SMG
Rapidly fires crystal needles that puncture and embed into enemies.
Needles heat up while attacking the same enemy, eventually exploding in a chain reaction.

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REFRACTIVE BLADE

Sword
Basic two-strike combo.
Hold LMB to charge the Sentinel's laser, searing enemies hit and granting +50% melee damage.

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GEAR
This demo grants players access to equipment at Ceiros' progression point for all three major classes: Melee, Ranger, and Mage.
Summoner is not included due to lack of 1.4 whips and summon tag damage, which we believe is essential to making summoner it's own unique experience.

Spoiler: Melee

TWISTED GREATSWORD

Slice your enemies apart with this spinning greatsword. Hold the jump key to spin faster, striking enemies more frequently and rising into the air.
Found in the Dungeon.

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STEAMSAW

Shred enemies with a steam-powered sawblade. Dealing constant damage builds up pressure.
Release to launch the sawblade, going farther and faster depending on pressure.

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Spoiler: Ranger

SCRAPSHOT

This shotgun fires a spread of pellets at short range, but can hook onto enemies with RMB to pull you in.
Firing while attached to an enemy knocks you back and greatly decreases spread.

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FLARE BREACHER

Launch an explosive flare that embeds into enemies before ripping them apart with shrapnel from the inside out.

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Spoiler: Mage

THUNDERBUSS

Shocks enemies in a wide cone with lightning. RMB to fire a ball of lightning.
Attacking the ball of lightning causes it to shock nearby enemies.

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STARLIGHT SHURIKEN

Create a spread of three magical shuriken. If all three hit an enemy, the next attack throws two.
If both of those hit, instead throw one large, bouncing shuriken.

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Spoiler: Credits

Special thanks to...
Our developers:
Ariame, Cultist, Daim, Dominic, egshels, GabeHasWon, Gilded Turtle, Graydee, JellyFish, Kira, Nomis, OS, Oli, Pacnysam, Pkpsuedo, QuestionMark, Salvati, Sbubby, ScalarVector, Stevie, SuperAndyHero, Tobias, Trensient, Vinh, Void, Wasabi

Our contributors:
Alena, Alexander D. Moon, AwokenEnigma, Blanc, Bravos, Calming, Darkpuppey, Davslav, Dual, Duranni, Energykid, Firel, Gallagade, IbanPlay, IDGCaptainRussia, Iggysaur, Inkplasm, Invalid, JaceDaDorito, Jax, Lionspride, Lunatix, Monstrabot, Moonbee, Nat, SammySemicolon, Santra, Vectix, Vroomy, Webmilio, WhiteIce, Xelo, Zandora / Azura, Zoroarkcity

Our patrons:
123nick, 501warhead, A Sponge, AetherBreaker, Andrey Mogilnikov, Asteros TheGreat, Blub, Ghillie, Lucky, PixelatedFireball, Plebius, Spencer Gilbert, SuperMage, Tury240, WH0S

Our testers:
AP STP, Ace, Anarchy, Arkh, Blind, BlurredTheLines, Cake, CantWontDo, CptZucchini, Davslav, Dottedboxguy, FuryForged, GalaxyNemesis, Gitgudwo, Hana, Invalid, Kostya, Krazysamurai, Lemmy, Max, Megasweave, Noddlescript, Onyx, ParchmentEngineer, Pope, RaisinJuice.Co, Velvet, Virukino, Waasephi, Yakumo

 

[egshels]

i still dont know why people reserve posts but i feel like its important for some reason so
reserved

 

[steviegt6]

Cool! (I am in no way biased.)

 

[Max04]

look epic and cool

 

[Alexander D. Moon]

I'm hyped as , can't wait to see how well this mod does.

 

[InvalidOS]

yes

 

[Aiden L]

This mod looks amazing. The sprites are great, I love the ideas, AWESOME background, very unique; a biome within the dungeon! Can't wait to download this. Can there be a support banner?

 

[ValsAerospace]

huh. never heard of this mod, ill give it a try

 

[Zandora]

Pretty epic stuff

 

[egshels]

For clarification: This mod is in no way near completion. It'll have content spanning all stages of progression, with no gaps and maybe even post-moonlord. We're just taking it at our own pace, but release should have the mod in a playable state with either enough content to get to Moonlord or WoF
Or maybe we'll do a PHM-only release to test the waters

 

[Zekromius]

Whoop whoop! Thanks for the support everyone! Join our discord to build up some hype!

 

[123Nick]

nice mod

 

[egshels]

Forbidden Winds, the first ability unlocked. Found in the Vitreous Desert, used to move around, shatter crystals, and break shields.

More previews coming soon

 

[egshels]

Faeflame, the second ability unlocked. Found in the Overgrowth, shrinks your hitbox to 1x1 and allows you to traverse the Overgrowth's labyrinths.

More previews coming soon

 

[egshels]

OST 1: Through Crystalline Sands is now up for listening. Most of the mod's soundtracks will be uploaded on the official youtube channel as they are created. We won't be waiting for release to post them.
This track was composed and produced by @ActuallyImTurquoise

 

[Aiden L]

How will the Vitreous Sands collide with the Sunken Sea from the calamity mod, which also generates under the underground desert?

 

[egshels]

How will the Vitreous Sands collide with the Sunken Sea from the calamity mod, which also generates under the underground desert?

It will be moved to the side, along with any other biomes that our mod adds which overlap other mods'

 

[Dapling]

Wow, this mod looks absolutely incredible! I wish you the best of luck working on this.

Also, will celeste style wavedashing be a thing with forbidden winds?

 

[ScalarVector]

Wow, this mod looks absolutely incredible! I wish you the best of luck working on this.

Also, will celeste style wavedashing be a thing with forbidden winds?

Not with the base ability, but...
well...

very strong maybe

 

[Masi]

THIS LOOKS SO COOL!!!!!!