Animuweeb
Terrarian
I support thisTHE
a post Moon Lord expansion concept
At last, after a grueling battle, the Moon Lord falls, exploding into a shower of light and loot. These items are amazingly flashy, supremely powerful and... rather useless? You've already faced everything Terraria has to throw at you, so where would these godly new tools shine? As you stop to ponder, you are suddenly filled with an inexplicable sense of dread. You can't help but feel that by ending the Moon Lord, you've unleashed an even darker horror upon the world. Something big is coming.
Here's my attempt at giving the player something to do after defeating the Moon Lord in the shape of a cosmic themed Boss Rush event, taking them through one final gauntlet of upgraded versions of the bosses we all know and love. Please note that the thread is heavy WIP!
As the Moon Lord is defeated, theCosmic Cultist will appear in your town at the next midnight. She acts somewhat like the Traveling Merchant, in the sense that she doesn't need an empty house to spawn. Unlike the TM, however, she won't despawn at the end of the day, instead prefering to hang around until the player makes use of her services.
The Cultist herself offers little explanation for her presence or additional information; when spoken to, she will simply state "They have nearly arrived." Other than 'exit', she offers the player the option to 'Begin'. Once the player clicks it, the Cultist will despawn, the skies will turn bright and full of nebulous stars, and, after 30 seconds (giving the player enough time to head to their arena of preference), the event will begin.
This would be a classic Boss Rush; as soon as you defeat a boss, the next one spawns after a roughly 10 sec delay. If the player dies or quits the game, the event immediately and unsuccesfully ends, and the player must wait for the Cosmic Cultist to respawn at midnight in order to reattempt it. The bosses don't drop any new items, simply posing as a final challenge for the player to test out their endgame build.
PRIMORDIAL GOO
A drop of the matter that was when nothing could be, it has grown to calamitous proportions over the eons. It only has one purpose: assimilate.
ELDRITCH HORROR
In the deepest reaches of space, it festers, its blackness darker than the brightest star.
DEVOURING MAW
Its hunger knows no bounds. Always full, but never fulfilled, it slithers among the stars in search for a fitting feast.
THE ARCHMIND
As its many eyes peer off into the void, it drifts slowly, surrounded by the mangled debris of once living planetoids.
QUASAR DUCHESS
A fluttering of wings, or the deathwail of a fading sun? The ruthless Duchess marches onward.
COSMIC REAVER
Its appendages can easily spread across galaxies... and just as simply crush them to dust, as well.
NEBULOUS CONGLOMERATE
A grotesque mass of space dwelling creatures, thrashing desperately in the depths of the abyss. It hungers.
PULSAR GROWTH
Its writhing limbs are stronger than any gravitational pull. It hides in the dark side of moons, quietly observing the great expansion.
APSIC GIANT
Far, far away from the light of any star, it absorbs the void, growing ever darker and stronger.
DAUGHTER OF HYPERNOVA
It swims from galaxy to galaxy, graceful yet terrifying in its godlike speed. Legends say it races against rays of light for its own entertainment.
SHARD OF ZENITH
One who left behind everything to ascend among the stars. Its appearance predicts the coming of forces impossible to comprehend.
THE END
As it was, so it will be.
~details n the rest coming soon~
