Sprites The Whimsy (Alternate Hallow)

[Mattix]

Dang, flame war up there.

Cease it with rock. Or sand. Or water, if anything else fails. I'm outta here.

 

[Mike Dude]

I think this idea is great. This would provide for two new world combos. I'd also like to see a vicious rabbit zooming around the underworld attacking unwary travelers (I smell a holy hand grenade...)

 

[joshbaugh98]

corruption is to hallow as crimson is to whimsy
name needs work, but i'm nitpicking

 

[colinavvv]

They really need this added. It is a really good idea for an alt hallow. The ammunition I really like, because we have homing bullets, so why not arrows! Bouncing and leaving around clouds that damage people sounds like it would be really fun to use.

EDIT: Now that we have 1.3, I would love to see what you come up with if you make the whimsy mimic. That is, of course, if you want to update this thread.

 

[Izzabelle]

They really need this added. It is a really good idea for an alt hallow. The ammunition I really like, because we have homing bullets, so why not arrows! Bouncing and leaving around clouds that damage people sounds like it would be really fun to use.

EDIT: Now that we have 1.3, I would love to see what you come up with if you make the whimsy mimic. That is, of course, if you want to update this thread.

Thread will be updated after "The Glade" is released

 

[colinavvv]

Thread will be updated after "The Glade" is released

Oooh the glade! Sounds interesting.

 

[Lowdown]

an alternate hallow

Introduction

The Whimsy is an alternate Hallow biome inspired by folklore, magic, and fairy tales. I intentionally made The Whimsy as a sister-biome to the Hallow; they are thematically similar but overall are still very different. Hopefully this allows you to enjoy The Whimsy more so. Like all of my biome suggestions, you can expect a lot of pop culture references and a hidden goodie or two providing insight for the next biome suggestion. Welcome to The Whimsy!

Concept Music

Environment & Item Changes

Sprite | Name | Replaces | Type | Max Stack | Rarity | Ingredients | Crafted At | Dimensions

| Whimsywood | Pearlwood | Crafting Material | 999 |

| | | 1x1

| Whimsywood Wall | Pearlwood Wall | Wall | 999 |

|

x1 |

| 1x1

| Whimsystone Block| Pearlstone Block | Crafting Material | 999 |

| | | 1x1

| Whimsysand Block | Pearlsand Block | Crafting Material | 999 |

| | | 1x1

| Whimsystone Brick | Pearlstone Brick | Crafting Material | 999 |

|

x1,

x1|

| 1x1

| Whimsystone Brick Wall | Pearlstone Brick Wall | Wall | 999 |

|

x1 |

| 1x1

| Mint Ice Block| Pink Ice Block | Crafting Material | 999 |

| | | 1x1

Sprite | Name | Replaces | Type | Max Stack | Rarity | Ingredients | Crafted At | Dimensions

| Boro Feather | Pixie Dust | Crafting Material | 99 |

| | |

| Slimeshell Fragment | Unicorn Horn | Crafting Material | 99 |

| | |

| Hyena Fang | Light Shard | Crafting Material | 99 |

| | |

| Whimsy Key Mold | Hallowed Key Mold | Crafting Material | 99 |

| | |

| Whimsy Key | Hallowed Key | Key | 99 |

|

x1,

x1,

x5,

x5,

x5 | |

| Whimsy Chest | Hallowed Chest | Furniture | 99 |

| | | 2x2

Sprite | Name | Replaces | Type | Max Stack | Rarity | Ingredients | Crafted At | Dimensions

| Whimsy Seeds | Hallowed Seeds | Crafting Material | 99 |

| | |

| Woozyshroom | Crystal Shard | Crafting Material | 999 |

| | | 1x1

| Pink Solution | Blue Solution | Ammunition | 999 |

| | |

| Enchanted Water | Holy Water | Weapon | 999 |

|

x1,

x5,

x1 | |

| Confusing Dreamscape | The Land of Deceiving Looks | Furniture | 99 |

| | | 3x2

| Grotto Bell | Fairy Bell | Potion | 1 |

|

x1,

x80,

x20,

x12 |

/

|

| Humming Bird Cage | Lightning Bug in a Bottle | Furniture | 99 |

|

x1,

x1 | | 2x2

Enemies

Sprite | Name | Drop 1 | Drop 2 | Drop 3 | DMG | Health | DEF | KB Resist | Inflicts | AI | Spawn

| Boro |

0.5% |

100% | | 60 | 150 | 19 | 40% |

| Fighter | Surface

| Boro Egg | | | | | 100 | 10 | 100% | | | Surface

| Slimeshell |

0.5% |

100% |

100% | 80 | 500 | 35 | 85% |

| Blazing Wheel | Surface

| Umbrellemental |

0.5% | | | 30 | 200 | 20 | 15% | | Hovering | Surface/Rain

| Trance Rabbit |

0.5% |

10% | | 10 | 140 | 15 | 30% | | Caster | Surface/Night

| Fairy Dragon |

0.5% |

10% | | 77 | 220 | 30 | 20% |

| Bat | Underground

| Frog Prince |

0.5% | | | 35 | 450 | 30 | 95% |

| Antlion | Underground

| Cheshire |

0.5% | ??? 20% |

0.2%| 30 | 400 | 30 | 80% |

| Caster | Underground

| Carbuncle |

0.5% |

100% | | 80 | 200 | 25 | 80% | | Caster | Underground

| Hyena |

0.5% |

10% | | 50 | 225 | 20 | 45% |

| Fighter | Desert

| Humming Bird | | | | | 5 | 0 | 20% | | Bird | Surface/Day

Whimsywood Equipment

Sprite | Name | DEF| DMG | KB | Use Time | Rarity | Ingredients | Crafted At | Power | Velocity | Bonus

| Whimsywood Sword | | 11 | 5 | 20 (Fast) |

|

x7 |

| | |

| Whimsywood Hammer | | 10 | 6 | 28 (Average) |

|

x8 |

| 50% |

| Whimsywood Bow | | 10 | | 26 (Average) |

|

x10 |

| | 6 |

| Whimsywood Helmet | 2| | | |

|

x20 |

| | |

| Whimsywood Breastplate | 3 | | | |

|

x30 |

| | |

| Whimsywood Greaves | 2 | | | |

|

x25 |

| | |

| Whimsywood Armor | 7 | | | |

|

x75 |

| | | Defense +1

EVERYTHING IS AMAZING! Only one thing though, I think the fang should be something other than the light shard (like a pet summoning item with a lower chance of dropping, like 1%) because the dao of pow has a light shard and a dark shard on it, not a fang. Also for the Crimson, there are dark mummies like the corruption, so I recommend just sticking with the light mummies for the light shard, not hyenas. Every thing else, though, is truly magnificent. 10/10.

 

[Izzabelle]

EVERYTHING IS AMAZING! Only one thing though, I think the fang should be something other than the light shard (like a pet summoning item with a lower chance of dropping, like 1%) because the dao of pow has a light shard and a dark shard on it, not a fang. Also for the Crimson, there are dark mummies like the corruption, so I recommend just sticking with the light mummies for the light shard, not hyenas. Every thing else, though, is truly magnificent. 10/10.

It was by choice that I purposely replaced mummies. So it wouldn't make sense to revert that decision just for another's preference. Sorry.

You can still get Light Shards from Ghouls though

 

[Lowdown]

O

It was by choice that I purposely replaced mummies. So it wouldn't make sense to revert that decision just for another's preference. Sorry.

You can still get Light Shards from Ghouls though

oh ok, sorry.

 

[wCrane]

Im sorry, I read the title, and I went through the 'natural occurring blocks' section and I just started laughing. the name is so fun to say, lol. Whimsywood. lol

anyways: this is awesome. I would definitely enjoy this in the game. (seriously, i would build the whimsiest whimsywood palace ever.)

long story short; Support!

 

[TasThing]

It's a good idea, but...
I think a direct counterpart to the Infection would be better. This doesn't seem to oppose it in any way.

 

[Izzabelle]

It's a good idea, but...
I think a direct counterpart to the Infection would be better. This doesn't seem to oppose it in any way.

Do you mean The Infestation? It's not supposed to counter The Infestation (or anything else really).

It is a stand alone alternate, still standing thematically as "light" in opposition to "dark".

 

[TasThing]

Do you mean The Infestation? It's not supposed to counter The Infestation (or anything else really).

It is a stand alone alternate, still standing thematically as "light" in opposition to "dark".

I see what you mean, but I feel it rather breaks the pattern of counter part biomes and popular counter part biome suggestions. For example, corruption vs hallow is light vs dark, crimson vs cyber is life vs no life, contagion vs covert is rotten death vs bountiful life, and confection vs sensation is sweet vs spicy.... and then here's this one stand alone biome. I highly recommend you create an evil counterpart to this, probably one that represents darker and more serious myths/stories.

 

[thecoolkni]

I support this.

 

[Izzabelle]

I see what you mean, but I feel it rather breaks the pattern of counter part biomes and popular counter part biome suggestions. For example, corruption vs hallow is light vs dark, crimson vs cyber is life vs no life, contagion vs covert is rotten death vs bountiful life, and confection vs sensation is sweet vs spicy.... and then here's this one stand alone biome. I highly recommend you create an evil counterpart to this, probably one that represents darker and more serious myths/stories.

Sorry, but no.

This is stand alone. The trend of countering themes is not something specific to Terraria, just suggestion creators. Otherwise there would be an alt hallow in the game already that perfectly counters The Crimson. The Whimsy is fine as is, with or without a thematic counter.

I have no intention (at the moment) of introducing a counter to The Whimsy.

However, the trend of countering pairings has not gone unnoticed by me -- and there is already a counter to The Infestation in the works.

 

[wCrane]

there is already a counter to The Infestation in the works.

is it the glowing/flashing green leaf button thing in your signature? (6th from the left)

 

[Izzabelle]

is it the glowing/flashing green leaf button thing in your signature? (6th from the left)

Yep. That would be the one.

 

[TasThing]

I have no intention (at the moment) of introducing a counter to The Whimsy.

However, the trend of countering pairings has not gone unnoticed by me -- and there is already a counter to The Infestation in the works.

No offense, but....
You do realize that's kinda hypocritical, right?

 

[Izzabelle]

No offense, but....
You do realize that's kinda hypocritical, right?

No offense taken, since it's not hypocritical at all.

hypocrticial
1.
of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess

2.
possessing the characteristics of hypocrisy

It would be hypocritical of me if I believed counters were wrong, and yet still decided to make 2 countering biomes.

But that's not the case. I like counters (my two faves are The Contagion and The Covert). And I think they're alright to provide, if that's your deal.

I am merely stating, that an alternate of the Hallow or Corruption does not necessitate the need for a counter alternate, as that is not something the game specifically outlines as a requirement to the "light" and "dark" biomes. So making a counter for the Whimsy is unnecessary because the suggestion/biome does not require a counter to be accepted as a game device or a suggestion. It's perfectly acceptable to suggest a Hallow/Corruption alt without having to provide a counter. You just don't see it done often.

Counters are a trend and an expectation. Neither of which dictates that counters be provided.

And just because I choose to keep The Whimsy as a standalone alt suggestion, does not bar me from making a counter biome to any of my suggestions in the future.

I imagine you understand now.

 

[TasThing]

No offense taken, since it's not hypocritical at all.

It would be hypocritical of me if I believed counters were wrong, and yet still decided to make 2 countering biomes.

But that's not the case. I like counters (my two faves are The Contagion and The Covert). And I think they're alright to provide, if that's your deal.

I am merely stating, that an alternate of the Hallow or Corruption does not necessitate the need for a counter alternate, as that is not something the game specifically outlines as a requirement to the "light" and "dark" biomes. So making a counter for the Whimsy is unnecessary because the suggestion/biome does not require a counter to be accepted as a game device or a suggestion. It's perfectly acceptable to suggest a Hallow/Corruption alt without having to provide a counter. You just don't see it done often.

Counters are a trend and an expectation. Neither of which dictates that counters be provided.

And just because I choose to keep The Whimsy as a standalone alt suggestion, does not bar me from making a counter biome to any of my suggestions in the future.

I imagine you understand now.

I do.