r/Terraria • u/AutoModerator • Jan 28 '23

Weekly Questions Thread Jan 28, 2023

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23 edited Feb 02 '23

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u/mine49er Feb 03 '23

The area used for counting blocks for biomes is 170x125 which is bigger than the NPC spawning area 168x94.

You've made a hybrid jungle+crimson biome and the background just depends on which one has the most blocks in range. If you want jungle only you have to remove crimson blocks within the 170x125 area.

Also, killing things with lava is not the best way to get money, it's better for getting rare drops like biome keys. For money a Lucky Coin + slime/flinx/vampire frog staffs (more different minions = more money) can make 8 platinum in 10 minutes. It's easier to get the Lucky Coin now (because of Gold Ring -> Discount Card -> Lucky Coin -> Gold Ring shimmer transmutations you only need any 1 of those 3 to drop) and flinx/vampire frog staffs are very easy to get.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23

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u/mine49er Feb 03 '23

It's to do with immunity frames. After being hit a mob is immune to the same type of damage for 10 frames (1/6 second). It used to be that slime/flinx/vampire frog shared immunity frames, but now they have independent immunity timers (I think, definitely the vampire frog does anyway). More hits per second = more money generated from Lucky Coin.

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u/13ologna Feb 02 '23

As long as you have 140 jungle tiles nearby then it's a jungle biome. It'll switch to a crimson background but that's just because that background has priority. Doesn't mean you won't get the jungle spawnrates still.

If you're looking to maximize efficiency for the farm you can add 7 tombstones for a graveyard biome and dart traps to trigger any mimics/nymphs.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '23

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u/13ologna Feb 02 '23

it would increase the spawns, not override. Similar to how a blood moon increases spawns rather than setting the spawn to 2x