Terraria

Tips

• Platforms are extremely useful especially in the early game. they don't need a workbench and providing there's a wall in the backdrop, they can be place it anywhere within reach. You can also jump through them and land on them which makes them more manageable than platforms made of blocks. Pressing down on the platform will allow you to drop off the platform
• Whenever possible, a Grappling Hook (1 Hook, 3 Iron Chain) should be crafted to help navigate the environment. when going deeper underground or when exploring on the top level, there will be less and less areas where you can freely place platforms. The grappling Hook extends almost full screen and you are allowed to shoot it again while grappled which allows fast and effective terrain traversal. You can also use other items while grappled which is especially useful when placing torches in dark areas and mining minerals in hard to reach places.
• If playing on a large server, you can keep track of where your friends are in the server by having them join one of the Red, Blue, Yellow, or White Party teams accessible in the inventory screen (ESC by default). This shows you where all party members of that color are from your location.
• It can be helpful to build periodic "bases" in your deeper tunnels. Build a small house underground with a bed (which allows you to set a spawn point) so you do not have to climb back down if you accidentally die.