Terraria

Terraria

Developers
	Re-Logic
Engines
Windows	XNA
OS X, Linux	FNA
Release dates
Windows	May 16, 2011
macOS (OS X)	August 10, 2015
Linux	August 10, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform, Survival, Sandbox, Open world
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Terraria

Terraria
Terraria	2011
Terraria 2	TBA

Terraria is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view and scrolling action, platform, survival, sandbox and open world game in the Terraria series.

General information

Official Terraria forums

Official Terraria Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Collector's Edition.
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam
Amazon.co.uk (unavailable)		Retail Collector's Edition.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Terraria\config.json %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Terraria\input profiles.json
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Terraria/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Terraria/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Terraria\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Terraria/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Terraria/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Use RTResolution.
Ultra-widescreen			Forces a higher zoom level. You can hack the executable as a workaround. Alternatively, install Better Zoom to gain the ability to zoom out past the cap.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Change it in the settings or toggle it with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Game logic is capped at 60 FPS. Install High FPS Support to change FPS limit and remove limitation.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No actively controlled camera.
Mouse sensitivity		No actively controlled camera.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		No actively controlled camera.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Fully customizable, plus many presets.
Controller sensitivity		Can set deadzones; the game uses a cursor, so sensitivity is unneeded.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Can invert the X and Y axes on both thumbsticks.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		DualShock Controllers use the DualShock Prompts Mod and Switch Controllers use the Nintendo Switch Prompts Mod.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Changes button prompts by occasion

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  In-game keyboard/mouse keybinding settings.

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  In-game controller keybinding settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.

In-game language settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Music, Ambient
Surround sound
Subtitles		No voiced dialogue
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Non-Latin text is not displayed in the stylized font.
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Fan translation. Download here.
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Non-Latin text is not displayed in the stylized font. Numerous other issues have been reported by users.
Russian				Fan translation by «L&K (Livan и Kiro)». Addresses issues with translation and fonts.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		8	Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play		255	8 max through Terraria.exe, 255 if using a dedicated server
Online play		8

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		For dedicated server use, run the standalone command-line binary TerrariaServer.bin_x86_64 (64 bit, Linux and MacOS; _x86 for 32 bit) or TerrariaServer.exe (Windows) located in the root directory of the installation folder.
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	7777

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues unresolved

German version

The German (Steam) version of Terraria currently has lots of bugs and crashes (for example, social slot items); the only fix is to set the language to English.^{[citation needed]}

Issues fixed

Game running slowly/low frame rate

Change Frame Skip and Lighting Settings[citation needed]
This usually happens when the game is running on an older PC. In Settings, make sure Frame Skip is set to "On" and Lighting is set to "Retro". This should increase performance.

OS X and Linux versions, update FNA to newer version[citation needed]
The OS X and Linux versions of the game use older versions of FNA. Updating to a newer version makes the game faster. Copy and run a script to update FNA.

Game will not start

You may be missing required components[citation needed]
Download and install the following: Microsoft XNA Visual C# 2010 Express This should fix the problem.

Steam Overlay doesn't work

Use the -gameoverlayinject command line argument

XNA/.NET Installation Issues

Make sure to install .NET 4 before installing XNA 4. If that does not solve the issue, try uninstalling both of these and installing a clean copy of both.

Download them from their official websites[citation needed]
If you're having issues downloading either XNA or .NET try to install the files manually via their websites: Microsoft .NET 4 Download Microsoft XNA 4 Download

Teleporting mob lag in multiplayer

Limit FPS to 30
See Frame rate capping.

Graphics Cards Issues

Make sure you have the most recent updates to your system[citation needed]

Check to make sure you have the most recent updates to your graphics card. You can do this through Steam (in Windows) by pressing (in the top right corner) 'Steam' > 'Check for Video Driver Updates...'. Notes Also check to make sure you have the most recent version of DirectX. You should also check the list of XNA's Officially Supported Graphics Cards (XNA is the engine Terraria runs on) for your graphics card.

Control Configuration Issues (non-Steam)

Some users are reporting that they have blanked all their controls and are unable to set them again.

Delete config.dat[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file location. Delete config.dat.

Hosting Issues

Firewall/Network Access[citation needed]
Make sure your Firewall is off or that it allows Terraria Network Access. View this forum thread to get information on giving Terraria Network Access.

Port forwarding[citation needed]
Look up port forwarding if you are trying to host behind a router.

Use Hamachi[citation needed]
If all else fails, you can use the third party program Hamachi. This allows you to simply host a server without having to forward your ports.

Game Crashes Immediately / Does Not Start

Set Steam and Terraria.exe to launch as an administrator[citation needed]
Try launching again, and make sure you have set both Steam and Terraria.exe to launch as an administrator (Windows Vista and Windows 7).

Game has reverted to an older version (Steam)

Verify your Game Cache[citation needed]
To force the game to update itself, you must Verify the Integrity of your Game Cache: Right click Terraria in your Steam Games Library and select 'Properties' In the new pop-up window, go to the 'Local Files' Tab Select 'Verify Integrity of Game Cache' This will make sure all of your game files are up to date and automatically replace any damaged ones.

Switching to Cloud save and then back makes you lose discovery/map data/explored regions

Fix[citation needed]

This is a temporary issue with the game that will get fixed, but until then, this is what you need to know: Switching to Cloud save takes the files off your computer, from %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Terraria\ Aside from your .plr player file, which keeps character information, what we're interested in are the .map files. For various reasons, what can happen is that the file that gets downloaded back either has one extra period before the extension, say 11111..map instead of 11111.map, or doesn't get downloaded at all. If it has extra periods, remove them and keep the extension. If you don't see the extension, then just remove all the extra periods at the end of it. If you don't have your map data files there, try looking in your Steam cloud temporary folder, which can be found at <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\105600\remote It should be there. If it ain't there or in your My Documents location, download any file recovery software (I have had luck with Recuva) and point it to the Steam cloud temporary location. With luck, it's recoverable. (This can happen when no valid files are present in the Documents location, so go to cloud, local, then cloud.) If you have more than one set of files, go for the most recent set (the one with more periods or the last modified date is the latest) and remember that each is saved per world your character has visited.

Invisible mouse pointer on Linux

Disable Xbox driver
The issue is caused by the game detecting a running Xbox driver, used to enable the Xbox gamepad, and switching to controller mode. It is not necessary to have a controller currently attached for this to happen. To fix this, stop the Xbox driver: sudo service xboxdrv stop Upon the next game start, the hints for controller buttons will be hidden and the mouse will be visible.

Can't use the hotbar on non-QWERTY layouts on Linux

Configure FNA
Edit <Steam-folder>/steamapps/common/Terraria/Terraria to set the FNA_KEYBOARD_USE_SCANCODES environment variable to 1. The last two lines of the file should look like this: export FNA_KEYBOARD_USE_SCANCODES=1 ./${BASENAME}.bin.${ext} $@

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL	3.0	OS X and Linux only.
Vulkan		FNA builds only. Use /gldevice:Vulkan command line argument.
Shader Model support	2.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Convert normal version of Terraria into the Collector's Edition

Modify registry

1. Windows Open Registry Editor (can be done by typing regedit into Start Menu's search bar and pressing Enter/Return). Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Terraria. Create a new String Value (right click on a blank field). Change it's name to Bunny and value to 1. Close the Registry Editor. 2. MacOS/Linux Open a text editor go to ~/.mono/registry/CurrentUser/software/terraria/ Make a file named values.xml and paste <values><value name="Bunny" type="string">1</value></values> save and exit

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3, Vista	7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz	3.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 1.1 support	256 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.9.5	10.10
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.0 GHz	3.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2.5 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.0 compatible	256 MB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz	3.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	2.5 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.0 compatible	256 MB of VRAM