I noticed that there wasn't a thread made about this one so, I decided to be the big man and make one so I could complain about how I've been dying to the Hive Mind. (And thank you for asking on how I am dying.) I've been fighting it on the surface instead of underground, making it more agitated. Let's discuss how we could all make Calamity more exciting to play with this thread!
Ooh, I love Calamity Mod! Just about any time I ever go back to Terraria, it's almost always with Calamity installed, I've played it that way so many times in my life that it's pretty much become the new vanilla to me lol.
I will say though, I don't know if I've ever noticed Hive Mind being harder on the surface as opposed to the underground, unless that's like something from a newer update (considering I've not played through in about a year now lol).
Either way, great mod, and it's kind of become a term of it's own to me lol. As in, to call something a "Calamity Mod" is to imply it is one of the biggest most well known fan additions to a piece of media in which it ends up having a big following all on it's own.
@spectralcatnap
You should totally give Calamity Fables a try! It's made by a different group who also used to work on the original Calamity mod.
I personally loved the boss battles it has to offer. It has newer animations, new sounds and even dialogue! (I couldn't believe it either.)
My personal favorite boss fight from it was Crabulon. The new animations and simple mechanics they added for it made the fight so much more refreshing and exciting. And, when you fail to it, if you do that is, it does the Crab Dance on your face and goes back down. How cool is that?
Unfortunately, it is only for pre-hardmode, as far as I know of. But, that doesn't mean it cannot be enjoyed till you reach Hardmode!
I heard it was compatible with the OG Calamity mod but, I'd suggest you play it alone with a few QOL mods to accompany it!
Been meaning to scratch more of that Modded Terraria itch and would calamity be like a good 2nd (proper) modded playthrough? (first was eternity mode if one is oh so curious)
@sodacan
Calamity would be a HUGE shift into what you know about Terraria.
It would be as if you went to a place in the world you've never been to, and ate their special street food. It'd be devastatingly different. You'd be in euphoria and despair, all at once.
What I suggest you should do is try Thorium. It's a new experience but! It doesn't stray away from the average gamers knowledge of Terraria!
And, it's also supported by Calamity Devs so you know it's good.
@hall i see! ill be sure to give it a try :D
`@hall`
Oh, I've not actually heard of Calamity Fables, I should check that out, sounds fun! I'm always up for a good excuse to play another game of terraria LOL, if my collective 5k hours across multiple devices has something to say about it.