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About this mod
The Dryad shrinks you down to stop the infected sprites from destroying the fragile balance of the surface. The infected sprites have already claimed domain over the under dirt surface, so you must work fast to get new gear to go up against the infected sprites and the creature manipulating them.
- Permissions and credits
- Location
- Player is shrunk down to and fighting on the top layer of the world in a different area. The location will operate as a separate dimension so that the modded environment does not interfere with the overworld environment
- The surface consists of thick layers of grass and moss only permeated by the ever giant tree and rather strong grass stalks
- Dotted across the surface are small sprite settlements, as they were forced to leave their home tree, they now settle under any mushroom or grass stalk they can find to try and survive.
- Once you get past the layers of dirt and grass, you reach the rocky under dirt. This area is only pierced by the roots of the trees and by the spider’s den
- The great tree is an oversized tree that splits the world as a great divider, its canopy stretches above and the roots permeate below. The tree itself houses the the remnants of a sprite village, now abandoned from the frenzy
- In the dark of the rocky under dirt lies the spider den. A wide swath of spiders live in this web lined area. Hope the player brings some materials to build their own path, or it will be a slow trek through. The spider all-mother also lurks somewhere deep in the nest, best be careful not to alert her wrath.
- Even deeper past the spider’s den lies a strange alter to a long forgotten omen. Perhaps this shrine is the key to finding the cause of the frenzy
- How it plays out
- The quest will lead you through the area in a specific way but it will be open travel. That acts as a separate dimension.
- The Dryad alerts the player to an impending disaster that they must solve post haste. The player is urged to buy a shrinking powder from the dryad to shrink down in the overworld to see what is causing the surface sprites such dismay. Once the player has shrunken down, the previously harmless critters are now substantial threats. As the player adapts to this new gigantic world, they learn of the cause of the issues with the sprites, the frenzy virus. The player must first beat the infected sprites champions and then defeat the frenzied omnicrapulas, the creature causing the entire disturbance.
As a disclaimer:
“This mod was created as a team project for a game modding class within The School of Interactive Games and Media (IGM) at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester NY. IGM provides an educational environment that supports and encourages creative and collaborative academic inquiry by both faculty and students. IGM’s programs, coursework, research, and development efforts provide students with the knowledge and skills to pursue meaningful and rewarding careers in media-centric, interactive software development, while simultaneously advancing the field and helping to provide a well-rounded educational experience.”
This mod was made by a team of 5 for a game development modding class. Given the group's timeframe, the mod is focused on only the immediate after hardmode section of terraria. After beating the wall of flesh and beginning hardmode, an NPC will appear and allow you to shrink down to a seemingly different world. follow the guidance of the remaining sprites there to try and find the source of the disturbance.
