WillieTannerBuilds: Terraria Design Lessons - Episode 3

Episode 3 in my continuing series of design lessons for the game Terraria. In which I discuss the basic elements used in the design of buildings as well as offer some insight in how to use those elements.

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[DrunkenWierdo]

Hi, first let me just say that your an amazing builder, but I have a few questions.

1) What, go you find, is the quickest way to get your resources?

2) Do you plan your work; or just let it grow?

3) Have you ever seen Dan021? What do you make of his work, considering that he flattens and shapes the land him self?

4) Would it ever be possible for you and Dan021 to do a co-op commentary?

5) Do you ever get bored with the building or do you just enjoy it? Any response would be great. Thank you!

[WillieTannerBuilds]

@DrunkenWierdo

1) I just gather my resources naturally. I find that it gives me a break from building and time for my ideas to settle in.

2) A little of both. I generally get an idea or two that I want to work with and the rest grows out of that.

3) I've not seen his work. I'll have to look into it.

4) Probably not. I've gone through the majority of what I wanted to accomplish with my Terraria videos now and my interests are turning to other games.

Continued...

[WillieTannerBuilds]

@WillieTannerBuilds

4)...I will probably still do more Terraria videos, but they will be shorter and possibly less often. At least until there is another major content update.

5) Like everything else my interest grows and wanes. Luckily when it comes to building all it takes is another good idea to become interested again.

Thanks for watching!

[baphnie]

Architectural structures that are sharply off-scale from the character's 3-block height have always made me grind my teeth, but that bell tower of yours is really elegant. My eyes were stuck on the asymmetry in the bell itself -- nicely done!

[WillieTannerBuilds]

@baphnie Thanks, as I've played around more and expanded what I've tried to accomplish with my designs I've been trying to do more with perspective and blended scale. There are definitely some interesting things you can do.

[Dan55888]

I was initially impressed but then the creator started to come off as conceited. It's kind of a ridiculous amount of work for someone to do then to just talk about how much everyone elses designs that use things like furniture basically suck. The video could of went by without mentioning how uncreative/bad many peoples houses are. Focus on your stuff, don't make other people feel uncreative.

So sorry I didn't waste copious amounts of time with my Treehouse I thought was pretty awesome.

[WillieTannerBuilds]

@posztoka Sorry, I'm not offering my worlds for download as I feel it would go against one of the reasons I started these videos. That being to give other players the knowledge and ideas to make thier own cool stuff.

[MorallyGreyCompass]

I don't know why people are bitching about the vid poster for rightly saying that a lot of people are uncreative. It's a true fact. Being humble is one thing, but pretending that things are not as they are just so your inferiors don't feel uncomfortable is something that works against humanity's progress as a whole. Shame on you people and your pathetically small egos. It is not the fault of a video poster on youtube that you never grew up.

[sodaxcandy08]

loooooooool u wrote an essay for this~~~~~~

[BlitheTempest]

autism



[Jermexmachina]

I am glad there are videos about terraria design, You have done a wonderful job as well.

[REBMV4U]

its like your commentating on a news report or something, its just a game phwoar. -_-

[Wbfuhn]

Genius. I am impressed and baffled by how creative one could get in Terraria.

[DrunkenWierdo]

@WillieTannerBuilds No, thank-YOU for replying so efficiently.