In "Terraria" pets will become your faithful companions and help to overcome all the hardships of traveling around the game world. Depending on their appearance, these small creatures will carry your character on themselves, illuminate the terrain and even participate in battles. Moreover, some of them have special properties that are useful in a given situation.
Below will be considered all the main types of pets in the "Terraria", as well as the unique effects of some of them. Thanks to this, you can decide which of these creatures you should get in the first place.
Decorative pets
These creatures do not have any special skills. They simply follow your character, brightening his loneliness with his presence. At the same time, decorative pets in Terraria cannot die, do not interact with mobs in any way, and also never go far from their owner.
As for the features, they can be attributed to a special animation used by these creatures if they are behind your character (or he is in the air).
So, for example, a Black kitten will fly after you on a broomstick, a Puppy will begin to use its tail as a propeller, and a Hand dinosaur will ride a pterodactyl and will catch you on it.
Be that as it may, it is quite difficult to get many of the decorative pets. Some are rewards for killing particularly difficult bosses, others with a small chance get out of the processor, and some are only given for participating in special events.
Luminous pets
As their name suggests, the luminous pets in Terraria serve to illuminate locations. Thanks to them, you can travel comfortably in the dark, as well as explore all kinds of dungeons and caves.
Like decorative, glowing pets do not take damage from enemies and other sources of damage. At the same time, they themselves do not participate in the battle, and also can not interact with the environment or NPC.
Separately, it is worth highlighting such pets as the Magic Lamp and the Suspiciously Looking Eye. They not only serve as a source of illumination, but also highlight chests and ore located within a radius of 16 blocks from them.
As for the Orb of Light, it was removed from the game in one of the previous updates. Simply put, if you, while watching a video, noticed this creature by some gamer, it means that the video was recorded in the old version of Terraria.
Riding pets
By summoning a mount to Terraria (mount), your character will gain certain advantages. So, these creatures can not only increase the speed of movement on the ground, but also give your hero the ability to fly or swim quickly. In addition, with the release of patch 1.3, the ability to fight as well as to fish while sitting on the back of a mount was added.
To summon the mount, you will need a special bait that falls from some bosses, as well as a reward for achievements in fishing and participation in events. After finding this item, you will need to put it in a separate equipment slot, and then press the "R" key (by default). Note that if you mount a mount during a fall, you will not be able to fly, but retain the ability to soar.
Battle pets
The battle pets in Terraria, also known as minions and minions, are very different from all other summoned creatures. First of all, they, together with your hero, fight with all enemies, and can also run away to several screens, hunting for another enemy.
In addition, you can simultaneously summon up to 11 minions (sometimes up to 14), while the rest of the pets exist in a single copy.
Special staves are used to summon the minions, and items and equipment with special properties are used to increase their number. Also note that all minions do not differ from each other in attack speed and strength.