Status messages display as chat lines in the lower-left of the game screen when certain conditions apply.
NPCs
- When an NPC spawns, the message "[NPC name] the [NPC class] has arrived!" displays.
- In the
Mobile version, when the requirements for an NPC have been fulfilled, but there is no housing for the NPC, the message "[NPC name] would like to settle down" may display.
Bosses
When most bosses are summoned, the message "[boss name] has awoken!" displays. When a boss spawns randomly on its own, without having been summoned by a player, the following messages is displayed few in-game hours before his natural summoning :
| Message | Boss |
|---|---|
| "You feel an evil presence watching you..." | Eye of Cthulhu |
| "You feel a quaking from deep underground..." "You feel vibrations from deep below...." |
The Destroyer |
| "This is going to be a terrible night..." | The Twins |
| "You feel the air getting colder around you" "The air is getting colder around you" |
Skeletron Prime |
- When a boss has been defeated, the message "[boss name] has been defeated!" displays.
Events
| Message | Event |
|---|---|
| "The Blood Moon is rising..." | Blood Moon |
| "Slime is falling from the sky!" "Slime has stopped falling from the sky." |
Slime Rain |
| "Looks like [NPC name] is throwing a party!" "Looks like [NPC name], [NPC name] and [NPC name] are throwing a party!" |
Party |
| "The old one's army is approaching!" | Old One's Army |
| "A Solar Eclipse is happening!" | Solar Eclipse |
| "A Goblin Army is approaching from the [east/west]!" "A Goblin Army has arrived!" |
Goblin Army |
| "The Frost Legion is approaching from the [east/west]!" "The Frost Legion has arrived!" |
Frost Legion |
| "Pirates are approaching from the [east/west]!" "The Pirates have arrived!" |
Pirate Invasion |
| "Martians are invading!" | Martian Madness |
| "Celestial creatures are invading!" | Lunar Events |
- When some events are completed, the message "[event name] has been defeated!" displays.
Other
| Message | Trigger | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| "Spawn point set!" | Player right-clicks a properly placed Bed. | The player's spawn point is set to the Bed's location. |
| "Spawn point removed!" | Player right-clicks a properly placed Bed. | The player's spawn point is set to the Spawn's location. |
| "A horrible chill runs down your spine..." | Player breaks one Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart. | This message is only for show, and has no effect. |
| "Screams echo around you..." | Player breaks a second Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart. | This message is only for show, and has no effect. |
| "A meteorite has landed!" | Has a chance after breaking one Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart. | A meteor has crashed into your world. |
| "The ancient spirits of light and dark have been released." | The Wall of Flesh is defeated for the first time. | The current world converts to Hardmode, and The Hallow and Underground Corruption/Crimson generate. |
| "Your world has been blessed with [ore name]!" | An Altar is destroyed. | A Hardmode ore generates in the world. |
| "The jungle grows restless..." | All three Mechanical Bosses have been defeated for the first time. | Plantera's Bulbs begin spawning in the Underground Jungle. |
| "Screams are echoing from the dungeon" | Plantera is defeated for the first time. | New enemy types begin spawning in the Dungeon. |
| "Your mind goes numb…" | First of four Celestial Towers are destroyed. | This message is only for show, and has no effect. |
| "You are overwhelmed with pain…" | Second of four Celestial Towers are destroyed. | This message is only for show, and has no effect. |
| "Otherworldly voices linger around you…" | Third of four Celestial Towers are destroyed. | This message is only for show, and has no effect. |
| "Impending doom approaches…" | Either the last of four Celestial Towers are destroyed, or the Player uses a Celestial Sigil. | Starts the 60 second Moon Lord summon countdown. |
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