Lunar Events
The Lunar Events are a series of four late-Hardmode events initiated by defeating the Lunatic Cultist boss. Once the boss is defeated, four different sections of the world each show a large planet in their backgrounds and spawn several unique enemies at high spawn rates, with one corresponding Celestial Pillar in each. These areas can be found on the minimap via icons that represent each of their Celestial Pillars.
Defeating a Celestial Pillar reverts an area back to normal. In order to damage a pillar, one must first kill 100 enemies from within its section, which removes the shield that protects the pillar and makes it vulnerable to attacks.
Defeating all four Celestial Pillars triggers the status message "Impending doom approaches...", signifying that the Moon Lord, Terraria's final boss, is about to spawn. It spawns one minute after the message appears.
After defeating the Moon Lord for the first time, only 50 enemies will need to be defeated to remove the shields protecting the pillars.
Contents
- Solar Pillar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(boss)
- Drakomire Rider(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Selenian(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Drakanian(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Corite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sroller(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crawltipede(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Drakomire(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vortex Pillar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(boss)
- Vortexian(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Alien Queen(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Alien Hornet(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Alien Larva(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Storm Diver(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Nebula Pillar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(boss)
- Nebula Floater(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Brain Suckler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Predictor(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Evolution Beast(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Pillar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(boss)
- Star Cell(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flow Invader(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Twinkle Popper(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Twinkle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Milkyway Weaver(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stargazer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Moon Lord(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(boss)
- Solar Fragment(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vortex Fragment(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Nebula Fragment(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Fragment(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Portal Gun(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Luminite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Meowmere(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Meowmere Minecart(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Terrarian(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Star Wrath(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- S.D.M.G.(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Celebration Mk2(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Last Prism(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lunar Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Rainbow Crystal Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Lunar Portal Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Moon Lord Mask(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Moon Lord Trophy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Suspicious Looking Tentacle(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(Expert only)
- Gravity Globe(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(Expert only)
- Celestial Starboard(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(Expert only)
- Piece of Moon Squid(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(Master only)
- Moon Lord Relic(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(Master only)
- The Towers(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Towers (Otherworldly)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Notes
- The defeat of a pillar is announced in a status message:
- "Your mind goes numb..." – first pillar defeated
- "You are overwhelmed with pain..." – second pillar defeated
- "Otherworldly voices linger around you..." – third pillar defeated
- "Impending doom approaches..." – fourth pillar defeated
- Celestial creatures do not drop coins, even with the Lucky Coin (or its derivatives) equipped. They also do not drop Presents during Christmas, Goodie Bags during Halloween, or Biome Keys.
- In a singleplayer world, the Celestial Pillars will not disappear when the player dies or exits Terraria completely. The pillars must be destroyed in the world, otherwise they will stay in the world indefinitely.
- The Moon Lord may not be summoned via the Celestial Sigil while the pillars are still active.
- Exiting the world after the "Impending doom approaches..." status message has appeared will cancel the event and prevent the Moon Lord from spawning.
- Most other in-game events cannot naturally occur while the Lunar Events are active. This includes the Blood Moon, Goblin Invasion, Pirate Invasion, and Solar Eclipse. However, Slime Rain can still occur, and the Traveling Merchant and other NPCs can spawn as usual.
- Like with all other events, sleeping is disabled while the Lunar Events are active.
Tips
- It is a good idea to defeat the pillar of the player's preferred class first, as that pillar will provide the most effective weaponry for the rest.
- It can be helpful to launch the Lunar Events even if the player does not have the means to survive them fully yet as gradually defeating pillars grants access to stronger equipment. Even if the fight against the Moon Lord is lost, the player will be much better prepared than before.
- Because neither sentries nor the pillars despawn or leave when the player dies or leaves, as enemies do, sentries can continue attacking a pillar with no players nearby, as long as the shield is already gone.
- Flying in and out of the celestial area, letting only a limited number of enemies spawn at a time, can prevent getting overwhelmed. The shield will still be shattered eventually. Once it is broken, the pillar can be attacked from safe distance, e.g., from above (with any suitable ranged weapon or melee projectile) or from the side (with a long-lasting, gravity-unaffected projectile such as the Terra Blade's Terra Beam). Flying mounts or the Static Hook can be useful for hovering mid-air.
- Setting up Teleporters or acquiring the Magic Conch before starting can immensely speed up the fight. Though it is very difficult to determine exactly where the pillars will spawn, the two closest ones will be around one-fifth of the map away from the center, and the furthest about three-fifths. On subsequent fights, the pillars will spawn in approximately the same locations as before, though which pillar is where may be randomized. Unlike during other events, the pylon network is enabled, allowing for quick travel across the map.
Trivia
- The music played during the Lunar Events was made available as part of the second Terraria Soundtrack volume under the title "Lunar Boss" despite not being implemented in the game.
- This is one of the only two events in the game whose enemies do not drop coins, along with the Old One's Army.
- The Lunar Events are also known as Lunar Apocalypse[1] and Lunar Invasion[2].
Gallery
History
- Desktop 1.4.1: Pylons made usable during the Lunar Events.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Planet sprites updated.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.
- Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()
- Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.
References
- ↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method
UpdateLunarApocalypse()
inTerraria.WorldGen.cs
. - ↑ Journey's End changelog