Legacy:World size

 

This is the Legacy page whose information relates to the article World size.
It applies only to the Old-gen console and 3DS versions of Terraria, detailing their differences from modern versions.

New Nintendo 3DS

On the Nintendo 3DS version, the only available world size option is "normal", and it is smaller than worlds on other versions due to the devices having less memory. The North American and European versions of New Nintendo 3DS additionally feature the world size option "expanded", which has the same size as a "small" world on the  Old-gen console version.

The old-gen  Mobile version (prior to 1.3.0.7) features the world size "tiny", which is the same as the "normal" size on 3DS. It cannot be selected for new worlds on the modern  Mobile version, but worlds created prior to 1.3.0.7 may still have this size.

World	Map size (tiles)	Map size (feet)	Accessible area (tiles)	Accessible area (feet)	Map area (tiles²)	Map area (feet²)
Normal Tiny	1750 × 900	3500 × 1800	1743 × 893	3486 × 1786	1,575,000	6,300,000
Expanded	4200 × 1200	8400 × 2400	4117 × 1117	8234 × 2234	5,040,000	20,160,000

World generation limits

The maximum numbers of Shadow Chests and Underground Cabins are lower on the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version:

	World size
	Small Expanded	Medium	Large
Shadow Chests	6–9	8–13	11–17
Underground Cabins	71–74	171–176	305–311

Normal / Tiny worlds

These worlds have much lower maximum numbers for the different world features.

Feature	Max. number
Life Crystals	31 Verify
Surface Chests	8 Verify
Shadow Chests	3–4 Verify
Statue multiplier	1 Verify
Floating Islands	2–5 Verify
Underground Cabins	21–22 Verify
Bee Hives	3

Notes

• Generation limit values for the Nintendo 3DS version are difficult to obtain and may be incorrectly extrapolated from the  Desktop pre-1.3.0.1 source code in this article.