Truffle



Type | |
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Environment | |
AI Type | Passive AI |
Damage | 10 |
Max Life | 250 |
Defense | 15 |
KB Resist | 50% |
Hurt | |
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Killed |
- Internal NPC ID: 160
The Truffle is a Hardmode NPC vendor who sells various mushroom-themed items. To get the Truffle to move in, there must be a vacant House in (or near) a Surface Glowing Mushroom biome (i.e. one that is above 0 elevation). Surface Glowing Mushroom biomes do not generate naturally and therefore must be manually created. 100 blocks of Mushroom grass and Mushroom plants are required to create a Glowing Mushroom biome.[1]
When threatened by enemies on the Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version, the Truffle will release
Mushroom Spores, which hover in air and deal damage.
Items sold



Item | Cost | Availability
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2 | Always available. |
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45 | Always available. |
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1 | Always available. |
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15 | Always available. |
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70 | After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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40 | After at least one mechanical boss has been defeated. |
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1 | After Plantera has been defeated. |
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10 | When in a specific biome and is happy enough. |
Living preferences
Biome | Neighbor | |
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Loves | n/a | |
Likes | ||
Dislikes | n/a | |
Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form
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Shimmered Truffle, his Map Icon and Truffle Spores. |
When submerged in Shimmer, the Truffle will transform into his Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. He can be returned to his classic look by submerging him in Shimmer again. This also changes the appearance of his Truffle Spores.
Notes
- If other NPCs are waiting to move in, they may move into a Glowing Mushroom biome home before the Truffle can. When attempting to spawn the Truffle, try to make sure enough Houses exist for other NPCs that have not yet spawned.
- Having too much Corruption or Crimson beneath the house may invalidate the housing.
- For the Truffle to move in, the house must be in a Surface Glowing Mushroom biome. Note that this is not restricted to the Surface layer, but instead refers to any house built above 0 elevation -- a Glowing Mushroom biome in Space will work just as well as one near sea level.
- Once the Truffle moves in he can be relocated to a different house as long as the new house is also in a Glowing Mushroom biome. Trying to move him to an invalid house will give the error message, "This housing does not meet the requirements for a Truffle".
- The Truffle can stay in a house after the Glowing Mushroom biome is destroyed. This can be exploited by creating a Glowing Mushroom biome near all of the other houses and NPCs, having him move in, then destroying the corresponding Glowing Mushroom biome blocks, therefore having all of the NPCs in one place outside of a Glowing Mushroom biome. If the Truffle dies, this must be redone.
- The Truffle is male and has a chance to be teleported by a King Statue.
- Despite his requirement to live in a Glowing Mushroom biome, the Truffle can sell other pylons due to hybrid biomes. The exception to this are the Forest and Cavern pylons, which are mutually exclusive and only available when not within one of the other biomes.
Achievements


Names
The Truffle may have any of the following names:
- Agaric
- Amanita
- Chanterelle
- Cremini
- Enoki
- Leinspores
- Maitake
- Morel
- Muscaria
- Porcini
- Reishi
- Shiitake
- Shimeji
Quotes
Interaction quotes
When Clothier is present:
When Dryad is present:
During a Party:
During a Windy Day:
During Rain:
During a Thunderstorm:
When in a Graveyard:
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Happiness quotes
When homeless:
When living in a sparsely populated area:
When overcrowded:
When in a Mushroom biome:
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Guide:
When near the Princess:
When near the Dryad:
When near the Clothier:
When near the Witch Doctor:
When neutral:
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Trivia
- Almost all of the Truffle's names are types of mushroom or toadstool.
- The name Leinspores is a pun on Leinfors, a QA team member at Re-logic, and spores, a particle that fungi use for reproduction.
- The Truffle's eyes and the top of his head glow in the dark.
- The Truffle is often depicted as having one eye despite him having two eyes on the “It Can Talk?!” and "Real Estate Agent" achievement icons.
- The Truffle's defensive weapon, the mushroom spores, have the highest DPS of any NPC.
- He is the only NPC who sways their arms side to side while walking, rather than keeping them bent the way that most other NPCs do.
- He is the only NPC that requires a specific biome to live in except for the Witch Doctor in the Nintendo
version.
- The quote "You haven't seen any pigs around here have you? My brother lost his leg to one." is a reference to the historical use of pigs to locate truffles.
- The quote "As if living underground wasn't bad enough, jerks like you come in while I'm sleeping and steal my children." is a reference to players exploring Glowing Mushroom biomes and collecting Glowing Mushrooms.
- The quote "I don't know the 'Truffle Shuffle,' so stop asking!" is a reference to the movie "The Goonies".
- The quote "I tried to lick myself the other day to see what the big deal was, everything started glowing blue." references the use of mushrooms as a recreational drug.
- The quote "Everyone in this town feels a bit off. I woke up to the clothier chewing on my foot last night." implies the Clothier wants to eat the Truffle, further supported by "<Name of Clothier> has tried to eat me so many times. I swear, one time they weren't even human! I, obviously, dislike it."
- This also hints the Truffle's awareness of Clothier's former possession by Skeletron.
- The Truffle's shimmered form makes them look like the Mushrooms found on the surface.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Truffle: "Harnessing the hidden power of the glowing mushroom, the Truffle forges weapons and tools exclusively in his mushroom home."
History
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- Now sells a new painting.
- Added "Leinspores" as a possible name.
- Desktop 1.4.0.5: Now likes living in the Mushroom biome instead of just being neutral.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.4: Fixed a bug where the Truffle had a hole in his shop if the player did not meet a requirement.
- Desktop 1.2.3: Now requires a Mechanical Boss to be defeated before selling the Mushroom Spear.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Console 1.06: Now requires a Mechanical Boss to be defeated before selling the Mushroom Spear.
- Console 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.11212: Now requires a Mechanical Boss to be defeated before selling the Mushroom Spear.
- Mobile 1.2.7901: Fixed a bug where the Truffle would take too long to move in. (
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- Mobile 1.2.7642: Fixed a bug where the Truffle would take too long to move in. (
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- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.