World generation

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The generation of a new random world follows the process outlined on this page. While it is ongoing, various texts appear over the loading bar, showing what is being generated in the world. In Not the bees(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) worlds, all texts are replaced with "Generating bees".

Generation process

Generation pass	Text	Notes
Reset	n/a	Initializes the world generator at the start of the generation of each world.
Terrain	Generating world terrain
Dunes	Adding sand
Ocean Sand	Generating ocean sand
Sand Patches	n/a
Tunnels	n/a
Mount Caves	Generating hills
Dirt Wall Backgrounds	Putting dirt behind dirt
Rocks In Dirt	Placing rocks in the dirt
Dirt In Rocks	Placing dirt in the rocks
Clay	Adding clay
Small Holes	Making random holes
Dirt Layer Caves	Generating small caves
Rock Layer Caves	Generating large caves
Surface Caves	Generating surface caves
Wavy Caves	Generating wavy caves	Only in The Constant(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) seed.
Generate Ice Biome	Adding snow
Grass	n/a
Jungle	Generating jungle
Mud Caves To Grass	Adding more grass
Full Desert	Desertification
Floating Islands	Generating floating islands
Mushroom Patches	Adding mushroom patches
Marble	Chiseling marble
Granite	Growing granite
Dirt To Mud	Placing mud in the dirt
Silt	Adding silt
Shinies	Adding shinies
Webs	Adding webs
Underworld	Creating underworld
Corruption	Making the world evil Making the world bloody
Lakes	Adding water bodies
Dungeon	n/a
Slush	n/a
Mountain Caves	Generating mountain caves
Beaches	Creating beaches
Gems	Adding gems
Gravitating Sand	Gravitating sand
Create Ocean Caves	Forming the depths
Shimmer	n/a
Clean Up Dirt	Cleaning up dirt backgrounds
Pyramids	n/a	See Pyramid § Generation for details.
Dirt Rock Wall Runner	n/a
Living Trees	n/a	See Living Tree § Generation for details.
Wood Tree Walls	n/a
Altars	Placing altars
Wet Jungle	n/a
Jungle Temple	Creating jungle ruins
Hives	Creating hornet nests
Jungle Chests	n/a
Settle Liquids	Settling liquids
Remove Water From Sand	n/a
Oasis	n/a
Shell Piles	n/a
Smooth World	Smoothing the world
Waterfalls	Creating waterfalls
Ice	n/a
Wall Variety	Weathering caverns
Life Crystals	Placing life crystals
Statues	Placing statues
Buried Chests	Hiding treasure
Surface Chests	Hiding more treasure
Jungle Chests Placement	Hiding jungle treasure
Water Chests	Hiding water treasure
Spider Caves	Growing spider caves
Gem Caves	Growing spider caves
Moss	Mossification
Temple	n/a
Cave Walls	Making cave walls
Jungle Trees	Growing rich mahogany
Floating Island Houses	n/a
Quick Cleanup	n/a
Pots	Placing breakables
Hellforge	Placing hellforges
Spreading Grass	Spreading grass
Surface Ore and Stone	n/a
Place Fallen Log	Felling trees
Traps	Placing traps	Replaced by "Not placing traps" in No traps(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) worlds.
Piles	Placing objects
Spawn Point	n/a
Grass Wall	n/a
Guide	n/a
Sunflowers	Planting sunflowers
Planting Trees	Planting trees
Herbs	Planting herbs
Dye Plants	n/a
Webs And Honey	n/a
Weeds	Planting weeds	Places wild grass plants and Mushrooms/Vile Mushrooms/Vicious Mushrooms on pure, Corrupt, Crimson, and Ash grass. Places Pumpkins if it is Halloween.
Glowing Mushrooms and Jungle Plants	n/a
Jungle Plants	n/a
Vines	Growing vines
Flowers	Planting flowers
Mushrooms	Planting mushrooms
Gems In Ice Biome	n/a
Random Gems	n/a
Moss Grass	n/a
Muds Walls In Jungle	n/a
Larva	n/a
Settle Liquids Again	Settling liquids
Cactus, Palm Trees, & Coral	Growing cacti
Tile Cleanup	Clean up
Lihzahrd Altars	n/a
Micro Biomes	Generating structures
Water Plants	Growing water plants
Stalac	n/a
Remove Broken Traps	Disarming broken traps
Final Cleanup	Final clean up
	Finalizing world

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.