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Dingydang166 posted...

Hard mode in Terraria is more like "Part 2" of the game rather than just flipping a difficulty setting up (which does also exist).

I wouldn't say hard mode is like part 2, I would say pre-hard mode is like the intro/preview to the game and then hard mode is when the actual game begins. Like, easy mode you kind of get to mess around with the different weapons and see what you like and then hard mode says yo, those are actual classes, now you can focus on a class and go crazy figuring out accessory builds for those classes.

MabusIncarnate posted...

So is it like new game plus though, in regard that you can carry your player over and all equipment you have? Or do you start off fresh?

The world you're playing in has some changes that happen to it once you go to hard mode and suddenly stronger monsters start appearing, you don't lose your character or stuff you built or anything like that, and certain things you do introduce new ores and everything. There's a pretty specific progression to the game.

And once you beat it, then you can check out tModLoader and play through mods like Thorium, that make the game totally wild.