Talk:Ocean

This isn't a stub anymore
I think this page covers all the information of the biome so therefore it isn't a stub--124.184.101.51 12:30, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Roaringjohn 02:39, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

as of 1.0.4, server replenishes oceans so that it's water level is always at or close to it's original height. Even if you attempt to drain it with dynamite, the server will just spawn water and force settle every once in a while. - Unknown user

More info
Needs A good image, And list of items found in it. -Guest June 24th 2011, 7:35 pm
 * I added an image and some one added list of items RadioActiveIt 16:03, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Creating an ocean
Can the ocean Biome be created by getting enough water in one place, does it spawn sharks, coral, and crabs?--75.72.124.142 04:54, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * No. If you read my edit in the Ocean page you'll see it only spawns creatures in the border of the map. You could create an artificial ocean in a floating island high above the border of the map, tho. --Trinidad 01:38, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Glowsticks
Can glowsticks really by considered a Unique drop for this biome when Blue Jellyfish drop them in other biomes? futRtrubL 01:31, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Drained Oceans Become Desert Biomes
I would suggest further research for the statement that if you drain an ocean, it becomes a desert, as deserts could be created by an excess of sand, similar to meteor biomes and meteorite. (unless, of course, I'm wrong, as I'm only a newbie to Terraria.) I think there could be a pattern in the way biomes are defined here. --Justin 01:22, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Biomes generally are triggered that way and the desert is probably no exception, but that doesn't make the statement false. If more general info is known about the requirements for a desert biome that can be added as well, but no one here seems to know (yet), other than this fact.  Equazcion ( talk ) 01:25, 12 Aug 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, what I'm saying is that it might not not be specific to oceans, but to sand in general. --Justin 01:38, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Probably true, but even so I would say it's relevant information here. If you happen to determine a lot of sand causes a desert biome you should add that on the Sand/Desert pages.  Equazcion ( talk ) 01:54, 12 Aug 2011 (UTC)

So have any ambitious souls here tried pumping enough (all?) of the water out from the ocean to see if it can actually be converted into a desert? I'd do it, but I'm currently busy mining out huge airgaps in my world for hallow/corruption spread testing. - Spinfx 04:47, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

Flippers
I added the link Flippers to the unique drops section of the page a couple days ago. I think this is a good revision due to the fact that Flippers are almost always obtained from chests found within the ocean. On the Flippers page itself it mentions that it is possible to find them in other golden chests, but it is quite rare. --MysteriousAndrea 19:06, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

what does that mean...
"It extends as deep as the Cavern Layer, with its maximum depth reached at the very edges of the map. " ??? depth is not the same for the whole span of the ocean width? i thought you needed be this near from the edge of map, whatever the height. or at least, as long as its positive, see Guide:Artificial biomes so: ocean probably dont reach the cavern layer, unless it means its the mere underground. this sentecne is useless. and: if its only talking about the body of water, its not clear, and, another time, its bad wording. 85.69.241.244 18:07, 20 July 2014 (UTC)

Underground Ocean
Has anyone ever tried creating an underground ocean? I aim to do this later, but would it have any notable differences from a large pool? Jjman740 (talk) 22:20, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't think a large water volume alone is what makes an Ocean Biome. The ends of the surface on the map are simply set to be Oceans. I don't know for sure though. If it can be transplanted to other places I think it would also require lots of Sand.  Equazcion ( talk ) 10:53, 21 Jul 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure it requires that there be water; if you drain the ocean it will become a desert. So, an ocean is a large volume of water at the edge of the map...  I don't know if it would work when in the cavern layer or below. --Xolroc (talk) 14:03, 21 July 2014 (UTC)