Talk:Map viewers

Mods redirect
Right now Mods redirects here. I don't know if I consider these map viewers to be modifying the game, since it is only reading the .wld file and creating a static view of the file. While people might refer to these colloquially as "Mods," given what seems to be the official stance on game modification (http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/mod-support-for-terraria-and-why-the-devs-should-reconsider.7458/ - only looked for a bit but couldn't find a developer saying yes/no, but it seems to be the consensus that it won't be supported), there should probably be a blurb somewhere about that. MarekkPie 18:23, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Good point. I made Mods redirect here for the reason you mentioned: it's a starter article and currently there is no mod support for Terraria (nor indication that there will be), so this and similar utilities may be the closest thing we get. I didn't mention it because I don't have any dev quotes and I would rather not put words into their mouth. If something more suited to being called a "mod" comes out, then it would definitely be better to change that page. For now, I'll just mention that there are no "real" mods right now. --71.230.251.241 06:46, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Do not, under any circumstances, install Terraria Map Editor. The binary install link on the homepage is malware laden. It will install toolbars and spyware on your computer. Hitting cancel on the installer when it prompts you will still result in the malware being installed. MalwareBytes was able to remove it.