Journey Mode

Journey Mode is an option that can be selected upon creation of new characters and worlds. It allows the player a wide array of customization options during gameplay, including duplication of items, modification of time and weather, and difficulty sliders. Journey mode is only accessible with Journey characters in Journey worlds (Journey worlds can only be accessed using Journey characters, and Journey characters can only play in Journey worlds).

Journey Mode is intended to be Terraria's "creative" or "tourist" mode, making it relatively easy to acquire items and explore Terraria's various elements and mechanics without having to overcome its normal progression of challenges; though Journey players do have the ability to adjust the game's difficulty on-the-fly to challenge themselves and test different difficulty levels.

General

 * Characters begin with upgraded versions of the usual equipment, as well as extra equipment not normally given to new characters, including Fledgling Wings.


 * Enemies are half as difficult by default, and their difficulty can be changed during gameplay using the Enemy Difficulty Slider.
 * Journey Mode offers players access to the Power Menu, which is used to adjust the game experience.

Journey Menu


The Journey Menu can be accessed via the toggle button located under the main inventory slots, above the crafting menu. Its interface replaces the crafting menu when opened.

The Journey Menu contains seven different functions: Duplication, Research, Time, Weather, Power, Infection Spread, and Difficulty.

[[File:Power Menu Duplication.png]] Duplication
This menu allows the player to instantly duplicate any previously researched item indefinitely. The menu has eleven /  seven tabs, each for a different item category (Weapons, Armor,  Vanity, Blocks,  Furniture, Accessories,  Equipment, Consumables, Tools,  Materials, Miscellaneous). Clicking a category tab shows only items of that type; clicking the same category tab again deselects it.

The search bar lets players search for specific items. When searching for an item, if a category tab is open, it will only search through items in that category. The search bar also has a button at the end of it to clear any text inside it.

[[File:Power Menu Research.png]] Research
To duplicate an item, it must first be "researched" a certain number of times, which destroys the item in the process. Highlighting an item in the inventory, or placing it into the empty space in the Research Menu, displays a counter of how many more of that item will be required to complete its research. Research counters are tied to characters, meaning that new characters will have to research items again.

The total number of researched items required varies by the item type:

Complete list
It is interesting to experiment with using research as a storage alternative to chests. This allows players to have a completely mobile storage system complete with search.

[[File:Power Menu Time.png]] Time
There are three options available within the Time Menu:


 * Power Menu Time Frozen.png Freeze time
 * Fallen Stars will not fall while time is frozen.
 * Set time to one of four presets:.
 * Alternating between day and night will count as random chances for bosses and events to spawn, if their conditions are met, and will reset the fishing quest as if a day had passed.
 * Some Events can be extended indefinitely by repeatedly setting time back a step or freezing time.
 * While time is frozen, the Traveling Merchant spawns and leaves immediately when changing the time from day to night.
 * Power Menu Time Speed Slider.png Alter time from 1× to 24× its normal rate.

[[File:Power Menu Weather.png]] Weather
The Weather Menu grants the player full control over the current weather:


 * Power Menu Wind Control Slider.png Slider for wind speed and direction.
 * Power Menu Wind Change.png Prevents wind speed/direction from changing randomly, as it does during normal gameplay.
 * Power Menu Rain Control Slider.png Slider for rain, which can set rainfall volume anywhere from Clear Sky to Monsoon.
 * Power Menu Rain Change.png Prevents rainfall volume from changing randomly, as it does during normal gameplay.

[[File:Power Menu Personal Power Menu.png]] Personal Power Menu
The Personal Power Menu includes three options related to the player:


 * Power Menu Godmode.png Godmode renders the player immune to all damage and knockback, and grants unlimited breath and unlimited mana.
 * Debuffs are still inflicted as normal, but the player takes no damage from them.
 * Mana is not actually unlimited; it instead regenerates at a much faster rate than the player can use it, making it seem that it is unlimited.
 * Power Menu Increased Placement Range.png Increases placement range. This is automatically enabled.
 * Power Menu Enemy Spawn Rate Slider.png Enemy Spawn Rate Slider: Sets the spawn rates of enemies and critters anywhere from 0.1x (almost disabling spawns) to 10× the normal rate. Certain enemies such as bosses, the Old One's Army, and enemies from statues will still be summoned at a normal rate.

[[File:Power Menu Infection Spread.png]] Infection Spread
A toggle that can stop the spread of Corruption, Crimson, and Hallow. It does not, however, reset them to their original biome.

[[File:Power Menu Enemy Difficulty Slider.png]] Enemy Difficulty Slider
A slider that sets difficulty anywhere from 0.5× to 3× the normal difficulty. 0.5× equates to the default Journey Mode difficulty, moving up through Classic Mode at 1×, Expert Mode at 2×, and Master Mode at 3×. Moving the slider enables all rewards obtainable in the chosen difficulty, including Expert-mode exclusive items and Master-mode exclusive items.

Tips

 * An enemy's stats are determined by the difficulty upon spawn, whereas its dropped items are determined by the difficulty upon defeat. This allows obtaining Expert- or Master-exclusive items from e.g. a Journey-level boss, by increasing the difficulty just before its defeat.
 * While the increased placement range is enabled, the player can hold Torches and use the Smart Cursor mechanic while in a cave to light up many nearby caves surprisingly efficiently.
 * To get the Traveling Merchant to spawn quicker, one can sleep in a Bed with time unfrozen and set to 24× speed, as they are multiplicative and will speed up time by 120×, making each day 12 seconds.
 * However, note that freezing time when the merchant spawns is important due to how fast time will pass, and the merchant might even despawn before the player has a chance to run over.
 * Some items will not show up in the duplication menu when researched. To make them show up, remove currently selected filters, and search the wanted item.

Trivia

 * Journey Mode is known as Creative in some places of Terraria's source code, referring to the Creative mode in the sandbox video game .
 * Journey Mode's descriptive text, "With great power comes great responsibility", is a quote from the 2002 American superhero movie . have been used towards government dating back to at least 1793, with perhaps one of the most famous quotes coming from  in 1906, who said, "Where there is great power there is great responsibility."
 * Quest items are the only non-stackable items that require two items to research, while the Marshmallow on a Stick is the only non-stackable item that requires 10 items to research.
 * The Godmode icon is a reference to the classic video game series , which have a similar God Mode icon.
 * The Power Menu toggle button displays a bunny wearing a hard hat, whose name is "Benny the Construction Bunny".
 * Boss fights can be a little harder in 2.95× Expert difficulty than in 3.00× Master difficulty. This could be due to lacking one accessory slot while max life of bosses is usually 15.7% higher. Enemy attack damage is 1.67% lower than Master, which could be simply ignored; almost all attack patterns remain unchanged between Expert difficulty and Master difficulty.
 * Two items are not obtainable with a Journey Mode character: the Armed Zombie Statue and the Bone Skeleton Statue. They can only spawn in Expert/Master worlds, and there is no way to bring them into a Journey world. This means it is impossible to duplicate every single item without the use of inventory editors.