Status messages display as chat lines in the lower-left of the game screen when certain conditions apply.
NPCs
When an NPC spawns, the message "[NPC name] has arrived!" displays.
Bosses
When most bosses are summoned, the message "[boss name] has awoken!" displays. When a boss spawns randomly on its own, without having been summoned by a player, the following messages can display instead:
| Message | Boss |
|---|---|
| "You feel an evil presence watching you..." | Eye of Cthulhu |
| "You feel a quaking from deep underground..." "You feel vibrations from deep below...." |
The Destroyer |
| "This is going to be a terrible night..." | The Twins |
| "You feel the air getting colder around you" "The air is getting colder around you" |
Skeletron Prime |
- When a boss has been defeated, the message "[boss name] has been defeated!" displays.
Events
| Message | Event |
|---|---|
| "The Blood Moon is rising..." | Blood Moon |
| "A Solar Eclipse is happening!" | Solar Eclipse |
| "A Goblin Army is approaching from the [east/west]!" "A Goblin Army has arrived!" |
Goblin Army |
| "The Frost Legion is approaching from the [east/west]!" "The Frost Legion has arrived!" |
Frost Legion |
| "Pirates are approaching from the [east/west]!" "The Pirates have arrived!" |
Pirate Invasion |
- When some events are completed, the message "[event name] has been defeated!" displays.
Other
| Message | Trigger | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| "A horrible chill runs down your spine..." | Player breaks one Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart | This message is only for show, and has no effect |
| "Screams echo around you..." | Player breaks second Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart | This message is only for show, and has no effect |
| "A meteorite has landed!" | A Meteorite biome has generated somewhere in the world | |
| "The jungle grows restless..." | All three Mechanical Bosses have been defeated | Plantera's Bulbs begin spawning in the Underground Jungle |