Space

Space is the layer making up the top of the world, above the Surface. Gravity is decreased in Space, which means the player can jump higher and will fall slower, similar to the Featherfall effect. The sky is dark and stars are visible, even when the sun is still up. There are no naturally occurring blocks or objects in Space, although Floating Island or Living Tree parts may extend into it.

Despite being at such high altitudes, players that enter Space do not experience any consequences. They will neither incur the Suffocation debuff nor will the breath meter appear.

Fallen Stars spawn in Space and can appear inside structures made at high altitudes. Harpies and, in Hardmode, Wyverns and Arch Wyverns spawn in Space. Additionally, Martian Probes are more likely to spawn in Space and common enemies such as slimes and Zombies can also appear in Space, given a viable area to spawn on.

The Forest Pylon can be used in Space.

Contents

Characters

Pre-Hardmode:

• ​Harpy

Hardmode:

• ​Wyvern
• ​Arch Wyvern

After Golem is defeated:

• ​Martian Probe

Unique Drops

From Harpy:

• ​Chicken Nugget
• ​Feather
• ​Giant Harpy Feather

From Wyvern:

• ​Soul of Flight
• ​Wyvern Kite
  (on Windy Days)

From Arch Wyvern:

• ​Soul of Flight
• ​Shadow Key

For Sale

From Painter:

• ​Place Above the Clouds
• ​Sky Guardian
  (Hardmode only)

From Steampunker:

• ​Sky Mill
  (Only on )

Music

• ​Space Day
• ​Space Night
• ​Space (Otherworldly)

Notes

• There is no definite border between the Surface and Space. The transition is smooth; there are different altitude thresholds for the biome's features listed in the table below. These thresholds are based on the area between the surface line and the top of the world. Since the distance between the two differs from world to world due to the randomized world generation, it is impossible to give exact altitudes in feet. Instead, the thresholds can be expressed more accurately in percentages of said area.

Altitude	Notes
100%	Top of the world
> 83.33%	Gravity is decreased; amount is in relation to altitude
> 70%	The Depth Meter declares the area to be "Space"
> 65%	Space-exclusive enemies spawn (pre-Hardmode)
> 55%	Space-exclusive enemies spawn (Hardmode) and Depth Hair Dye starts dying the player's hair blue
> 50%	Space-exclusive fishing loot can be caught
0%	Surface line (0 ft, "Level" on the Depth Meter), the border between the Surface and the Underground

• On the  Old Chinese version and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, the Space Night music track will play no matter what time it is, and on the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version, the Space Day music track will play no matter what time it is.

Achievements

Into Orbit • “You can only go down from here!”

Reach Space.

Category: Explorer

Icarus • “Reach the top of the World!”

Reach Space.

Tips

• There are numerous ways to reach Space:
  • Build a pillar of blocks or any type of Rope.
  • Consume a Gravitation Potion or use a Gravity Globe.
  • Equip wings, Rocket Boots or their upgrades, or other jump-boosting accessories to reach higher altitudes, especially when used from a Floating Island or other tall structures.
  • Use an Ice Rod as a mode of ascension, or to use as a way to reset wings' flight time midair.
  • Fly up while being a ghost from a deceased Hardcore character.
    • Note that this does not grant the Into Orbit achievement.
  • Construct a railroad that ascends upwards.
  • Use a mount that flies, like the Bee or UFO Mount.

Trivia

• The Space music of the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version used to be exclusive to only those versions, but has since been implemented into the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version as the Space Day theme.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.5: The Forest Pylon can now be used in Space.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Added a new Space Day track originating from the Old-gen console version of Terraria. The original 1.2 track now plays at night.

• Desktop 1.3.4: It no longer rains in Space.

• Desktop 1.2: Now has its own music.

• Desktop 1.1:
  • When nearing the top of the world, the player will now leave the atmosphere and be less affected by gravity. The sky will also turn dark.
  • New enemy: Wyvern

• Desktop 1.0.4: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.17: It no longer rains in Space.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.1096.2: It no longer rains in Space.

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0:
  • Now plays the normal Space theme from Desktop 1.2 during the night, but continues playing the version from the Old-gen console version during the day.
  • It no longer rains in Space.

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Wyverns can now spawn in Space in Hardmode.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced. Space has unique music from the Old-gen console version and behaves like it does in Desktop 1.1, save for spawning Wyverns.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.