Terraria 1.4.5: Official Skyblock Survival
With Update 1.4.5, Re-Logic officially embraced the community favorite game mode. By using the special seed skyblock (or selecting the "Skyblock" preset in the creation menu), you generate an empty world with only a single floating island.
The Start: Resource Management
You spawn on a small dirt island with one tree and a chest. Every block matters.
The Starter Chest
The chest contains specific items to make progression possible:
- Acorns x5: CRITICAL. If you lose these, you lose your wood source (and the game).
- Water Bucket x1: For obsidian and fishing.
- Lava Bucket x1: For cobble generator.
- Dirt Bombs x10: Use these to expand your land mass efficiently.
Generating Infinite Resources
In Skyblock, you can't mine. You must generate.
🪨 Cobblestone Generator
Lava + Water = Stone.
The most basic machine. Ensure you dig a hole / trench so the water flows INTO the lava, not on top of it (which makes Obsidian).
💧 Liquid Duplication
Pump Duplication is nerfed.
In 1.4.5, you must use the Bottomless Water Bucket (from Angler quests) or the new "Rain Catcher" blocks to generate more liquids.
🌲 Wood & Slimes
Build a platform away from spawn. Slimes will spawn. Kill them for Gel -> Torches. Plant Acorns for Wood.
Progression Roadmap
- Phase 1: The Platform. Expand with wood platforms. Do not use dirt for platforms; save dirt for trees/crops.
- Phase 2: The Merchant. Gather 50 Silver (from Slimes/Pots). Build a house. Buy a Bug Net.
- Phase 3: Fishing. The most important mechanic. Crates are your only source of ores (Copper, Iron, Gold) and accessories (Boots, Balloons).
- Phase 4: Dungeon. Build a bridge to the far left/right. The Dungeon point still exists floating in space. Defeat Skeletron to enter.
Special 1.4.5 Skyblock Mechanics
To make the mode viable, 1.4.5 changed some drop tables only in this seed:
- Skeletons drop Bones (usually dungeon only) to allow for bonemeal/crafting earlier.
- Demons (if you build down to Hell layer) have a higher chance to drop Guide Voodoo Dolls.
- Hive Blocks can be crafted using Honey + blocks, allowing you to create artificial Jungle biomes.
Challenge your friends to a race. Host a Terraria Skyblock Server with Supercraft and see who can defeat the Moon Lord first on an island of their own making.