tModLoader - Helpful NPCs (2024)

Welcome to Helpful NPCs!​

This mod adds five new NPCs that sell items to reduce the amount of grinding you have to do.

NPCs
Miner

- Sells bars and gems
- Spawns after defeating the Eye of Cthulhu

Expert Fisherman

- Sells bait (including truffle worm), normal fish, and an item that gives the current quest fish
- Spawns after having an angler

Hunter

- Sells souls, various monster drops, and ammo
- Spawns after defeating the Eye of Cthulhu

Environmentalist

- Sells plants, seeds, and critters
- Spawns after defeating the Queen Bee

Chester

- Sells a random item that can normally be found as chest loot
- Spawns randomly in the world

Config
Each NPC can be disabled in the mod config.

Big thanks to @Lonely Star (Lonely Star#6056 on discord) for making new npc sprites

Please let me know how Chester's spawn rate feels. Should he spawn more or less? Also tell me any items you think I missed that NPCs should sell, I'm not very familiar with 1.4 content yet.

Github Repo Link
The version for Terraria 1.3 is attached to this post

This looks like a great mod, but one question:

Caseratis said:

-Chlorophyte Bars (after defeating )

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What is this oh so mysterious 'space' boss?

TheGeckoGamer said:

That moment when you see Caseratis has a new mod, you click it immediately and gaze in awe. Seriously man, you make so many helpful mods! Good luck with this one too!

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Thanks man, it's kinda funny that me not wanting to work is why I make new mods. I'd rather make a new mod rather than work on existing ones XD. I already have a plan for my next mod.

Creeper37500 said:

This looks like a great mod, but one question:

What is this oh so mysterious 'space' boss?

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I knew someone would call me out on it. When I made the post I forgot what boss I had it as so I'll update the post tomorrow when I can get on my computer. I'm pretty sure it is the Golem though.

I noticed the fisherman sells the Guide Voodoo Doll

instead of the Guide Voodoo Fish

(at least in the picture). Is this a bug?

SDOAJ said:

I noticed the fisherman sells the Guide Voodoo Doll

instead of the Guide Voodoo Fish

(at least in the picture). Is this a bug?

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Whoops, that was a mistake. I'll fix it.

Edit: Fixed in newest update.

Legionites said:

I don't see a HelpfulNPC thing in my mod configs. Is there a way to just force it in? I don't need the gardener unless he sold pumpkin.

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Yeah, I kinda messed up to where the config won't generate. I think I'll make pumpkins be sold too.

I think the quest fish should be a bit more, seems a bit OP to only have to spend 10 gold. I play with the Leveled mod, and it puts bosses at levels so that there're impossible to beat at lower levels, but later you can one-shot them and earn a ton of money. But who knows right?

P.S I plan to download all your mods as-is anyways!

ReusableLime20 said:

I think the quest fish should be a bit more, seems a bit OP to only have to spend 10 gold. I play with the Leveled mod, and it puts bosses at levels so that there're impossible to beat at lower levels, but later you can one-shot them and earn a ton of money. But who knows right?

P.S I plan to download all your mods as-is anyways!

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I think autochests allows you to craft quest fish using bass and 15 gold coins but I like having it be 10 gold coins.

Caseratis said:

I think autochests allows you to craft quest fish using bass and 15 gold coins but I like having it be 10 gold coins.

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Ok, it's your mod, so no problem really. I was just saying that, again, with the Leveled mod I can pretty much kill the EoC in 1-5 hits. And true, he only drops 3 gold, but if I kill 20 in one night, that's 60 gold. However my main reasoning is that the angler sometimes gives you money as a reward, and it goes all the way up to 10 gold.

ReusableLime20 said:

...main reasoning is that the angler sometimes gives you money as a reward, and it goes all the way up to 10 gold.

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The Angler was changed to always give money in some update. To be honest, that seems like a fair trade: Paying/Recieving no money for not having to fish.

onikwuthkro said:

The Botanist still arrives after I have set GardenerCanSpawn to false.

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Okay I'll check that.

Berk Beker said:

Npc's doesn't spawn?

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They work for me. Maybe give it more time?