A gamer discusses a speedrunner named Haboo who achieved a record time of 1 hour and 41 minutes playing Terraria. Inspired by Haboo's strategies, the gamer shares 7 tips to help casual players "break" Terraria. The tips include using the housing tool to find pyramids, creating a home for the guide near Hell, using a "bed warp" to set spawn points, and using a junction box to place blocks mid-air. The gamer also shares methods to quickly obtain items in the dungeon, take down the Destroyer using dynamite, and instant-kill Plantera using a jousting lance and minecarts.
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1. A streamer named Haboo speedran Terraria at GDQ.
2. Haboo got a time of 1 hour and 41 minutes.
3. The author is a casual Terraria player.
4. Haboo used a trick with the housing tool to find pyramids more easily.
5. The housing tool trick only works on small worlds where pyramids spawn higher up.
6. Breaking a corner piece of a house disables the bed, allowing for a "bed warp" trick.
7. The bed warp trick allows players to set their spawn point on a bed and then return to their regular world spawn.
8. Loot in the dungeon spawns in a set order.
9. The order is: Muramasa, Cobalt Shield, Aqua Scepter, Blue Moon, Magic Missile, Velor, Golden Key, Handgun.
10. The author tested the loot order trick multiple times and found it to be effective.
11. To speedrun the Destroyer boss fight, players can use dynamite to take down the boss quickly.
12. The Destroyer needs a block to latch onto when it spawns in the game.
13. Using an indestructible block and creating an area above it allows players to rain down dynamite and take down the Destroyer.
14. A battery forge can make a difference in speedrunning compared to a good reforge.
15. Shimmer can be used to deconstruct items and get a good reforge.
16. The jousting Lance gets a damaging buff the faster the player moves.
17. Abusing Minecarts can make the player move quickly and get the maximum amount of damage out of the Lance.
18. Combining the jousting Lance with teleporters can be used to take down Plantera quickly.
19. The setup for the Plantera fight involves two rails on either side of a teleporter and a pressure plate.
20. The Terraria speedrunning Discord is a resource for learning more about speedrunning.