Core Keeper News

We’re looking for a little bit of feedback and we’re inviting as many community members as possible to let us know what they think about some potential changes to a Core Keeper mechanic that’s been part of the game for a while now.

As you know, Core Keeper is still in Early Access, and we’re working hard on balancing the game. We’d love to get your feedback on some proposed changes to a mechanic you’ll undoubtedly be familiar with. We’re thinking about updating the way permanent health boosts from items such as the Amber Larva and Giant Mushroom work. Find out a little bit more about the reason for this and give us your feedback here!

We’re very grateful to have such an active and open community, and we’re always keen to hear what you have to say about the game. Thank you so much for the feedback you’ve given already, and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you’d like to give your feedback on other elements of the game, you can do so in the Feedback Forums over on the official Core Keeper Discord server.

We’re very excited to announce that the Core Keeper and Terraria crossover is now live! Will you be among the first explorers to locate the Summoning Idol and call forth King Slime?

[h2]How Do I Find the Summoning Idol?[/h2]

That’s a great question! King Slime’s Summoning Idol is a rare item that can only be found by – you guessed it – defeating Slimes. Slimes in all corners of the Core Keeper map have a chance of dropping the King Slime Summoning Idol upon defeat, and then it’s up to you to figure out exactly what to do with it (psst, there's a clue in our patch notes!).

We’re excited to see which Explorers will be among the first to summon King Slime, and we’re even more excited to see which of you will be among the first to defeat him and uncover his loot! The chance of a Slime dropping the Summoning Idol is about the same as the chance of it dropping a Slime Trophy, so don’t worry if you don’t find the Summoning Idol right away – the Core Keeper and Terraria crossover is a permanent addition to the game.

It's been a joy to collaborate with Re-Logic on the crossover, and we hope you’ll enjoy the new features available in both games. We’re looking forward to seeing screenshots of all your Caveling Pets over in the official Core Keeper Discord once Terraria’s own update goes live.

We’d like to remind you that this crossover is coming as part of a much bigger update for Terraria too, and we want to wish Re-Logic a big congratulations on all their hard work. We’re still hard at work on our next major update, The Desert of Beginnings, but you can expect a spooky Halloween-themed seasonal event next!

[h2]New NPCs[/h2]

• King Slime Boss
  

[h2]New Items[/h2]

• Crown summoning idol (low drop rate – drops for Slime blobs and can be used to summon King Slime at any of the Giant Slime summoning runes)
  
• King Slime Crown
  
• Royal Gel
  
• King Slime Figurine
  
• King Slime Chest
  

We’re delighted to announce that we’re teaming up with Re-Logic for some exciting crossover activity. Core Keeper and Terraria are both sandbox games with a focus on exploration and adventure, and we’ve been in discussion with Re-Logic for a little while now about ways that we could come together to celebrate both games with our respective communities.



We can now reveal that, from the 26th of September, you’ll be able to summon a creature you’ll recognise as one of Terraria’s (pre-hardmode) heavy-damage dealers. That’s right, say hello to King Slime.

This giant, royal blob doesn’t just spawn randomly, however. In fact, he’s a little bit like Omoroth in that you’ll need to summon him forth when you want to battle. “How do we summon him?” you ask. Well, that’s for us to know, and you to find out!

Battling King Slime may be a challenge, but it could definitely be worth your while. Rumour has it that defeating King Slime will score you some pretty interesting loot that will make you the envy of your fellow explorers



Cavelings are usually very hostile creatures, especially towards adventurers. That being said, there are one or two Cavelings that have proven friendly in the past (like the Caveling Merchants). It’s safe to say that Cavelings can be good company, in the right conditions, and it looks like you’re going to be able to make friends with one in Terraria.

Introducing the Caveling Pet, a friendly Caveling Farmer that’ll follow your character around looking cute and offering a little moral support wherever you go. You’ll be able to summon this uncharacteristically docile Caveling in Terraria using a special item that you’ll also recognise from Core Keeper. We think it’ll be more fun for you to figure this one out yourselves, so we’ll say no more on the matter!

While we’ve done timed events in the past, we’re pleased to report that the Core Keeper and Terraria crossover is permanent! This means you’ll be able to summon King Slime and/or make friends with a Caveling at your leisure. This crossover comes as part of a much bigger update for Terraria too, and we hope you’ll join us in wishing the developers a huge congratulations on the update.

We’re still hard at work on our next major content update, The Desert Biome. While we haven’t released any details on this yet, make sure you keep an eye on our Steam news page, Twitter, and Discord for announcements. Until then, we hope you have fun tackling King Slime in Core Keeper, and we hope you enjoy your new Caveling pal in Terraria.