Terraria Class Setups and Equipment Loadouts on a Server

Terraria has four damage classes: Melee, Ranged, Magic and Summon. A class isn’t chosen at the start; it comes from the weapons, armour and accessories you use. Since version 1.4.4, every character has three equipment loadouts for armour and accessories, switched with F1, F2 and F3 on PC. Loadouts work on any server, including vanilla. Class-locking or starter-kit servers need TShock plugins.

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The four Terraria classes

Some weapons have no class (“classless” damage) and aren’t boosted by class bonuses.

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How equipment loadouts work

You can change the F1 to F3 keys in the game’s settings. Version 1.4.5.5 also added Next Loadout and Previous Loadout keybinds, which are unbound by default.

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Example class setup

Your weapons stay in your inventory, so switch loadouts and pick the matching weapon.

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Loadouts on a multiplayer server

Loadouts belong to the character, which is saved on each player’s own PC. Nothing needs to be turned on in the panel. Every player on your server can use their three loadouts.

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Class servers and starter kits

Vanilla Terraria can’t lock a player to one class or hand out starter items when they join. Servers that do this run TShock with plugins. Our servers run vanilla Terraria, so see install TShock and TShock plugins for how to get it. In a Journey world, players can research items and duplicate them, which is a vanilla way to share kits. See Journey mode settings.

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Frequently asked questions

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Can I change class in Terraria?

Yes, any time. Switch to the other class’s weapons and gear. Loadouts make the switch quicker.

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Do loadouts work on a dedicated server?

Yes. They are part of your character and work on any server running the same version.

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Why doesn’t my pet change when I switch loadout?

Pets, mounts, minecarts and hooks are in the Equipment menu, which loadouts don’t change.

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Can I give every new player a starter kit?

Not in vanilla Terraria. It needs a TShock plugin.

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