ProgressionPlus

A mod for Terraria aimed to make some of the most tedious aspects of the game more bearable while staying true to Vanilla content. It is currently only available on 1.3.5.3 TModloader, it will be ported to 1.4 at a later date.

Below you can find an exhaustive list all changes that the mod makes. It is a relatively small mod. You can download the mod here or through the 1.3.5.3 Tmodloader mod browser.

List of Changes

General

• Increased the player's base movement speed by 50%.
• Increased the player's base mining speed by 100%. These should help you get through early game much quicker, or what I like to call "the early game hump."

New Items

• Added the Distress Beacon, a craftable summon for Martian Madness.
• Added Stardust Core - An item that summons the Stardust Pillar.
• Added Vortex Core - An item that summons the Vortex Pillar.
• Added Solar Core - An item that summons the Solar Pillar.
• Added Nebula Core - An item that summons the Nebula Pillar.

New Recipes

• Added a recipe for Lucky Horseshoe. Available from the start.
• Added a recipe for Starfury. Available from the start.
• Added a recipe for Lava Charm. Available post-Skeletron.
• Added a recipe for Shiny Red Balloon and Tsunami/Sandstorm/Blizzard/Cloud in a bottle. Available post-Slime King.
• Added a recipe for Shadow Key.
• Added a recipe for Life Fruit. Available post-Mechanical Bosses.
• Added a recipe for Truffle Worm. Available post-Mechanical Bosses.
• Added recipes to change pre-hardmode ores into hardmode ores.
• Added recipes to "duplicate" buff potions, these all require hardmode materials.
• Added alternative recipes for buff potions that require fishing.

New Enemy Loot

• Skeletron now spawns Dungeon Spirits upon death after Plantera has been defeated.
• Skeletron now drops 2 gold keys upon death.
• Wall of Flesh now drops 10-20 Souls of Light and Souls of Night.
• Hallowed Mimics can now drop Hallowed Key at a 20% chance.
• Corrupt Mimics can now drop Corruption Key at a 20% chance.
• Crimson Mimics can now drop Crimson Key at a 20% chance.
• Ice Golems can now drop Frozen Key at a 20% chance.
• Plantera can now drop Jungle Key at a 20% chance.
• Lunar Pillars now drop an additional 50 fragments.
• Lunar pillars now drop an item that summons that specific pillar upon use. Allowing you to refight and farm pillars without doing the entire event.

New Chest Loot

• Surface Chests can now contain Slime Staff.
• Surface and Gold chests can now contain Slime Crown.
• One of your Skyware Chests will now contain the Broken Distress Beacon, a key material in crafting the Distress Beacon.

Balances

Wand of Sparking

• Buffed to reflect its changes in 1.4, this should give mages an easier start.