Modes

Modes are distinct configurations that varies gameplay and affects how other game mechanics behave.



Survival
In survival mode, you can play the game as it was meant to be played. You can fight monsters, craft, explore, and build. This mode is recommended to people who are just starting the game.

Studio
In studio mode, you have access to the studio menu. The main idea with this is world building. You can make your own maps and share them with other people using Studio mode. Some of the main features of Studio mode include: item duplication, asset creation for things like items and monsters, different options to create your worlds, and various settings like spawn rates and gravity.

Studio tutorials teach you how to use Studio mode. As you complete them, you unlock more and more features in Studio mode. But you don’t only unlock them; you learn how to use them. That’s kind of the point of tutorials.

You also get access to special blocks, like trigger blocks, that give you more fine control over various factors. For example, you can make it windy or you can remove every item from a player’s inventory. You can also change things, like the control mode, to change the experience.

This mode is not recommended to beginners, because it allows them to make the game rather than play it. If you want to make a custom map, you’d probably want to have a pretty solid idea of how the game is played. Otherwise you won’t always know what you’re doing. Therefore, we recommend that you play the game first before using studio mode.