Should I break more than 3 altars Terraria?

Only play Terraria with others, never alone. 3, but you can destroy none if you collect tons of crates, it isn't a big issue for destroying more, as long as you contained your buildings and have tools to see beyond walls, because you will get more harmode ores to mine, although in less percentage each altar destroyed.
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How many altars should I destroy Terraria?

Destroying 12 altars will roughly double the ore provided by the first three; tripling that original allotment would require destroying 33 altars. Notice that although each subsequent destroyed altar will yield less ore, the total amount is unbounded (except by the number of altars in a world).
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Should you break more demon altars?

By destroying more Altars, your world will get more of the new ores, but every 4th Altar spawns fewer ores than before. The only way to destroy a Demon Altar is to use a Pwnhammer or a stronger hammer within a Hardmode world.
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What happens if you destroy all Crimson altars?

Also, how do you destroy EVERY PIECE OF CRIMSON? Just to be clear, destroying Altars and Hearts/Orbs does little to stop the spread of corruption. They spread as long as there are corruptible tiles within 4 tile range from any corrupted elements including corrupted vines and Ebonstone.
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Does breaking altars spread corruption?

The altars do not spread corruption, unless you break them. When you break them they cause a small amount of corruption(or hallow) to appear randomly on the map somewhere.
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Is the hallow good in Terraria?

Based on the source code, the Dryad considers the Hallow to be "good", as opposed to the Corruption or Crimson, which she considers "bad." However, she does not consider the world to be "pure" until all three are eradicated.
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What happens if you break 3 crimson hearts?

Destroying at least one Crimson Heart fulfills one of the two criteria for a Goblin Army to attack (having at least 200 health is the other requirement). The third Crimson Heart destroyed summons the Brain of Cthulhu, which spawns immediately.
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What happens if you break all the shadow orbs?

Destroying any number of Shadow Orbs between dawn and midnight will only allow one 50% chance of a meteorite falling the following midnight. Once a Shadow Orb is destroyed, the Traveling Merchant has a chance to sell the Revolver.
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Does Demonite Ore count as Corruption?

Notes. Demonite Ore does not spread the Corruption whatsoever. Unlike its Crimson counterpart, Demonite Ore can be found in increased amounts within Corruption cave systems.
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What does PWN mean in Terraria?

Wall of Flesh Wall of Flesh. 1. 100% Demon Altars and Crimson Altars can't be destroyed with a normal hammer. You have to pwn them.
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How do you progress in Hardmode Terraria?

The first thing to do in Hardmode is to go to the natural Corruption/Crimson Biome and start smashing Altars.
  1. When smashing one altar, the world will be blessed with Cobalt or Palladium Ore;
  2. Smashing another one will make Mythril or Orichalcum Ore appear;
  3. Smashing a third one will make Adamantite or. Titanium Ore appear.
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What does screams echo around you mean in Terraria?

That means if you break another orb the eater of worlds or brain of Cthulhu will spawn.
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How many orbs do you need to break for a meteorite?

So in order to maximize the amount of meteors that land on your world, only one Shadow Orb or Pulsating Heart should be destroyed every night. Destroying 5 Shadow Orbs in one night for example will not spawn 5 meteorites in your world but will most likely spawn only one.
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How many crimson hearts are there?

Each world can have several instances of the Crimson biome, depending on world size, and each chunk of Crimson biome will have several Crimson Hearts. In a large world you can expect in excess of 20-30 Crimson Hearts throughout. Someone plays a lot of Terraria! Can there be more than 3 in a server?
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Who does the Dryad like?

For example, the Dryad likes living in the jungle biome, but she won't feel quite as happy in the desert. She also likes living with the Truffle, Princess, and Witch Doctor, dislikes living with the Angler, and hates living with the Golfer.
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Is Brain of Cthulhu hard?

The Brain of Cthulhu is one of the easiest bosses in the game. With only 1000 HP (1700 in expert mode) has the least health of all of them, so it is ridiculously easy.
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Can you fight the brain of Cthulhu in corruption?

Although the Corruption is considered a counterpart to the Crimson, using the Bloody Spine in the Corruption will not do anything. It is however still possible to summon the Brain of Cthulhu in a world that generated with Corruption by artificially creating a Crimson biome and then using the Bloody Spine within that.
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Why is my characters name Red Terraria?

Your character file has been corrupted. Go to My Games -> Terraria -> Players.
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Is Corruption or Crimson better?

The tools, weapons, and armor obtained via Crimson material generally have minor advantages over those obtained via Corruption materials; however, Corruption tools are slightly faster. Crimson enemies tend to have slightly higher stats, such as health, defense, and damage.
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Why is my world name Red Terraria?

If the world doesn't open, then it is in fact corrupted, which means that has been destroyed. The red text glitch occurs after hosting the world on a server which may still be active. Hope this helps!
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Can NPC live in the Hallow?

Unlike Corruption/Crimson, NPCs can live in the Hallow without leaving. In fact, it is a good idea to have your base Hallowed, as this will stop the evil biomes from coming towards it.
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