Merchants

Merchants are friendly creatures who serve as shopkeepers to the player. A merchant will move in when their respective spawn item is placed in a valid house.

Interacting with a merchant will open their shop menu. In the shop menu the player can purchase items with Ancient Coins, or sell items to obtain Ancient Coins. Each merchant has a limited stock of items, and it will take some time (see below) for their shop to refresh after one item is out of stock.

There are a total of 5 merchants and 5 respective spawning items in the game.

Housing requirements[]

The following requirements must be met for a merchant to move in:

1. A room smaller than 64 tiles floor space (8×8).
2. At least one floor tile free of furniture (making the practical minimum size 2x2).
3. A Bed (can be shared as player's spawn point).
4. The merchant does not have an existing Bed set as their spawn point.

Neither lighting or a door are technically needed in order for them to move in. Walls and floor can be any material. Once all conditions are met, the merchant will arrive immediately.

Types[]

Merchant	Spawning item	Description
Bearded Merchant	Slime Oil	Sells basic materials, ores, Larva Meat and the Curious Egg.
Cloaked Merchant	Mysterious Idol	Sells equipment, boss-summoning items, rare materials, and a weapon recipe.
Seasonal Merchant	Seasonal Calendar	Does not accept Ancient Coins like other merchants. Trades for seasonal items and decorations.
Fishing Merchant	Pile of chum	Sells basic fish, bait and fishing equipment.
Brave Merchant	Nuclear Battery	Sells miscellaneous items and the Bait Pillar.

Notes[]

• Merchants will attempt to restock once every 25–35 real-world minutes.
  • The exact time is random, and different for every merchant.
  • Activating the Ghorm Statue, Hive Mother Statue or The Core will immediately trigger a restock for all merchants.

See also[]

• Ancient Hologram Pod
• Vending Machine
• Little Helperling

History[]

• 0.7.4.2-7883: Reduced frequency of the system that detects valid rooms.
• 0.7.3.3-0f8a: Fixed an issue where merchants would restock their items when restarting a world.
• 0.7.0.0-2cab: Added the Brave Merchant.
• 0.5.1.0-5633:
  • Merchants can now teleport even if a player is on screen.
  • Added the Seasonal Merchant.
• 0.4.0-3f9c: Added the Fishing Merchant.
• 0.1.91e2cab: Introduced.

Creatures:    Enemies • Bosses • Merchants • Cattle • Pets • Critters

Enemies Slimes Orange Slime • Red Slime • Royal Slime • Purple Slime • Blue Slime • Lava Slime Larvae Cocoon • Larva • Hive Larva • Big Larva • Big Hive Larva • Acid Larva • Larva Hive Egg Cavelings Caveling Skirmisher • Caveling Spearman • Caveling • Caveling Shaman • Caveling Brute • Caveling Gardener • Caveling Hunter • Infected Caveling • Caveling Scholar • Caveling Assassin Others Shrooman • Clay Burrower • Snare Plant • Mold Tentacle • Tentacle • Bubble Crab • Core Sentry • Bomb Scarab • Lava Butterfly • Mimite • Orbital Turret • Crystal Snail • Nilipede Bosses Progression Glurch the Abominous Mass • Ghorm the Devourer • The Hive Mother • Azeos the Sky Titan • Omoroth the Sea Titan • Ra-Akar the Sand Titan Optional King Slime • Malugaz the Corrupted • Ivy the Poisonous Mass • Morpha the Aquatic Mass • Igneous the Molten Mass • Atlantean Worm Event variants Haunted Hive Mother • Awakened Azeos Merchants Bearded Merchant • Cloaked Merchant • Fishing Merchant • Seasonal Merchant • Brave Merchant Cattle Moolin • Moolin Calf • Bambuck • Bambuck Kid • Strolly Poly • Strolly Poly Nymph • Kelple • Kelple Hatchling Pets Subterrier • Embertail • Fanhare • Owlux • Jr. Orange Slime • Prince Slime • Jr. Purple Slime • Jr. Blue Slime • Jr. Lava Slime Critters Ground Blackbug • Earthworm • Larvlet • Pest Bug • Leafhopper • Sun Pincher • Moon Pincher • Little Death • Manyleg • Gem Snail • Shadow Newt Flying Yellow Glowbug • Blue Glowbug • Green Glowbug • Red Glowbug • Dusk Fairy • Dream Messenger • Citrus Pinion • Ice Wind • Crimson Wing • Snoot Fly Others Ghost Scholar • The Core