FrancisMod

A Terraria tModLoader mod themed around the absurd, over-the-top "Francis" aesthetic. This project adds a set of custom enemies, a boss, weapons, and items while fitting into a Calamity-focused gameplay environment.

This repository is archived and kept as a historical snapshot of the mod's source code and assets.

Overview

FrancisMod is a custom mod for Terraria built with C# and HLSL. The project includes custom content, item definitions, boss logic, and asset organization typical of a tModLoader mod. It was developed around the idea of a comedic and exaggerated "Francis" theme, with all art created in Piskel or Aseprite.

Features

• 3 new enemies
  • Francis Slime
  • Francis Bot
  • Francis Floater (summons Francis Minions)
• 1 new boss
  • MG Francis
• 5 new weapons
  • Francis Sword
  • The Chair
  • Book of Francis
  • Fish Head Launcher
  • The Francis Slayer
• 8 new items
  • Francis Ore
  • Francis Bar
  • Francis Dust
  • Refined Francis Bar
  • MG Francis Boss Bag
  • MG Francis Relic
  • Skinny Pop
  • Mechanical Skinny Pop

Music

The mod includes references to music used in the project:

• Red Sun from MGR
• TWISTED GARDEN (remix by Kuudray)

Project Structure

• Assets/ - Sprite sheets, textures, and other visual assets
• Common/ - shared helper code and reusable mod logic
• Content/ - gameplay content such as items, NPCs, projectiles, and bosses
• Localization/ - localization files
• Properties/ - project metadata files
• FrancisMod.cs - main mod class entry point
• FrancisMod.csproj - project configuration for tModLoader
• build.txt - mod metadata and dependency info
• description.txt - in-game description and feature summary

Requirements

To build or run this mod, you will need:

• Terraria
• tModLoader
• .NET 6
• Calamity Mod

The project references the Calamity Mod assembly from a local ModAssemblies folder and declares it in build.txt.

Building

1. Open the solution in Visual Studio or another C# IDE.
2. Ensure the tModLoader development environment is set up correctly.
3. Make sure the Calamity Mod DLL is available at the expected local path.
4. Build the solution.

Notes

• The mod is designed to work as a tModLoader mod.
• It is archived and may not be actively maintained.
• This repository is best treated as a reference or historical artifact.

Credits

• Francis for being a Francis
• The rest was made by Dolphe
• Art created in Piskel or Aseprite

License

No explicit license file is included in this repository, so the project should be treated as all rights reserved unless otherwise stated by the author.

Contact

For questions or updates about the mod, please see the repository owner and project history on GitHub.