The Large Gems can be held in their respective holders, instead of having a player hold them. Large Gems display as hovering graphics over any player carrying one, and always drop next to killed players, regardless of their character's difficulty setting. Teams attempt to steal the opposing team's gem and bring it back to their own base. Capture the Gem requires Large Gems, one for each team, which can be crafted using 15 Amethyst, Topaz, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Amber, or Diamond. PvP players can play Capture the Gem, which operates similarly to Capture the Flag. If a player has equipped or is holding an informational item such as the PDA, any teammates standing near them can also see the data readout from it. PvP players on the same team can see each other on the minimap, while other PvP players cannot. Once a team is selected, there is an on-screen display providing information about the distance (and direction) and health of the teammates. Teams are represented by the colored icons near the armor and accessory slots. There is also the option of joining a team. In the Desktop version and Mobile version, the only way a player can damage another player is if both players have the PvP option enabled, or through traps such as Boulders, Land Mines or Lava. PvP is activated by joining a multiplayer world and enabling the PvP option by clicking on the crossed swords near the armor and accessory slots / in the PvP menu found in the inventory. Player versus player (PvP) is a multiplayer mode that allows players, or teams of players, to attack each other. Note that Expanded Worlds hosted by New Nintendo 3DS or 2DS systems will prevent users with a Original 3DS or 2DS from joining, as those systems do not support the Expanded World feature.Up to 4 players can join a world at once. Players who want to join a world can select "Join World" and select the preferred world from the list. After selecting a character, the player can choose "Multiplayer" and "Start Game" to host a world locally.To host a LAN World, the device will have to have at least 1 GB of RAM.There is a maximum of 8 players allowed in one world. Third-party applications exist to forward these games over the internet rather than just over a single network, such as Multi Terraria or Terraria MP, but others are unsupported and come with no guarantee. Then the screen will read: "Searching for local hosts.", or if the "online" button was pressed then it will just wait until it finds someone. The player will need to press "Multiplayer", and then press on their preferred character.In server multiplayer games, the host server provides the world file, and has the ability to communicate with players, save the map, close the server, set the time of day, and kick or ban players. Server lists can be found below, in the "Server lists" section on this page. Players can join server games by choosing " Join via IP" from Terraria's multiplayer menu, then entering the server information. A server allows the game world to run on a separate computer, with no graphical requirements, and without requiring any particular player to remain connected.
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Servers are started via the TerrariaServer.exe file included with each Windows Terraria installation, or via a third-party server program – see server for details.
See also: Guide:Setting up a Terraria server and Guide:Setting up Steam Multiplayer Desktop/Console