@ DC: Me too , i just bought the game at the summer sale because of 2 reasons , 75% sale and there is a coming update will make the game just back the game to life.
I'm also a Linux user so don't play it much. It works in WINE but my sound card is a bitch and I can't configure ALSA to just work with it; Terraria without sound is like food without a tongue.
@ Hajt: When I play Terraria I always end up building ultra-utilitarian houses like your one: no decorations, symmetrical, all rooms are the same size, etc. No idea why...
I'm always building houses for NPC's under the ground.
But when the "Hard mode" is happened, some flying shits i killin'em .-.
I've never been creative, i'm always outside of house.
Alone i killed:
Eye of Cthulhu
Eater of Worlds
Brain of Cthulhu
Queen Bee
Skeletron
Wall of Flesh
The Twins
The Destroyer
Without potions (Only heal and mana potion)
I play this nice game. Alone, or only with one guy.(means you can't invite me to play together)
Terraria on mobile is currently on version 1.2 or 1.2.1 , but it's gonna get updated to 1.2.4 in a few weeks I think. 1.3 for mobile and console may take a while.
I play lots of Terraria, especially with my friend. 1.3 is just awesome! The game is just so much fun! So much new stuff!