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Why this glitch question is spreading fast in patch notes and forums. Players rediscover old bugs that bend survival rules.
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Giant Tortoise Terraria: What Hidden Glitch Lets Them Live Forever? is when their AI pathfinding breaks, locking them in place. Giant Tortoise Terraria: what hidden glitch lets them live forever? is a form of NPC desync. Studies indicate this bug can make them ignore death checks, effectively immortal.
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This happens when load times or placement clipping freeze AI routines. Desync stops damage flags from updating, so they never register defeat. Research shows timing with world events can trigger this reliably.
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Use this to farm rare drops without losing your pets. One-line takeaway: broken AI can turn NPCs into permanent offline farms.
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- How common is this immortal bug?
Usually rare, appearing after big updates or world edits.
- Does this get patched quickly?
Developers often fix it in next hotfixes or balance patches.