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Calamity mod ends after 10 years as developers cite grooming allegations and 'tainted' reputation

The Calamity mod for Terraria will cease all development after a 10-year run, the remaining development team announced on the mod's Discord. Developers said they have lost passion and called the project's reputation 'irrecoverably tainted' following allegations tied to the mod's absentee leader. The leader, Ozzatron, is accused of involvement with and permissiveness toward a NSFW server that included minors; he succeeded former leader Fabisol, who faced similar grooming accusations in 2022. Calamity functioned as a major expansion-style mod adding new bosses, weapons and large content, and its shutdown directly affects the Terraria modding community.

• Calamity will cease all development after ten years, as announced by the mod's remaining developers on Discord.
• Developers cited an 'irrecoverably tainted reputation' and widespread loss of passion, with many team members leaving the project.
• Allegations target the mod's absentee leader Ozzatron for involvement with a NSFW server that included minors; he replaced Fabisol, who faced grooming accusations in 2022.
• Calamity operated as a large expansion for Terraria—adding new bosses, weapons and major content—so its closure impacts many players and modders.