Terraria's Calamity Mod Shuts Down After Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Team Rejects xQc's Buyout Offer

Calamity, one of the most popular mods for Terraria, is shutting down after sexual misconduct allegations surfaced against its lead developer, Ozzatron. The mod team has ceased development and rejected a buyout offer from streamer xQc.

Ozzatron stands accused of participating in an NSFW Discord server that allegedly included minors, with leaked screenshots showing conversations with users who claimed to be as young as 15. Beyond the misconduct allegations, team members described Ozzatron as manipulative and difficult to work with. The team also alleges he has gone AWOL and is withholding Patreon funds meant to pay contributors. Some members went further, requesting their assets be removed from the mod entirely to sever any association with the project. Given the scale of work that would require, the team concluded a full shutdown was the only realistic path. In a statement posted to the official Discord, the team wrote: "We're sure most of you are aware of the troubled past of Calamity's development. At this point, many of us have felt personally betrayed time and time again after being promised something better that never ended up coming. We're just tired at this point, and almost all passion we had for the mod has been soured."

This isn't the first time Calamity has been rocked by this kind of controversy. The mod's previous lead, Fabsol, faced grooming allegations back in 2022, making this a second major misconduct scandal tied to the project's leadership. Calamity had grown into something far beyond a typical mod — it added bosses, biomes, items, and a full original soundtrack, functioning more like an unofficial expansion. Its shutdown leaves a significant gap in the Terraria modding scene.

xQc offered to buy the mod outright and hire the team to continue development, but the team turned him down. Given that members are actively asking for their work to be pulled and morale has collapsed, the rejection isn't surprising — most of the team appears ready to move on to independent projects rather than continue under a banner they describe as having an "irrecoverably tainted reputation."