Terraria State of the Game - February 2024
Greetings Terrarians!
We hope that 2024 has been treating you right so far. Terraria development progress has ramped back up quickly, with productivity improving by leaps and bounds. We certainly do not want to jump to any conclusions here, but we still maintain that 2024 may be the best year for Terraria yet! Yes indeed, the team has a real spring in their step you might say. Well, I suppose we should hop right to it and dive into this State of the Game, right? Otherwise, before you know it, spring will have sprung.
Let's jump right in head-first, shall we?
PC - RE-LOGIC
[h2]TERRARIA 1.4.5 - THE ADVENTURE THUS FAR[/h2]
What started as a "quick and short" update to add our side of the Terraria x Dead Cells crossover content has morphed into a much larger update that we have been working on for over a year now. The team is currently going over more plans and ideas in regards to what else might make it into 1.4.5, timelines, etc. That said, we thought it might be a good time to go over some of the highlights of spoilers released during the development of 1.4.5. This may not capture them all... but it definitely grabs some of our faves. Enjoy!
Of course, our good friends over at the Official Terraria Wiki keep a running list of upcoming features in case you want to dive deeper.
[h3]OFFICIAL TERRARIA WIKI UPCOMING FEATURES LIST[/h3]
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Terraria x Dead Cells crossover content (this is just the tip of that iceberg!)---
A plethora of revamped banners are coming your way in 1.4.5 - we think these look so much better!
Boss Trophies are in on the makeover act as well!---
Be the life of the party! Shimmer your friends for giggles with the Shimmer Gun!---
New languages are coming for Terraria 1.4.5 - including Korean and Japanese!In case you missed it as well, we are currently working with the Community towards polishing the existing localizations - this was a huge success in the 1.3 era, so we are hoping for the best here again!
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Revamped Character Creation screen and the all-new World Seed Menu!---
Speaking of World Seeds, the team shared that new World Seeds are on the way - via World Seed Combos that have the chance to trigger unique experiences such as the Vampire Seed! What combos will you discover?---
We have whipped up some new ways to enhance your Summoner exeperience.---
More Transformations are on the way - including the Velociraptor and Bat!---
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]Take your throwing to the next level with the Magic Yo Yo Bag!
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New music tracks coming from Scott Lloyd Shelly - including some bosses finally getting their due!
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Tree vs Axe - which side were you on? Either way, we all win with some new items!---
Something fishy is definitely going on with these changes to fishing.---
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[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]Rubblemaker has been hard at work upping its game!
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Brand new toggleable filters - head back to the 80's CRT-style!---
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]Spectator Mode for those unfortunate moments where you have prematurely perished but want to peek in on the party.
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The Axearang - slice and dice those nasty trees from a safe distance!---
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]Picking up your drops and placing them in chests is SO 1.4.4...
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Slimevolution? What is this madness?!?---
Throughout 2023, we saw Crossplay creep ever closer - though this is going to be a post-1.4.5 addition (if we are successful!), we would be remiss to not share these again!---
We hope you enjoyed this quick overview of the spoilers thus far from 1.4.5 - of course, this doesn't even cover everything that was spoiled. There is also plenty more to come as well as things that you will have to discover on your own when the update comes out later this year.
[h2]STEAM WORKSHOP NEWS[/h2]
Click the banner above to check out the Terraria Workshop!
We have finally broken the 100,000 packs/worlds milestone in the Terraria Steam Workshop! You are missing out if you haven't taken the time to check out these amazing creations from the community.
[h2]WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON?[/h2]
Lots of heavy planning for rounding out 1.4.5 (team brainstorming session this week, anyone)?
TMODLOADER NEWS - TML TEAM
Hello everyone!
The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continue to improve tModLoader. On March 1, the monthly update release of tModLoader will go live. This month's release mainly contains bug fixes.
This month we've continued our work to harden multiplayer by updating the server host scripts, made several improvements to Mod Config support, and fixed a dozen or so bugs.
Modders and users should also keep an eye out for our monthly Steam announcement on the 1st where a complete listing of bug fixes and API changes for this month's release will be listed. The in-game news button on the main menu will direct you to the announcement once it is live.
As always, if you are having issues of any sort, definitely don't hesitate to check out our FAQ on github or reach out to us at our Discord.
[h2]TMODLOADER STEAM WORKSHOP[/h2]
The TML Steam Workshop has over 6000 mods for you to enjoy! Coupled with the in-game mod browser, the TML Steam Workshop is a great way to explore what modded Terraria has to offer - check it out today by clicking the banner above!
[h3]WHAT'S NEXT FOR TML?[/h3]
More features, continuing to evolve and grow what TML can do... and getting ready for 1.4.5.
As always, you can keep track the current progress and much more in real time at tModLoader/tModLoader (But note that the completion percentage doesn't mean anything, because issues and PRs don't have weights.)
Developers who are willing to contribute may do so by doing PRs to the tModLoader/tModLoader branch. (See tModLoader/tModLoader)
PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, Mobile - DR STUDIOS
As with our PC friends, you will find our spoilers-to-date for Terraria 1.4.5 in the recap. We have shared so much already, and there is still so much to come. We hope you enjoy this trip down 1.4.5 memory lane and are as excited as we are for it to come out in just a while longer!
Until next time, Console & Mobile friends - thanks for all of your love and support!
COMMUNITY
Greetings Terrarians!
Here's the latest and greatest happenings on the Community side of things. Thanks as always for being the most engaged and awesome gaming Community ever!
[h2]TERRARIA MERCHANDISE HUB[/h2]
The Terraria merchandise hub is where you can find all of the latest and greatest Terraria merchandise all year round - with new stuff arriving all of the time! Check out the latest merch drops as well as some classics and pick up that epic Terraria gift for a friend (or yourself!).
Click the banner above to head to Terraria.org/store now!
[h2]TERRARIA MERCHANDISE UPDATES[/h2]
[h3]SILVER ARMOR PLUSH FROM MAKESHIP - AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME[/h3]
There is still a week or so for you to place your order for our second plushie from Makeship - the iconic Silver Armor! We already have another few in mind - but what would you like to see next? The next one will be a bit longer to come out, but we think you will love it.
Get your order in today before it's too late! Click the banner above to check it out!
[h3]TERRARIA - THE BOARD GAME UPDATES[/h3]
TERRARIA - THE BOARD GAME DESIGNER DIARY
Here we are again with the latest "Designer Diary" entry from the lead designer for Terraria: the Board Game - Chris Kingsnorth. Let's see what he and the Paper Fort team have been up to over the last month!
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Hello Terrarians!
Chris here, game developer at Paper Fort Games; I’m back with another Terraria:The Board Game update. I had originally hoped to be able to share a lot of new things to see this month, but they didn't quite arrive in time. So, it’s going to be a quick check in this month. We’ve been deep in the design mines over the past few weeks and lots of what we’ve been doing is non-glamorous number balancing stuff, but our artist George has been hard at work so we’ll have loads of exciting things to share next month!
Don’t Miss Out! If you haven’t already, sign up at Get Ready for ⛏ Terraria: The Board Game! and be sure to click through to the Kickstarter ‘notify me’ page. We are nearly at 20,000 Terrarians signed up already! We’d be very grateful if you could share the link with fellow Terrarians via social media; you’re always welcome to tag us in using @paperfortgames.
You can also follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
See you next month!
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Sign up for the latest and greatest news on Terraria: the Board Game via the link below:
TERRARIA: THE BOARD GAME NEWS SIGN-UP LINK
[h2]OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS[/h2]
[h3]TERRARIA MEDIA SPOTLIGHT[/h3]
The Terraria community is filled with incredible fan media. We love to browse Terraria associated social pages and check out the creative minds sharing wonderful creations. We wanted to spotlight some of the trending media that caught our attention this month. Please let us know if any of the shared media has a different original creator.
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by MoonRite
by Malabeja
by SageTheWise
by shadouette
by Ollie Omen
by Mihael
by Kameo
by Rageman
by GreyL1me
by Lamp!
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by EaldorPrime
by Malabeja
[h3]MONTHLY 505 GAMES PIN PROMOTION[/h3]
Each month 505 Games will be hosting a pin promotion to giveaway one full set of our 505 Games Series 2 Pins which contains 10 Terraria pins and many other pins! There are 110 total sets of 505 Games Series 2 pins. Each pin has a unique X/X serial number. To be eligible for the pin promotion you must register on the 505 Games Pins page. Check it out for more details. We are only shipping within the United States for now. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. The first winner will be selected on March 21. Best of luck!
505 GAMES PINS PAGE
Until next time, Terrarians - we hope you have an amazing month, and we look forward to bringing you the latest and greatest next time!
