Terraria News

Greetings Terrarians - and welcome to The Constant!

As we revealed just a few short weeks ago, we have been hard at work in secret with our good friends at Klei Entertainment in order to bring the fans of both Terraria and Don't Starve Together a brand new free content update that faithfully pulls part of each game into the other. How will all of this work? What precisely do we have in store for our side of the crossover? Venture forth, brave Terrarians and learn more about what awaits you as The Constant collides with the world of Terraria!





Long, long ago (ok it was about six months ago), the Terraria development team held an AMA on Reddit in celebration of Terraria's 10th Anniversary. During that AMA, one curious person posed a simple question to the team, which was answered directly by Cenx...



Well, it just so happens that our good friends at Klei Entertainment took the time to read that very AMA thread - and that got them to thinking that maybe there was something to this idea. Emails and pleasantries were exchanged, thoughts and ideas were shared, leaks were had (oops!), and a lot of friends were made. All of that to bring to both of our fanbases what we hope will come as a pleasant surprise free content update that releases for both games today!

Crossovers like this - between two of the top games on Steam in terms of players and reviews - are usually either uncommon or very limited or both. Our two teams took a different path, seeing this as a passion project - one that needed to do justice to each game and present and authentic experience for both fanbases. It has been amazing to watch the collaboration, the ideas just flowing and the shared fandom for each others' work. Relationships were forged here that we certainly hope will last for a very long time.

We have done our very best to summarize both side of this amazing crossover collaboration below - in the hopes that each fanbase will take the time to check out and enjoy the content from their favorite game in the other and vice versa. Thanks as always to the fans - your support truly makes things like this so much fun to work on. Cheers!

So, without further ado, we give you...



These update notes will cover all of the following:
[h2]TERRARIA'S SIDE OF THE CROSSOVER

DON'T STARVE TOGETHER'S SIDE OF THE CROSSOVER

TERRARIA x DON'T STARVE TOGETHER MERCHANDISE & STEAM POINTS SHOP ITEMS[/h2]





The team debated long and hard about the best way to bring the gameplay dynamics of Don't Starve Together into Terraria in a fun and clever way. Rather than having a standalone "event" (as we did with Dungeon Defenders 2), we decided to utilize the World Seed functionality present in Journey's End to create a more holistic Don't Starve x Terraria experience. What awaits you should you dare to explore The Constant?



[h3]Don't Starve Inspired Shaders and Lighting[/h3]



[h3]Stay in the Light! Total Darkness is Hazardous to your Health![/h3]



[h3]Feed your Hunger with Tasty Food... or Face the Consequences![/h3]

[h3]Don't Starve Inspired Worldgen[/h3]
[h3]
Higher Drop Rates for Don't Starve Inspired Items
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To explore this new way to play Terraria, Don't Starve Together style, simply enter "The Constant" as your world seed upon creating a new world. Good luck, Terrarians!







What adventure would be complete without a worthy foe to battle? Not this one, that's for sure! Our team has always loved the Deerclops in our plays of Don't Starve Together, so we immediately gravitated towards adding it as our featured boss battle for this crossover. We targeted this boss for mid/late Pre-Hardmode so that it would be accessible to as many players as possible. Make sure you check out his super-cool theme music - provided by Klei themselves and inspired from Deerclops' theme in Don't Starve!

You can summon this terrifying foe in the cold climate of the Ice Biome. What awaits you in this fight? Well... you will have to wait and see for yourselves!





What Terraria update would be complete without an array of new items to discover and use? We have added over 25 items lifted from or inspired by Don't Starve Together content. These range from new pets to weapons to vanity and more! These can drop on any world, but players will find a higher drop rate on worlds using the DST "The Constant" seed!


[h3]New Tools & Weapons - Including Lucy the Axe[/h3]


[h3]New Pets & Summons
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[h3]Chester - A Pet that Functions As a Piggy Bank[/h3]



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[h2]New Content and Changes[/h2]
Added a Don't Starve themed seed
- Play with Don't Starve-inspired shaders and lighting
- Complete darkness is now dangerous to your health
- Players will need to eat or face hunger and eventual starvation
- A few minor Don't Starve inspired worldgen features
- Has substantially improved drop rates and availablility of Don't Starve related items

• Added the Deerclops, a mid-late pre-Hardmode boss hailing from the world of Don't Starve
  
• A variation on the Deerclops' boss theme, provided by Klei Entertainment!
  
• A few rare background clouds featuring characters from Don't Starve can now appear
  
• Added several new Don't Starve related emotes
  
• Main menu now has some links to some assorted Terraria-related websites
  
• Worlds using special seeds now have unique icons in the World Select menu to better tell them apart
  
• Added a config option for an older version of Smart Cursor Hold, labeled in the config file as "SmartCursorHoldCanReleaseMidUse". Changing this setting to true will make it so that Smart Cursor: Hold will IMMEDIATELY deactivate when releasing the hold button, even if the player is mining.
  
  

[h2]New Items[/h2]

• Several new pets from the Don't Starve universe
  
• A collection of Don't Starve weapons and equipment, adapted to the world of Terraria!
  
• Wilson and Willow Vanity Outfits
  
• Several vanity hats and accessories
  
• Two food items, the Froggle Bunwich and Monster Lasagna
  
• The full array of standard boss related items from Deerclops
  
• 4 Don't Starve themed paintings
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where Crimson Grass Walls spread slower than Corruption
  
• Fixed a (previously undetectable issue) where enemies with a higher NPC ID than Golden Slimes would have Golden Slime bonus money drops
  
• Fixed a rare worldgen softlock, where the game gets stuck trying to generate Hellforges
  
• Fixed an issue with part of Leather Whip's segments being cut off
  
• Fixed an issue with Ice Bow being flagged as a channeling weapon when it isn't
  
• Fixed an issue with Flying Knife not having proper screen range limits
  
• Fixed Princess not having the same "leaving" SFX like Angler
  
• Changed the SFX of a number of some newer Summoning and Magic weapons, so that they are a bit more representative of the attack itself
  
• Updated, added to, and pruned dozens of entries from an inaccurate and outdated list of homing projectiles that the Lunatic Cultist has damage resistance against
  
• Fixed a rare bug with some minions that could make them despawn
  
• Fixed some issues with certain sentry minions which could result in desync for players joining after they had been summoned
  
• Fixed an issue where Celestial Starboard did not draw/make dust properly in reverse gravity
  
• Fixed an issue with some Rocket projectiles, resulting in a number of silent and not so silent crashes
  
• Fixed a subtle issue where certain items were a different color in the hotbar than they were in the inventory
  
• Fixed a bug where Boulders and Rolling Cacti qualified as Ranged items eligible of dealing Frostburn if you wore the Frost Armor
  
• Fixed an issue where Smooth Marble Blocks didn't merge with dirt, ash, or frozen slime blocks (despite merging with most other blocks)
  
• Fixed an issue where some of the newer campfires didn't have Smart Cursor outlines
  
• Fixed an issue preventing Honey Pit microbiomes from spawning in the Jungle
  
• Fixed a bug where Thorns-effects hit Empress of Light at an extremely rapid rate
  
• Fixed an issue where Light Dynasty Walls showed an inaccurate teal map color
  
• Fixed an issue where some config settings are reset every time an update or hotfix occurs.
  
  

[h2]TERRARIA 1.4.3 UPDATED DEDICATED SERVER AND RESOURCE PACK FILES[/h2]


[h3]TERRARIA DEDICATED SERVER - 1.4.3.2


TERRARIA LOCALIZATION FILES (FOR USE IN RESOURCE PACKS) - 1.4.3.2[/h3]






For the DST Team, we absolutely knew that if we were going to do this crossover any justice we absolutely had to bring a boss (or two?) to the Constant. And, of course, we can't miss the opportunity to put our spin on a bunch of their coolest items.



[h3]Eye Wonder[/h3]
Somewhere in the game world, survivors may come across the mysterious Terrarium setpiece which will allow players to encounter the Eye of Terror boss, (Terraria's Eye of Cthulu - as seen through the lens of the Constant) complete with its own Terraria inspired theme music.

For our seasoned survivors, the Twins of Terror can be summoned for an added challenge. Each boss has its own unique eye-catching equipment item, and we've also added new statues of these bosses to show off your triumphs.



[h3]Peep this[/h3]
We've added a spect-ocular new critter for you to watch over, a new food item to fulfill your survivor's dairy needs, and we have a couple of new crockpot recipes for you to feast your eyes on as well.



[h3]Constant Style [/h3]
We have introduced several Terraria item skins into Don't Starve Together as well as a 3 piece character set inspired by Terraria's traveling merchant. Exclusive to the "An Eye for an Eye" update, these skins are definitely out of this world. These item skins cannot be purchased and can only be woven with spool. I hope you have been saving up!



[h3]Get 'em while they're hot![/h3]
Of course, we can't have a bunch of new skins without giving some away, so for a limited time log in to receive the Terrarized chest with 6 free elegant skins! Yep, 6. This login bonus chest will be available for all players to claim until our next update in December.







We worked hand-in-hand with our partners at Klei to put together some Steam Points Shop items as well as a handful of crossover-themed merchandise in celebration of this occasion!

[h2]TERRARIA x DON'T STARVE MERCHANDISE[/h2]

We are working through Klei's merchandise partners at FreshMerch on this series of crossover merchandise items, using the key art for this update! Click the banner below to check out and pick up anything that catches your eye!






[h2]STEAM POINTS SHOP ITEMS[/h2]



[h3]AVAILABLE ON THE TERRARIA STEAM POINTS SHOP[/h3]
The Eye of Cthulhu done Don't Starve Style is here in two animated stickers and as an avatar frame! Also inspired by Terraria's many prismatic weapons, we have a prismatic avatar frame of rainbow-y goodness for you!

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[h3] AVAILABLE ON THE DON'T STARVE TOGETHER STEAM POINTS SHOP[/h3]
Chester and Deerclops in pixelated form make their appearance alongside a pair of fire and water pixel animated frames!

Greetings Terrarians!

We have a whole handful of new merchandise offerings we wanted to share with you - just in time for the Holiday Season! We are working hard on the Terraria x DST update (as well as DR working hard on Switch and more Console fixes) - stay tuned for more on that front. For now, feast your eyes on these amazing new Terraria Merchandise items!








Of course, you will want to keep a close eye on our Merchandise Hub (terraria.org/store) - where these, and all of our other available merchandise items are constantly updated and collected in one place to make shopping for gifts (of gifts for yourself) easy. Click the banner above to check it out!





These are the first releases from our latest awesome partner, the good folks at Artovision. If you are not familiar with them, they make simply amazing Shadowboxes and Desktop Art pieces based on video games and popular culture. These are really unique items - creating a really cool three-dimensional effect via the use of layers. Pictures really do not do these justice - wait until you see them in person! This initial release focuses on the Lunar keyart introduced during the Terraria 1.3 era. Check it out - and pick one up today - just click the image to head on over to Artovision to complete your purchase or to learn more! Additional releases are planned for this product line - so this is something you will want to keep your eyes peeled for!



[h2]TERRARIA LUNAR SHADOWBOX[/h2]
This collectible shadowbox art piece measures 12" x 15 1/2" x 2 1/2" and comes ready to hang with an official Terraria Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

Each piece is printed on 1/8” thick optical-grade acrylic with vibrant UV cured inks and set in a high quality finished MDF wood frame, our shadowbox art pieces are handcrafted in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.





[h2]TERRARIA LUNAR DESKTOP ART[/h2]
Each piece is printed on 3/4” thick optical-grade acrylic with vibrant UV cured inks and measures 4 1/2" x 6"




Our good friends at Vidglo continue to bring forward strong offerings for Terraria fans everywhere. This time around, we have exciting Jaiden x Terraria merchandise alongside a whole suite of new Terraria items... including some never-before-available product types. As always, you can find these on our merchandise hub or over at Terraria.shop.

[h2]TERRARIA x JAIDEN ANIMATIONS[/h2]


Click the banner image above to check out the Terraria x Jaiden Animations collection!


If you haven't checked out the Terraria Series by ChippyGaming, Jaiden Animations, and AntiDarkHeart, you are really missing out! We have certainly enjoyed watching the ups and downs and all of the antics as this trio tackles all that Terraria has to offer in the Journey's End era. For anyone not familiar with Jaiden Animations beyond the Terraria series, she is a talented and amazing artist and content creator with a very unique style all her own. Definitely worth checking out her YouTube channel, linked below:


JAIDEN ANIMATIONS YOUTUBE CHANNEL


She has had so much fun playing Terraria that we all got to talking about how cool it might be to do another "influencer-inspired" collection of Terraria merchandise, featuring Jaiden Animations... and so, here we are! Blending elements unique to Jaiden's style with everyone's favorite creepy robed figure - the Lunatic Cultist - this limited collection features an amazing hoodie, shirt, stickers, and a collectors pin (that you can get for free by picking up anything else!).



[h2]NEW TERRARIA CORE MERCHANDISE DROP![/h2]



Alongside the Jaiden x Terraria campaign, we are revealing a whole bunch of new merchandise with this release - just in time for the Holidays! Click the banner above to head on over to Terraria.Shop to check out everything on offer there! New clothing designs and brand new sticker sheets are here, along with some brand new categories such as...





[h3]POSTERS & STICKERS[/h3]


[h3]NOTEBOOKS AND PENS[/h3]


[h3]NEW BLIND BAG GAME ART PINS - SERIES 1[/h3]


[h3]VERY TERRARIAN CHRISTMAS ITEMS[/h3]

All of this - and much, much more! - is available now at Terraria.Shop!

Greetings Terrarians!

One of our favorite holidays approaches - Halloween! We don't know about you, but between the decorations, costumes, parties and more, it is just such a fun time of year. We hope that each of you gets a bit of time to indulge your spookier side and to maybe enjoy a handful of tricks or treats. Speaking of, we have a full candy pail of both to hand out for this month's State of the Game... so step right up, ring the doorbell, and let's see what horrific surprises await Terrarians everywhere!





[h2]SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES - CROSSOVER WITH DON'T STARVE TOGETHER REVEALED![/h2]





In case you missed the big reveal last week, we are doing the second major crossover update in the history of Terraria - this time with the long-running hit indie survival game, Don't Starve Together! Our good friends at Klei Entertainment have been hard at work in parallel with the team at Re-Logic in order to make both sides of this crossover worthy of the fanbases - and authentic to the gameplay - of each of these amazing titles. As you can tell from the above gifs, we are swapping terrifying foes. What else might be making the journey to DST and vice versa? Well... you will have to wait just a bit longer to find out. Stay vigilant, Terrarians, for life in The Constant can be quite harsh indeed!



[h2]TERRARIA IS 50% OFF DURING THE STEAM HALLOWEEN SALE![/h2]



Excited about the upcoming crossover? No better time to pick up a copy of Terraria for yourself - or as a treat for a friend - than right now! For the duration of the Steam Halloween Sale, Terraria will be half off! Click the banner above to head to our Steam Store Page and grab yours now!



[h2]STEAM WORKSHOP NEWS[/h2]


Click the banner above to check out the Terraria Workshop!

The level of quality and quantity on the Terraria Steam Workshop just continues to climb - over 30,000 packs and worlds so far, which is just insane! If you have not checked out the Workshop yet, what are you waiting for?



[h2]TERRARIA WORKSHOP DEVELOPER'S CHOICE SELECTIONS[/h2]
As in the past, we are gathering up our possible selections that we will reveal in a future State of the Game!



[h2]WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON?[/h2]

We have a few Game Jams that are a bit on hold while we wrap up the collaboration with Don't Starve Together and the Steam Deck optimizations. The team is quite excited to delve back into these experiments soon!


So, for now, we will have to just continue to ask for your patience and trust in our process as we continue our own journey towards whatever lies ahead.







Hello everyone!

The work with and on the tModLoader 1.4 Alpha on Steam continues (thanks for all your feedback and help thus far!) - you can click the link below to find out more. Again, please keep in mind that this Alpha is primarily intended for developers as an audience - so play around with it at your own risk!

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1281930/discussions/0/3051733836205288319/


As always, you can keep track the current progress and such 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)






[h2]XBOX & PLAYSTATION[/h2]


Greetings, Terrarians! Last time we checked in, we were just about to release Journey's End for Xbox and PlayStation. What a month it has been since then! Let's take a moment to check in on progress made on your feedback and bug reports - as well as a glimpse into what lies ahead!

[h3]CONSOLE JOURNEY'S END FIXES & FEEDBACK[/h3]

HOTFIX #1 - OCTOBER 1, 2021- Release v1.4.0.5.4.2

• Fixed Syncing Files Bug

HOTFIX #2 - OCTOBER 7, 2021 - Release v1.4.0.5.4.3, Build 759

• Fixed autosave bug
  Fixed the black screen sync bug
  Fixed a crash when fighting Empress of Light
  Fixed a crash after long play times
  Fixed a crash in very old world saves
  Fixed hotbar navigation affecting player movement
  Fixed housing query controller bindings (Players will have to go into settings and rechoose from Classic, Advanced or Simplified again or bind the Housing Query setting)
  Fixed research not consuming the held item stack
  Fixed mouse conflicting in split screen pause menu
  Fixed PS4 offscreen mouse cursor
  Fixed PS4 trophy for Empress of Light
  Added shoulder combo hint on screen
  Added more controller bindings on screen
  Added safe region settings in game
  Added support for PS4 touchpad button

HOTFIX #2 - OCTOBER 19, 2021 - Release v1.4.0.5.4.4, Build 765

• "Classic" scheme has been changed to be the closest match Red's Pick from the Console 1.3 Era (though it retains the ability to remap/add all of the new functions available with 1.4)
  D-Pad Cursor Snap feature from RL/PW can be achieved by binding dpad to Grid Snap
  D-Pad Hotbar feature from RL/PW can be achieved by binding the four dpad directions to Dynamic Hotbar 1-4
  Grapple is now bound to B again, along with Interact- Interact may be bound to whatever button players have assigned for Secondary Fire or Grapple, but not any others in order to avoid numerous conflicts and edge case issues.
  Fixed an issue where the system was wrongly capping the maximum number of worlds at 10, but the UI was not recognizing this cap. The world/map cap is now 30 as originally intended, and the UI will enforce this (no New button if you have 30 or more worlds)
  Fixed an issue with not being able to add more offline players to splitscreen on PS4
  Fixed the mouse scroll wheel issues on PS4 and Xbox
  Fixed lag spikes caused by the growth of Pumpkins
  Fixed Player 2+ in split screen not being able to see the Traveling Merchant's wares
  Fixed Thunderstorms in splitscreen causing blocks to become invisible
  Fixed time being frozen in non-journey worlds when joining a MP session from the tutorial
  Fixed the Angler's quests not being updated for Clients in a MP session
  Fixed treasure bags only being dropped for one person in MP or Split screen
  Fixed Dungeon Casters and other Projectile weapons' VFX not showing in the left hand side of the world
  Fixed Geodes not being able to be thrown on the ground to open them

Check out the evolved Dpad Hotbar and Dpad Snap on Consoles via the video below!

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The team is feeling pretty good about the state of things after the patch from last week, but we know a handful of bugs and issues are still wandering out there in the wild. We have most of these documented (again, the best way to make sure your issue is seen is to file a Bug Report in the TCF Bug Section by pressing the button below!)






[h2]NINTENDO SWITCH[/h2]


In parallel, the team at DR is hard at work on the nuances required to get Terraria: Journey's End out on Nintendo Switch. The good news behind the scenes is that all of the fixes we just implemented for Xbox and PlayStation will be there on day one for Switch players - definitely a win-win there for everyone! Of course, we are sure you want to take a glimpse at what might be going on right? Well... here's a few snaps from recent testing - Moon Lord dying, his Bestiary Entry, and a bit of touch mining. (Before anyone asks, I like to play with as much space as possible, so I shunk/zoomed my UI pretty small - but this is all adjustable)








In terms of timing, we are starting to hone in on what things will look like. We are confident in that the game will be submitted to Nintendo this year. When or not we see a launch to players will really come down to the results of that submission process - amidst the complications of the impending Holidays. We want to be sure to get it out as quickly as possible to players, but also in a timeline that allows us to be able to quickly respond to any launch issues, as we did with Xbox and PlayStation. We expect to be able to share more detail on this very soon - but as always, we want to be 100% certain of things before giving dates. Stay tuned!



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Hello everyone!

Mobile Terrarians, we are growing ever-closer to a return to development - this time, alongside our Console friends! The team is eagerly anticipating jumping headlong into bringing content parity to all platforms in the new year, we just need to get Switch out and stable first. Not much longer now!


We have also been made aware of some issues impacting some players in regards to Android 11. The team will be looking into this shortly, and we will get any needed fixes out just as soon as possible!


[h2]TERRARIA: JOURNEY'S END MOBILE BUG REPORTS[/h2]
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Thanks as always for the honor and trust you give us each month to work on Terraria - it is not a responsibility that we take lightly, and we look forward to bringing more amazing things to you all as we move forward.




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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 STORE HUB [/h2]​

The merchandise hub has a few new items added over the past month... and there are a lot more coming very soon! Big plans here for the 2021 Holiday season - so this is a place you will want to watch for all of your gift-giving (or rewarding yourself ːterrariaː ) needs!



Click the banner above to head to Terraria.org/store now!​

We will be keeping this up to date and continuously adding to the offerings available here - so this is a page you will want to bookmark and check often!



[h2]TERRARIA MERCHANDISE UPDATES[/h2]

We still have a handful of partnerships and products that remain under wraps, but that we will be revealing just as soon as the time is right - our plan is to have a LOT more out for the holidays. That said, what better time than the State of the Game to check in on news from our existing partners as well as to shine a light on some other things that are in the works?

[h2]HALLOWEEN-THEMED TERRARIA MERCHANDISE OUT NOW![/h2]



Our fantastic partners over at Vidglo (Terraria.shop) have been hard at work on some new offerings for the Fall/Winter season. This includes the recently-released Halloween 2021 Collection!

You can also find quick links to each of these spooky products on the Merch Hub - these are some real treats that any Terrarian will want to pick up, no tricks!



[h2]ANIMEGAMI FOREST BIOME HIGH-END COLLECTIBLE RESIN STATUE PREORDERS UNDERWAY[/h2]

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

A few weeks ago, preorders began for this amazing one-of-a-kind super high-end collectible resin statue from Animegami Studios! To be clear, this is a very high-end piece that is intended for the hardcore Terraria fan - and may not be for everyone. That said, our good friends at AGS have done what they can to enhance the affordability via an array of interest-free payment plans that spread out the cost over time.

Click the image above to check out the details and to preorder the Forest Biome Resin Statue!



[h2]TERRARIA HALLOWEEN CONTESTS UNDERWAY - ENTER BY MONDAY![/h2]



In case you missed our earlier announcement, we have a couple of Halloween Contests going on where you can show your spooky side as well as your love for Terraria all at once! This year, we are running an in-game costume contest along with our long-standing traditional pumpkin carving contest.

Check out all of the rules and details via the link below - remember, all entries must be in by 11:59PM Eastern Time on Monday, November 1!



2021 TERRARIA HALLOWEEN CONTEST DETAILS



Until next time, Terrarians - we hope you have an amazing month, and we look forward to bringing you the latest and greatest next time!