Terraria State of the Game - March 2024
Greetings Terrarians!
Another month has flown by - seriously, 2024 feels like it is moving along at warp speed. The development teams have continued to make great progress on Terraria 1.4.5, and we are back this month with some fresh spoilers that we hope everyone will enjoy. The team has recently been diving into some multiplayer testing that has triggered a few ideas within the team that we are planning to explore in the near future. Beyond that, we are seeing lots of good progress on the Board Game and Graphic Novel fronts. Really feels like as the weather is starting to heat up, so are all of the things in the world of Terraria. We may even have a little special something to share with everyone next week.
All that said and without further ado... let's get to it!
PC - RE-LOGIC
[h2]TERRARIA 1.4.5 - SKATING IN TO REPORT ON A BANNER MONTH[/h2]
We do hope everyone enjoyed last month's trip down Terraria 1.4.5's memory lane. Don't worry, we have some fresh spoilers for you this time. That said, we remain hard at work each day adding/tweaking/fixing new stuff, and are making great progress. At this point, the team is putting out at least one new build per week! We still do not have a final sense for when 1.4.5 will arrive (nor what all might still be added!) - as always, the timing will be "when it's ready".
New Menu for Banners - Earned banners can now be claimed instead of dropping in the world and filling up inventory while exploring. This is something the community has requested many times over the years, and we are glad to report that it's coming in 1.4.5!
New Roller Skates will allow you to scoot around easily while placing blocks or platforms...
...and will even let you grind the rails!
[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]
Planning for something really cool that will hopefully be able to be shared next week...
TMODLOADER NEWS - TML TEAM
Hello everyone!
The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. On April 1st the monthly update release of tModLoader will go live. This month's release contains fixes to long-standing issues as well as the release of the new mod syncing system previewed last month.
This month we've fixed several issues, the most impactful being the issue with corrupted config.json files preventing the game from loading for some users. The mod loading and syncing logic has been reworked in this month's release. Users will see a new menu when joining a multiplayer server if mods need to be reloaded, explaining which mods will be downloaded, enabled, or disabled. Finally, mod loading speed has been improved by roughly 10%. We expect to see faster mod loading times and more consistent syncing of mods in multiplayer.
Mod makers can look forward to native sand support, active entity iterators, improved Asset documentation, and much more.
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
The team has been hard at work keeping up with the relentless pace of new development versions coming from the PC side of the house while we continue to explore and test Crossplay scenarios in parallel. So far, so good on all fronts - but, of course, we still cannot make any promises on that whole Crossplay thing. We are very pleased to be back this month with a brand new spoiler...
Kites no longer require players to hold them in hand in order to soar far and wide on the Spring breeze...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]NEW TOWN SLIME BIOME AND TOWN SLIME PINS FROM SANSHEE[/h3]
Our friends over at Sanshee are back with some brand new Terraria pins - this time featuring everyone's favorite blobby buddies, the Town Slimes!
The Town Slimes are featured in the latest pin in the Terraria Biome series, and they are also available as standalone pins via blind box format. Diva Slime includes an iridescent finish in order to capture her flash and style, while Squire is looking quite flashy with a shiny bronze finish. Click the banner above to check out each of these fantastic new offerings - as well as the entire Terraria collection from Sanshee!
[h3]TERRARIA GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES - PC GIVEAWAY WINNER & UPDATE ON ISSUES 5-6[/h3]
We have a handful of updates for the Terraria Graphic Novel series this month - including the big reveal of the winner of the custom Terraria PC giveaway!
TERRARIA PC GIVEAWAY WINNER
Back in November, 50 Amp Productions revealed that they would be giving away a one-of-a-kind Terraria PC, built by Singularity. In case you missed it, the details of this amazing prize can be found here > TERRARIA PC GIVEAWAY
We are happy to share that the winner has been selected and has already received their prize!
The Terraria PC Giveaway Winner is Paul Whiteman!!!
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TERRARIA GRAPHIC NOVEL SHIPMENT UPDATE
50 Amp Productions is thrilled to be able to announce that the onboarding of their new global distribution partner is complete! This will result in faster shipment times, more reliable shipments, and if you check back in a couple weeks, you will notice much lower international shipping rates.
We will update you as soon as those new rates are in effect. In addition, they wanted to share with you that orders containing only issues 1-4 are shipping within days of ordering.
The issue 5 coins have arrived in the warehouse and as such, the sorting/boxing etc. is underway for those issue 5 orders. Those gold and platinum orders will be speeding to your front door next week, so be on the lookout!
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TERRARIA GRAPHIC NOVEL - UPDATES ON ISSUE 6&7 COMING SOON!
Be sure to check your favorite social media platform in 2 weeks for a big, exciting reveal of Issue 6 of the Terraria Graphic Novel - as well as all of the other materials we have in store for its release!
The adventure is really starting to pick up, as Vale accepts that he cannot avoid his fate forever... and he learns of the daunting journey that lies before him. You will want to stay tuned for these details as they come!
[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 designer diary. This month I’m sharing more biome tile art, and we're giving you a chance to choose which critters you want to see in the tabletop game!
If you don’t want to read the diary, but still want to sign up for launch info, just visit Get Ready for ⛏ Terraria: The Board Game! (we’re almost at 21,000 Terrarians!)
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Snow, Desert and Corruption Biome Art As you explore the world in Terraria: The Board Game, you’ll reveal tiles representing layers and biomes. We previously showed tile art for the surface Forest and Underworld tiles, and we’ve recently received the artwork for 2 more surface biomes; Snow and Corruption! This is background artwork, so other big details like minable blocks and tunnel details will be added next.
Below is the progression from pixel art prototype to painted artwork!
Jungle, Desert, Ocean and Crimson biomes are also nearly ready. We already love how these tiles look, but we’ll be adding lots of smaller painted details too. There will be lots of details to discover as you reveal your world, and something we’ll be adding for sure are Critters! That’s where we’d love your help…
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What are your Favourite Critters? Bunnies? Penguins? Scorpions? Seagulls? We want to include fan favourite critters in our biome tile artwork, so please let us know your suggestions in the comments! We’ll be including as many as we can, so don’t miss out on the chance to have your top critter included on a tile!
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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’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.
Until next time!
Chris
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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.
(CLICK A GIVEN IMAGE TO HEAD OVER TO THE THREAD WHERE WE SAW IT)
by Astronomic727
by Flor3nce2456
by everquartz
by PoisonBricks (this has been submitted to Lego Ideas - worth your support!)
by Lady Forestia
by BionicBandit
by bonann
by ILLyaDonotdrinkbeer
by Pearl250
by GOOSUS110
by @porzucony🌳
by misskotka
[h3]TERRARIA COMMUNITY CONTESTS - RESULTS & UPCOMING EVENTS[/h3]
SPEEDRUNNING EVENT RESULTS
Thank you to everyone who participated in this event! This category was fun to speedrun, and we hope you all had fun as well. Without further ado, here's the final leaderboard!
🥇 - @PsiOnyxSR 0h 17m 09s 800ms
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🥈 - @F-cel3ss (or L3MON) 0h 20m 14s 350ms
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🥉 - @Antti113 0h 33m 44s 500ms
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4th - @🏹bart 0h 39m 04s 983ms
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5th - @ImEddeCol 0h 39m 42s 833ms
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6th - @TerraSpark bad ankh bad 0h 47m 04s 067ms
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7th - @icedlatte 🎀 1h 03m 24s 000ms
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8th - @Ember 1h 07m 08s 517ms
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9th - @StitchedBasicBee🐝 1h 23m 22s 833ms
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10th - @melon 🍉|þei/þem| 1h 35m 49s 867ms
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TERRARIA SPRING MEME CONTEST
We decided it was a great time to start another Discord Meme contest! Our second event of the month is going to be a Terraria-related meme contest!
Prizes
🥇 1st Place: 20,000 Prize Points
🥈 2nd Place: 15,000 Prize Points
🥉 3Rd Place: 10,000 Prize Points
🏅 4th Place: 7.500 Prize Points
🏅 5th Place: 5,000 Prize Points
What are Prize Points?
Prize Points are used to purchase game codes, signed Terraria merchandise, and server roles from our Prize Merchant Bot! You can view the Prize Points shop in bot-commands by using the shp!viewshop command.
Rules:
Submissions must be new, and made by you
Submissions must follow server rules
Submissions must be related to the game Terraria. Follow the r/Terraria Subreddit Memes Guideline for guidance.
You can submit multiple memes, but only the highest voted will be considered
Any image/video format is allowed, so long as it embeds
Submissions will open starting now and close on March 29, 2024 8:59 PM. To enter, simply join the Discord and DM @Submission Bot your original Terraria meme(s). Any submissions which do not comply with the rules or are not within the submission period will not be considered. We look forward to seeing your submissions!
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DISCORD COMMUNITY FEATURE LAUNCH - "LOOKING TO PLAY"[/h3]
We are thrilled to share a marvelous new community feature on the Terraria Discord server!
Introducing the new #looking-to-play channel which now allows community members to easily recruit new allies from the community to join their world.
This channel is exclusively for Terraria looking to play requests. Please remember to always back up your player/world/game files before playing with other people, we do not handle any issues that occur outside of the Discord server.
Please follow our rules and these additional guidelines:
- Community/Dedicated servers are not allowed, this channel is specifically for finding people for current Terraria play throughs.
- Do not mention gender in your request.
- Do not post trade/sell/buy requests in this channel.
- Do not ask for free stuff.
- Do not discuss requests in the channel, if you need to discuss something, send them a direct message.
- Do not repost your message too often, keep it to at most about 2 messages per hour.
- Do not bring external drama/arguments/issues into the Terraria Discord server.
You can include additional information if needed, but please keep your play request short and concise. Do not include excessive formatting, overly long mod lists, or similar, just provide the most important details. Messages are automatically deleted after a few hours, make sure to save a copy of your message before sending it! If you do not follow the guidelines stated above, your messages will be removed without warning and you may receive escalated punishment if you continue to misuse this channel.
Please report any inappropriate or rule-breaking content in this channel to @Mod Mail
Massive shout out to MadMan2021 for all their help in bringing this incredible new community feature to life! Thank you bunneo, av.ery, ellari, disturbedtk, ruzike, Ourself, dunkasaur, and demize for your worthwhile contributions to this feature and the community.
[h3]A NEW GRAND PRIZE WINNER ON THE TERRARIA DISCORD SERVER[/h3]
We Have Another Winner - Grand Prize Claimed on Terraria Discord Server! Congratulations go out to JWhitePWC on being an epic Terrarian!
Let us put our hands together and give a massive round of applause to JWhitePWC for winning the grand prize available in the official Terraria Discord server prize shop. JWhitePWC earned 2.5 million prize points and used all of them to unlock The Winner role and some incredible prizes including signed merchandise, Terraria collectibles, and much more.
As many of you know, the official Terraria Discord server has its very own prize shop with some epic swag. 24/7 you can log into our Discord server and participate in events, trivia, epic battles, and other fun activities to win prizes. Come stop by the official Terraria Discord server and participate in our fun activities and let us see if you have what it takes to top our activities Leader Board!
Until next time, Terrarians - we hope you have an amazing month, and we look forward to bringing you the latest and greatest next time!
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!
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!
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.
Brand new toggleable filters - head back to the 80's CRT-style!
The Axearang - slice and dice those nasty trees from a safe distance!
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!
