What changed in Terraria in 2022

Nine post-launch hotfixes in total; Re-Logic calls 1.4.4.9 the final fixed version of 1.4.4 so the team can pivot to 1.4.5.

TML is running well on 1.4.4 internally; team planning default-branch swap and localization overhaul to follow.

DR Studios reports their crossplay plan is largely defined and in discussions with Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo/Apple/Google; plan depends on platforms landing on the same version (1.4.5).

DR Studios submitted the second wave of Terraria fixes to first parties, bringing console and mobile back in line with PC 1.4.4.9.

Re-Logic reveals Terraria 1.4.5 is coming in 2023 and will include the reciprocal Terraria x Dead Cells content. Work begins after 1.4.4 hotfixes wrap.

Terraria x Dead Cells crossover update goes live in Dead Cells, adding Terraria-themed content including The Guide NPC wielding Starfury.

Re-Logic released seven post-launch hotfixes for Labor of Love in under a month, with an eighth already in progress.

Re-Logic and DR Studios begin formal Crossplay strategy discussions for the first time, targeting a future release window.

DR Studios pushed 1.4.4.5 live for mobile (1.4.4.1 already out earlier); Amazon and Google Trial versions still pending. Console 1.4.4.5 submitted to first parties.

TML team making fast progress porting tModLoader to the 1.4.4/Labor of Love base; working closely with modders on a smooth transition.

Final Book One issue (climactic Eye of Cthulhu battle) opens for pre-order October 13 with mid-December shipping; shipments for Issue One beginning to leave warehouse.

Re-Logic launches a month-long (Oct 1-31) Halloween-themed Terraria contest across TCF, Steam, Twitter, and Discord with five categories (Pumpkin Carving, Costumes, Artwork, In-game Builds, Other). Grand Prize is a real-life Meowmere sword.

Existing seeds revisited with substantial tweaks, especially Celebration Mk 10 and For the Worthy.

Wide rebalancing pass across the melee class addressing its historical weakness against mobile enemies, with updated weapons and behavior across progression.

Huge QoL and content update launches simultaneously on PC, console, and mobile - the first all-platform Terraria release. Includes new world seeds, builder tools, Town Slimes, melee overhaul, and QoL sweeping the whole game.

Shellphone extends the Cellphone with teleport destinations (Spawn, Bed, Ocean, Underworld); Terraformer is an upgraded Clentaminator; Lilith's Necklace transforms the player into a wolf.

Health bars (including fancy variants) can display numerical values; boss health bars show numbers, eliminating the need to hover over a boss to gauge its HP.

Void Bag gains an open/closed toggle, crafting from stored materials, quick-use for healing/mana/buff potions (including Mana Flower auto-potion), favoriting, quick-stack to nearby chests, overflow from Loot All, and functional info accessories/keys/wormhole potions while stored.

Hand of Creation is a new builder tinker combining several utilities; the Rubblemaker lets players place the worldgen rubble, vines, and debris previously locked away.

Seed that inverts the world - players spawn in the Underworld with custom flora and progress upward to an increasingly dangerous Surface.

Players can now configure and swap between three full gear loadouts, letting them switch between combat, mining, and building setups on the fly.

New decorative blocks and furniture sets including Reef/Coral sets, Ancient Blocks callbacks to early Terraria, plus placeable heart and mana crystal decorations and team/tester/community-designed paintings.

New seed combining every existing world seed plus new features and balance, billed as the ultimate challenge seed.

New seed designed for players who dislike trap and boulder deaths in exploration.

Eight new Town Slime NPCs (Cool, Clumsy, Surly, Nerdy, Elder, Diva, Mystic, Squire) can be unlocked and moved into towns.

Any accessory can once again be placed in the social slots. Quick Stack to Nearby Chests also gets a new visual effect showing items flying to their chests.

Most stackable items now cap at 9999 instead of 999 (with a small list of mechanical exceptions).

New Coating system - Echo Coating (paired with the Echo Monolith) can hide blocks, enabling new build and adventure-map effects.

Ropes can now coexist cleanly with minecart tracks and platforms, removing long-standing placement conflicts.

Issue Three packages revealed September 22 with mid-November shipping; 50 Amp confirms the new European shipping hub partnership to reduce international shipping costs for Issues 2-4 and bundles.

Re-Logic partners with builders Khaios and CheesyPaninie on three videos previewing the new Rubblemaker tool (lets builders place worldgen-style rubble/debris) and the Echo/Illuminant Coating mechanics coming in Labor of Love.

50 Amp reveals Issue Two packages; orders opened September 1 with initial shipment in late October. European fulfillment hub added for non-US orders starting with Issue Two to cut international shipping costs.

Re-Logic completes Labor of Love development and reaches code freeze on PC, now waiting for DR Studios to finish console/mobile ports.

TML team spends August on bug fixes, dedicated server and multiplayer stability work, GoG and Steam Family Share compatibility, and an improved Mod Browser experience.

First-ever simultaneous Terraria update release planned across PC, console, and mobile in late September 2022, pending first-party approvals.

50 Amp Productions opens pre-orders for Issue One of the Terraria Graphic Novel (Copper/Silver/Gold/Platinum packages), with initial shipment in October.

TML now exposes pylon support for mods (thanks to MutantWafflez), paving the way for more modded pylons.

wiki.gg and the TML team launch terrariamods.wiki.gg, a fresh official mods wiki to replace the aging Fandom mods wiki.

Labor of Love preview: Void Bag can be toggled open/closed, crafting materials inside are usable for recipes, healing/mana/buff potions usable via hotkeys, items can be favorited, overflow from Loot All goes into the bag, and info accessories/utility items (Paint Sprayer, Presserator, keys, wormhole potions) work while stored.

Re-Logic and 50 Amp Productions reveal an official Terraria Graphic Novel series; Book One will roll out as four standalone issues through Q3-Q4 2022, with a full Book One compilation planned for early 2023.

After nearly two years of work, tModLoader 1.4 went live as the default version on June 2, 2022 for all Terrarians.

Console and mobile preview shows banners can now be placed on platforms and stairs, not just blocks.

Alongside TML 1.4, the tModLoader Steam Workshop opened, reaching nearly 1,400 mods in its first month.

Older 1.3 TML remains available via the 1.3-legacy Steam beta branch so players can still run unported mods.

Previews include an evolving melee class (True Excalibur shown), decorative heart/star placement, Empress of Light visual tweaks, rope/cart-track interaction, clearer info accessories, Macaw NPCs in the Jungle, and toilet fishing.

Longtime Terraria modder and tModLoader core team member Chicken Bones formally joins Re-Logic, focused initially on tModLoader/tModPorter and later Re-Logic's second game.

Players can now swap pets by using another Pet License; Pet Licenses become infinitely purchasable from the Zoologist.

Celestial Sigil summon delay reduced from 60 seconds to 12 seconds and recipe dropped from 20 to 12 of each fragment.

TML switches its default Steam version from 1.3 to 1.4 on June 1 as part of moving into a Continuous Release Cycle; 1.3 kept on a beta branch. Sound Playback Reimplementation (former 1.4_soundfix) merged.

DR Studios shipped a fix pass for the parity update on all platforms (Switch/Stadia/Amazon still pending review at time of post).

Hive Pack now increases Hornet summon fire rate and boosts Wasp Gun damage and defense penetration.

Terraria's 11th anniversary announcement introduces Town Slimes - a new set of pet-license town NPC slimes that players will be able to recruit when Labor of Love launches.

TML team (with Chik3r and Tomat) kicks off work on tModPorter to automate the small code changes required for porting 1.3 mods to 1.4.

1.4.1 through 1.4.3 (Journey's End content: Master mode, Journey mode, Empress of Light, Queen Slime, new seeds, Don't Starve Together crossover content, etc.) went live simultaneously on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.

Mobile Terraria now officially supports mouse and keyboard input.

Mobile Terraria also received 1.4.1-1.4.3 on the same day as consoles, bringing all active platforms to content parity for the first time.

Re-Logic previews Coral furniture and a new world seed themed around traps; big team/playtester playthrough of Labor of Love underway.

DR Studios approaching first-party submission for the parity update; launch window still April pending cert.

Labor of Love will raise the stack limit on nearly every stackable item to 9999, with only about 10-15 exceptions kept for mechanical reasons.

TML moves to monthly preview/stable cycle in April, aiming for first 1.4 stable in May to coincide with Terraria 1.4's 2-year anniversary.

Following the official wiki move, the Thorium and Calamity mod wikis also relocated to wiki.gg.

Re-Logic migrates the official wiki from Fandom to a new Freedom Games-hosted wiki network (terraria.wiki.gg) for greater creative control, less intrusive ads, and faster content updates. Fandom wiki remains as an unofficial secondary resource.

Upcoming PC update named Labor of Love (after the Steam Award win) revealed through ChippyGaming with a follow-up spoiler video.

Paired with Steam Deck launch; Deck-targeted optimizations plus QoL and bug fixes. See separate 1.4.3.3 notes for details.

TML team building a monthly release cycle with preview and stable branches so modders can stage updates before stable goes live.

DR Studios confirms April 2022 as the target to ship 1.4.1-1.4.3 across PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and mobile simultaneously, subject to platform cert.

Summoned minions, sentries, and their projectiles can no longer damage critters.

Left trackpad bound to Quick Heal/Buff/Mana/Mount, right trackpad emulates mouse cursor with Shift on press, back buttons bound to minimap and world zoom controls.

Gold Pickaxe and other 55%+ mining power pickaxes can now mine obsidian, lowering the early Hardmode barrier.

Skeletron now drops Healing Potions instead of Lesser Healing Potions; Deerclops also drops regular Healing Potions. Queen Bee still drops Bottled Honey.

Plantera's spore projectiles now sync properly in multiplayer.

Performance and under-the-hood optimizations tuned specifically for Steam Deck, timed with hardware launch.

Gamepad's in-game virtual keyboard now appears for IP/password and other multiplayer text entry menus.

Flinx Fur, all food (except Ale/Sake), and all biome/dungeon/obsidian crates/lockboxes require less to research in Journey mode.

Pylons now require only 2 NPCs and a more forgiving happiness threshold (0.9 instead of 0.85). Hybrid biomes grant positive happiness from a liked biome. Crowded penalty threshold increased by 1.

Blocks that should have blocked light now do; lava fishing gear no longer incorrectly impacts fishing time; Star-generating Cloak accessories sync in multiplayer; Obsidian Armor rarity color corrected.

Elf Melter no longer uses 2 ammo per use.

Fixed a text-based multiplayer crash and a rare crash when certain NPCs spawn in droves.

Classic-mode Wall of Flesh always drops 1 weapon and 1 emblem, matching Expert treasure bags.

Piranha Gun projectiles keep up with rapidly moving enemies far better (unless the enemy is teleporting or invulnerable). Web Shooter range also increased by 25%.

Deerclops HP now scales like other bosses in Expert/Master (lower max HP, proper multiplayer scaling), fight persists only 1 day when no players are present (down from 3), post-defeat respawn chance dropped from 100% to 25%, and oversight giving Deerclops 0 defense fixed.

TML team approaching beta; working on entity spawn hooks, data-oriented tiles rework, audio system redesign, and topological sorting-based interface/worldgen layers. Solxan added as API developer.

The reimagined China Mobile version of Terraria (by DR Studios/XDN) won TapTap's 2021 Game of the Year.

DR Studios confirms a Content Parity Update bringing 1.4.1, 1.4.2, and 1.4.3 to console, Switch, and mobile simultaneously in 2022.

Steam Deck-focused performance and controls optimizations are nearly complete and planned to ship ahead of the late-February Steam Deck launch.

1.4 Journey's End went live on Switch in the first week of January 2022.

First look at Deerclops running on console and mobile ahead of the parity update.

Community voted Terraria as the 2021 Labor of Love Steam Award winner; team teases upcoming Steam Deck optimizations, platform content parity, and hopes for crossplay later in the year.