Hey everybody! I know we’re a couple days early but the July update is ready so here we are with the monthly development report!



We were thrilled to take part in Steam Next Fest during the month of June, a celebration of upcoming games with free demos. The Cattails: Wildwood Story demo launched June 1 in preparation for the event and is still live for anyone who wants to try it out. We’ll keep the demo up at least until the end of July.

We loved our time showcasing Cattails: Wildwood Story to players on Steam! We got so much great feedback and saw some excellent new traffic to the game’s Steam page. Here’s a couple interesting stats!

-22,500 users have downloaded the demo!
-The median playtime for the demo is over an hour (that’s super good for a demo! 😸)
-Cattails: Wildwood Story is currently ranked #558 out of all upcoming Steam games in terms of wishlists 🙀 (roughly 30 games release every day on Steam so this is really, really awesome to see)

We’ve also rolled out a game update to our beta-tier backers! Please note that these new features are not available in the demo.

Two new hotly-requested items were added to the in-game accessibility options menu: Auto-run and Alternative Text!

Auto-run: Turn this feature ON and your cat will always run automatically, without needing to hit the run key. (Default: OFF)



Alternative Text: Turn this feature ON and all in-game text will be replaced with a simple sans-serif font alternative. We’re partial to the stylish hand-drawn font featured in the game by default, but we understand there are plenty of great reasons to want a cleaner, more legible option. We’ve selected Roboto Condensed - Regular as the alternative font as it generally fits the existing character of our custom font face. (Default: OFF)



We’ve also patched up a couple typos, made a few bugfixes, and added a “Sell Everything” button to shops that allow you to sell your items.


Last month we introduced the Rival Marriages feature to the game. This month we fleshed out some additional details that will make each Rival Marriage even more rewarding to complete.



-New Dialog: Unique dialog was added to each rival marriage spouse, including lines about their kitten(s) after they are born.
-Mail: You’ll receive a thank-you note from each rival marriage couple after you’ve helped them get together.
-Events: We’ll talk more in depth about Events below, but each rival marriage couple now has 3 special Events that must be witnessed before they will pair up!




This is the biggest new feature in Beta v0.50! Events are special cutscenes that play when certain criteria are met. During Events, we have a chance to show the NPCs that live in your colony in a fun new way with scripted dialog and interactions with other NPCs. Some Events require your participation, and there may even be consequences for your choices, so pay attention!



We’ve added 30 Events to the game in Beta v0.50. We also know that some players may not wish to experience the interruption brought about by Events (especially during replays or speed runs!) so we’ve included a feature that allows you to bypass any event. Simply pause the game during an event and select “Skip Event” to instantly continue.



We trust that players who choose to watch Events when they occur will enjoy this new feature. Events have given us a great chance to showcase NPC interactions between each other (not just with the player) and really dig into the quirks and personality traits that make each character unique and fun to be around. You can really learn a lot about your neighbors by watching Events unfold!



Ok, that wraps up the developer update for this month! Looking to the future, we have a few months of development to go still with the impending addition of the Main Story. We’ll have more to say in a future post. Until next time!

-Tyler (@FalconDevelops)

Greetings Terrarians!

We hope everyone is enjoying the summer months and getting some much-needed time in the sun. Don't worry, Terraria will be waiting for you when you come in from the heat! We are closing in on the last stages of 1.4.5 development, and we hope that we will be able to have the latest version of Terraria in everyone's hands soon. Beyond that, we have seen several cool things come out lately - from the new minifigures to the Terraria Board Game announcement - and we expect to have a few more fun bits to share in the coming months. We love seeing cool stuff get made that expands and expresses the world of Terraria in different ways, and we hope that you are as well.

With all that said, let's get in to the latest and greatest surrounding all things Terraria!






We really enjoyed everyone's detective work on last month's spoiler. You all went way beyond even what we have come to know and love about the community in regards to the dissection of spoilers! The team is in the final push towards the end of content additions and turning a more careful eye towards fixes and balance for the remainder of 1.4.5's development cycle. This phase is always tough to predict timing-wise, as it really depends on how many issues we find and how hard they are to address. That said, we do not think it will be much longer until we will be able to provide a more definitive time window.

Of course, if you don't have Terraria yet - or you know someone who doesn't - there is no better time than right now to pick up a copy while Terraria is 50% off during the Steam Summer Sale!

Click the image above to head to our Steam Store Page!

That said, we would be remiss if we didn't share some of the things that we worked on this past month... so enjoy!


Some changes to the character creation screen shared on r/terraria a week or so ago - in case you missed it. We are already making a few tweaks to this coming out of feedback from that post, but hopefully this will be a nice change for everyone that will allow you to make your character even more your own!


Everyone loves World Seeds right? Well, it is our guess that everyone does - except that a ton of folks who are not immersed in our news posts or the wiki might have no idea they even exist. So, we gave them their own menu to up the accessibility.

Know what else would be cool? If you could combine special World Seeds. What if some of those combinations might also have special hidden effects?

Oh, and the sun effects are a work in progress. Just saying.

STEAM WORKSHOP NEWS

Click the banner above to check out the Terraria Workshop!

We are creeping ever-closer to 100,000 packs/worlds 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.




Mostly focusing on getting 1.4.5 done. The final push, so to speak. Also working on what we hope will be a few more fun surprises.






Hello everyone!

1.4.4 Preview continues to be live on Steam for modders to port with. We strongly encourage all modders to update their mods and post the updates to Steam in a timely fashion. For more information on accessing the Preview build, please check out tModLoader guide for players

We are excited to see our modding community is already more than half way to our 60% porting effort target! As a reminder, we are waiting to changeover tModLoader to 1.4.4 as the default option until the majority of mods have posted a 1.4.4 version.

Please note that 1.4.4 will NOT replace 1.4.3. 1.4.3 will continue to be available in full through Steam Beta options, just as 1.3 is today.​

As always, we kindly request that we all respect modders' time and not hassle them about porting to 1.4.4. Please be respectful as we all wrap up this big jump forward Please stay tuned, and thank you for your patience.




The TML Steam Workshop has over 5000 mods already! 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!




Finally, we are deep in groundwork conversations and changes to support offering 1.4.4 broadly. We will announce some of these details in the coming weeks in our Discord and on Steam. You will want to stay tuned for that!

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)



Over on the Console/Mobile front, we remain hard at work keeping pace with the PC side while doing the best we can to track down any remaining bugs/fixes from the last update. We hope that the patches we sent out already have helped out - but we are still taking and reading reports, so keep the information coming. As a reminder, this is our current focus list for any additional fixes:

KNOWN ISSUES WITH FIXES UNDERWAY

• Multiplayer not working for some users on Xbox - the latest backend updates seem to have cleared this up for almost everyone. The only exception seems to be players with bad connections with each other. We are seeing if we can force the system to allow connection anyway, but not sure if this is possible.
  
• Issue where the game freezes suddenly for PS4 users - We are working on a hotfix for PS4 with a couple of reported crashes being fixed. This should be available shortly. We're still looking at the PS4 Freezes people are experiencing although we haven't pinned it down, we're looking at the water quality as a possible culprit, if you're having trouble with freezing, try turning down the water quality setting while we continue to investigate as a few players have mentioned this has helped.
  
• Old save data not showing anymore for some Xbox users - we are still exploring this. We are almost certain that the data is not lost, just not accessible for some reason. We are still working to replicate this internally, so hang in there!

Now, we haven't had a Mobile spoiler in a while - so let's rectify that now! First of all, the changes to Character Creation have made their way to Console and Mobile...


But wait, there's more! Last month, the PC side showed off the icon images of a few whips. Well, why don't we look at a couple of those in action? Introducing the Soulscourge and Vasculash!






Until next time, Console & Mobile friends - thanks for all of your love and support!



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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!




The merchandise hub is where you can find all of the latest and greatest Terraria merchandise - 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 http://terraria.org/store now!​





In case you missed it, several Terrarians got a unique opportunity to stop by the UK Games Expo to check out the very early in-development version of Terraria: The Board Game last month! The lead designer from our friends at Paper Fort Games had a great time interacting with everyone and listening to your valuable feedback! All of that will be taken back and considered as we continue to evolve and polish what this board game can become.

We’ll be sharing more about Terraria: The Board Game with you via designer diaries in future State of the Game updates, but in the meantime, we have something quite terrifying to reveal…



The image above is an early 3D render of the Wall of Flesh miniature. We want Boss battles in the board game to feel like an event - just like they do in the digital game - so Bosses will spawn when you fulfill the criteria shown on doors of an advent calendar. Once spawned, you’ll open the door to reveal the miniature, then add it to the board. As you can see, Bosses are modular, with pieces that can be removed or manipulated in other ways to allow Boss stat tracking. We’ll be revealing more models over the coming months, so keep your eyes peeled!

If you haven't already, sign up here for the latest information!

TERRARIA: THE BOARD GAME NEWS SIGN-UP LINK


In case you missed the big reveal, be sure to take a minute to read our post about Terraria - The Board Game, which contains details about timing, how it will be sold, and more!
TERRARIA - THE BOARD GAME DETAILS




We finally have some timing around Book One and the rollout of the issues that will make up Book Two. We expect that Book One will be available sometime in early 2024 (long story short, we need to line up with retailers' desired timelines), while we will see the story continue with the release of Issue 5 and more later this year. Of course, that is all subject to production lead times and whatnot - but we are confident in the changes that we have made from the lessons learned during the initial rollout. We expect a much smoother and more predictable release this time around!

Speaking of folks that encountered those issues, we have chased down every report that the team knows about as of this point. There are a handful in process, but everyone should be taken care of as of now (or very soon). However, if you have any outstanding issues with your order, we do not want to miss you - please reach out to help@50ampproductions.com immediately so that we can take care of this ASAP. Feel free to let us at Re-Logic know via business@re-logic.com (we have been able to help several folks) if you are having any issues as well, but the 50amp email above should be the best way to sort out any stragglers out there!

The art team remains hard at work on Issue 5, and we expect to have our first draft soon! We have one last member of the Goblin Army to show off this month... and maybe we will be able to give a sneak peek at a former member of the Goblin Army next time. I wonder who that could be?


Goblin Sorcerers!



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 in June. Please let us know if any of the shared media has a different original creator.

We are a bit light this month, as r/terraria has been set to read only in protest of the Reddit API changes.

(CLICK A GIVEN IMAGE TO HEAD OVER TO THE THREAD WHERE WE SAW IT


FAN ART & BUILDS


by Orange80282304


Vortex Armor by drawnbykrishna

Zoologist by Suinumi


Dryad's Shop by PeaLov3r

https://twitter.com/i/status/1662313309603766272

Dryad by RickwestSamp (Twitter videos don't embed well on Steam, but check this one out for sure!)





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

Hello! Welcome to the first paid DLC available for TRAIL OUT. This collection includes three iconic vehicles that became popular because of their inclusion within motorsport, movies, video games, or a mix of the three.

Buy on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2444780



- RR Series 3


Originally designed for motorsport, it was almost immediately outlawed due to breaching several rules put in place by the motorsport governing body. Alongside that, it has been seen time and time again in the hands of illegal street racers all over the United States.



- Speedy S


The posterchild of the Japanese tuner scene, the Speedy S became popular not only in the United States, but also all over the world thanks to its inclusion in the tuning scene, motorsport, movies and other video games.



- Emilie N46


When a French taxi driver needs to get somewhere quickly in Paris, they don't usually modify a 4-door sedan by replacing the engine with one with almost 400 horsepower, add a toggleable wing and front splitter. Yet here we are.



All three vehicles are unlocked after reaching 50,000 fans and can be acquired through the junkyard for $2,000.

And also now the game has a FREE DEMO to get acquainted with the game before you buy it. And a 25% discount during the summer sale!

Hey everyone!

To celebrate the Steam Summer Sale, you can pick “A Hero’s Rest” for 40% off, in its biggest Discount for Early Access!

As we are working hard on our Content for the third Milestone, now is the perfect time to join in and start building up your very own Town to equip a brigade of Heroes.

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In the next Patch, we’ll be adding a whole new range of items to customize and decorate your shops.

You will now be able to place grass around the outside of your shops, to present your Heroes with a lush welcome.

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We’re working on a range of new decorations for you to place inside and outside your shops to make them even more appealing and attract more customers.

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Next up we’ll introduce an entirely new system for your average visitors:

Visitors will now come to your town and place an order for a variety of their favourite Food and Potions. Fulfill their wishes to gain the visitors' appreciation and rewards for your Town.



You will also be able to add your own custom names to the name pool, so when new Heroes and Visitors show up, you might already recognize them!

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There are even more new gameplay systems in the works for this Milestone!

• You will be able to receive Trade offers, which allow you to send your Heroes on a journey to exchange Materials for other goods.
  
• New Events will present a great Threat to your Town, so make sure to be prepared!
  
• Heroes will be able to undertake Trials, which, if successful, will upgrade their Equipment and grant them a lot of experience.

We look forward to continuing this journey through the Early Access with you.

Stock up on Materials, arm your Heroes, and prepare for more challenges to come!

Steam Summer Sale has landed in Dual Universe!
Grab your ships and hop in - we're slashing subscriptions by 20% on Steam!
Gear up for new PvE combat missions, explore new worlds, and build whatever your imagination can create (within ToS)!

Dual Universe will be 20% off until July 13, hurry, while the sale lasts!

See you in-game, Noveans.

• Added the Glacewing - a new final boss for the planet Frostfall. Glacewing has 3 different attacks: ice projectiles, ground AOE glacier spikes and an ice strike air attack
  
• Localisation improvement
  
• Rebalanced the difficulty settings

• Fixed bug where Tentacled Chicken skill would not appear after card combination
  
• Fixed issue where players could get stuck in arcade mini-game
  
• Fixed a bug where Vampirism skill was not working correctly
  
• Fixed a bug where shrine boss and waves were spawning the same boss
  
• Fixed a bug where drone enemies were getting stuck near walls
  
• Fixed pet companion VFX
  
• Fixed projectile animation of Frostfall serpents

Hello Avicii fans, it's been a minute!

Whilst you hydrate (seriously, it's like 2000 degrees out there) and stay cool and safe indoors with your indie games, we thought we'd point your attention to our Summer event which just started!

We've got some live streams from developers showcasing their latest games, new blogs diving into their development, and some shiny new bundles that just might contain your next favourite indie game

In this case, if you're a fan of Avicii Invector, you can peep at the Action bundle, which contains a host of other pulse pounding games with stunning soundtracks across a range of genres, guaranteed to have you picking up the controller over and over - such as :

- Arcade Paradise
- The Falconeer
- GRIP: Combat Racing
- Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles
- Tiny Troopers: Global Ops
- Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops XL
- Super Dungeon Bros
- Vostok Inc.

Visit The Wired Summer Event Page right now in order to see the latest dev playthroughs of our upcoming titles (and wishlist them!), save money on our bundles, and don't forget to hit the follow button up top to stay up to date with ALL our releases and their latest news!

If you're a fan of socials, you can come hang with us on Discord and Twitter too!

Today I rolled the update mentioned a few days ago:

You should have:

• Scene gallery with animation, text, sound, music
  
• Achievements (you must replay the game again, sry)
  
• Fixed a bug mentioned by a player when you have to option to "Charge". If you "Play it cool" you skip the mechanic workshop altogether

The winter special DLC scene for Ep. 1 is still in planning. The girl with most votes will have a special scene featured as a FREE DLC for Ep. 1. Express your suggestion now.

To celebrate the steam summer festival 2023, KAKUDO is on promotion! From June 29 to July 13, you can buy KAKUDO at 25% off!

If you haven't got your hands on it yet, don't hesitate to take advantage of this offer.

Enjoy the summer festival and see you soon for the next KAKUDO update.

-Maxim