Greetings Terrarians!

Happy Holidays everyone! 2023 has been a rollercoaster of a year, but we feel we are ending it on a high note. The team is feeling confident and cohesive, excited for what awaits for us and for Terrarians everywhere in 2024. By this point, most all of our team is on holiday break enjoying some time with family and friends - and we hope that each of you find the time over the next little while to do the same. Don't worry, we have left a few presents under the tree for you all to enjoy in this month's State of the Game. Of course, the greatest gift that we receive each year is your immense and unwavering support. Thank you all so much for everything, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and let's make 2024 the best Terraria year yet!

Now, let's get to unwrapping those packages...






Chicken Bones has been with the Re-Logic team for some time now, and as is tradition for team members that have earned their stripes and proven their mettle, it is high time that he receive his Dev Armor! You can catch a glimpse of this awesome new dev set in the knighting ceremony below, where Redigit bestows this high honor upon Chicken Bones. Take a minute to thank CB for all that he does for Terraria and to congratulate him on this honor!


I dub thee Sir Chicken Bones, guardian of the code and Knight of Terraria!

Catch you all in 2024!!!

STEAM WORKSHOP NEWS

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.




Planning for early 2024, laying out what might come out when, getting ready for the Holidays with our families.






Hello everyone!

The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. On Jan 2nd, 2024 the monthly update release of tModLoader will go live. This month's release mainly contains bug fixes.

As we approach the holiday season, we've aimed to keep this update light on changes where possible, and hope everyone can enjoy the holiday season to the fullest.

We will also be targeting the stable release for January 2nd as opposed to the 1st in lieu of the holiday season.

Modders and users should also keep an eye out for our monthly Steam announcement on the 2nd 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 take you directly 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.




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!




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)




Another year come and gone - and another year of the fantastic journey that has been our time on Terraria. So many big things have been accomplished this year, it is hard to really keep count - but we are beyond excited for 1.4.5... and then (fingers VERY crossed), the long-awaited first pass at crossplay! Testing has been going well so far, but we still have the first party approval hurdles to pass - wish us luck!

In the meantime, we made a little festive build for you - one that may or may not contain spoilers. Enjoy!


What a festive tree indeed!

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 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 http://terraria.org/store now!​







The fantastic artists over at Eighty Sixed keep putting out some of the most unique Terraria designs we have seen to-date! Now available are the Vortex Keychain and the Celestial Standoff shirt - Vortex vs Nebula, who do you have? As always, click the image above to check out these new offerings - as well as the entire Terraria collection over at Eighty Sixed!



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 the final Terraria: The Board Game designer diary of 2023. This month, I’m going to be reflecting on PAX Unplugged 2023 and talking about our previous Kickstarter experience.

If you want to sign up for launch info but don’t want to read the diary, just visit Get Ready for ⛏ Terraria: The Board Game!.

Otherwise, let’s get stuck in!

PAX Unplugged
From December 1st to 3rd we attended PAX Unplugged (PAXU) held in Philadelphia, US. We had the first in-person showing of our latest boss miniatures (Queen Bee, Eye of Cthulhu and Brain of Cthulhu) including painted versions of these, plus our Wall of Flesh and King Slime. Even though we were still showing our prototype, the game was chosen by well-known board game content creator Grant Lyon as one of his Best Games of PAXU; he was clearly impressed by the modular miniatures!



It was a fantastic chance to share our passion for Terraria with hundreds of fans, as well as attendees unfamiliar with the game. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! For those of you who weren’t there to see the minis, you can watch a timelapse of the painting of Queen Bee over on Instagram. While you’re there; follow us to get more Terraria content!

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0gwVZnhvMR/



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Why Kickstarter and Why Trust Us?
Terraria: The Board Game will be launched on Kickstarter and we’re currently aiming to kick it off in March 2024. Crowdfunding is often used for board games based on videogames and when used well, it’s a great way to engage the fan community in the final stages of development. We want to involve you all in the process via contests, reveals, and regular updates over the course of the campaign. Having the opportunity to assemble fans in one place and interact in real-time is one of the best things about crowdfunding, and it’s something that we couldn’t do if the game went straight to retail. It also means that we can offer backers exclusive upgrades, promos and more as part of the campaign.


We’ve recently been asked about our prior Kickstarter experience, so let me tell you a little bit about our previous board game campaign; Cosmoctopus!



Cosmoctopus was funded well beyond initial expectations, and fulfilment has been successfully completed for all backers. We’re experienced with the Kickstarter platform and have established strong relationships with trusted manufacturing and logistics partners.

To get an ideas of the kind of campaigns we run, you can read our latest update here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paperfortgames/cosmoctopus-the-board-game/posts/3989888. We’ve also been gathering feedback from Cosmoctopus backers; here are a few quotes about the campaign:



Cosmoctopus is now available worldwide, including at Barnes & Noble, and has been translated into six languages. It has featured in multiple ‘Top Games of 2023’ lists and has received awards including the Dice Tower’s Seal of Approval, Sir Thecos’ Gold Ace of Games and Senet Magazine’s Top Choice for Winter 2023.



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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.

Next month I’ll be sharing more detailed gameplay information, as well as shots of our latest in-production prototype and new artwork!

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year,

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

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




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)

FAN ART & BUILDS


True Eye of Cthulhu and Hallowed Mimic by NecrolyteSol


Church hall by Laqwerty

Remix by GreyL1me🌳


Town church by Ollie Omen


Cenx with an axe by A_Mazarians_Boat


Witch Doctor customized mini using heroforge.com by HandsomeSquirrel🐿️


Desert Town by Nebulin_


4 vs Moon Lord by MySimplePixel


Medieval Inn by Flaxes


Gijinka (”Humanized") Eye of Cthulhu by PoundToundHound


Modded build by Flor3nce2456


Gijinka ("Humanized") Eater of Worlds by PoundToundHound


Snowy Tavern by notlazuli


Broccolina the Ranger by PoundToundHound


Starter base by RedBox🏝️




As we close out this December SOTG we want to take a moment to give a shout out to some of the incredible Terrarians who make our community so wonderful. Over the last 12 years our community has welcomed tens of millions of gamers to join our adventure and today we want to recognize some who really helped Terraria shine in 2023! We have Terraria communities throughout the world, and within the heart of the Terraria culture are community teams members who dedicate their time to help make our main hubs a more enjoyable place for all. Please join us in thanking and appreciating the incredible community team members on the Forums, Discord, and r/Terraria.

Terraria Community Forums
Unit One, Tunnel King, Aurora3500, Criddle, Darthmorf, Doylee, Kazzymodus, Kelp, Nike Leon

Discord.gg/Terraria
dunkasaur, DisturbedTK, MadMan2021, Avery, Ourself, demize, Ammolite, Badgerinot, Blooym, Bombyliodot, Bunneo, CAESFIR, Ellari, fleur, JohnyTheCarrot, Korvlar, Lunaui, MagicMaster, Mello, Pogal, Ruzike, Saikus, Squid, Whalechita

r/Terraria
GoldenTGraham, DisturbedTK, demize, Aracite, Choco1119, ChucklesTheKnuckles, Stonedboss, Mellowzx, and Dyholm796



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

• Fixed a issue where parts were not displayed when the Grinouille FCS was equipped for classes B and A.

Thank you for your support.

Changes:
The fishing bobber now also spawns critters nearby, so fishing from the top of the lighthouse now spawns undersea fish
Every time you catch a fish of the same species as your caught before they become slightly easier by lowering the fish defense by 1%. commulative up to 50%

Greetings from Histria Games! We wish everyone a Happy New Year 2024!

New Maps:

• Added Desert Bridge map.
  
• Added Ancient map.

New Monarchs:

• Undead Monarch - The Forgotten Knight
  
• Dark Elves Monarch - Nightshade King
  
• High Elf Monarch - The High Elf Priest
  
• Orc Monarch - The Orc Warlord

New Units:

• Alien Spectre
  
• Chaos Viruses: Cause AOE damage, untargetable and rapidly evaporate away from their creator. Rare units can create/spawn them.

New Traits:

• Casts-Dmg trait grants specific units the ability to invoke damage from the sky by spawning falling swords or arrows.
  
• Chaos damage allows specific units to bypass all enemy resistances.
  
• Hive Trait enables specific units to spawn their Guardians or Chaos Viruses.

Adjustments:

• Alien Mini drone transformed into a poisonous unit with a virus aura.

AI and Gameplay Updates:

• Removed cheating elements from the base AI, allowing it to strategize fairly. Brutal AI may employ challenging tactics.
  
• Enabled quick travel by clicking the minimap without deselecting units.
  
• Game now displays the maximum number of players a map can handle for skirmish matches.
  
• Changed King of the Hill map spawn towers.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed rare main menu null exceptions.
  
• Corrected Dark and High elves textures to represent different elven factions accurately.
  
• Rune guardians won't spawn on non-neutral runes anymore.

In 2023, after years of development, Mondealy has finally been released.
Without the support of the community, the game might never have been released, and by some miracle it was finished nonetheless, which honestly amazes me! The whole development process seems surreal now, I don't even know how I managed to create such a large project while basically being the only developer. But it would be wrong not to mention the many people who helped me along the way. My friends, acquaintances and fans, all of them somehow participated in the creation, even if only with a kind word. Special thanks go to the game's many musicians, who supported its unique and memorable style with their wonderful music. And of course thanks to each of you who are reading this text right now! A game without players can hardly be called a game. You are all very important to me!

Continuing with various thoughts - honestly, I expected something more from the game. Both from myself, in terms of its execution, and how it would prove itself upon release. And despite that, it could have been a lot worse! Many debut indie projects perform exceptionally poorly and barely break the ten sales mark. I'm lucky not to be on that extensive list of tragic projects and that's a great privilege. So, thank you to everyone who helped the game to become better known or created something related to it, even if there are not many of you, but I am very, very grateful to you all! I hope Mondealy has found its place in your hearts and was worth the wait.

The first few months after release I did nothing and rested, but I have a lot of plans and ideas that I want to execute with future projects. Some of them will be related to Mondealy characters, some won't, but I think you all have something to look forward to from me in the future. I will continue making games for many, many more years to come!

Thank you all! I hope to see you all in 2024! ːrufus_happyː

(Since English is not my main language, some parts were machine translated! Hope its not too weird! ːrassali_smirkː)

We expect to add a new character to the game this week: Ninja;
Another update that will be released this week is the charge ability for all characters.
Use any character to reach 15 movement speed in any level to unlock the ninja (the current version only contains the base character of the ninja, the ninja's weapons and special abilities will be updated within a week).

• Added Error message if there are issues logging into game.
  
• Complete Recode of results.
  
• Added MOV to results timeslip.
  
• Added more information and organized the results timeslip.
  
• Fixed Stock doorslammer brakes.
  
• Fixed Super Stock doorslammer brakes.
  
• Nerfed Nostalgia dragsters.
  
• Added 70's Rear Engine Nostalgia Dragster.
  
• Fixed Panama custom color change.
  
• Fixed Logbook.
  
• Added Save/Load to Logbook.
  
• Added Motorcycle Chassis.
  
• Added Motorcycle Race Bodies Category.
  
• Added Nitro Bike Engine Combo.
  
• Added Nitro Flyer Race Motorcycle.

When you went to look at a gallery (Bria for instance), an exception screen came up and showed tempCount didn't have count. I took care of this error.

We're sorry for the radio silence, we've been handling some things behind the scenes after the Unity incident a few months ago, but now It's time to talk about the future of Run a Café, as well as the next big update for Run a Café!

1) First thing first, we're wanting to try to bring the experimental branch to Epic Games!

The experimental branch is meant for public testing of new features we want to bring into the next big update, so we want everyone able to experience it!

And finding bugs.. like this one!


with that being said, we're also wanting to release more frequent experimental branch updates!

2) The next update coming out will be a SMALLER one! This one will mainly be focused on some minor QoL things, some balance changes, and some changes based on feedback from our discord!

Speaking of discord, if you haven't joined it yet... you should! Join our Discord!

Now... to give some light into what's going to be releasing in Update 3!

Update 3 will be focused on the 4 C's : Customization, Cleaning, Café Management, and the Café itself!

Please note, there may be changes between this post and the actual release!

Lets dive deeper into it!

We want each player to have the ability to make their café feel like more of their own, by adding the option to change how the tables look, the paintings look, add decorations, change wall color, and more!



Customers (as well as you) will start being able to make messes, such as accidentally spilling coffee, leaving wrappers, and other things!
This will be your job to clean it up to keep your Café rating up!



We also want to make it easier to help manage your Café! So, we're going to be overhauling the computer! To split items up by websites, as well add a new site that will allow you to view your Café stats, and run discounts to try to bring in more customers!



We know sometimes for the current Café can be difficult for some people, and that's fine! We're looking into a way to control the difficulty in this update, which is why we're going to be adding a 2nd Café Variant! This one will be smaller, and easier to manage!



Once again, we'd like to apologize for going radio silent while we figured out how we wanted to approach everything again after the whole Unity incident a few months back!

Thank you all for the support, and we hope to make the Café running experience more fun and enjoyable!

- Jess

Coming soon: Air Force chase missions available, invaders are shooting with discs!



in development🔧




coming soon !