Updates to Terraria have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:
Bug Fixes / Performance:
– Reduced the amount of RAM needed to run Terraria.
– Added an option to turn backgrounds off.
– Improved the automatic game quality adjuster.
– Lighting update won’t skip as much on lower quality levels.
– Items dropped on death for hardcore and mediumcore characters will retain their conditions.
– Space Gun now has a value.
– Water Bolt can now have conditions.
– Diving Helmet now works correctly.
– Walls now correctly show behind Glass Blocks.
– You can now untie bound NPC’s with Autopause enabled.
– Mediumcore and hardcore players will drop their cursor item on death.
– Coins held on the cursor will correctly be dropped on death.
– Dryad’s Corruption and Hallow status numbers are correct.
– Wyverns are less common and will be less likely to spawn near the ground.
– Mana Flower’s price has been increased.
– Fixed the shadow glitch of trippy lighting.
– Music Boxes no longer dupe when placed on platforms.
– Fixed an issue that caused stacked coins to go missing from chests during multiplayer.
– Cursed Torch item now emits light in water.
– Harpoon can now be reforged.
– Lighting will now be set to Retro instead of crashing if Terraria is unable to switch to the new lighting mode.
– Keybindings will no longer sometimes be set to “None” automatically.
– Bombs thrown by clowns will now show that the wall has been destroyed in multiplayer.
– Crystal Shards now give off light in retro and white color mode.
– Hallowed Armor only has graphical effects with the helmet.
– Players now have hair under their hats.
– Statues no longer turn into Armor Statues when they are smashed from the top.
– Clowns only throw bombs when their target is alive.
Items
– Added Candy Cane Blocks Walls.
– Added Green Candy Cane Blocks Walls.
– Added Snow Blocks.
– Added Snow Bricks Walls.
– Added Red, Green, and Blue Lights.
– Added Presents that are dropped by monsters during the holiday season.
– Added Snow Globe.
– Added Santa’s Outfit.
NPC’s
– Added Snowman Gangsta.
– Added Mister Stabby.
– Added Snow Balla.
– Added Santa Claus.
World
– Snow biomes will always be created during world gen during the holiday season. There is a 1 in 3 chance for snow biomes to be created during world gen during the rest of the year.