Greetings Terrarians!

Spring is finally here - and with it, warmer weather, green plants, and colorful flowers. We noticed lots of speculation that spring would bring the release of 1.4.5 - sorry to say that those guesses were incorrect. The team still has quite a few things that we want to get to, and you never know what else might come up. Terraria development has always been sort of organic in that way. Rest assured that we share your desire to get this out just as soon as possible - but we have always stuck to the mantra that we will only put out an update when we feel it is fully complete and ready. So, hang with us just a bit longer, it should be well worth the wait!

That said, let's take a moment to meander through the garden of Terraria news and spoilers shall we?




The team really enjoyed seeing how everyone reacted to last month's spoilers - especially Roller Skates! We have been doing a team and tester playthrough on the Vampire Seed over the past two weeks, and we have an even greater appreciation for these new masters of mobility than ever before. Once you skate your way through the Wall of Flesh fight, you may never go back! As always, these playthroughs generate a ton of notes about balance and new ideas as well as highlighting some nasty bugs that we can then fix along the way. You know, things like "Oh oops, with the new item stacking feature, you can accidentally reforge multiple items at once... we better fix that before the Goblin Tinkerer gets so rich, he retires."

We can think of no better way to spend nearly 9,000 platinum... don't worry, we fixed this already.

Our Vampire playthrough ended as it should... with each of us cooking in the sun, except Redigit, who may or may not be a daywalker...That being said, how about a little spoiler for everyone - the latest in the many conveniences coming your way in Terraria 1.4.5!

Conveyor Belts have unlocked the Y Axis!


Hopefully you also picked up your copy of Terraria: Undeluxe Edition as well - available as a Beta Branch on Steam!

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.


Going over our playthrough notes, making needed adjustments and bug fixes coming out of that, and prepping for adding even more stuff to the game.


Hello everyone!


The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continues to improve tModLoader. On May 1st the monthly update release of tModLoader will go live. This month's release contains fixes to long-standing issues as well as an upgrade from Dotnet 6.0 to Dotnet 8.0 for increased capabilities.

This month we've fixed a few crash conditions when using a large amount of mods, made some improvements to mod loading time, and made a major upgrade from using Dotnet 6 to Dotnet 8 for increased performance and capability.

Mod makers can look forward to the new features of C# 12 and Dotnet 8[learn.microsoft.com].

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 send 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[github.com] or reach out to us at our Discord[discord.com].

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[github.com] (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[github.com] branch. (See tModLoader/tModLoader[github.com])


More 1.4.5 work and a smattering of crossplay work in parallel has been the name of the game in April. Our testing lead had the chance to participate in the latest Re-Logic playthrough, which has provided some invaluable insights and dialogue between the teams that will surely pay dividends for Terraria 1.4.5!

In the meantime, we are happy to share that a fan favorite from back in the day will be making its triumphant return...

Behold the majestic Orca in all of its resprited glory!

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!).

[terraria.org]Click the banner above to head to http://terraria.org/store now!​



We are very happy to share what will be the first in a series of monthly T-Shirt releases available over at https://terraria.shop/! Our initial release features the one and only The Axe - everyone's favorite super-rare drop from the Queen of the Jungle herself, Plantera! We aren't quite sure, but we feel like this might also be a hat tip to one of the greatest bands in existence...

[terraria.shop]Pick yours up today by clicking the image above - and be sure to check out the entire collection of amazing merch over at https://terraria.shop/!

We will be back again next month with yet another fantastic Terraria T-Shirt design!

The amazingly-talented folks over at Eighty Sixed have just release two brand new t-shirts along with the latest in their line of Terraria keychains: the Meowmere Keychain!

[www.eightysixed.com] [www.eightysixed.com][www.eightysixed.com]You will definitely want to check these out today! If the Meowmere Keychain is anything like the Zenith Keychain, it will go super fast!

Click the banners above to check out these latest offerings - or check out the link below to explore the entire Terraria Collection over at Eighty Sixed!

TERRARIA COLLECTION FROM EIGHTY SIXED[www.eightysixed.com]


Hello everyone!

Big things are afoot at 50 Amp Productions!

NEW SHIPPING PARTNER COMING ONLINE - SALES TEMPORARILY PAUSED
You may have noticed upon visiting the 50 Amp site that the store is currently unavailable. This is so that we can take the time needed to fully onboard our new global shipping and distribution partner without risking any disruption or orders getting lost in that transition. In addition, 50 Amp closed sales during this time in order to ensure that every existing order has been honored and taken care of before accepting new ones. The store will reopen upon completion of EVERY shipment outstanding - we do not expect this to take long, but we wanted you to know.

So, what will this new system mean long term? More reliable shipping, cheaper international (non-US) shipping rates, and quicker delivery times. At the time when we re-open the storefront, Issue 6 comic and collectibles will be available to order, as well as having all products from issues 1-5 in stock. This means no delays in shipping times for any Issue 1-5 orders and a smooth release of Issue 6 when all of those items arrive at the warehouse.

ISSUE 6 IS COMING SOON - COVER REVEAL!
50 Amp is also excited to have the issue 6 cover reveal to share with you right here and right now.
This image is available for you to download and print or use as wallpaper on your computers or devices - you can also request any specific sizes you might want if what we have isn't working for you. Click the link below to check it out!
{LINKKI POISTETTU}
TERRARIA - GRAPHIC NOVEL ISSUE 6 COVER WALLPAPERS​


50 Amp Productions can’t wait to share all these updates and exciting new announcements and products with you soon!


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. We’re ramping up to the launch of the Kickstarter next month, so I’ll be providing more gameplay info, showcasing new art, revealing a new boss sculpt and talking about UKGE, the UK’s biggest tabletop gaming convention.

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[www.backerkit.com]! (we’re almost at 24,000 Terrarians!)

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How on Earth Will Terraria work as a Board Game?
Understandably, lots of Terraria players have asked this question. The videogame has a huge amount of content and features complex mechanisms that are usually handled by code behind the scenes; how could that possibly be achieved using cardboard? We’re also keenly aware that tabletop games based on videogames don’t always capture the essence of the game they’re based on, so we understand if you’re feeling sceptical.

From the outset, we’ve been committed to creating a Terraria board game, not a board game with a Terraria theme. It’s a huge challenge, but we want the game to be faithful to the world that Re-Logic have created.

So how do we turn a huge sandbox game into a tabletop experience? How do we make it feel like Terraria?

A new world each time you play: Using a simple minimap and biome tile system, you’ll generate a unique world during each game of Terraria: The Board Game. Choose an evil biome (or randomise it), build your hidden minimap and reveal new world tiles as you travel around the world. With each flip of a tile, experience the excitement of discovering new biomes to explore, chests to open and enemies to fight!

The freedom to choose: Player choice is a core principle of Terraria. Want to build a Hellavator? Go for it. Want to run to the ocean? You can, whether it’s a good idea or not! You’ll choose which objective chains to attempt in each game (many of which you’ll recognise as achievements from the videogame) and use a small personal deck of cards to generate action points; it’s then up to you how to spend them.

Dig, fight, explore, build: Use your action points to move around the world, or convert them with your starting copper equipment cards to dig tunnels, mine ores and gems, chop down trees for wood or fight enemies for loot. Building a base of houses will unlock crafting stations and spawn helpful NPCs who will heal you, sell useful items and provide backup in sticky situations.

Character customisation: Using armor sets (printed on transparent cards that overlay your character board) and upgraded equipment cards, you can choose a playstyle that suits you. By purchasing new, more powerful cards for your deck and scrapping those you no longer need, you can personalise your experience even further; that’s the beauty of deckbuilding. Maybe you’re into sword-swinging melee fights, or sneaky long-range strikes, or would prefer to unleash a barrage of magic attacks. Perhaps you just want to visit every corner of the world, or collect as many resources as possible; the choice is yours.

Enemies and Boss Battles: As you traverse the world and spelunk underground, you’ll encounter over 30 different enemy types, including slimes, zombies, antlions, skeletons, bats, demon eyes, worms, salamanders and voodoo demons. You’ll use a simple dice battling system to fight enemies and gain loot; upgraded weapons will grant access to more powerful dice and by using action cards, you’ll be able to influence encounters in your favour by weakening your foes, buffing your character, rerolling your attacks and more…

Fight King Slime, Queen Bee, Eye of Cthulhu, Brain of Cthulhu, Eater of Worlds and Wall of Flesh in epic boss battles using unique modular miniatures, which include a shrinking King Slime and Wall of Flesh with removable eye and mouthparts!

(Be sure to read on for the reveal of the Eater of Worlds miniature!)

Co-operative play for 1-4 Terrarians: The game supports solo play, or multiplayer games up to 4 players. Share resources, build bases as a team and fight enemies together. With cards that benefit you *and* other players, you can create memorable moments for everyone at the table!

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New Art: King Slime!
George has knocked it out of the park with this painting; everyone’s favourite gelatinous boss and the poor enveloped ninja! Let us know what you think in the comments!

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New Sculpt: Eater of Worlds!
Our final boss sculpt arrived this week; the Eater of Worlds! This miniature will also be modular; when EoW is sufficiently damaged, the miniature will split.

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Meet Us at UKGE 2024!
From May 31st to June 2nd, we’ll be showing Terraria: The Board Game at UK Games Expo (UKGE) held in Birmingham, UK. If you’re coming to the show, please stop by and say hello; you’ll find us at the booth 1-774 (in Hall 1). You’ll be able to play the game, chat with us about the design, take pictures at our life-size King Slime photobooth and win free merch at our Terraria-themed beanbag toss, courtesy of Re-Logic and the terraria.shop crew! It’s going to be a lot of fun and we’d love to see you there.

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Critter Recap
Last month, we asked for your favourite critters; we’re going to be adding as many as we can to the game’s biome tiles. We had some great suggestions, including squirrels, seagulls, seahorse, mystic frogs, grubby, sluggy, dolphins, bunnies, owls and ducks but let us know in the comments if we’ve missed any that you’d like to see!

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Reforge, Anyone?
Finally, we wanted to share a meme we put together which proved very popular; everyone’s favourite goblin-shaped piggy bank!
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Don’t Miss Out!
If you haven’t already, sign up at Get Ready for ⛏ Terraria: The Board Game[www.backerkit.com]! 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[www.instagram.com] and Facebook[www.facebook.com].

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[www.backerkit.com]


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 BR0COL1

by SnookyZun

by HardBirch

by Kaiga Marine

by JunohNebula

by @Shilaila​

by GreyL1me

by OrientalOrange

by MemeGodTheRealOne

by MihaDaCaterKiller

by RussianTomato206

by TruffleToad

by hellokittykatana

by CyberDragInfinity

by Icy-Assignment51

by SniperOnSunday

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

We have heard the Terraria Community's cries to bring back the versions of Terraria from long long ago for many years now. Frankly, we appreciate the nostalgia as much as anyone, but to say that the daunting task of trying to remove 13 years of content from the game has held us back from doing so would be a massive understatement!

That being said, we are pleased to share with you all that starting today, the Terraria Undeluxe Edition is available for fans everywhere to enjoy!

Highlights of this massive downdate include:

• 12 Biomes to explore - who needs locations like the Ice Biome... too darned cold!
  
• Be careful not to trip as you leap over single-high blocks
  
• Rope? Minecarts? Blocks and platforms will suffice.
  
• The Crimson was deemed too nasty and the Hallow too sweet, so they both have been kicked to the curb.
  
• Demon Altars (those purple spiky things) are now immortal - resistance is futile!
  
• Cacti can and will damage you - I mean they ARE covered in needles after all
  
• Built-in Bunny Protection will prevent you from accidental Bunny-cide.
  
• Delve deep into caves free from the threat of boulders and traps

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• Over 360 items/weapons/armor/etc. to find and craft
  
• 45 enemies will seek to defeat you at every turn!
  
• Defeat the Goblin Army to obtain the greatest mobility accessory in the game, the Rocket Boots!
  
• To maintain accuracy the Scraggler was re-added then promptly removed
  
• Four challenging boss encounters await
  
• Face the terrifying Final Boss, Skeletron!
  
• Challenge the endgame Dungeon for fortune and glory!

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• All 8 NPCs are now clearly labeled by their role so you don't have to remember that Helen is your Nurse
  
• Enjoy the streamlined experience of items without any nasty modifiers - no Goblin Tinkerer to take your hard-earned coins here!
  
• Speaking of coins, you are going to need to carry them with you if you want to buy something.
  
• Valid housing? Figure it out yourself.
  
• Axes are now required to chop up all wood blocks - we don't want any accidents!
  
• Chests contain a whopping 20 storage slots for you to stash your piles of loot!
  
• Avoid accidentally using items by being sure they are in your hotbar prior to use - waste not, want not!
  
• Wire? Where you are going, you won't need wires.
  
• Paints? Dyes? Angles and slopes? Who needs that kind of variety in their life?

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You can only imagine the sheer amount of time and effort it took to remove almost 500 enemies/critters, 21 bosses, 5100 items, 32 NPCs, 14 biomes (and all of the mini-biomes), 82 music tracks, 586 tilesets, and so on. A small price to pay for the awesomeness that is Terraria v1.06! Starting today, you can pick up Terraria Undeluxe Edition at your favorite Steam Store! We know you will join us in enthusiastically welcoming Terraria Undeluxe Edition to the Terraria family of games!

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!




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!

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 something really cool that will hopefully be able to be shared next week...


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[github.com] or reach out to us at our Discord[discord.com].

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[github.com] (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[github.com] branch. (See tModLoader/tModLoader[github.com])


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!

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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!).

[terraria.org]Click the banner above to head to http://terraria.org/store now!​


[sanshee.com]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!

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[www.50ampproductions.com]

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!

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[www.backerkit.com]! (we’re almost at 21,000 Terrarians!)

[www.backerkit.com]---

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[www.backerkit.com]! 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[www.instagram.com] and Facebook[www.facebook.com].

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[www.backerkit.com]


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)

[forums.terraria.org]by Astronomic727

[forums.terraria.org]by Flor3nce2456

by everquartz

[forums.terraria.org][forums.terraria.org]by PoisonBricks (this has been submitted to Lego Ideas - worth your support[ideas.lego.com]!)

[x.com]by Lady Forestia

[x.com]by BionicBandit

by bonann

by ILLyaDonotdrinkbeer

by Pearl250

by GOOSUS110

[forums.terraria.org]by @porzucony🌳

by misskotka


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
🥈 - @F-cel3ss (or L3MON) 0h 20m 14s 350ms
🥉 - @Antti113 0h 33m 44s 500ms
4th - @🏹bart 0h 39m 04s 983ms
5th - @ImEddeCol 0h 39m 42s 833ms
6th - @TerraSpark bad ankh bad 0h 47m 04s 067ms
7th - @icedlatte 🎀 1h 03m 24s 000ms
8th - @Ember 1h 07m 08s 517ms
9th - @StitchedBasicBee🐝 1h 23m 22s 833ms
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!


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:

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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.


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!

Greetings Terrarians!

We hope that 2024 has been treating you right so far. Terraria development progress has ramped back up quickly, with productivity improving by leaps and bounds. We certainly do not want to jump to any conclusions here, but we still maintain that 2024 may be the best year for Terraria yet! Yes indeed, the team has a real spring in their step you might say. Well, I suppose we should hop right to it and dive into this State of the Game, right? Otherwise, before you know it, spring will have sprung.

Let's jump right in head-first, shall we?




What started as a "quick and short" update to add our side of the Terraria x Dead Cells crossover content has morphed into a much larger update that we have been working on for over a year now. The team is currently going over more plans and ideas in regards to what else might make it into 1.4.5, timelines, etc. That said, we thought it might be a good time to go over some of the highlights of spoilers released during the development of 1.4.5. This may not capture them all... but it definitely grabs some of our faves. Enjoy!

Of course, our good friends over at the Official Terraria Wiki[terraria.wiki.gg] keep a running list of upcoming features in case you want to dive deeper.


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Terraria x Dead Cells crossover content (this is just the tip of that iceberg!)

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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!

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Be the life of the party! Shimmer your friends for giggles with the Shimmer Gun!

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New languages are coming for Terraria 1.4.5 - including Korean and Japanese!

In case you missed it as well, we are currently working with the Community towards polishing the existing localizations - this was a huge success in the 1.3 era, so we are hoping for the best here again!

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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?

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We have whipped up some new ways to enhance your Summoner exeperience.

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More Transformations are on the way - including the Velociraptor and Bat!

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Take your throwing to the next level with the Magic Yo Yo Bag!---

New music tracks coming from Scott Lloyd Shelly - including some bosses finally getting their due!

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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.

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Rubblemaker has been hard at work upping its game!---

Brand new toggleable filters - head back to the 80's CRT-style!---

Spectator Mode for those unfortunate moments where you have prematurely perished but want to peek in on the party.---

The Axearang - slice and dice those nasty trees from a safe distance!

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Picking up your drops and placing them in chests is SO 1.4.4...---

Slimevolution? What is this madness?!?

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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!---

We hope you enjoyed this quick overview of the spoilers thus far from 1.4.5 - of course, this doesn't even cover everything that was spoiled. There is also plenty more to come as well as things that you will have to discover on your own when the update comes out later this year.

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.


Lots of heavy planning for rounding out 1.4.5 (team brainstorming session this week, anyone)?


Hello everyone!

The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continue to improve tModLoader. On March 1, the monthly update release of tModLoader will go live. This month's release mainly contains bug fixes.

This month we've continued our work to harden multiplayer by updating the server host scripts, made several improvements to Mod Config support, and fixed a dozen or so bugs.

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[github.com] or reach out to us at our Discord[discord.com].

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[github.com] (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[github.com] branch. (See tModLoader/tModLoader[github.com])


As with our PC friends, you will find our spoilers-to-date for Terraria 1.4.5 in the recap. We have shared so much already, and there is still so much to come. We hope you enjoy this trip down 1.4.5 memory lane and are as excited as we are for it to come out in just a while longer!

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!).

[terraria.org]Click the banner above to head to http://terraria.org/store now!​



[www.makeship.com]There is still a week or so for you to place your order for our second plushie from Makeship - the iconic Silver Armor! We already have another few in mind - but what would you like to see next? The next one will be a bit longer to come out, but we think you will love it.

Get your order in today before it's too late! Click the banner above to check it out!

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 update. I had originally hoped to be able to share a lot of new things to see this month, but they didn't quite arrive in time. So, it’s going to be a quick check in this month. We’ve been deep in the design mines over the past few weeks and lots of what we’ve been doing is non-glamorous number balancing stuff, but our artist George has been hard at work so we’ll have loads of exciting things to share next month!

Don’t Miss Out!
If you haven’t already, sign up at Get Ready for ⛏ Terraria: The Board Game![www.backerkit.com] and be sure to click through to the Kickstarter ‘notify me’ page. We are nearly at 20,000 Terrarians signed up already! 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.

[www.backerkit.com]You can also follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

See you next month!

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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[www.backerkit.com]


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)

[forums.terraria.org]by MoonRite

[x.com]by Malabeja

[forums.terraria.org]by SageTheWise

[x.com]by shadouette

[forums.terraria.org]by Ollie Omen

[x.com]by Mihael

[forums.terraria.org]by Kameo

[x.com]by Rageman

[x.com]by GreyL1me

[forums.terraria.org]by Lamp!

by EaldorPrime

[x.com]by Malabeja


Each month 505 Games will be hosting a pin promotion to giveaway one full set of our 505 Games Series 2 Pins which contains 10 Terraria pins and many other pins! There are 110 total sets of 505 Games Series 2 pins. Each pin has a unique X/X serial number. To be eligible for the pin promotion you must register on the 505 Games Pins page. Check it out for more details. We are only shipping within the United States for now. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. The first winner will be selected on March 21. Best of luck!


505 GAMES PINS PAGE[505.games]

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

[www.makeship.com]Greetings Terrarians!

We hope that everyone that was interested had a chance to pick up the Terraria x Makeship Hallowed Armor Plush[www.makeship.com] late last year. Those should be shipping out just as soon as Makeship completes manufacturing, etc. In the meantime, we are pleased to reveal the second in our plush armor series with Makeship - Silver Armor!

The subject of Terraria's box/cover art for many years, Silver Armor has always been an iconic set - since the very early days of Terraria itself!

[www.makeship.com]Casting a shimmer all around from the sun glinting off of its polished surfaces, Silver Armor is the best way to adventure in style early on in the world of Terraria!​

Taken straight from the iconic Terraria cover art, the Terraria Silver Armor plush includes a Silver Pickaxe as well as a Silver Bow – perfect for keeping enemies at bay as you delve deeper in search of ore and treasure. You can always strap the one you are not using to your back for safe keeping.

We think it looks pretty awesome - and we hope that you agree. To place your order or to find out more, click the banner/image above or the link below! We are already early in planning on what armor will be next... as well as other ideas.

[www.makeship.com]

Makeship utilizes a unique method for determining whether or not a plush gets manufactured and shipped out to players. Essentially, each campaign goes out as a preorder for a set period of time - for this campaign, that will be 21 days - and if the plush orders meet the minimum quantity needed (200), the plush gets made and shipped out to everyone that bought one. If it doesn't hit that level, then no one is out a dime - but sadly, our Silver Armor plush will only ever exist as a concept.

The short version:

• The Silver Armor Plush will be available for preorder from today through the next 21 days
  
• If Makeship receives at least 200 preorders, the plush will be manufactured and shipped to customers
  
• If it does not hit that threshhold, then the plush will not be made, everyone gets their money back, and we will hope for better results on our next attempt.

That's pretty much everything to share on this campaign. We really want to see this one be a smashing success - because we think this plush is really cool, and we are really excited to make more armors in the future. Your support here will tell the tale on both fronts. So, if you like what you see and you think the Silver Armor plush might look great in your collection, pick yours up today!

Greetings Terrarians!

2024 is here at last and we feel like it has the potential to be a huge one in the world of Terraria! Just looking at the existing plans for Terraria development on 1.4.5 and then looking one step beyond that into (hopefully) the world of Crossplay, this year has the potential to be the most impactful year for the game and community since the release of Journey's End. Of course, there is lots to do between where we are today and reaching that potential, but our team is fired up and ready to make it happen. We hope each of you enjoy following along with us this year and here's to making 2024 one of the best years for Terraria yet!

Let's get started, shall we?




What started as a "quick and short" update to add our side of the Terraria x Dead Cells crossover content has morphed into a much larger update that we have been working on for over a year now. The team is currently going over more plans and ideas in regards to what else might make it into 1.4.5, timelines, etc. More on that later. For now, let's take a sneak peek at another of the Tree vs Axe war prizes as well as a bit of slimy goodness!

The Axearang - slice and dice those nasty trees from a safe distance!

Slimevolution? What is this madness?!?

2024 is going to be a great one, we cannot wait to show you more from 1.4.5 in the months to come!

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.


On top of working on the update? Preparing for some really good planning talks to go over what else needs doing for 1.4.5... and what comes next.


Hello everyone!

The tModLoader team and our amazing community of contributors continue to improve tModLoader. On Feb 1st, 2024 the monthly update release of tModLoader will go live. This month's release mainly contains bug fixes.

This month we've improved support for our Apple Silicon friends, improved GoG compatibility & setup on Unix, and added compatibility for a wider array of language packs.

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[github.com] or reach out to us at our Discord[discord.com].

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[github.com] (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[github.com] branch. (See tModLoader/tModLoader[github.com])


Here we are, back again with the latest in regards to development on the Console and Mobile side of the house. One of the focus areas of 1.4.5 has wound up being in the QOL space - ways of making things that might be tedious or cumbersome less so. One great example is the collection and storage of dropped items, be they something like fallen stars or even an AFK farming setup. The team has introduced the Hopper for that very purpose. Shall we see it in action?

Picking up your drops and placing them in chests is SO 1.4.4...

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!).

[terraria.org]Click the banner above to head to http://terraria.org/store now!​



[madrinas.coffee]In case you missed the big reveal last week, our good friends at Madrinas have released the latest in our collaboration - Life Fruit Mango Limeade Charged Refresher. Maybe coffee isn't your thing but you are still looking for that energy boost? This should do the trick!

Pick up yours today by clicking the banner above!


[www.eightysixed.com]Eighty Sixed are back again with yet another stylish pin! The Dryad is trying out a whole new hairstyle and we are kind of digging it.

Pick up yours today by clicking the banner above - and check out the ever-growing portfolio of super stylish Terraria merch over at Eighty Sixe[www.eightysixed.com]d while you are there!

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 first Terraria: The Board Game designer diary of 2024. This month, I’m going to be talking about our Kickstarter launch date and showcasing some of our WIP artwork for the game!

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[www.backerkit.com]!. Otherwise, let’s get stuck in!


Kickstarter Launch Date: May 2024
Our original aim for the board game KS campaign was March 2024. However, just like the Re-Logic team, we’re committed to ensuring that our games are as good as they can possibly be, which means spending as much time on them as they need. With this in mind, we’ve re-evaluated our timeline and are shifting the date of our Kickstarter campaign to May 2024. This allows us to add more content, carry out additional playtesting and plan extra community-focused activities to run during the campaign.
It also gives us the ability to share more of the game’s artwork with you; read on for some such artwork and an explanation of how we go about reimagining the world of Terraria for tabletop.



Painting the World of Terraria
When you’re designing a tabletop game, much like the early stages of videogame design, you need a functional prototype, but it’s not always the prettiest. It has to contain all of the necessary elements, but much of the ‘artwork’ is basic. In the example below, you can see three of our Biome Tiles (in this case, forest surface tiles). In the board game, you’ll use these tiles to generate your world, then explore it. At the top of the image, you’ll see my early prototype tiles, with basic shapes and pixel assets borrowed from the videogame.

Once we’re happy with the layout and function of the component, it’s time to pass it over to someone with much more artistic talent than me. In this case, it’s our fantastic artist George Doutsiopoulos. I create a detailed art specification for each component, with reference images (such as pixel sprites from the videogame) and George produces some basic sketches of the asset. We then discuss any changes that need to be made and I make a second art specification with additional information, such as texture and colour palette references.

George then moves on to painting the assets; for me, this is the most exciting part of the process. I always look forward to receiving the painted images and I’m always blown away by what George can create. Even at this stage, the painted tiles (bottom row) look great, but they aren’t finished; we’ll discuss and make changes as required. There will still be finishing touches added once the necessary game icons and other elements have been placed. We are constantly altering and iterating on the artwork for the perfect balance between aesthetics, function and faithfulness to Terraria.

George has been working on some other artwork, including additional layer backgrounds and icons; you’ll find some more of these below.

We’re going to be getting lots more artwork back over the next few weeks, and we can’t wait to share it with you!

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Don’t Miss Out!
If you haven’t already, sign up at Get Ready for ⛏ Terraria: The Board Game![www.backerkit.com] 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.

See you next month!

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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[www.backerkit.com]

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

by Mihael

by MihaDaCaterKiller

by Orange

by Kanggereo Defansa

by DoTExclamation

by Samalu Sketch

by rageman

by Mission_Pomelo4022


by Toastie-V

by vincent__dang

by Suweeka

by SnookyZun

by yangtoufu


We Have Another Winner - Grand Prize Claimed on Terraria Discord Server! Congratulations go out to qrop aka Halcyon on being an epic Terrarian!

Let us put our hands together and give a massive round of applause to Halcyon for winning the grand prize available in the official Terraria Discord server prize shop. Halcyon 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[discord.gg] 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!

Greetings, Terrarians!

Hot on the heels of our initial coffee releases with our friends at Madrinas, we are very pleased to reveal the latest addition to our collaboration - the Life Fruit Charged Refresher! This delicious Mango Limeade Refresher packs a burst of energy with every sip - plus, who hasn't wanted to know what Life Fruit tastes like, right?

[madrinas.coffee]Pick up yours today by clicking the banner above or the link below!

[madrinas.coffee]

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[github.com] or reach out to us at our Discord[discord.com].

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[github.com] (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[github.com] branch. (See tModLoader/tModLoader[github.com])


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!

​
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!).

[terraria.org]Click the banner above to head to http://terraria.org/store now!​



[www.eightysixed.com] [www.eightysixed.com]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[www.eightysixed.com]!

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[www.backerkit.com]!.

Otherwise, let’s get stuck in!

PAX Unplugged
From December 1st to 3rd we attended PAX Unplugged[unplugged.paxsite.com] (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[www.backerkit.com]! 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[www.instagram.com] and Facebook[www.facebook.com].

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[www.backerkit.com]

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

[forums.terraria.org]True Eye of Cthulhu and Hallowed Mimic by NecrolyteSol

[forums.terraria.org]Church hall by Laqwerty

[forums.terraria.org]Remix by GreyL1me🌳

[forums.terraria.org]Town church by Ollie Omen

[forums.terraria.org]Cenx with an axe by A_Mazarians_Boat

[forums.terraria.org]Witch Doctor customized mini using heroforge.com by HandsomeSquirrel🐿️

[forums.terraria.org]Desert Town by Nebulin_

[forums.terraria.org]4 vs Moon Lord by MySimplePixel

[forums.terraria.org]Medieval Inn by Flaxes

[forums.terraria.org]Gijinka (”Humanized") Eye of Cthulhu by PoundToundHound

[forums.terraria.org]Modded build by Flor3nce2456

[forums.terraria.org]Gijinka ("Humanized") Eater of Worlds by PoundToundHound

[forums.terraria.org]Snowy Tavern by notlazuli

[forums.terraria.org]Broccolina the Ranger by PoundToundHound

[forums.terraria.org]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!

Greetings Terrarians!

Thanksgiving has come and gone, but our thankfulness for all of you - your support, passion for Terraria, and so much more - will never fade. As we look to close out yet another year of Terraria development, it is a great time for us to reflect on what has been a challenging, but productive 2023 thus far. With Crossplay and 1.4.5 on the horizon, 2024 is shaping up to be a big one - thanks for coming along with us on this amazing journey.

Without further ado, let's jump right in to what you came here for!




The team has once again been hard at work, adding more and more fun stuff to Terraria 1.4.5. Things will start to wind down for the year once we get into the second half of December, but we are planning to finish the year strong in order to give us a ton of momentum as we head into 2024. As for spoilers this month, we thought we might show a couple of things that are small but really cool. Shall we?

We are not sure how the fish in Terraria stayed invisible all this time, but now you can see what you might be reeling in while fishing!

You may have found yourself thinking what Terraria might feel like "back in the days" on a good old CRT... well wonder no more! (archaic hookups not required)

Until next time folks - let's close out 2023 on a high note!

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 has been hard at work improving tModLoader. On December 1st our monthly update release of tModLoader will go live. This month's release mainly contains bug fixes and new capabilities for modders.

As a reminder to modders, as of December 1st any modder added as a "Contributor" to a mod on the Steam workshop will be able to publish updates for the mod directly. We encourage mod owners to ensure that all contributors act responsibly with this new capability. We look forward to this feature enabling mods to more reliably update to fix bugs that arise.

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. A recently added news button on the main menu will direct 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[github.com] or reach out to us at our Discord[discord.com].

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[github.com] (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[github.com] branch. (See tModLoader/tModLoader[github.com])



Wow, is it almost the end of 2023 already? Our team has been hard at work to close out the year in a strong way - and we are personally hoping that next year will be the year that Terraria Crossplay arrives at long last. In the meantime, we have been keeping pace with the PC team towards the development of Terraria 1.4.5. We have a particularly cool spoiler this month, one that we think everyone will appreciate...

Speaking of which, shall we take a peek?

Know what sucks? Having to stare at your dead character, not even knowing how that epic boss fight is going. Now you can cheer on from the sidelines as you await your respawn with the new Spectate feature!

No more updates on Crossplay timing just yet - other than to reiterate that we expect it will be a post-1.4.5 addition, assuming we are successful with first party reviews, etc.

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!


[forums.terraria.org]After a bit of a delay, we are happy to share the winners of the 2023 Terraria Halloween Contest!


FIRST PLACE - cheesyrat

SECOND PLACE - flouwby
THIRD PLACE - RatLord69

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FIRST PLACE - yu94m3r

SECOND PLACE - deslime03
THIRD PLACE - CelestialPlayzYT

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FIRST PLACE - dontaericeart

SECOND PLACE - infernalquasar
THIRD PLACE - chloraide

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FIRST PLACE - NotSoCursed

SECOND PLACE - BeeNade123
THIRD PLACE - truffletoad

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FIRST PLACE - Heath04

SECOND PLACE - Swamuel
THIRD PLACE - ExchangedCard48

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For full details on the winners, runners-up, and more - check out our Halloween Contest Winners post linked below! There were so many amazing entries once again this year, proving once again that Terrarians are the most creative community in all of gaming! We already cannot wait for next year.

2023 TERRARIA HALLOWEEN CONTEST WINNERS[forums.terraria.org]


Once again, we have released our annual Terraria Holiday Shopping Guide - complete with yet another amazing piece of banner art by our very own [USER=61]@Jaxrud🌳[/user] - check out the latest and greatest Terraria Holiday gifts today by clicking the banner above!

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Of course, 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!).

[terraria.org]Click the banner above to head to http://terraria.org/store now!​



Our amazing friends over at Terraria.shop just released premium figures depicting two of the most iconic bosses in Terraria - the all-seeing Eye of Cthulhu and the lunar menace himself, the Moon Lord!

[terraria.shop][terraria.shop]Click each banner above to pick yours up now - just in time for the Holidays!

[www.makeship.com]There is still a week or so for you to place your order for the awesome Hallowed Armor plushie that we recently partnered with Makeship to create! The response has been great so far, and we already have our next one in mind - but you will not want to miss out on our Hallowed friend here.

Get your order in today before it's too late! Click the banner above to check it out!


In case you missed it, orders for Issue 5 of the Terraria Graphic Novel Series opened up last week! Picking up where we left off at the end of Book One, we find out what Vale and the rest of his friends have been up to since their times adventuring together. New friends, new foes, and a new journey awaits!

Pick up your Issue 5 package of choice by clicking on the banner below!
[www.50ampproductions.com]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 next installment of the Terraria: The Board Game designer diary. This month, I’m going to be discussing setup and rulebooks, the miniature design process, painted boss models and PAX Unplugged 2023.

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It’s a Setup!
We realise that we’re asking you to play a board game when you have the digital game at your fingertips, so we’re working hard to make sure that setting up the board game is quick and easy. There will be an organiser in the box to hold all the game components, and you’ll be discovering the world as you go, to minimise the amount you have to do before playing. We want to get you into the fun stuff as soon as possible, so we’re writing the rulebook in a ‘learn-as-you-play’ fashion, more akin to a videogame tutorial than a traditional board game rulebook. You’ll be able to set up, open the rules and start playing right away; no need to read a huge tome beforehand!


New Painted Bosses!
Painter extraordinaire Max has been working his magic on our latest boss sculpts; here are Eye of Cthulhu (in both forms) and Queen Bee! These miniatures will be cast in coloured plastic in the game, and you’ll be able to play with them straight out of the box, give them a simple ink wash, or really go to town painting them; the choice is yours!

Max’s is currently painting Brain of Cthulhu; keep an eye on our Instagram[www.instagram.com] and Twitter to see the finished thing! We’ll also be posting a timelapse of Max painting Queen Bee

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How Miniatures Get Made
Getting from a 2D sprite to a painted 3D model is a multi-person job. I make a size guide sketch at the beginning of the process and oversee the steps, but credit for the final product goes to artist George, sculptor Francesco and painter Max, as well as the Re-Logic team for their feedback and guidance! Here’s a peek at how Eye of Cthulhu and Queen Bee came to life:

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Come and See the Game at PAX Unplugged 2023!
From December 1st to 3rd, we’ll be showing Terraria: The Board Game at PAX Unplugged (PAXU) held in Philadelphia, US. If you’re coming to the show, please stop by and say hello; you’ll find us at the Lucky Duck Games booth (3400). We’ll have 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 which went down a storm at Essen Spiel!

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Don’t Miss Out!
If you haven’t already, please sign up at TERRARIA: THE BOARD GAME NEWS SIGN-UP LINK[www.backerkit.com] 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.

Until next time!

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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[www.backerkit.com]

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

For this month's spotlight, we are sharing some of our favorite Halloween Contest entries that didn't quite make the cut for a prize, but were still absurdly amazing!

by claciallynx

by Eloclaw#6923

by creeperking217

by tommytsunami8918

by manykrc

by Kotlet6000

by lars2d

by cauzip

by spacefox3717

by miguel_krmy


Prepare yourself for a Karaoke battle for the ages with Mega prizes!

Date: Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 2, 2023 12:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM GMT
Location: Terraria Discord server[discord.gg]
Prize: We are thrilled to reveal the next series of Terraria collectible community pins! A set of collectible pins will be given to the winner of this Karaoke event! In addition, we will be giving a Steam game and Discord Prize Points to the top 20 placed participants in the event.

Details: During the event you have the choice to sing acapella or use background music through playing on speakers. A voting panel from the Terraria and Ghostrunner community will determine the top 20 performers! Full prize details are located on the official Terraria Discord server.

While we are at it, a shoutout to the Ghostrunner 2 team and community on their nomination for Best Action Game at The Game Awards 2023! Best of luck!

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

The day is finally here! The first issue in Book Two of the TERRARIA Graphic Novel Series is available for pre-order starting today! Read on for all of the details on how you can get your hands on the next installment of this unique Terraria adventure...

What dangers will our friends face in the next chapter of their Terraria Journey? Click the cover above to pick up your copy of Issue 5 to find out!


In order to celebrate the release of Issue 5 (the first issue of Book Two) of the Terraria Graphic Novel Series, 50 Amp worked with Singularity Computers to create a one-of-a-kind Terraria PC that they are giving away for free! Check out the images and specs below. You can find full terms of the giveaway, how to enter, etc. over on 50 Amp Productions website by clicking the image below!

[www.50ampproductions.com]
If you place your order by 11:59PM Pacific Time on December 31, 2023, you will receive a special unique Eye of Cthulhu vinyl sticker FOR FREE as a bonus gift from us to you!

Every GOLD and PLATINUM order will receive a special Eye of Cthulhu acrylic desk art standee!

These items will be available for purchase at a later date, but all who order within the limited time will receive them for free as a thank you for your support!

These items will be available for purchase at a later date, but all who order within the limited time will receive them for free as a thank you for your support!


Once again, 50 Amp is offering three different packages - from just Issue 5 to boxes of new Terraria goodies! Click the banner below to check out all that is available!

[www.50ampproductions.com]1 standard copy of Terraria issue 5: the first part of the new story in the thrilling Terraria comic book series!
1 bonus sticker pack (Nuala, King Slime, Machigai the Ninja, and the Goblin Scout) – durable vinyl stickers!

• 1 standard copy of Terraria issue 5: the first part of the new story in the thrilling Terraria comic book series!
  
• 1 sticker pack (Nuala, King Slime, Machigai the Ninja, and the Goblin Scout) – durable vinyl stickers!
  
• 1 9x11 high quality poster depicting a battle between Vale and the Goblins rendered in Chibi style printed on ultra-premium pearl stock!
  
• The fifth trading card in the ENEMIES series – PINKY!
  
• The fifth METAL trading card in the ENEMIES series – PINKY!! A high-quality textured metal version of the trading card!
  
• 1 2-inch Challenge Coin celebrating the defeat of The EYE OF CTHULHU! Featuring vivid enamel colors and cut-outs!
  
• Clear plastic coin protector – Show off your accomplishment!
  
• 1 set of Terraria magnets – create your own Terraria scene on your refrigerator or whatever other metal object you want to look infinitely cooler and more Terraria-ized!

• 1 standard copy of Terraria issue 5: the first part of the new story in the thrilling Terraria comic book series!
  
• 1 copy of the COLLECTOR’S EDITION Terraria issue 5: the first part of the new story in the thrilling Terraria comic book series! Exciting variant cover!
  
• 2 sticker packs (Nuala, King Slime, Machigai the Ninja, and the Goblin Scout) – durable vinyl stickers!
  
• 2 9x11 high quality posters depicting a battle between Vale and the Goblins rendered in Chibi style printed on ultra-premium pearl paper stock!
  
• The fifth trading card in the ENEMIES series – PINKY!
  
• The fifth METAL trading card in the ENEMIES series – PINKY!! A high-quality textured metal version of the trading card!
  
• The fifth trading card in the HEROES series – MACHIGAI, THE NINJA (COLLECTOR PACKAGE EXCLUSIVE!)
  
• The fifth METAL trading card in the HEROES series – MACHIGAI, THE NINJA (COLLECTOR PACKAGE EXCLUSIVE!)
  
• 2 2-inch Challenge Coins celebrating the defeat of The EYE OF CTHULHU! Featuring vivid enamel colors and cut-outs!
  
• 2 sets of Terraria magnets – create your own Terraria scene on your fridge or whatever other metal object you want to look infinitely cooler and more Terraria-ized!
  
• 2 Clear plastic coin protectors – Show off your accomplishment!