1.3.0

1.3


This may be the last update that Redigit works on personally. During the development of 1.3, Redigit also began preliminary work on a new game outside of the Terraria franchise, with additional long-term plans for a Terraria sequel. The developers Yoraiz0r and Skiphs will continue updating Terraria during 1.3.


 * Lunar Event.
 * Another side Event.
 * Expert game mode: Identical enemies and bosses with new, more difficult AIs and increased drops.
 * 250 new items, bringing the total Item count to 3000.
 * New mini-Biomes.
 * New summon items (Minions/Pets).
 * Achievements.
 * Enchanted Sword shrine.
 * More unknown stuff.

New items
Specific new items mentioned:
 * Laser Ruler accessory, which allows live measuring of tile distances via the cursor.
 * Meowmur (possibly referring to a sword, cat sounds when swung. It may also be a hammer due to the name similarity to Mjölnir (Thor's hammer).
 * Sinks added to each furniture set.
 * Portal Gun.
 * Cultist costume vanity set.
 * Honeyfall Blocks and Walls.
 * Alchemy Table: Offers a 1/3 chance of not consuming ingredients when crafting Potions.
 * Vine Rope.
 * Sticky Dynamite.
 * New Dyes: Living Rainbow, Living Flame, Pixie, Wisp, Chlorophyte, Gold
 * Re-designed Water Fountains and possible new.
 * A new Block with gradual light-up function.
 * 3 new Mounts, one being a futuristic digging vehicle.
 * A fourth liquid.

New Characters
Specific new characters mentioned:


 * Crimson Bunny [[File:Crimson-Bunny-ex.gif]]
 * Cultist (enemy/NPC/event)
 * New Eclipse Monsters

Mechanics

 * Events have progress bars.
 * Weapons can be used while on Mounts.
 * Minion modifiers added.
 * Starting outfit options at character creation.
 * NPCs have better AI and animations, will no longer stand in front of Chests to block access, and sit in Chairs.
 * Characters have "spring in their step," especially during running.
 * "Cleaner" and "smarter" starting areas on world generation.
 * Smart cursor will build stairs.
 * Liquid flow looks more fluid and less "blocky."

Item/character changes

 * Platform stack limit increase to 999 (from 99).
 * Living Wood Chests always contain a Living Wood Wand and Leaf Wand.
 * The Axe drop rate increased from 1/200 to 1/50.
 * Voodoo Demon increased spawn rate.
 * Bunny Mount no longer incurs fall damage.
 * Sunflowers get "buffed".
 * Jellyfish have a shock effect when they attack.
 * Dyes more visible.
 * Updated some of the older NPC sprites.