Greetings Terrarians!
A very Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you! Our teams are taking a small break today and tomorrow to spend time with friends and family (and generous helpings of turkey, dressing, and more). Of course, Christmas and the busy shopping season lurks right around the corner as well - so much going on all at once! It goes without saying that we are beyond thankful for the support you all show us each and every day. Even on the most difficult of days, it is that support that makes it all worthwhile. You make all of this possible, and we never forget that. We also know it has been overlong with the Terraria 1.4.5 dev cycle, but we are getting closer and closer each and every day. Thank you for your patience there.
Let's settle in and see what this month's State of the Game feast has in store...
PC - RE-LOGIC
TERRARIA 1.4.5 - RACING THE CLOCK TOWARDS SUBMISSIONS
Greetings, Terrarians! Another month has flown by and the team has made some great strides towards the completion of Terraria 1.4.5. Localization work (at least in regards to the PC side of things) has pretty much been completed at this point - outside of a few stragglers that we may just take care of within a post-release hotfix. Outside of that, the team has been hard at work testing and fixing bugs as well as coordinating with all of our various global partners to try and get everyone as far advanced as possible in parallel. We have not yet reached the point of making first party submissions, but we should hopefully be there soon. We will try to let everyone know once those submissions are in, at which point things will be mostly out of our control. We do have guesstimates about how long that will take based on past rounds, but we have seen it go way faster and way slower before so you never know.
Timing-wise, the launch window remains the same - though January is more likely at this point unless we get lucky with faster-than-expected submissions.
We will try our very best to continue to narrow that window down as we know more. We should know a LOT more once we get the first round of submissions out of the way. The reality is that first party staff go home for the holidays eventually - at which point we are stuck waiting on them to return. We are racing that clock to at least get our first round of submissions in and done this year. If we get first-pass approval, December remains possible. If not... then it's probably January. We are trying to be as transparent with the process as we can here - we know it has been a long time coming, so we owe you that much. Now, we wouldn't want to leave you empty-handed spoiler-wise either, so we have what we think is a really cool one for this month - a revamped crafting UI! This new take on the crafting interface blends what has worked so well in regards to research and duplication on Journey Mode and brought it over into the mainstream crafting process. These changes also apply to the Guide recipe interface. This means you will be able to sort through the sometimes-daunting pile of possible crafting recipes for any given material via both categorical tabs and even a text-based search box. This becomes all the more important with the changes to craft from nearby chests that will arrive with Terraria 1.4.5... Taking all of this together, we hope this helps everyone to be able to more quickly find and craft that one perfect item that they want more quickly! (This is still undergoing some tweaks as we find and fix bugs/issues in the testing process so its final form may differ)
The next generation Terraria Crafting is here! All that said, we always do step back reflect at this time of year on how thankful we are for everyone in our amazing community - you truly are the engine that makes Terraria go. You are the soul of what makes Terraria what it is and what it will become in the future. We are in awe of your creativity and passion around this video game that our small team works on every day. There is so much darkness in the world today, it is refreshing to know that we can all rally around and enjoy a game of Terraria together. Here's to many more years of that to come. So, thank you - a thousand times thank you - for your support over the years, today, and in the years to come. Cheers!
STEAM WORKSHOP NEWS
Click the banner above to check out the Terraria Workshop! Countless Terraria texture packs and worlds await you 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.WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON?
Hoping things go well with the whole testing and submissions process, while simultaneously planning for what comes next...
TMODLOADER NEWS - TML TEAM
Hello everyone! On December 1st the monthly update release of tModLoader will go live. As always we are grateful for the massive amount of community participation in developing and testing new features each month. This month's release contains various bug fixes and smaller features. We've fixed several regressions related to the liquid rendering fixes from last month and fixed some UI inconsistencies and errors. For modders, this month's release includes support for custom pressure plates along with new hooks for tile interactions, as well as new hooks for custom armor set shadow effects and transforming the full player rendering. As usual, we'd like to encourage modders to test out new tModLoader features on the preview branch if they are relevant to your mod. Major features in preview are listed on our Discord. 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 directly to the announcement once it is live. We look forward to seeing how mods make use of these new features. As always, if you are having issues of any sort, definitely don't hesitate to check out our FAQ on github or reach out to us at our Discord.
TMODLOADER STEAM WORKSHOP
The TML Steam Workshop has over 10,000 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!WHAT'S NEXT FOR TML?
More features, continuing to evolve and grow what TML can do... and getting ready for 1.4.5. As always, you can keep track the current progress and much more in real time at tModLoader/tModLoader (But note that the completion percentage doesn't mean anything, because issues and PRs don't have weights.) Developers who are willing to contribute may do so by doing PRs to the tModLoader/tModLoader branch. (See tModLoader/tModLoader)PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, Mobile - DR STUDIOS
The DR Studios team remains hard at work both keeping pace with the PC team on any new additions as well as chipping in where possible on cross-platform bug fixes - all in order to get Terraria 1.4.5 out to you as soon as physically possible. In the meantime, the submissions team at 505 Games is trying to get all of those planned for and scheduled to maximize our chances of a smooth and speedy approvals process. We don't necessarily have any fun spoilers for you this time around. We do have a few more fun quality of life tweaks that we are working on for our bespoke control schemes, but those are not quite ready for prime time quite yet (we do expect to have them in the update though!). With that said, hopefully the next time we speak, the update will be in the midst of (or have completed!) first party submissions - this is always a huge and somewhat daunting milestone, so we are excited. --- Until next time, Console & Mobile friends - thanks for all of your love and support!
COMMUNITY
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!
TERRARIA HALLOWEEN CONTEST - WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The annual Terraria Halloween Contest recently concluded, and the judges have revealed the winners! From art to costumes, builds to pumpkin carving - as always, we are in awe of the creativity and talent that exists within the Terraria community! We have shared the first prize winners in each category below, but be sure to check out all of the winning entries by clicking the link below or the banner above! 
Pumpkin Carving
rxtlord from Steam
Costumes
5LeafClover
Artwork
XOXOXOY
In-Game Builds
Zonai325
Click here to see all of the Halloween Contest winning entries!
TERRARIA MERCHANDISE HUB
The Terraria merchandise hub is where you can find all of the latest and greatest Terraria merchandise all year round - with new stuff arriving all of the time! Check out the latest merch drops as well as some classics and pick up that epic Terraria gift for a friend (or yourself!). Click the banner above to head to Terraria.org/store now!
TERRARIA MERCHANDISE UPDATES
CHIBICHANS - SERIES 2: JUNGLE ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER AT TERRARIA.SHOP!
Just in time for the holidays, the second series of Terraria Chibichans has arrived for preorders! Series Two features the Jungle Biome, with appearances by the Zoologist, Witch Doctor, Bee Armor, and more. If you order yours during the preorder phase, you will also receive an exclusive Doctor Bones Chibichan absolutely free! Watch on YouTube As with Series One, these will be in a blind box format - with an equal chance to get each of the available figures. We have decided to go with a smaller lineup this time as well, so that it will be easier to collect them all. You will also have the opportunity to purchase the entire set and be guaranteed to receive one of each of the Series Two Figures. Of course, you can always still pick up any of the Series One figures over on Terraria.shop. Click on the banner image above to pick yours up today and be sure to check out the entire Terraria Collection over at Terraria.shop! TERRARIA DESK MATS FROM HYSTAR ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
At long last, our good friends at Hystar have recently released a series of super high quality desk mats featuring some of the most iconic scenes and characters from Terraria! These desk mats measure in at 36"x16" (900mmx400mm) and are 5mm thick. This is the perfect addition to any Terraria fan's desktop setup! These will be available both on Hystar's website and on Amazon - though for the present, Hystar is suggesting that fans use Amazon. To pick yours up today, click the banner image above! MEOWMERE AND TRUE NIGHT'S EDGE BACK IN STOCK AT FIRE & STEEL!
True Night's Edge! This 440 stainless steel sword brings one of our most iconic weapons to life in epic fashion. Once again, only a limited number will be available and these sell out fast - this is one you will not want to miss! Click the banner above to check out all of the details and pick yours up today if you are interested!
Back as well is the 440 stainless steel Meowmere sword. These have been hot collector's items since the first release a handful of years ago. These only come back in stock every so often... so don't miss your chance this time! Pick yours up today by clicking either image above!
2026 TERRARIA WALL CALENDAR IS OUT NOW!
Click the image above to check out the brand new 2026 Terraria Calendar! The Terraria wall calendar is back for another year, including 13 never-before-seen works of art from Terraria fan artists Suweeka, Drawnbykrishna, Shadouette, GreyL1me, Dragonith, Haidenisa, SleepyEz, and OrangeDude, the 2026 Terraria wall calendar is available now on Amazon. These have really become quite the collector's pieces over the last couple of years, so you won't want to miss out on your chance to pick one up this year! NOTE: US shipping only for now, but should be shipping worldwide in about a week or so.
TERRARIA - THE BOARD GAME UPDATE
Hello Terrarians! Chris here, lead developer at Paper Fort Games. In this month’s Terraria: The Board Game designer diary, we’ve got information about our latest MPC (Manufacturer Production Copy), the project timeline, foiled boss cards and packaging. Grab your pickaxes and let’s dig in! --- MPC (MANUFACTURER PRODUCTION COPY) + TIMELINEThis part of the process is always exciting and terrifying in equal measure. We received MPCs (Manufacturer Production Copies) from Gameland earlier this month, and while the vast majority of the components were spot-on, we identified a few areas that need to be addressed and ultimately, we weren’t able to approve the MPCs. Everything we flagged is being addressed, but this will take time and as a result shipping and fulfilment will unfortunately need to be pushed back. This is disappointing, but we will always choose quality over speed; we're committed to creating the best product possible and we’re not going to settle for sending you anything other than that. Gameland estimated that rectifying these issues and getting another MPC to us would take 3-4 weeks. With the holidays looming and congested shipping routes at this time of year, at this stage it’s hard to say exactly when games will arrive in each region. There’s a chance that some backers in Asia might receive their copies this year (as these will be shipped ‘overland’, rather than via sea freight) but it’s looking likely that most backers will receive their pledges in early 2026. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll have a better idea of timescale and we’ll continue to keep you as up to date as we possibly can; in the meantime we really, really appreciate your patience. --- IT'S NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM!
When you’re looking for problems, it’s really easy to overlook all of the things that are wonderful, so here’s a rundown of what excited us about the MPCs!
PUNCHBOARD DELAMINATION IS FIXED
In the last update, we discussed the punchboard issues we had come across in the copy provided to us at Essen. We're very happy to report that there was no evidence of peeling in the copies that we received yesterday, so we won’t be needing to reprint 150,000 punchboards. Thank goodness!
FOILED BOSS CARDS
We’re absolutely thrilled with how the foiled boss cards turned out. Opening the boss card deck feels like opening the best trading card pack ever; every card is a shiny! They have a very nostalgic ‘Team Rocket Pokémon card’ vibe, and they look fantastic stored inside the Boss Boxes.
Watch on YouTube PACKAGING
This one’s a bit nerdy, but super important for making sure that your games get to you in pristine condition. The packaging of the games is excellent; we’ve upgraded the protection even further with a higher density foam in place of corner protectors, and Gameland’s drop tests show that the packages are able to stand up to some serious punishment, as you can see in the video below!
A packaged Hellstone pledge (banana for scale)
Hellstone pledge packaging render. Top to bottom: High-density foam, promo booster packs, game box, high-density foam, Hellstone extras box, additional high-density foam, carton. Watch on YouTube --- THANK YOU!
Thank you so much for your support and for bearing with us while we navigate these final hurdles; we can’t wait for you to experience Terraria: The Board Game! Until next time, Terrarians! -Chris and the Paper Fort Games team
OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS
TERRARIA MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
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)
WE ARE STARTING OFF WITH OUR HALLOWEEN CONTEST RUNNERS-UP!
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by PoundToundHound
by StarsAndStuff
by meowaaa_1038
by Kitknight
by Eddecol
by KillerGrrr
by FramaSefor
by PumkinDOOM
by SoggyBunRibs
BYTE-SIZED BUILDING CONTEST WINNERS
We now have our winners for the latest building contest, which challenged players to create their most creative builds that would fit into a 20x20 block space.
Check them out below!
ShamsTheGoosey - 40,000 Prize Points and the Event Winner role!
Scythebrine (Calamity/Infernum) - 30,000 Prize Points!
Zoom zoom - 20,000 Prize Points!
All of our other participants as previously mentioned will be receiving 1000 Prize Points!
Thanks to everyone who submitted for this event.
TERRARIA STAGE TRIVIA CONTEST
Over the past few years, Terraria 505 Games Community Manager Stephen “MrGameTheory” Takowsky has hosted hundreds of official Stage events every Sunday at 11:00 AM PDT in the official Terraria Discord server and other associated Terraria servers. These events have included community updates, Q&As, and contests with prizes.
This month, we hosted a major Trivia event and are excited to share the top 3 winners who earned Steam games and Prize Points:
1st Place: dt9616
2nd Place: applepatapon
3rd Place: sandgun
Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated! Please join the official Terraria Discord server for fun daily events and your chance to win awesome prizes!
Until next time, Terrarians - we hope you have an amazing month, and we look forward to bringing you the latest and greatest next time!