505 Games today announced that Terraria will receive a massive content update, which will be made available for free on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and PlayStationVita platforms.
The 1.2 update sees a vast amount of content and features added to the original game. Â The free title update includes (but is in no way limited to!) the following:
- Rain, blizzards, and a new snow biome with unique treasures and items for normal and hardmode versions
- The sun is brighter and midnight is darker, along with several other graphical upgrades
- Stalagmites, icicles, moss, plants, rocks and other “piles” added
- New mini caves with unique backgrounds, and chests and pots with distinct graphics to each biome
- The hammer is now used for creating slopes, halftiles and breaking walls only, whilst the axe is now only used for chopping down trees and giant mushrooms
- Pickaxes will now remove blocks, placeable objects and items such as Life Crystals and chests
- Players can now craft early-game magic robes and staves, whilst bricks, wood, stone and glass all now blend together
- New hardmode jungle temple with beehives
- Water will now change color based on the biome and depth that you are in, and there are several new fountains that will change the color of water when they are placed nearby
In addition, there are over 1,000 new items, including:
- 10 new ores
- 4 new wood types
- 31 new brick types
- 12 new wing types
- 29 new tinker combinations
- Over 50 paintings that can be collected randomly throughout the world
- 8 new friendly NPCs
- 4 new bosses
- Over 100 new enemies
- Over 15 new pets that can be found in chests and dropped rarely off enemies
“We believe this massive content update opens up a new world of possibilities for Terrarians and we are delighted to be bringing this content to passionate Terraria fans who are experiencing the universe on consoles and handheld devices,” said Richard Gittins, Senior Brand Manager at 505 Games.