Terraria State of the Game - September 2025

[Johnathan Morrow]

I'm not sure I approve of the housing change. I don't like the thought of NPCs coming and going as they wish, and the way the hint is worded just feels like a tutorial. I'd much rather have the actual tutorial make a comeback than get straight up told what to do ingame. Maybe I'm old school and just want new players to struggle, but the discovery was what Terraria was all about for me when I was a child, and this takes a bit of that away in my mind. Regardless, at least we are a tad bit closer to the release.

 

[noollaBriAtoH]

Maybe I'm old school and just want new players to struggle,

...so you want new players to struggle? That's not good game design.

 

[Johnathan Morrow]

I was being sarcastic. It was an unfunny joke, I guess.

 

[Mufiso]

that's good news indeed, can't wait for the release next year (probably)

 

[Guard2175]

Maybe to fix the "NPCs becoming homeless because your entire world is corrupt from just minding your own business", NPCs or their houses could have some sort of radius around them of blocks that can't be contaminated with corruption or crimson. I'm trying to think of any balance problems with this, but I can't so maybe a suggestion for 1.4.6 (unless this really is the final update...)?

 

[Dapling]

unless this really is the final update...

It's not.

 

[DarkMeta92]

It's technically not the final update, but iirc, it is probably the final major content update; the only update(s) planned after this is/are the update(s) that will finish implementing crossplay across all platforms.

 

[Guard2175]

I can see a cycle forming:

- Devs release a major final update to top it all off
- Some minor updates to add some leftover content from the major update
- Devs want the final update to be a big one to say goodbye, so it happens again

 

[ChomperRex20]

I can see a cycle forming:

- Devs release a major final update to top it all off
- Some minor updates to add some leftover content from the major update
- Devs want the final update to be a big one to say goodbye, so it happens again

Wdym forming? It’s been this way for years

 

[Dapling]

It's technically not the final update, but iirc, it is probably the final major content update; the only update(s) planned after this is/are the update(s) that will finish implementing crossplay across all platforms.

I am quite certain the developers have not stated this update would be the last content update at any point. Iirc the last time they did a final update was 1.4.1 and any mentions of a "final" update after that point was the community either making jokes or making things up.

 

[Airarret]

I am quite certain the developers have not stated this update would be the last content update at any point.

We do know they have stated they hope to have a crossplay update afterwards. (Of course, that might not count as a content update; but it'd still be significantly more than a bugfix update.)

 

[Meowlegend]

Besides this being my 1000th message, I really like this feature. Now people don't have to build houses just for NPCs to spawn, which, especially for me, would allow to create houses later, especially ones that don't look like shoeboxes.

That said, how are they gonna spawn like this? I mean like, when they spawn, where? On the world spawn? Or where you are currently in when they decide to spawn? Or the location you set your spawn in? Besides that, the feature is really good.

 

[Airarret]

That said, how are they gonna spawn like this? I mean like, when they spawn, where? On the world spawn? Or where you are currently in when they decide to spawn? Or the location you set your spawn in? Besides that, the feature is really good.

Most likely is that they'll reuse the logic of the Traveling Merchant. Appear near an existing town (or the spawn point, if nothing else) during the day, and despawn during the night as soon as they get off-screen.

 

[plantszaza 🌳]

If it works exactly like Travelling Merchant.
You are going to see "X has arrived!" several times throughout the day, and 20+ "X has departed!" once nightfall, every day.

Curious what solution they will come up with for that.
Or that will be how the players are forced to build a town for them.

 

[RandomAxolotl]

The release draws closer… I can’t wait (but I will!)

Steam Workshop::Autumn Trees

steamcommunity.com

and

Steam Workshop::Autumn Grass

steamcommunity.com

Also, replying to this to get these later, they look cool

 

[EyeOfTheCosmos]

Whoa what? Isn't this early???

last thursday of the month

 

[qqqqqqqq]

I'd like to ask the experts:
Will the translations for the languages added in this update be handled by the same team as the console version?

 

[Zallaraxium]

Either they love this game and us too much, they love the development cycle, or the final update lark is to troll us perhaps jokingly, but I like how theyre always adding new stuff into the game. Also have some nightmare fuel on me. > (the included images a joke image and nothing official mind nor am I saying its official, btw mods just keeping it lighthearted, but its too much please PM/DM an ill gladly remove it if its too scary)

 

[Zap173 ⚡⚡⚡]

Not to be that guy but.... Mr @Loki I wouldn't mind delaying it a bit to hopefully sneak in a hollow knight Collab pls pls pls pls pls

 

[ED209]

For now, we hope you are ready for a day sailing the open... skies?

I'll have to guess it was an image of some sort of airship...

Can someone in a region that can see it please take a screen clip? Thanks.