Tsuki
Party Girl
Word of warning: If you're trying to avoid spoiling 1.3 for yourself, you may want to jump down further to avoid any unneeded info!
Table of Fantastic Contents:
- April Fools' Day Spoiler(?)
- Release Date Announced
- Profile Spoilers
- Otherworld Recap
- Community Morsels
- Creativity Abound
It creates an amusing situation, given the timing of it all. A massive video spoiler would be enough to turn on the hype cannons to astronomical degrees, but this time, it's a little different. While we have the usual crowd of people who meticulously scour each and every second of the video to find any new piece of information, we have an added bonus this time: The people who are trying to separate the fact from fiction, so to speak. What's real? What's a joke? Is it the old bait-and-switch? Is the steam integration the joke? What if the joke is for the Developers to make you crazy trying to decipher the code. Wake up people!
My personal favorite feature that I hope isn't a cruel joke, is this really nifty character selection screen. A handy little screen that shows your name, health, HP, Hardcore or soft, complete with nifty buttons that I can only imagine will do various things. An arrow for "Play", a star for "Favorite / Unfavorite", and what looks like a bush / cloud of some sort.
Is this a thing? Probably not.
While we're on the subject of the update, we can't possibly leave out the fact that the release date was estimated to be in June, for the famed 1.3 update. As a general rule of thumb, the word "estimate" means that it is a goal they're striving for, and it's not exactly set in stone. If need arises to delay the update for quality assurance, it may very well be taken. However, it's a good estimate for the excited userbase to look forward to! It's a start of the summer, out of school for a lot of our members, and a good opportunity to just kick back and play some lovely Terraria.
Though not all is peaceful in the land of Terraria. An unknown foe threatens our very way of life. They're poised to take all that is precious from us. Ready to destroy all that we hold dear. The real question, my friends, is not "are you ready to play 1.3" but rather, "are you ready for the fight?" The clock is ticking, and every minute that passes is a minute less that you have to prepare yourself for this unseen threat. Will you take up this challenge?
Don't forget your epic battle music though! Over a month ago, this lovely little piece was posted by Redigit, and it definitely gives off an incredible, foreboding vibe. Ominous and otherworldy, this track was playing in the video posted for April Fools' Day, which does seem to fit a martian invasion. If you haven't given this amazing track a listen, you're doing yourself a disservice friend. Check out the full track below!
Sometimes, little sneak peaks and mini-spoilers are posted on the profiles of the developers that go unnoticed by the majority of people. I don't necessarily blame them, after all, one wrong step in the minefield that is known as the developer profiles can be a fatal mistake. Commenting on even one of their statuses is guaranteeing a hefty explosion of alerts from everyone else who comments on it. Here are a brief mention / descriptions of things many of you might not have even seen yet.
This little guy right here, for example, was first spotted on Cenx's twitter, and later on her profile. It is the Party Bee, and it is fantastic. Widely regarded as the most important spoiler of 1.3 among the bee demographic, this little guy showcases some of the brilliant things you can do if you dye your mount, confirmed to be a feature of 1.3. The ability to personalize your mounts with a fancy new paint job is quite the anticipated vanity upgrade, I would like to believe. What's your take on it, friends? What fantastic combinations are you looking to create with your mounts and dyes?
Also making its debut mention in Redigit's status, is this mysterious "Tax Collector." With nothing else said about him/her/it (?) other than "Watching the Tax Collector run from enemies in Hell is hilarious," many users have speculated what this might mean for Terraria. The most common thought seems to be this is a new NPC, leading people to discuss what sort of core functions and features this will bring to the world of Terraria.
For our last piece of news in this installment of "Cool things the developers talk about on their profile," is a brief mention of the Portal Gun, by Cenx. She's confirmed Yoraiz0r has been definitely working on it. Yes, friends. A portal gun. A portal gun. In Terraria. It just may be the single most technologically advanced item we'll have in Terraria, and I can only imagine the logistics required to actually implement it in the game. We've come a long way since the game was released, friends.
As an extra added bonus, we have a very special spoiler posted on one of Pedguin's recent livestreams! Cenx herself gave Twitch chat a secret spoiler in the form of this strange creature. No words out of this terrified reporter, I'll go ahead and let you guys do the speculation for me! Whatever it is, it's super spooky, no?
Quite recently, Loki posted a community feature discussing and interviewing our very own ChippyGaming, who even got an exclusive sneak peek at a new item to be introduced in 1.3. I won't spoil any details, but it's making quite the buzz in our little community, some people might even call it the bee's knees. Subtle, right? You should definitely head on over to his feature and check it out for yourself, and get to know a bit more about Chippy. Special shoutouts to him, and all of our other Terrarian Youtubers, for making entertaining content on the game we all love and enjoy!
Set in an alternate dimension within the Terraria universe, Terraria: Otherworld places the player in a life-and-death struggle to restore a once-pristine world – now overrun by a malevolent force that has corrupted nature itself – to its original splendor. Along with a rag-tag band of survivors, will you be able to successfully harness the power of an array of weaponry, magic, defenses, and even the world itself to thwart the designs of this unseen evil?
So whereas the option to get a better weapon may exist, to increase your combat effectiveness, you may also choose to hone your skills with your existing weapons. This adds an interesting dynamic, where a player with an inherently weaker weapon may be better off practicing with it, to make it more effective in their hands than a weapon further down the line. It gives players several different options about how to progress their character and in what way. And the best part, is that it's not even a finality; players may decide to change their area of expertise and begin leveling their strengths in a new type of weapon, or class. So you won't even be stuck in one class for the game. All of these give players a feeling of persistent progression. Where even if you're unlucky at finding an upgrade to a weapon, you're still able to become stronger. Able to keep growing as a character.
It showcases many unique and beautiful environments, and a completely new art style from Terraria, which really gives off a sense of urgency to protect and purify the world as you know it. Danger and corruption loom around every corner, and you can expect to take the fight to the enemy later this year. That's right, Re-Logic has expressed their goal for the full release of Otherworld to be in 2015. They've made clear their desire to release the game in full; this means no early access programs or similar programs / paths.
To wrap things up for me, before we head on to Mystery's coverage of some of the community's fantastic talents, I'd like to take the time to mention a few points of interest. One of those points of interest that I don't think too many new people see, is the New User Guide. A section created by Loki, these threads all help a new user get on their feet with learning the ins and outs of how to manage their account, social groups, and threads. While many of our experienced and veterans may know these, it remains an invaluable resource to those who might need help in those fields.
While we're on the subject of new members, I'd like to briefly mention a problem I'm sure some of them have had. That problem is that sometimes it's a bit hard to get involved in a community and get to know people. I think we've all been there at some point or another, but thanks to Social Group magic, we have an entire area dedicated to forum members getting to know one another: The Official Q&A and AMA group!
In this section, users can make threads answering questions about their lives, interests, talents, and more! And it says Official on it, so you know it's nice and shiny. If you're feeling like you might want to be more sociable, and excellent place to start is by making or participating in a Q&A thread, so that you can find people who might share your interests and even make some new friends. Plus, you can even set limits on the questions that people ask you, so you can choose to keep it strictly Terraria related, or if you want to talk about your artistic talents, poetic talents, etc. And remember, you don't have to answer a question you don't want to answer.
It's a very good way to break the ice and get to know people in this fine community, if you haven't done that already. Go ahead and join the fun!
For my last order of business, I'll leave you guys with a question, and feel free to answer in this thread. Think of it as a bit of an impromptu poll for the readers to think about and answer. This issue's million dollar question:
What is your favorite or most often used pet in Terraria, and why?
Look forward to hearing all of your answers! And we're not talking minions or mounts either, but your favorite pet that you enjoy just having around. I'll be happy to post the results next issue, so you can see how your choices stack up to everyone else's.
That just about wraps it up for the news and spoiler coverage for this issue! Coming up next is Mystery, with another showcase of just what kind of amazing stuff all of you beautiful Terrarians are capable of, for this issue's community spotlights! We greatly enjoy the overwhelming support you've all been giving us this issue, and we hope to continue to entertain and inform you well into the future! And as always, if you have any questions, feedback concerns or just want to show your support, feel free to send us an email at [email protected]. Here's Mystery to catch us up on some of the amazing things you guys have been doing in since the last issue. Tsuki, out.
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