Terraria 1.4.5 Update: Release Date Window News & Early Patch Notes

Terraria 1.4.5 is in the final stages of development, and testing has begun!

As per the most recent Terraria State of the Game:

"The team has started the customary group full playthrough that accompanies the end stages of development. These are very important (and fun) sessions, where we unearth any remaining pesky bugs, find anything that feels unbalanced or not fun, and - quite often - come up with some fun new ideas."

"We have been taking the time to listen to fan requests as well - and one we have heard pretty frequently is a way to see which worlds which characters have visited previously as a method to help know which character goes with which world(s)."

It's time once again to recap the latest Terraria 1.4.5 news and spoilers, thanks to the latest roundup video from ChippyGaming, looking specifically at the most recent comments from the developers.

Here's Chippy with your roundup of all the latest news and chat related to Terraria update 1.4.5, including new items inspired by the game Dead Cells. Take a look:

It's been quite a while since we heard anything on the state of Terraria update 1.4.5.

Could we get some more news on the state of the game during Geoff Keighley's big Summer Games Fest blowout starting Thursday, June 8? We can only hope!

Who wants a BIG update on how Terraria 1.4.5 is coming?

YouTuber James ‘ChippyGaming’ Bennett has pulled together a video on the latest Terraria State of the Game blogpost.

In addition, he recaps some of the Twitter responses from Re-Logic president Andrew ‘Redigit’ Spinks, who normally makes a good habit of replying to fans on Twitter. 

All in all though, still no release date, but some hope it could come soon, with the devs saying: "we hope that we can provide a time frame for 1.4.5 soon".

As spotted by the PCGamesN team, Terraria could be preparing to add a new shimmer water gun in the upcoming 1.4.5 update.

In a fairly throwaway post on Twitter, Terraria YouTuber James ‘ChippyGaming’ Bennett explained how cool it would be to have a shimmer water gun, to help with the process of changing the look of various NPC's. 

Remarkably, Re-Logic president Andrew ‘Redigit’ Spinks replied with what looked like an image of precisely that: a shimmer water gun sprite.

Added to this, Lead artist Victor ‘Crowno’ Moura waded into the conversation to add: “Nothing like having your wish granted before you even asked for it,” which might suggest this feature was already in the works.

Either way, good news for Terraria fans who may have been growing sick of having to dunk every character or enemy in Shimmer pools. 

Following a break over the holidays, the Terraria team has released a  January State of the Game blog post, and they tackle the next update head-on. Here's the recap:

"We are already hard at work with the next Terraria update that we teased just before we left for the year in 2022."

"Most of the first few weeks of 2023 have been spent in planning out the scope of the 1.4.5 update and getting a few things rolling. As a result, we do not have a ton to showcase at this stage... but rest assured that when we have spoilers to share, we will do so. You know we won't be able to help ourselves!"

"We hope that at least gives you a little glimpse into what we have in store for 1.4.5. To be sure, there will be plenty more to share as development carries on. For now, here's to 2023 starting off with a bang!"

Because Re-Logic is shutting down for the month of December. Let's hope the devs enjoy a well-earned rest!