Terraria: Journey's End Now Available on Nintendo Switch!

Switch Terrarians, it is here at last… welcome to Journey's End! Initially released in May 2020 for PC, Journey's End brings Terraria to the ... Loading... Sorry,yourbrowserisnolongersupportedbythiswebsite.Pleasetryanalternativebrowser. By StephenTakowsky onJanuary5,20225:14pm Terraria:Journey’sEndNowAvailableonNintendoSwitch! SwitchTerrarians,itishereatlast…welcometoJourney’sEnd! InitiallyreleasedinMay2020forPC,Journey’sEndbringsTerrariatothenextlevel,toaplacewherethecoregamecanfinallybecalled“complete”.Fromnewwaystoplaythegame,toover1000newitemstofindandcraft,tonewbossestochallenge,andevenafull-passreviewofallcontentofthegameforbalance,graphicquality,andmechanics–truly,Journey’sEndhassomethingforeveryone.Wecannotwaittoseeyourreactionsasyoudiveintoallthatthisupdatehastooffer,andwehopethatyouthoroughlyenjoyourgifttoyou.Ithasbeenanamazingjourneyindeed…butwetrulyfeelthatthisendisreallyjustanewbeginningfortheamazingworldofTerraria. ThisreleasewillbringSwitchuptoanequivalent(content-wise)ofthe1.4.0.5versionofTerraria.NowthatallplatformshavereachedJourney’sEnd,theteamwillbefocusingonbringingConsole/Mobile/SwitchuptocontentparitywiththecurrentPCversion(1.4.3)!​ So,whatawaitsyouinJourney’sEnd?Asyoucanimagine,thisisaLOTtogoover…sowearegoingtoprovideyouwithatoplinesummaryalongwithlinkstothePCChangelogsandtheJourney’sEndReviewarticlesfromthelaunchof1.4.Whilesomethingsmaynotmatch1:1(suchasUI/controldifferencesandsomefeatureswillbedifferent),wefeelthisisaneasywaytogetyoufamiliarwiththecontentthatishereatyourfingertips.Wewillcoveroffsomedifferenceswherewecan.ReadytomapoutyourJourney?Readon,loyaltraveler! TERRARIA:JOURNEY’SEND(1.4)SUMMARY THERE&BACKAGAIN:ASUMMARYOFJOURNEY’SEND Terraria:Journey’sEndcontainssomuchinthewayofcontentandnewfeatures,thatwefeltitwouldbebesttoreferyouovertothemainJourney’sEndChangelogfromthePClaunchforthefulldetails.Tobeclear,atthispoint,thereareacoupleofthingsthatexistonPCand/orotherConsolesthatareNOTcurrentlysupportedbyTerraria:Journey’sEndonNintendoSwitch: TexturePacks&ModdingarenotcurrentlypossibleonNintendoSwitch.Thisissomethingtheteamwillexploreaswemoveforward–butwecannotcurrentlymakeanypromisesonewayortheother. Splitscreen+Online(incombination)Multiplayerisnotcurrentlysupported–thiswillbeexploredatalaterupdate,aswedidnotwanttodelaythelaunchtochasethemanyedgecaseissuesthisspecificsituationcreates. NintendoSwitchcanonlysupporttwoplayerSplitscreenatthistime NintendoSwitchdoesnotcurrentlyallowforlocal/Bluetoothmultiplayer,theteamwillbelookingintothisinafuturepatch KeyboardandMousecontrolsarenotcurrentlysupportedonSwitch CrossplayiscurrentlynotsupportedforTerraria–thisisafeaturethattheteamplanstoexploreonceallactiveplatformsareatcontentparity.Wecannotpromisewhetherornotwewillsucceedinthiseffortnorwhatformitwilltake,butwewillattempttomakeitareality. Thatbeingsaid,let’sdiveintoafewofthemorecool/biggerfeatures: NEWCHANGESSPECIFICTOSWITCH Ahostofnewsettingsandoptions,rangingfromgraphicqualitytocontrolprofilesandmuch,muchmore! TouchControlsareBackandBetterthanEver! HorizontalvsVerticalSplitscreenToggle RevisedGamepadmappingtoaccountforthewiderangeofJourney’sEndcontrols–adjustedDefaults(ConsoleLegacy/Red’sPick,Advanced,Simplified)aswell! UIChangestoaccountforJourney’sEndFeatures EvolvedversionsofDpadHotbarandDpadSnap Withthisevolvedversionoftheselong-standingfeatures,youcannowdothingsthatyoucouldnotdopreviously: –DpadHotbarcannowbemappedto0-4buttons.Previously,thiswasanall-or-nothingfeature. –DpadSnapcannowbemappedseparately(LB+Dpad)inthevideo–sothatplayerscannowuseDpadHotbarandDpadSnapatthesametime. ByDefaultinClassiccontrols,DpadSnapisonandnoDpadHotbarbuttonsaremapped,weleavethisuptoyou,theplayer. NEWCONTENT Over1000newitems(beyond1.3.5),bringingthetotalitemcounttoover5000! NewCritterstofind,EnemiestoBattle,andtwonewBossEncounters! Newminibiomes BloodMoonandLavaFishingareexpanded BrandnewepicTerrariaMusic andmuch,muchmore! JOURNEYMODE JourneyModeprovidesamoreaccessibleTerrariaexperiencebyplacingthepowertocreatethegameplayyoudesireinthepalmofyourhands.Researchblocksthatyoudigup,itemsthatyoufind,andenemiesthatyoudefeatinordertogainthelimitlesspowertoduplicateortoadjustthedifficultyofthegametoyourwhims.Atlast,youcanhavetheTerrariaexperienceperfectlytailoredtoyourdesires…theonlylimitisyourimagination! WithGreatPowerComesGreatAccessibility–IntroducingTerraria’sNewJourneyMode HowwillallofthisworkonSwitch?WellthisiswheresomeofthenewSwitchUIchangescomeintoplay.Herearejustafewexamples: Research&DuplicationarelocatedwithinInventoryonSwitch–soyoucanResearch,Duplicate,Craft,andRepeatallwithoutleavingyourInventoryScreen! ControltheWeather,Difficulty,EnemySpawns…Godmode…andmuchmorewithyourJourneyPowerslocatedinSettings! MASTERMODE Anext-levelchallengeintendedforthoseskilled,brave,orfoolishenoughtotakeiton,MasterModerepresentstheultimateTerrariachallenge.Unrelenting,MasterModewillpunishyoureverymistakeandforceyoutoprepareandupyourgamelikeneverbefore.DoyouhavewhatittakestoprovethatyouareaMasterofTerraria? GOLF TimetohitthelinksintheworldofTerraria!That’sright,Journey’sEndbringsthetimelessgameofgolftoTerraria.Featuringanarrayofgolfclubs,scorekeeping,andmore,TerrariaGolfintroducesawholenewwaytoplay.Createyourownepicgolfcourses,sharethemwithyourfriends,andthenmeetuponthelinkstochallengeeachother–whocanhittheballthelongest,whohasthebestshortgame,andwhohaswhatittakestomakethatclutchputtwhenit’sallontheline? Wanttolearnmore?CheckoutourFeatureArticleallaboutTerrariaGolf! FORE-RRARIA!HittingtheLinkswithTerrariaGolf GRAVEYARDBIOME Beware!Forwhentoomanytombstonesgathertogether,theairshallchillandthemistsrollin…whatmysterieswillyoufindburiedsixfeetdeepintheGraveyard? FULLREBALANCEPASSONENEMIESANDITEMS AsapartofJourney’sEnd,theteamexaminedandre-examinedthebalanceofthecontentinthegame.Fromstarttofinish,nostonewasleftunturnedandnogearleftunaccountedfor.Intheend,whatremainsisafullrebalancingofthegamefromtoptobottom.Statshavechanged,functionalityhaschanged.ThereisnobettertimetostartafreshplaythroughandexperiencethenewTerrariaforthefirsttime! ReadallabouttheRevisitandRebalanceviatheArticlebelow! WhatwasOldisMadeNewAgain:RevistingtheTerrariaExperience BESTIARY&ZOOLOGISTNPC TheworldofTerrariaissochock-fullofcontent,itcanbehardtokeeptrackofitall!Sure,theGuidehasyoucoveredforcraftingrecipesandtheTerrariaWikiisfantastic–butdon’tyouwishtherewasawaytoknowmoreaboutyourfoes?WherecanIfindtheLostGirl?HowmuchhealthdoesaDerplinghave?HowmanycoinscanIgetfromfarmingJellyfish?Wondernomore,fortheTerrariaBestiaryishere! Asyoudefeatfoes,youwilllearnmoreandmoreaboutthem–keystats,locations,droprates,backgroundinfoandmore! LearnallabouttheTerrariaBestiarybyreadingourFeatureArticleonthetopic! MythicalBeasts&WheretoFarmThem:ExploringTerraria’sBestiary EXPANDYOURTERRARIAEMPIRE–PYLONS,TOWNBUILDING,ANDNPCHAPPINESS DuringJourney’sEnddevelopment,weconductedafocusgroupwithalloftheTerrariaNPCs.Outsideofsomeverystrangerequests(no,Guide,wecannot‘removealldoorsatnight’),theirfeedbackwasveryclear:theyaretiredofbeingshovedintotinycubiclesorLshapedtubesandtheywantyoutoknowthis! InordertohelpraiseNPCmoralesothattheycouldbeattheirverybest–andtorewardplayerswhogothatextramiletotreattheirNPCswiththerespecttheydeserve,weareintroducingtheNPCHappinessSystem.Howdoesitwork?Whatdoesthismeanforyou?Wehaveprovidedsomedetailsbelow,butyoucancheckoutourfullFeatureArticleonthetopiclinkedbelowaswell! ExpandYourTerrariaEmpire–Pylons,TownBuilding,andNPCHappiness WhataffectsNPCHappiness? NPCsarehappierwhenyoulocatetheminbiomesthattheyprefer​ NPCsarehappierwhentheyliketheirneighbors​ NPCsarehappierwhentheyarenotovercrowdedwithotherNPCs​ Addingnicefurnitureandaestheticsdoesn’tdirectlyaffectNPCHappiness…butitsurewillmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourselfwhenyourfriendscomeoverforavisit.😉 WhatHappensifmyNPCsareHappy/Unhappy? NPCShoppriceswilladjustbaseduponhowhappyeachNPCisatthetime​ IfyoumakeanNPChappyenough,youwillgainaccesstoaPylonforthatBiome(moreonthisbelow!)​ HowcanItellifmyNPCsareHappy? YouwillnoticeanewdialogueoptionforHappinessforeachNPC​ Thiswillgiveyouhintsaboutwhatmightmakethemhappieraswell!​ ROADS,WEWON’TNEEDROADS–INTRODUCINGPYLONS WebrieflymentionedthesemysteriousPylonsinoursectiononthingsyoucangetwithhappyNPCs.Sowhatarethese,andwhyshouldyoucare?Well,ifyouhaveenoughhappyNPCsinagivenbiome,youwillunlocktheuseofaPylonforthatbiome.PylonsallowyoutoinstantlyteleportfromonePylontoanother!WithPylonsinplace,your“bigcentralbase”nowbecomesaninterconnectednetworkofcooloutpostsallovertheworld,allowingyoutogetaroundquicklywithouttheneedtolaytracksorteleporters…andprovidingyouahomeawayfromhomewhereveryouare! PYLONINSTRUCTIONMANUAL YoucanonlyhaveonePylonofagivenbiometypeplacedatatime(soyoucannothave,forexample,anOceanPylonatbothOceans) Pylonsmustbeplacedintheiralignedbiomeinordertofunction(youcanplacethemanywhereelse,buttheywillnotwork!) Pylonsmustalsohavetwonearby(andliving)NPCsinordertofunction–again,theideahereistorewardbuildingthosebases/towns!🙂 PylonscannotbeusedduringBossBattlesorInvasionEvents! Pylonsarequiteeasytouse.Onceplacedintheiralignedbiome,yousimplyclickonanearbypylon.Thiswilltakeyoutothemapscreenwhereyoucanlocateanotherplacedpylontowhichyouwanttoteleport,clickitandoffyougo! Journey’sEndhassomuchmoretofindandexperience–wehopethisverytop-levelsummaryhasmadeyoumorefamiliarwithsomeofthebiggerfeatures. StephenTakowskyMynameisStephen"MrGameTheory"Takowsky,butpeoplealsocallmeMGT.IamtheCommunityManagerforTerraria,Ghostrunner,EiyudenChronicle,StrayBlade,ZumbaGames,&Grow:SongoftheEvertree.PreviouslyIwasaprofessionalesportsplayerforTeamLiquidandanFAwithMorganStanley. Ilovediscussingnewgamemechanics,strategicbalance,&gloriousgamingconquests. BestwaytoreachmeisonDiscord. RelatedContent TerrariaisTurning10YearsOld–CelebratewithUs! 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