The next Terraria update is going to be a big one. Yo-yos are getting substantial attention, alongside a hearty rebalance to make sure every class feels good play. And to top it all off, there's a huge hotfix on the way - historically large, in fact.
Developer Re-Logic literally calls it the "largest hotfix type update in Terraria's history," in a brief overview of what's coming. "We are very ready to get what we hope will be the last (or darn close to it) hotfix update for Bigger and Boulder into your hands and then to get rolling on what comes next," the post reads.
There aren't any specific details given, but there's a lot of anticipation for this, since Bigger and Boulder arrived in January, and it certainly seems implied that the devs are attempting to tackle all the residual bugbears in one big sweep.
One fan in the official forum jokes that "at some point we'll need a hotfix for the hotfix if it keeps going," and why not? Time to start stacking hotfixes, it's only fitting for the survival game.
Ted "Loki" Murphy, the head of business strategy on Terraria, mentions that this will accompany more balance changes. "We have spent a lot of time this go-round looking into entire classes of weapons - making sure things feel fun, relevant, and worthwhile," he writes.
One key aspect of this will be yo-yos. Murphy points towards a video by YouTuber Chippy, who goes deep on the fan-favorite, but distinctly flawed, weapon. Essentially, while yo-yos feel great to use, servicing as mid-range offense, upgrading them is much less entertaining and unsatisfying.
Re-Logic is on the case, as it sounds like this is something that's been on the slate for a considerable amount of time now before moving into active development. "We've seen this feedback before and have decided to go ahead and finally take action on it," Murphy adds. "We're looking into making some yo-yos more interesting/unique."
Beyond these teases, Murphy says crossplay is still on the way, and the hope is to have it ready for when this patch is live, or close to it. "We are also doing all that we can on crossplay to have that ready to go as quickly as possible once 1.4.5.7 is out to all of you," he adds. "Trying to tighten down these timelines as much as we can!"
Lots coming, as Re-Load enters another era with the game and eschews any notion of a "final update." Long may it continue - with cooler yo-yos and all.
