Upcoming features/Archive 1.2.3
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- "Optimizations, bug fixes, and some fancy new quality of life additions"[blog 1]
- Glowing waterfalls and the ability to change outfit color at Dressers.[forums 1]
- Upside-down slopes. Sloped platforms can be made into stairs.[blog 2]
- All accessories will be visible on the player. Visibility can be toggled.
- You will be able to dye your wings (and other visible accessories.)[forums 2]
- 243 new Items [forums 3]
Hardmode Balance Changes
This is not a list of every balance change, just the ones announced by Cenx.[forums 4]
- Drastically increased the drop chance of keymolds.
- Ice Golem now drops a Frozen core that is used with Hallowed Bars to craft Frost Armor.
- The Pickaxe Axe now requires 1 soul from each Mech boss to craft.
- Plantera bulb's don't spawn until all 3 mech bosses are defeated.
- Chlorophyte doesn't spawn until one of the mech bosses are defeated.
- You cannot summon the golem until after plantera has been defeated.
- Mech bosses are now slightly more difficult.
- The Golem has had its life, defense, and damage increased slightly.
- The Golems attacks now penetrate walls.
- The Golem now shoots 2 beams if you are directly above or below him.
- Wasp gun damage increased by 3.
- Golden shower debuff time was reduced to 10 seconds as well as its damage.
- Golden shower now only penetrates 5 targets.
- Golden Shower now does slightly less damage.
- The Mushroom Spear can now only be obtained once you have killed all 3 mech bosses.
- The Mushroom Spear has had its sale price increased.
- The Mushroom Spear has had its damage decreased to 50.
- The Hammush can now only be obtained once you have killed a hardmode boss.
- Souls now sell for less.
- Gungnir now sells for less.
- The Hammush has had its sale price increased.
- Nerfed poison staff and Frost Staff
- Chlorophyte is slightly more rare and grows slower.
- The Rod of Discord now takes 1/6 of your life rather than 1/5.
- The Rod of Discord debuff now lasts 8s down from 10s.
- Decreased the drop rate of the Poison Staff.
- Slighty buffed shotgun, marrow, and ice bow.
- Slightly buffed repeater damage.
- Rainbow Rod has been buffed slightly.
- Rainbow gun's rainbow now lasts 10 seconds.
- New hardmode ore spawns slightly less and is slightly harder to craft.
- Palladium pickaxe can no longer mine Adamantite and Titanium.
- Meteor heads no longer drop loot in hardmode.
- Increased lost girl spawn chance.
- Scourge of the Corrupter does slightly more damage.
- Chlorophyte bars need slightly more chlorophyte ore to craft.
- Corruption, crimson, and hallow grass wall spreads further.
- Frostburn debuff now does more damage over time.
- Added spectre mask and spectre damage set bonus.
- Nerfed spectre healing helmet.
- Retinazor shoots lasers a bit slower, and they do slightly less damage.
- The North Pole now does less damage and has a cap on its projectiles.
References
Dev Blog posts
- ↑ A bit of an update... 7th January 2014
- ↑ Upside Down Slope Challenge 2nd February 2014
Forum posts
- ↑ A Small Update 16th January 2014
- ↑ Image released by Redigit 23rd January 2014
- ↑ Information about 1.2.3, 1.2.4 and 1.3 7th February 2014
- ↑ Hardmode Balance Changes 23rd January 2014