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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

  1. A bit of an update... 7th January 2014
  2. Upside Down Slope Challenge 2nd February 2014

Forum posts

  1. A Small Update 16th January 2014
  2. Image released by Redigit 23rd January 2014
  3. Information about 1.2.3, 1.2.4 and 1.3 7th February 2014
  4. Hardmode Balance Changes 23rd January 2014