Terraria 1.4.5.1 patch notes
Released · update · summarized from Re-Logic's changelog
This patch is mostly bug fixes, with several crash and startup problems addressed, along with two reverted changes and a small balance tweak to the Obsidian Swordfish. Players will likely notice that Villagers can arrive with homes again and that minions now teleport back instead of dying out of bounds.
Reverted Changes
- Sloped platform hoiks work again after a change had stopped them.
- Leaf Blocks and Rich Mahogany Leaf Blocks no longer merge with each other.
Balance
- The Obsidian Swordfish's fire projectiles now inflict Hellfire instead of On Fire!.
Crashes and Startup
- The game can start again on certain iOS versions.
- A Proton-related crash is fixed, though Proton is not supported or necessary to run Terraria.
- Entering a seed made only of special characters no longer causes a crash.
- Several further crashes caused by the issues above are fixed.
World and Villagers
- The Shimmer island in Skyblock + Don't Dig Up worlds no longer spawns partly out of bounds.
- Villagers can now arrive with a home when valid houses exist, rather than only arriving homeless.
Minions and Weapons
- Minions that leave the world's bounds teleport back to the player instead of being killed.
- Abigail and the Desert Storm Tiger now benefit from Summon weapon prefixes.
- The Rainbow Phasesaber's hitbox now has the correct size.
- Instruments, including weapons like the Magic Harp, now have the correct range on all resolutions.
Exploits
- An exploit that created items for free from the crafting menu is fixed.
- An exploit that duplicated items which deal damage to you when used is fixed.
Interface and Visuals
- Ammo-using weapons such as the Acorn Slingshot no longer show stack count and ammo count overlapping.
- The research cost of items is now visible in the crafting menu.
- Confetti and Snowfall blocks now block drawing behind them in all cases.
- Resource packs now check texture width and height properly.
- The Lavaproof Fishing Bag no longer has a black pixel in every frame but the first.
- A missing pixel in the Wooden Table is fixed.
Other Fixes
- Several cases where right-clicking triggered multiple interactions at once are fixed.
- Fishing now resets the kite AFK counter.
- Several localization issues are fixed.
Questions
Does this patch fix the iOS startup problem?
Yes. It fixes the game being unable to start on certain iOS versions.
Is Proton supported for running Terraria?
No. The changelog fixes a Proton-related crash but states that Proton is not supported or necessary to run Terraria.
What happens to minions that leave the world's bounds?
They are no longer killed. They now teleport back to the player.
What changed for the Obsidian Swordfish?
Its fire projectiles now inflict Hellfire instead of On Fire!.