1.2.2

   

Desktop/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, Old-gen console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

The patch notes listed below pertain to the Desktop version.
Added items are likely included in  Console version,  Old-gen console version,   and  Mobile version as well. Bug fixes for Console, Old-gen,  and Mobile can be found in Console history, Old-gen history and Mobile history, respectively.

1.2.2
"Christmas Update"
Release date	December 19, 2013
Version chronology
← Previous	1.2.1.2
Next →	1.2.3

The 1.2.2 patch, also known as the second Christmas Update, added several new items to the Christmas seasonal event. It also implemented the Christmas-themed Frost Moon.

New Features

• Santa Claus now has a larger variety of Holiday related items that he will sell to you.
• The Frost Moon is a new event that can be triggered in hardmode. It has 15 standard waves as well as 5 extra bonus waves.
• There are several new pets as well as 1 new mount that will drop off one of the Frost Moon bosses.
• Holiday-themed wallpapers can now be purchased from the Painter.
• Music:
  • There is now an alternate underground track.
  • There is a new track that will play during the Frost Moon.

Changes

• The content of presents have been altered and now contain more goodies. They are also now placeable and stack in your inventory.
• Maximum player buff slots has been increased to 22.
• The Music Box will now record music instantly upon being equipped.
• Increased the damage bonus of stealthing in Shroomite armor.
• Items which regenerate health per hit now have a cap of 2 hearts per second.
• Candy Cane Block and its green counterpart now stack after you open them via present.
• The Soul Scythe has been removed, rendering it an unobtainable item.

Bug Fixes

• The Honey Balloon can now be crafted.
• Recording the Pumpkin Moon track no longer creates an Ankh Charm.
• NPCs now go to shelter during Eclipses.
• World generation no longer saves broken chest slots.
• Flame Traps will no longer trigger healing from Spectre armor.

Trivia

• Unlike 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.3, and 1.2.4, 1.2.2 was not followed by a hotfix update.