1.3.3

  

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

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

1.3.3
"Desert Update"
Release date	September 9, 2016
Version chronology
← Previous	1.3.2.1
Next →	1.3.3.1

1.3.3 focuses on updates for the Desert and Underground Desert biomes.

Changelog

Additions

• A new weather event has been added, Sandstorms! With it comes new enemies, new loot, new soundtrack, and a unique experience in the desert biome!
• Blizzards now have a new visual effect
• Deserts and the Underworld now have a heat distortion visual effect.
• Dripping sand effects can be found in the desert, and placed anywhere by the player with the Magic Sand Dropper!

Items

• Added Forbidden armor.
• Added Forbidden Fragment.
• Added Ancient Horn (Basilisk Mount).
• Added Onyx Blaster.
• Added Sky Fracture.
• Added Mandible Blade.
• Added Spirit Flame.
• Added Desert Spirit Lamp.
• Added Pocket Mirror.
• Added Djinn's Curse.
• Added Lamia set.
• Added Ancient set and Ancient Cloth.
• Added Magic Sand Dropper.
• Added Music Box (Sandstorm).
• Added Sand Elemental.
• Added Flesh Reaver.
• Added Crystal Thresher.
• Added Bone Biter.
• Added Sand Shark.
• Added Angry Tumbler.
• Added several new banners.

Changes

• Sand Poachers now inflict the Venom debuff.
• Dune Splicers now have more HP and Defense.
• Dune Splicers and Tomb Crawlers may be more aggressive, especially during Sandstorms.
• Added a new block mining visual effect.
• Multiplayer performance improvements.
• Upped spawn rates in Underground Desert.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed sliders in the gamepad settings not being "locked on" when dragged around.
• Fixed certain textures loading wrong at random, and producing weird artifacts.
• Fixed underground desert worms being too rare.
• Fixed Portal Gun secondary fire conflicting with Grappling Hooks on Gamepad.
• Fixed a number of exploits.
• Fixed rain, water, and lava sounds persisting when the game window is inactive.
• Fixed drills shooting confetti at supersonic speeds when under the effects of Flask of Party.

Wiki pages patched

AI Adamantite Bar Angry Trapper Antlion Charger Banners (enemy) Basilisk Buff IDs Clinger Config.json settings Dao of Pow Dark Shard Debuffs Desert Desert Spirit Drills Dune Splicer Empty Dropper Events Flask of Party Fungi Bulb Ghouls Giant Fungi Bulb Item IDs Lamia Lifeform Analyzer Light Shard Liquids Magic Droppers Magic Missile Man Eater Marble Cave Medusa Mounts Multiplayer Music Music Boxes NPC IDs Portal Gun Projectile IDs Rain Sand Poacher Settings Shark Fin Shotgun Silk Snatcher Snow biome Soul of Light Soul of Night Stoned The Underworld Titanium Bar Tomb Crawler Underground Desert Vanity items