Terraria Switch update out now (version 1.3.1) – new features, items, and more

Terraria updated on Switch this week to version 1.3.1. The game has received new features and items, quality of life tweaks, and a few random additions. 

The full patch notes are as follows:

NEW FEATURES

• Dart Traps & all Temple Traps can now be hammered to rotate 90 degrees at a time, revolutionizing arena building
• Cannons (normal, bunny, confetti, Snowball Launcher) can now be controlled by wire and shoot fake projectiles!
• New Combat Targeting/Lock On system – enable/map this to a button in the Settings Menu!

NEW ITEMS

• Tons of new Wiring/Mechanical items – from Logic Gates to Logic Sensors to Junction Boxes, Conveyor Belts, and more!
• Yellow Wrench adds a fourth wire color
• The Grand Design, once crafted, will place all of your cool wiring tools in one place for easy use
  • The Grand Design has had some special UI modification to work better with touch on the Switch!
• Team Blocks and Platforms make for cool new aspects to your PVP games
• Static Hook will allow you full control over your grappling
• New Pressure Plates, including the Teal Pressure Plate (which can be triggered by pets and projectiles)
• Trapped Chests can now be crafted to keep others from poking around in your stuff
• Angler Tackle Bag will make fishing more efficient than ever!
• Brand new Critter & Monster Statues
• And of course, who could forget that you will now be able to pick up your very own Companion Cube from the Traveling Merchant!

QUALITY OF LIFE TWEAKS

• Improved Wire drawing to look less fuzzy with multiple colors on the same tile.
• New large gem over-head display
• You can now use situational building accessories from your inventory and toggle their effects like info accessories
• Decompressed sprite graphics for improved fidelity

MISCELLANEOUS ADDITIONS

• Duke Fishron will no longer run away so easily
• You will find Beehives in the Jungle – Not the bees!
• Torches can be put on actuated tiles