Terraria update out today on Switch (version 1.3.5) – parties, desert revamp, Old One’s Army, more

A major update for Terraria is launching on Switch today. Highlights include the additions of parties and Old One’s Army, revamped desert, and more.

The full patch notes are as follows:

BUG FIXES

• We’ve fixed a ton of bugs since the last patch, including dozens present in the live build. If there’s something that’s been bothering you there’s a good chance we fixed it. Take a look!
• Performance upgrades, particularly focused around stability issues stemming from particles have been made across the board.

NEW FEATURES

• Parties have now been added! You can start your own via the Party Girl’s Party Center or the Town NPCs may start one, if certain conditions are met.
• 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!
• ADDED OLD ONE’S ARMY
  • Invasion event featuring enemies, weapons, and gameplay mechanics inspired by Etheria: the Dungeon Defenders 2 universe.
  • This event will play like no other in Terraria – featuring a brand new mechanic where you protect an artifact from invading enemies with the help of a unique defensive structure system.
  • This multi-tiered event allows players at multiple points in the game to experience scaling difficulty, with corresponding loot.
  • Enjoy rewards in the form of armor, weapons, pets and more, all straight from the Dungeon Defenders 2 universe!
  • The Tavernkeep, a new NPC from the Dungeon Defenders universe, has arrived. He will be offering a variety of Etherian loot and gear in exchange for an exclusive currency earned by playing the new invasion!

OTHER NEW FEATURES

• Completely redesigned liquid visuals. Enjoy the ripples and waves, as the player, enemies, and projectiles now have a visible impact when they enter and move through water.
• A new ability for Summoner players to direct their minions to attack a specific target.

NEW 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 clothes.
• Added Ancient set and Ancient Cloth.
• Added Magic Sand Dropper.
• Added Music Box (Sandstorm).
• Added several new banners.
• Added Bundled Party Balloons.
• Added Balloon Animal.
• Added Party Hat.
• Added Silly Sunflower Vanity.
• Added Silly Balloon Blocks and Walls.
• Added Silly Tied Balloons and Bundle of Balloons.
• Added Pigronata.
• Added Party Center.
• Added Silly Balloon Machine.
• Added Streamers.
• Added Party Present.
• Added Cog Wall.
• Added Sandfall Blocks and Walls.
• Added Snowfall Blocks and Walls.
• Added Snow Clouds.
• Added Pedguin’s suit.
• Added 0x33’s Aviators.
• Added Apprentice armor
• Added Apprentice’s Scarf
• Added Dark Artist armor
• Added Huntress armor
• Added Huntress’s Buckler
• Added Monk armor
• Added Monk’s Belt
• Added Red Riding armor
• Added Shinobi Infiltrator armor
• Added Squire armor
• Added Squire’s Shield
• Added Valhalla Knight armor
• Added Gato Egg
• Added Creeper Egg
• Added Dragon Egg
• Added Aerial Bane
• Added Ale Tosser
• Added Betsy’s Wrath
• Added Ghastly Glaive
• Added Flying Dragon
• Added Phantom Phoenix
• Added Brand of the Inferno
• Added Sky Dragon’s Fury
• Added Sleepy Octopod
• Added Tome of Infinite Wisdom
• Added Ballista Rod
• Added Ballista Cane
• Added Ballista Staff
• Added Explosive Trap Rod
• Added Explosive Trap Cane
• Added Explosive Trap Staff
• Added Flameburst Rod
• Added Flameburst Cane
• Added Flameburst Staff
• Added Lightning Aura Rod
• Added Lightning Aura Cane
• Added Lightning Aura Staff
• Added War Table
• Added War Table Banner
• Added Eternia Crystal Stand
• Added Eternia Crystal
• Added Defender’s Forge
• Added Defender Medal
• Added Betsy’s Wings
• Added Etherian Mana
• Added Music Box (Old One’s Army)
• Added Leinfors’ and Arkhayla’s developer armor sets
• Added Crystal Furniture
• Added several items to fully flesh out various Furniture sets
• Added several more platform types
• Added Golden Chest and Trapped Golden Chest variant

NEW ENEMIES

• Added Sand Elemental.
• Added Flesh Reaver.
• Added Crystal Thresher.
• Added Bone Biter.
• Added Sand Shark.
• Added Angry Tumbler.
• Added Etherian Lightning Bug
• Added Etherian Javelin Thrower
• Added Etherian Wyvern
• Added Wither Beast
• Added Kobold
• Added Kobold Glider
• Added Drakin
• Added Old One’s Skeleton
• Added Etherian Goblin
• Added Etherian Goblin Bomber
• Added Ogre
• Added Dark Mage
• Added Betsy

QUALITY OF LIFE TWEAKS/NEW FEATURES

• Rain Clouds are now craftable.
• Clinger Staff can now use platforms as its resting point.
• Town NPCs will try to avoid falling into cliffs away from their home area.
• After reaching Hardmode, you can choose the type of the world’s evil when generating new worlds. If you have already reached hardmode, just load any pre-existing hardmode world and it will activate this feature
• Improved visuals of many different things
• Added “James” as a name that could be given to the Clothier NPC as a nod to the famous Terraria Youtuber, ChippyGaming (James)
• New error messages for invalid housing
• NPCs who are manually assigned to a room will have their successor attempt to move in when the original is killed
• Dungeons in newly generated worlds now contain new furniture
• Added most of the main menu’s settings to the in-game settings menu
• Added UI Size Slider to the Settings Menu (Docked Only)

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