Well, it looks like the time has finally arrived. The day and exact hour the majority of us have all been looking for. This isn't the end, folks, this is only the beginning of a franchise, so to speak, that will blossom. 1.3 is here, at last, after all the waiting, and we can damn well say it was worth the wait. The future of Terraria is only going to get better and better. We have Terraria: Otherworld to look forward to, and further news concerning the game, as well as Terraria 2 which will excite us for the years to come.



Here, I'm not going to talk specifically about the wonderful update the developer team and testers have helped produce, I'm going to say a huge "Thank You" to everyone that's helped bring this update together. Thank you, of course, to the current developer team as a whole, as much as you've changed throughout the years and updates with departures and arrivals from developers old and new. Thank you especially, to Cenx and Red. I remember Blue and Red first releasing the game in 2011, when the game was bare with content compared to what we see here. I remember all the individual moments from there up till now. The alchemy update, introducing the potions and such, the 1.1 update, bringing in a bunch of new mechanics and a lot of new and exciting content. The 1.2 update, where things only got better. And of course, every update in between fixing bugs and adding smaller things to the game. We won't forget the April Fool's Duke Fishron, will we?



Well, Red has pretty much sticked to Terraria from start to finish as a loyal developer. Some of you may know that he originally stopped Terraria after 1.1 because he had, if I remember correctly, a baby to care for. But no, he continued the game and saw what the community wanted. And there, we met Cenx. Cenx has been a supportive developer and has taken our community suggestions into consideration. To add, she's been very helpful and been covering for the absence of Redigit as he has other plans for projects of his.



All the moderators and other staff members, have also been amazing throughout TO and TCF. Loki as a Community Manager was a great decision, considering he puts a lot of work into helping with the forums and making sure everything is OK to some degree, whilst also supervising the update a good bit and giving a helping hand. Everyone who has contributed to the new TCF forums deserve a pat on the back, as much as the developers do. TCF would be hell if we didn't have moderators to keep people in line within the rules and guidelines, and give out warnings and bans when needed.



Overall, as much as I loved the past and miss it so much, I am looking forward to the future. I believe, as a fan of this game, that Terraria can only get better from here on out.



So thank you, again. Thank you to the awesome community, and enjoy the 1.3 update!