1.2.003a

1.2.003a
“The True Mode Overhaul: Public Beta 3”
Release date	December 31, 2023
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Shadows of Abaddon Version 1.2.003a acts as the third public beta of the 1.2 release cycle, released on the official SoA Discord Server on December 31, 2023.

Players should remain aware that this version does not allow for a full playthrough. It is mainly meant as a way to let players try out new things (the focus being Nihilus) while the team aims to release new patches every few weeks or months for more playtesting.

While no functional full playthrough is possible, we have nonetheless added the Beta Coupon that can be crafted into several items for use in the battle against Nihilus, dropped by The Lost Siblings in True Mode.

There will be a notice when progression is possible again. Make sure to check out the discord for further updates!

Highlights

• Decree and Jensen are now fightable again. Please keep in mind that their current AIs are only temporary, and that both bosses will be reworked in the future.
• The Empress' Den no longer generates. Instead, a small entrance generates at the bottom of the Underground Desert, allowing the player to summon Araneas at no additional cost.
  • Accordingly, Araneas no longer enrages or instakills the player outside of the Empress Den.
  • Araneas now also drops Venomite Ore.
• All throwing content in the mod has been converted to deal/buff kinetic damage. The class will eventually feature entirely unique weapons, but throwing content has been converted in the meantime.
• Nihilus now plays the track "Raze the Skies" (by Yuri O) in Phase 3.
• Most non-reworked Relic weapons are now disabled due to being unbalanced against Nihilus. These weapons will be re-enabled and added to the Beta Coupon in future patches.
• Reworked Casey and the Cerulean Cyclone.

Additions

• Added a small icon for the mod, viewable in the Bestiary.
• Added Relics for most bosses.
  • Notably, these Relics can drop in True Mode instead of just in Master Mode.
• Added hanging pots for Enduflora, Illumifern, and Welkinbell.
• Made the Asthraltite Collar obtainable from Beta Coupons.
• Added CMD's dev set to the Key to the Heart.
• Added the Spamton's set.
• Added support for Empress' Den debris to the Rubblemaker.

Changes

• Updated several textures and sounds.
• There is now a message pointing to this wiki on world enter.
• The Rod of Discord and Rod of Harmony can no longer be used if the player has the Chaos State debuff while a boss is alive. Both items inflict this debuff when used if a boss is alive.
• Several more items have been blacklisted for use during arena fights, such as with Nihilus:

• Recall Potion
• Teleportation Potion
• Potion of Return
• Shell Pile
• Wet Rocket
  and all launcher-specific variations
• Lava Rocket
  and all launcher-specific variations
• Honey Rocket
  and all launcher-specific variations

• Teleporting during certain boss attacks now inflicts Flesh Wound and, if applicable, enrages the boss.
• Several attacks are now unblockable and unparriable, signified by outlines.
• Arena battles now only allow players who were alive when the battle was started to be present in the arena. Players who die are also preventing from being in the arena.
• The Perkisas - Sword of Greed's swing sound is now quieter.
• The Brain of Confusion is now disabled when using a Glass Soul or when Parrying is available.
• Parrying no longer works on projectiles that aren't moving.
• Standardized several tooltips across the mod and added some tooltip keys for other mods to use.
• Reduced the value of the Defender's Bulwark and Radiant Amulet.
• Increased the value of the Starstream Veil.
• Nuba's Blessing, h, Frenzied Animosity, Number One, Serious Syrusian Syrup, and the Potion of Suppression now only work in True Mode.
• The Frost Rune, Feather Talisman, and Queen's Rose and no longer consumable.

True Mode Changes

• Melee speed now has diminishing returns.

Balancing

• Most bosses now deal substantially more damage, bringing their damage values up to par with the 1.3 versions of the mod and general Terraria damage values.
• Most bosses no longer deal contact damage.
• The Grasp of the Ancients now has very weak knockback, allowing it to receive the Legendary prefix.
• Reduced the damage of the Unknown Entry to 390 (from 450).
• Buffed the damage of the Malevolence's rockets to x5 base damage (from x3) and of the grenades to x100 base damage (from x15).
• All hitscan bullets now use local immunity frames.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the Serrated prefix not working properly (again).
• Fixed the Shadowflare Vortex sometimes being off-centered.
• Fixed the Shadowflare Vortex RGB effect being very low-priority during boss fights that utilize it.
• Fixed the Shadowflare Vortex ambiance not playing when it was supposed to.
• Fixed the Shadowflare Vortex not dismounting players when not in True Mode.
• Fixed singes not appearing in the Shadowflare Vortex.
• The Primordial Core and Royal Guard can no longer activate on dead players.
• The Steampunker now correctly sells Flare Solution in the Infernal Depths.
• Several effects now correct buff or nerf all damage instead of just specific vanilla damage types:

• Distorted Weapon
• Phoenix Rebirth
• The Serpent's Curse

• Fixed Damage Falloff so that it actually works.
• Fixed the Cinder Forest background being too high.
• Fixed the rarities of the Conductor's set, the Gang-Star's set, and Okuyasu's set.
• The Dragonrend no longer gains absurd damage buffs when performing a parry.
• The Oath of Apostasy and Perkisas - Sword of Greed can now receive the Legendary prefix again.
• Fixed several NPCs causing issues or vanishing when getting hit on servers.
• Fixed hitscan bullets damaging friendly NPCs.
• Fixed several debris tiles for the Empress' Den not sinking into the ground (or ceiling) properly.
• Fixed Cinder Grass dropping unrelated items when destroyed.
• Fixed Sandstorms in Cinder Dunes spawning nothing but hordes of Sand Elementals.
• Fixed several Banners displaying localization keys instead of enemy names.
• Fixed the Dealmaker, the Malicious set, and the Conductor's set being unobtainable.
• Fixed the Okome not being fishable in the Infernal Depths.
• Fixed the Essence of Fury, Soran Forces Strides, and Marstech Greaves giving the player ludicrous speed bonuses.