1.4.4.002

The **1.4.4.002** (or **1.4.4.2**) update added several expansions to the Sulphurous Sea along with a few other items and balance changes. The update is also notable for the name change of the Bumblebirb into The Dragonfolly.

## Additions

* Added Rusty Medallion.
* Added Effigy of Decay, Hardened Sulphurous Sandstone, Hardened Sulphurous Sandstone Wall, Profaned Guardian Trophy, Rusty Chest, and Supreme Calamitas Trophy.
* Added Corroded Caustibow, Gamma Heart, Rusty Beacon Prototype, and Star Struck Water.
* Added naturally-generated Locked Rusty Chests, ambient objects, Microbial Clusters and Sulphurous Vines to the Sulphurous Sea.
* Added Sulphurskin Potion.
* Added Plague Caller.
* Added Broken Water Filter and Rusty Lockpick.
* Added Effigy of Decay, Gamma Hydra, Plaguebringer Bab, Rusty Drone, and Sulphurskin buffs.
* Added player-equipped sprites for Counter Scarf and Iron Boots.

## Changes

### Renames

* Renamed Birb Pheromones to Exotic Pheromones.
* Renamed Brimflame Scowl to Brimflame Cowl.
* Renamed Bumblebirb to The Dragonfolly.
* Renamed Bumblebirb (clone) to Draconic Swarmer.
* Renamed The Bumblebirbs (Lore) to The Dragonfolly (Lore).
* Renamed Bumblebirb Mask to Dragonfolly Mask.
* Renamed Bumblebirb Trophy to Dragonfolly Trophy.
* Renamed Pride Hunter's Planar Ripper to Prideful Hunter's Planar Ripper.

### Bosses

* Toxic Bubbles from the Sulphurous Sea no longer appear while a boss is alive.

#### Aquatic Scourge

* Now takes 99% less damage from the Brimstone Sword's projectiles and explosions.
* No longer drops Souls of Sight.
* Tier 2 Acid Rain is now forced 10 seconds after defeating Aquatic Scourge.

#### Astrum Deus

* Increased worms' resistances to the Aerial Bane from 80% to 90%.

#### Brimstone Elemental

* Changed laser telegraph from dusts to a line.
* No longer drops Souls of Fright.

#### Calamitas

* Now charges twice after every set of fireballs and lasers fired in her second phase in Revengeance Mode.

#### The Destroyer

* Reduced Frozen and Chilled time from frost lasers.
* Decreased resistance to the Spent Fuel Container from 66.67% to 62%.
* Now takes 90% less damage from the Brimstone Sword's projectiles and 99% less damage from its explosions.

#### The Dragonfolly

* Red Lightning Aura no longer deals damage until fully materialized.

#### Duke Fishron

* Now takes 35% more damage from the Resurrection Butterfly.

#### Lunatic Cultist

* Now takes 25% less damage from the Resurrection Butterfly.

#### The Old Duke

* Tooth Ball teeth now have less lifespan.
* Sulphurous Sharkrons no longer deal damage until fully visible.
* Updated resistances:
	+ Increased Galileo Gladius resistance from 60% to 80%.
	+ Increased Crescent Moon resistance from 40% to 80%.
	+ Increased Soul Edge resistance from 25% to 40%.

#### Profaned Guardians

* Added a 5 second grace period to their enrages when outside The Hallow or The Underworld.

#### Providence

* Now takes 50% more damage from the Elemental Axe.

#### Storm Weaver

* Now takes 90% less damage from the Stardust Dragon Staff's dragon minion.

### Other NPCs

* Charred Slimes now spawn after the Brimstone Elemental has been defeated instead of after Plantera has been defeated.
* Flak Crabs can now only spawn underwater.
* Nuclear Toads now spawn less frequently.
* Town NPCs now have an icon above them when new items are available in shops. They can be turned off via configuration options.
* The Abomination from the Fargo's Mutant Mod can now cancel the Acid Rain event and sells the consumable Caustic Tear after it has been defeated.
* The Sea King now sells the consumable Caustic Tear after the Acid Rain is defeated.
* Reduced the amount of kills to clear the first two tiers of the Acid Rain event from 180 kills to 90 in Tier 1 and 125 in Tier 2.
* Nerfed Tier 1 Water Leech's damage from 30 / **51** to 20 / **34**.

### Recipes

* Any Lore item can now be crafted with a respective boss trophy and 10 Victory Shards.
* The consumable variant of the Caustic Tear can now be crafted with 4 Sulphuric Scales at any water source.
* Astral Bricks are now crafted with Astral Stone instead of Stone Blocks.
* Axe of Purity now requires double the Pixie Dust and Crystal Shards. It is now crafted at a Hardmode Anvil.
* Biome Blade now requires double the materials.
* Celestus now requires the Molten Amputator instead of Executioner's Blade.
* The Dance of Light now requires a Sky Fracture to craft.
* Eternity now requires the Slithering Eels instead of Tome of Fates.
* Fathom Swarmer Visage now requires an additional 3 Depth Cells.
* Fathom Swarmer Breastplate now requires an additional 5 Depth Cells.
* Fathom Swarmer Greaves now require an additional 4 Depth Cells.
* Adjusted the Hadal Stew recipe. 5 Depth Cells are replaced with 10 Abyss Gravel or Voidstone. The amount of bowls needed and Hadal Stews obtained from one craft is doubled.
* Kelvin Catalyst now requires a Frozen Key instead of 30 Souls of Might.
* Adjusted the Metal Detector recipe. It now requires 5 additional Gold Dusts and Hallowed Bars are replaced with Any Iron Bars.
* Profaned Soul Crystal can now be crafted anywhere but instead requires only half of some materials if crafted in The Hallow or The Underworld.
* Sigil of Calamitas now uses the Any Evil Water recipe group.
* Snow Ruffian armor now uses the Any Snow Block and Any Ice Block recipe groups.
* Svantechnical now requires the SDFMG instead of S.D.M.G.
* True Caustic Edge now uses the Any Evil Flask recipe group.
* Increased the number of Vanquisher Arrows crafted per set from 250 to 333.

### Balance and Reworks

#### Balance Changes

* Added a stealth strike effect to Prismalline and Snap Clam.
* Flails no longer count as true melee weapons.
* Nerfed Barinautical's use time from 6 to 12, and its use delay from 15 to 20.
* Buffed Brimlance's damage from 75 to 100.
* Nerfed Clam Crusher's damage from 140 to 100.
* Buffed Darklight Greatsword's damage from 55 to 75.
* Endo Hydra Staff now uses local immunity frames. Nerfed damage from 2563 to 800.
* Entropy's Vigil now requires 2 minion slots to summon the whole trio. Having 1 minion slot left will only summon Calamitamini. Buffed damage from 27 to 35.
* Nerfed Eutrophic Scimitar's projectile damage from 100% base damage to 70%.
* Buffed Excalibur Shortsword's damage from 55 to 70.
* Nerfed Flarewing Bow's damage from 25 to 20, and its use time from 28 to 29.
* Nerfed Forsaken Saber's projectile damage from 100% base damage to 80%.
* Buffed Frostbrand's damage from 53 to 81.
* Nerfed Hallowed Rune, stars now deal 33% damage and have a 1 second cooldown before re-appearing.
* Buffed Inferna Cutter's damage from 85 to 100, and critical strike chance from 4% to 14%.
* Buffed Phoenix Blade's damage from 95 to 120, and its use time from 28 to 26.
* Resurrection Butterfly now requires 2 minion slots to summon the whole duo. Having 1 minion slot left will only summon the Pink Butterfly. Buffed damage from 25 to 65.
* Nerfed Roxcalibur's damage from 200 to 120.
* Nerfed Snap Clam's debuff damage from 17.5 per second per clam to 7.5 per second per clam.
* Nerfed Spent Fuel Container's damage from 69 to 50, and its use time from 28 to 35.
* Buffed Starnight Lance's damage from 68 to 95, and its beam now pierces twice instead of once.
* Buffed Storm Saber's damage from 42 to 68. It now additionally fires another beam from above.
* Nerfed Submarine Shocker's damage from 70 to 60.
* Buffed True Caustic Edge's damage from 42 to 100, and its projectile now gains a 25% increase to damage per bounce.
* Nerfed Vile Feeder, minions now spawn 1-2 mini-eaters instead of 1-3.

#### Reworks

* The Dance of Light now fires a flurry of light blades instead of white splitting flares, causing a flash of light to erupt after 300 hits. Buffed damage from 700 to 2077, critical strike chance from 4% to 24%, and mana cost from 9 to 6. Decreased velocity from 30 to 14.
* Nerfed Draedon's Heart's passive damage boost from 10% to 5%. It now inherits the reworked effects of Laudanum and Stress Pills below:
	+ Laudanum no longer grants stat boosts or immunity to the Horror debuff. It now causes Horror to last twice as long, but provide the player with several positive buffs instead of harming the player.
	+ Stress Pills no longer grant damage boosts and nerfed defense boost from 8 to 4. It now makes hits during a boss fight only remove half the Adrenaline Meter instead of the full meter.

#### Tier Changes

* Several items sold by the Archmage have increased in tier. As a result, several items have been rebalanced.
	+ Arctic Bear Paw, Cryogenic Staff, and Frosty Flare are now sold after all Mechanical Bosses have been defeated. Their prices have been raised from 36  to 48  and rarity increased from  to .
		- Buffed Arctic Bear Paw's damage from 70 to 100.
		- Nerfed Cryogenic Staff's damage from 56 to 50.
	+ Absolute Zero, Eternal Blizzard, Icicle Arrow, Icy Bullet, and Winter's Fury are now sold after the Frost Moon has been defeated.
		- The price of Icicle Arrows and Icy Bullets raised from 15  to 80  and rarity increased from  to .
		- The price of Absolute Zero, Eternal Blizzard, and Winter's Fury raised from 36  to 80  and rarity increased from  to .
		- Buffed Absolute Zero's damage from 42 to 120.
		- Buffed Eternal Blizzard's damage from 32 to 73.
		- Buffed Winter's Fury's damage from 28 to 69.
* Charred Ore may now only be mined after the Brimstone Elemental has been defeated. Its pickaxe power requirement is reduced from 200% to 180%. Most items crafted from Unholy Cores have been rebalanced.
	+ Nerfed Brimblade's damage from 32 to 28.
	+ Greatly increased the range of Brimrose Staff.
	+ Nerfed Brimstone Fury's damage from 40 to 35.
	+ Buffed Brimstone Sword's damage from 61 to 75.
	+ Nerfed Burning Sea's damage from 79 to 72.
	+ Nerfed Igneous Exaltation's damage from 39 to 34. Launched Igneous Blades now pierce twice instead of infinitely.
* Most Drunk Princess' Drinks have increased in tier. None of the drinks have changed in terms of their boosted stats.
	+ Screwdriver, Vodka, and White Wine are now sold after all Mechanical Bosses have been defeated.
	+ Caribbean Rum, Evergreen Gin, and Margarita are now sold after Plantera has been defeated.
	+ Bloody Mary and Everclear are now sold after Astrum Aureus has been defeated.
	+ Cinnamon Roll, Moonshine, Moscow Mule, and Tequila Sunrise are now sold after Golem has been defeated.

### Additional Changes

* Added an electric animation to the Adrenaline and Rage Meters when fully charged and a shake effect when used. The meters now drop smoothly when used instead of abruptly.
	+ The shake effect can be customized in the configuration options.
* Aestheticus now swings like a broadsword instead of being held like a wand.
* Astral armor's fallen stars now use a new projectile that deals ranged damage and decreases its damage by 6.25% for each enemy it strikes.
* Bloodflare armor's souls and Plague Reaper armor's cinders are now affected by ranged damage boosts.
* Added a status message after defeating the Brimstone Elemental to inform the player they can now mine Charred Ore.
* Devil's Sunrise, Diseased Pike, Fulguration Halberd, Gilded Proboscis, Heart Rapier, Marnite Spear, Murasama, Sausage Maker, Vulcanite Lance and Yateveo Bloom now benefit from true melee bonuses.
* Calamity Beds and Bathtubs can now be placed on platforms.
* Harpy Wings now give a chance for most attacks to create a feather while a Harpy Ring or Angel Treads are equipped.
* The Oiled debuff now increases the damage over time for Abyssal Flames, Brimstone Flames, Demon Flames, God Slayer Inferno, and Holy Flames.
* Slightly adjusted the Profaned Soul Artifact challenge to allow for damage up to 5% of Providence's max health instead of 1%.
* Skyline Wings now grant the player a 25% jump speed boost when wearing Aerospec armor.
* Rage is no longer internally named "Stress".
* Reduced the amount of life regeneration reduction from the Sulphuric Poisoning debuff from 24 to 6.
* Sulphurous armor now reduces the effect of the Sulphuric Poisoning debuff.
* Sulphurous armor jump now has a cooldown of 0.33 seconds.
* Changed the Sulphurous Sea world generation to include islands.
* The Astral Meteor now avoids the Sulphurous Sea completely.
* Afterimages can now be turned off via configuration options instead of lighting settings.
* Added tooltips to Abombination, Charred Idol, and Cryo Key.
* Added custom rarity to several Developer items:
	+ These are: Crystyl Crusher, Draconic Destruction, Endogenesis, Eternity, Gael's Greatsword, Scarlet Devil and Temporal Umbrella.

### Resprites

* Resprited Abyssal Diving Gear, Iron Boots, Lead Core, and Radiant Ooze.
* Resprited Perforator Cyst.
* Resprited The Dance of Light, Effervescence, Eye of Magnus, Ice Star, Magna Cannon, Marnite Bayonet, Marnite Obliterator, Marnite Spear, and Temporal Floe Sword.
* Resprited Cadance and Glacial State.
* Resprited Anechoic Coating and Hadal Stew.
* Resprited Cloaking Gland.
* Resprited Acid Eel and Water Leech banners.

## Fixes

* Fixed Acidwood trees detaching from each other.
* Fixed the Cosmolight not working in Multiplayer.
* Fixed invalid sounds made by The Dragonfolly that cause it to despawn.
* Fixed Enchanted Butterfly tooltip referring to Sparks eating dragonflies instead of butterflies.
* Fixed a tile-alignment crash with the Eutrophic Shelf when the Ancients Awakened Mod is enabled.
* Fixed lag issues from the Great Sand Shark in Multiplayer.
* Fixed Hydrothermic armor displaying the player's hair when equipped.
* Fixed an oversight where Inferna Cutter and Ultimus Cleaver were still considered true melee weapons.
* Fixed an oversight where Picksaw’s tooltip still referred to Scoria Ore as Chaotic Ore.
* Fixed The Plaguebringer Goliath’s hitbox.
* Fixed a bug where the Mechworm would randomly attach on targets and disappear from losing any minion slots.
* Fixed the Sulphurous Sea floating above the surface layer.
* Fixed the Water Leech teleport-leeching to players and spawn-killing them.