1.1.1

**The patch notes listed below pertain to the  Desktop version.**
Added items are likely included in Console version, Old-gen console version, Mobile version,  and Nintendo 3DSversion as well. Bug fixes for Console, Old-gen, Mobile, and 3DS can be found in Console history, Old-gen history, Mobile history and 3DS history, respectively.

## *"Christmas Update"*

### Release date

December 15, 2011

The Christmas-themed **1.1.1** patch included a new snow biome, snowman NPCs and presents.

## New additions

* Candy Cane Block
* Candy Cane Wall
* Green Candy Cane Block
* Green Candy Cane Wall
* Snow Block
* Snow Brick
* Snow Brick Wall
* Red Light
* Blue Light
* Green Light
* Present
* Snow Globe
* Santa costume
* Snowman Gangsta
* Mister Stabby
* Snow Balla

## New features

* Added an option to turn backgrounds off.
* New event Frost Legion.

## Changes

* Reduced the amount of RAM needed to run Terraria.
* Improved the automatic game quality adjuster.
* Spears can no longer have modifiers that affect size, making their best modifier **Godly**.
* Lighting update won’t skip as much on lower quality levels.
* Water Bolt can now have conditions.
* Mana Flower's price has been increased.
* Cursed Torch item now emits light in water.
* Harpoon can now be reforged.
* Wyverns are less common and will be less likely to spawn near the ground.

## Bug fixes

* Items dropped on death for hardcore and mediumcore characters will retain their conditions.
* Space Gun now has a value.
* Diving Helmet now works correctly.
* Walls now correctly show behind Glass Blocks.
* You can now untie bound NPC’s with Autopause enabled.
* Mediumcore and hardcore players will drop their cursor item on death.
* Coins held on the cursor will correctly be dropped on death.
* Dryad’s Corruption and Hallow status numbers are correct.
* Fixed the shadow glitch of trippy lighting.
* Music Boxes no longer duplicate when placed on platforms.
* Fixed an issue that caused stacked coins to go missing from chests during multiplayer.
* Lighting will now be set to Retro instead of crashing if Terraria is unable to switch to the new lighting mode.
* Keybindings will no longer sometimes be set to "None" automatically.
* Bombs thrown by clowns will now show that the wall has been destroyed in multiplayer.
* Crystal Shards now give off light in retro and white color mode.
* Hallowed Armor only has graphical effects with the helmet.
* Players now have hair under their hats.
* Statues no longer turn into Armor Statues when they are smashed from the top.
* Clowns only throw bombs when their target is alive.

## Wiki pages added

* Candy Cane Blocks
* Candy Cane Walls
* Christmas
* Christmas lights
* Frost Legion
* Green Candy Cane Block
* Mister Stabby
* Presents
* Santa Claus
* Santa Hat
* Santa Pants
* Santa Shirt
* Santa set
* Seasonal events
* Snow Balla
* Snow Block
* Snow Brick
* Snow Brick Wall
* Snow Globe
* Snow Wall
* Snow biome
* Snowman Gangsta

## Patched entities

	* Background walls
	* Background walls/draft
	* Chests
	* Clown
	* Coins
	* Crystal Shard
	* Dao of Pow
	* Death
	* Difficulty
	* Diving Helmet
	* Dryad
	* Events
	* Game controls
	* Glass
	* Goblin Tinkerer
	* Hairstyles
	* Hallowed armor
	* Hardmode
	* Harpoon
	* Mana Flower
	* Mechanic
	* Modifiers
	* Music Boxes
	* NPC drops
	* NPCs
	* Space Gun
	* Star Cannon
	* Statues
	* Trees
	* Water Bolt
	* Wizard
	* Wyvern