Terraria 1.4.4 update new mini-biome and liquid are magical

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The Terraria 1.4.4 update’s new mini-biome and the liquid found within it are causing wonder among the community thanks to their magical look and incredible effects. The Terraria 1.4.4 update Labor of Love is finally here, bringing another huge series of changes to one of the best crafting games on PC. Players are digging through the latest patch to play around with all the new quality of life features and uncover any secrets not mentioned in the Terraria 1.4.4 patch notes.

One such hidden feature was the new liquid – it was mentioned in passing, but the team didn’t elaborate on what it would be or how it would affect the world. Re-Logic vice president Whitney ‘Cenx’ Spinks mentioned that she considered it the best of the hidden additions, saying she couldn’t wait to see how the community would react to its discovery.

Suffice to say, it’s incredibly cool – and, given its secretive nature, we’re giving you fair warning now that we will dip into spoiler territory below this paragraph, so if you want to go into the new update sight unseen then all we’ll say is to keep an eye out for any shimmering areas you might come across as you explore your new worlds.

Shimmer, then. This new, pearlescent purple liquid can be found in a medium-sized lake in a small biome known as the Aether. This mini-biome will be generated once per new world, and appears somewhere in the cavern layer on the same side of the world as the Jungle biome. You’ll know when you get near it thanks to the incredible visual effect – the dark areas of the background appear to go almost transparent, with sparkles behind that make it seem as though you’re looking into space.

We absolutely don’t want to give away everything that the Shimmer itself can do – though