Re-Logic has confirmed there’s “no way” we’ll see Terraria 1.4.5 released this year.
In a lengthy update on the official forums, Ted “Loki” Murphy said that whilst the team was approaching the end of their respective to-do lists, end-of-year releases are “fraught with peril” due to review cycles and people going on early leave for the holiday. Consequently, he will not “force anyone on our team or anyone else’s team to crunch”.
“The work on the final lists from each dev team member is nearing its conclusion, which is a great measure of progress,” wrote Murphy. “That said, we are pretty certain that there is no way that we will see Terraria 1.4.5 release this year.