How To Get The Metal Detector In Terraria

Metal Detector

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• Internal Item ID: 3102

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The Metal Detector is an informational accessory which informs the histrion virtually valuable objects, such as ores, chests, or Life Crystals, in their vicinity. It has a 50*1/2 (50%) / 100% adventure to be dropped past the Nymph, a rare cave enemy.

The Metal Detector displays the specific type of what was detected, for instance, "Chlorophyte detected nearby!" When multiple valuables are detected, only the one with the highest value is noted. Like most advisory accessories, information technology does non reveal the location or direction of the detected object.

Crafting

Used in

Upshot	Ingredients	Crafting station
Goblin Tech	Metal Detector Stopwatch DPS Meter	Tinkerer's Workshop

full: one row(due south)

Object value

Merely the post-obit tiles are detected. The proper name of the well-nigh valuable tile nowadays will exist shown by the Metal Detector.

Notes

• Unlike most accessories, advisory accessories such as the Metallic Detector practice not demand to be equipped in an accessory slot. The Metallic Detector may be carried in the player's inventory without loss of functionality, unless equipped to a social slot. Additionally, the info it provides will be shared with nearby players of the same squad in multiplayer. Keep in mind modifiers will no longer apply to the player when not equipped.
• The Metallic Detector detects treasure within a rectangular area of 170×125^[2] tiles centered on the histrion.
• It does non display the specific blazon of detected Chest.

Tips

• The Spelunker Potion and Magic Lantern pair well with the Metallic Detector, equally they volition also reveal the item location.
  • Additionally, they reveal items the Metal Detector cannot detect, such as gems, and display lower-tier ores when higher tier ores are masking their detection from the Metal Detector.
• Since Life Fruit and Life Crystals are prioritized over ores, it may exist preferable to continue collecting them even if they are no longer needed, to prevent them from blocking the display of other valuable items.
• If you are having trouble finding an uncommon ore or other item, such as Adamantite Ore or a Strange Plant, you can try a unproblematic flim-flam to narrow down its location. Maintaining the same vertical position, go left or right until it no longer detects the item you are trying to find, and mark the position where it changes. Do the aforementioned in the opposite management. Stand about halfway betwixt those two points and search the vertical area above and beneath where you're standing. Y'all will likely find what yous are looking for.
  • This is easier with a Compass or a Depth Meter, for when you're at the edge of the metal detector's range, you can summate either the exact depth or the exact latitude of information technology.
    • For example, if you're at 1618 feet e, and the about valuable nearby object is an ore, but at 1622" east, information technology says there's a breast nearby, yous know that the chest is 170 feet east of you, or at breadth 1790 east, pregnant y'all can go there and know that it's either directly above or straight below yous, be significantly reducing the area you need to search
  • Another easier trick if you're playing at 1080p, is to zoom out and use either Binoculars, Sniper Rifle, or Rifle Scope and its variants paired with Spelunker Potions.
    • In instance, if you're searching for Life Fruits, motility around until it says, "Life Fruit detected nearby". So, use those items and search every part you can possibly see using said items. This can significantly decrease the time to search for Life Fruits.

Trivia

• Though they are all detected by the Metallic Detector, Life Fruit, Sturdy Fossils, Strange Plants, and pots are non metal.
• Despite the tooltip, it also detects objects other than ores.
• Even though Hellstone is the near powerful ore in pre-Hardmode, it volition not be detected. Other valuable items like gems are not detected either.

History

• Desktop 1.four.iv:
  • Gelatin Crystals are at present detected.
  • Reduced the value of Life Crystals from 800 to 550.

• Desktop 1.4.0.one:
  • Desert Fossils, Trapped Chests, and Strange Plants are now detected.
  • Increased the value of Meteorite from 300 to 400.
  • Reduced the value of Demonite and Crimtane Ore from 310/320 to 300/310.
  • Reduced the value of Gold and Platinum Ore from 400/410 to 260/270.
  • Reduced the value of Sturdy Fossils from 350 to 150.

• Desktop i.3.0.ane: Introduced.

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Panel 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

References

Source: https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/Metal_Detector

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