Why do I need a pinpointer?Ī pin pointer is needed to very precisely find your target's location in the ground. Pinpointers are also referred to with a variety of names including, metal detecting wand, pointer, metal detecting probe and even pro pointer. Pinpointers use a small and very precise detection field at one end (known as the probe), to alert you the closer the pinpointer probe is to your metal target hidden in the ground. Pinpointers for metal detecting are one of the 3 most crucial bits of gear you’ll need alongside your main metal detector.

Despite the tooltip, it also detects objects other than ores.Almost as essential as your digging tool, pinpointers are mini handheld metal detectors that use a mixture of beeps and vibration to tell you the PRECISE pinpoint location of the target you have found with your main metal detector.

Though they are all detected by the Metal Detector, Life Fruit, Sturdy Fossils, Strange Plants, and pots are not metallic.

This can significantly decrease the time to search for Life Fruits. Then, use those items and search every part you can possibly see using said items.

For example, if you're searching for Life Fruits, move around until it says 'Life Fruit detected nearby'.

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.

For example, if you're at 1618 feet east, and the most valuable nearby object is an ore, but at 1622' east, it says there's a chest nearby, you know that the chest is 100 (170 ) feet east of you, or at latitude 1720 (1790 ) east, meaning you can go there and know that it's either directly above or directly below you, be significantly reducing the area you need to search.

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 calculate either the exact depth or the exact latitude of it.

You will likely find what you are looking for. Stand about halfway between those two points, and search the vertical area above and below where you're standing. 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.

If you are having trouble finding an uncommon ore or other item, such as Adamantite Ore or a Strange Plant, you can try a simple trick to narrow down its location.

This prevents them from blocking the display of other valuable items.

Since Life Crystals and Life Fruit are prioritized over ores, it may be preferable to continue collecting them even if they are no longer needed.

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.Spelunker Potion and Magic Lantern pair well with the Metal Detector, as they will also reveal the item location.It does not display the specific type of detected chest.Strange Plants were not detected until the 1.4.0.1 Update.Even though Hellstone is the most powerful ore in Pre-Hardmode, it will not be detected.Both vertical and horizontal distance are calculated independently.It has a detection radius of 85 blocks (170 feet) horizontally and 60 blocks (120 feet) vertically, with distance being calculated from the player’s feet.Keep in mind modifiers will no longer apply to the player when not equipped. Additionally, the info it provides will be shared with nearby players of the same team in multiplayer. The Metal Detector may be carried in the player's inventory without loss of functionality, unless equipped to a social slot. Unlike most accessories, informational accessories such as the Metal Detector do not need to be equipped in an accessory slot.Old Chinese version and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version.

The name of the most valuable tile present will be shown by the Metal Detector.

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