Autoswing

For a list of weapons with autoswing, use the sort feature of the Autoswing column on the List of weapons page or see the Category:Autoswing items.

Demonstration of the Cutlass' autoswing.

Demonstration of how all blocks have autoswing when being placed.

Autoswing (also known as auto-swing, autofire, auto-fire, or auto-use) is a property that can apply to usable items, such as weapons, tools and blocks, wherein the item is automatically reused (or swung) while the ⚒ Use / Attack key/button is held down. In contrast, weapons without autoswing require that the player repeatedly clicks or presses ⚒ Use / Attack in order to continue attacking.

On this wiki, items with autoswing will feature the icon in the top-right corner of the infobox.

Notes

• Internally, the autoReuse attribute determines whether an item has autoswing ability.
• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Autoswing can be enabled for all weapons in the Settings menu by enabling the "Autofire" option. Autoswing can also be enabled on melee weapons and whips by certain accessories: Feral Claws, Power Glove, Mechanical Glove, Fire Gauntlet, and Berserker's Glove(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).
  • Note that none of these actually change the autoReuse attribute of an item.
• All weapons with the exception of a selected few have autoswing enabled.

Tips

• Autoswing is a very useful attribute that should be considered when comparing weapons as it allows maximizing the number of hits. For example, all other statistics aside, an autoswing weapon that deals 30 base damage can be preferred over a non-autoswing weapon that deals 34 base damage. Note that as of 1.4.4(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) all weapons have the capability to autoswing by enabling the "Autofire" option.
• Items without autoswing can still be swung automatically via third-party software like auto clickers.