Compass

Compass

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Tooltip	Displays horizontal position
Rarity	01*
Sell	25 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 393 (Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)

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Compass

 

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Armored Viking Armored Viking	1	2% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Crawdad(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Crawdad(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	1.23%
Giant Shelly(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Giant Shelly(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	1.23%
Mother Slime Mother Slime	1	2% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Piranha Piranha	1	1.33% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Salamander(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Salamander(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1	1.23%
Snow Flinx Snow Flinx	1	2% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Undead Viking Undead Viking	1	2% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

The Compass is an informational accessory that enables an on-screen display of the player's lateral position when equipped. Position is shown in the number of feet (1 foot = 1/2 tile) to the East or West of the center of the map. The centerpoint of the map is usually very close to the initial spawn point. The Compass has a 79/6400 (1.23%) chance of being dropped by Crawdads, Giant Shellies, and Salamanders, a 1/75 (1.33%) chance to be dropped by Piranhas, and a 1/50 (2%) chance to be dropped by Mother Slimes, Snow Flinxes, Undead Vikings, and Armored Vikings.

The Compass is one of the three parts necessary to make the GPS, with the others being the Depth Meter and the Gold Watch or Platinum Watch, and as such is a required ingredient in crafting the Shellphone.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
GPS(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Gold Watch(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) Depth Meter Compass(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)	Tinkerer's Workshop
	Platinum Watch(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) Depth Meter Compass(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)

Notes

• Unlike most accessories, informational accessories such as the Compass do not need to be equipped in an accessory slot. The Compass 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 players of the same team in multiplayer that are within 50 tiles. Keep in mind modifiers will no longer apply to the player when not equipped.
• Unlike the "Level" depth, which is a single horizontal row of tiles (2 feet high), the "Center" position is two columns of tiles (4 feet wide). The actual center of the map is between those two columns.
• Piranhas spawned from the Piranha Statue only have a 1/375 (0.27%) of dropping a Compass.
• Undead Vikings spawned from the Undead Viking Statue only have a 1/200 (0.5%) of dropping a Compass.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Sprite updated. Old sprite was .
  • No longer drops from Mimics.
  • No longer a Hardmode accessory.
  • Now dropped by Salamanders, Mother Slimes, Piranhas, Snow Flinxes, Undead Vikings, and Armored Vikings.
  • Tooltip changed from "Shows horizontal position" to "Displays horizontal position".

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4’s 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1.
  • No longer drops from Mimics.
  • No longer a Hardmode accessory.
  • Now dropped by Salamanders, Mother Slime, Piranhas, Snow Flinxes, Undead Vikings, and Armored Vikings.
  • Tooltip changed from "Shows horizontal position" to "Displays horizontal position".

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Compasses no longer drop from Mimics.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced, but not functional.