Flares

Flares

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Statistics

Type	AmmunitionCrafting material
Damage	1 (Ranged)
Knockback	1.5 (Extremely weak)
Velocity	6
Research	99 required

Flares are a type of ammunition used solely by the Flare Gun. Flares fired from the Flare Gun travel in a slight arc and stick to blocks (similar to Sticky Glowsticks), but have greater velocity and range. They are waterproof, can be fired into and out of water, and emit low-level, flickering, tinted light that lasts for 10 minutes. They stick to the blocks they impacted and will function underwater. Flares cannot be recovered once they burn out.

All types of Flares (except the Cursed Flare) inflict the On Fire! debuff. There is a 2/3 (66.67%) chance that the debuff will last 5 seconds, and a 1/3 (33.33%) chance that it will last 10 seconds.

Types

There are currently (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 6 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 2 different types of Flares.

Flare		Projectile		Source	Notes	Buy	Sell	Rarity
	FlareInternal Item ID: 931		FlareInternal Projectile ID: 163	Sold by the Merchant while a Flare Gun is in the player's inventory. Found in a stack of 25–50 alongside the Flare Gun in a Gold Chest.	Emits red light.	7 CC	1 CC	00*
	Blue FlareInternal Item ID: 1614		Blue FlareInternal Projectile ID: 310	Sold by the Merchant while a Flare Gun is in the player's inventory.	Emits blue light.	7 CC	1 CC	00*
	Spelunker Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5377		Spelunker Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Projectile ID: 1008	Sold by the Skeleton Merchant at night, or all day during a Full Moon, while a Flare Gun is in the player's inventory. Crafted: + =	Emits yellow light. Highlights nearby treasures, similar to Spelunker Glowsticks.	1 SC50 CC	30 CC	01*
	Cursed Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5378		Cursed Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Projectile ID: 1009	Crafted: 33  + = 33	Emits green light. Inflicts the Cursed Inferno debuff for 10 seconds.	-	1 CC	00*
	Rainbow Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5379		Rainbow Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Projectile ID: 1010	Crafted: 10  + = 10	Emits light that cycles through the rainbow.	-	1 CC	00*
	Shimmer Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5380		Shimmer Flare(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Projectile ID: 1011	Throwing either a Flare or Blue Flare into Shimmer.	Emits purple light.	-	1 CC	00*

Notes

Flares and Blue Flares being fired by the Flare Gun. Note how the Flares fired light up the surrounding environment.

• Similar to Glowsticks, fired Flares do not actually become placed as blocks. They are projectiles instead, thus are not saved with the world.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Added the Spelunker Flare, Cursed Flare, Rainbow Flare, and Shimmer Flare.
  • Flare sprite updated. Old sprite was .
  • Flare and Blue Flare are now used to craft the Shimmer Flare via shimmer.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Blue Flare sprite updated. Old sprite was .

• Desktop 1.3.2: Flare sprite updated. Old sprite was .

• Desktop 1.2.0.2: Added the Blue Flare.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.17: Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.2.

• Console 1.02: Introduced with mechanics from Desktop 1.2.0.2 and the Blue Flare.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced with mechanics from Desktop 1.2.0.2 and the Blue Flare.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with mechanics from Desktop 1.2.0.2 and the Blue Flare.