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Informational accessories are accessories that display unique information when held in the non-vanity slots or the player's inventory. There are currently no informational accessories in the Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS version version, except the Depth Meter, which is non-functional.

Almost all informational accessories are components of either the Shellphone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) or The Grand Design(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). These completed items are still "informational items", but they can no longer be slotted as accessories. Informational items will still display the same information from the main inventory as their respective accessory components, the PDA(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Mechanical Lens(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).

Accessory Source Effect Obtainable
pre-Hardmode
Visible on
character
Copper WatchCopper Watch(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) 10 Copper Bar + Chain ( @ Table & Chair )
    • Displays the time down to the hour
    ✔️ Copper Watch (equipped).png
    Tin WatchTin Watch(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) 10 Tin Bar + Chain ( @ Table & Chair )
      • Displays the time down to the hour
      ✔️ Tin Watch (equipped).png
      Silver WatchSilver Watch(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) 10 Silver Bar + Chain ( @ Table & Chair )
        • Displays the time down to the half-hour
        ✔️ Silver Watch (equipped).png
        Tungsten WatchTungsten Watch(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) 10 Tungsten Bar + Chain ( @ Table & Chair )
          • Displays the time down to the half-hour
          ✔️ Tungsten Watch (equipped).png
          Gold WatchGold Watch(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) 10 Gold Bar + Chain ( @ Table & Chair )
            • Displays the time down to the minute
            ✔️ Gold Watch (equipped).png
            Platinum WatchPlatinum Watch(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) 10 Platinum Bar + Chain ( @ Table & Chair )
              • Displays the time down to the minute
              ✔️ Platinum Watch (equipped).png
              Depth MeterDepth Meter Old-gen console version: 10 Copper Bar + 8 Silver Bar + 6 Gold Bar ( @ Table & Chair )
              • Cave Bat
              • Crawdad
                (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
              • Giant Bat
              • Giant Shelly
                (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
              • Ice Bat
              • Jungle Bat
              • Salamander
                (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
              • Spore Bat
                (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                • Displays the player's vertical position
                ✔️
                CompassCompass(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
                • Armored Viking
                • Crawdad
                  (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                • Giant Shelly
                  (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                • Mimic
                • Mother Slime
                • Piranha
                • Salamander
                  (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                • Snow Flinx
                • Undead Viking
                  • Displays the player's horizontal position
                  ✔️
                  RadarRadar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                  • Chest
                  • Pearlwood Crate
                  • Wooden Crate

                    • Displays number of nearby enemies
                    ✔️
                    Lifeform AnalyzerLifeform Analyzer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                      • Displays the name of nearby rare enemies, critters, and NPCs
                      ✔️
                      Tally CounterTally Counter(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                      • Angry Bones
                      • Cursed Skull
                      • Dark Caster
                        • Displays number of kills per enemy type
                        ✔️
                        Metal DetectorMetal Detector(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                        • Lost Girl
                        • Nymph
                          • Displays nearby valuable objects
                          ✔️
                          StopwatchStopwatch(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                            • Displays movement speed
                            ✔️
                            DPS MeterDPS Meter(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                              • Displays damage per second
                              ✔️
                              Fisherman's Pocket GuideFisherman's Pocket Guide(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) AnglerAngler
                                • Displays fishing power
                                ✔️
                                Weather RadioWeather Radio(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) AnglerAngler
                                  • Displays the weather
                                  ✔️
                                  SextantSextant(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) AnglerAngler
                                    ✔️
                                    GPSGPS(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) Gold Watch + Depth Meter + Compass ( @ Tinkerer's Workshop )
                                    or
                                    Platinum Watch + Depth Meter + Compass ( @ Tinkerer's Workshop )
                                      • Displays the player's horizontal position
                                      • Displays the player's vertical position
                                      • Displays the time down to the minute
                                      ✔️
                                      R.E.K. 3000R.E.K. 3000(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Tally Counter + Lifeform Analyzer + Radar ( @ Tinkerer's Workshop )
                                        • Displays the name of nearby rare enemies, critters, and NPCs
                                        • Displays number of kills per enemy type
                                        • Displays number of nearby enemies
                                        ✔️
                                        Goblin TechGoblin Tech(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Metal Detector + Stopwatch + DPS Meter ( @ Tinkerer's Workshop )
                                          • Displays movement speed
                                          • Displays damage per second
                                          • Displays nearby valuable objects
                                          ✔️
                                          Fish FinderFish Finder(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Fisherman's Pocket Guide + Weather Radio + Sextant ( @ Tinkerer's Workshop )
                                            • Displays fishing power
                                            • Displays the current moon phase
                                            • Displays the weather
                                            ✔️
                                            PDAPDA(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) GPS + Fish Finder + Goblin Tech + R.E.K. 3000 ( @ Tinkerer's Workshop )
                                              • Displays the name of nearby rare enemies, critters, and NPCs
                                              • Displays number of nearby enemies
                                              • Displays movement speed
                                              • Displays the weather
                                              • Displays the time down to the minute
                                              • Displays fishing power
                                              • Displays the current moon phase
                                              • Displays damage per second
                                              • Displays the player's horizontal position
                                              • Displays nearby valuable objects
                                              • Displays number of kills per enemy type
                                              • Displays the player's vertical position
                                              ✔️
                                              Mechanical LensMechanical Lens(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                                                • Allows revealing placed wire
                                                ✔️
                                                RulerRuler(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
                                                • (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Not an accessory, but a weapon instead. Its original function can always be toggled via the "Ruler On" / "Ruler Off" button in the upper left of the inventory.
                                                • (Old-gen console version) Displays a semi-transparent grid overlay on the screen.
                                                ✔️
                                                Mechanical RulerMechanical Ruler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
                                                  • Displays a semi-transparent grid overlay on the screen
                                                  ✔️

                                                  Notes

                                                  • (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Unlike most accessories, informational accessories do not need to be equipped in an accessory slot. They may be carried in the player's inventory without loss of functionality, unless equipped to a social slot. Additionally, the info they provide 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.
                                                  • The only accessories that are not components in other recipes are the low-/mid-tier watches, as a Gold/Platinum Watch is required for the GPS, and in turn Cell Phone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).
                                                  • All of these accessories can be obtained before Hardmode, but completing the Cell Phone tree will require a great deal of exploration (and Angler quests).
                                                  • On the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version, the Ruler does not function as an informational accessory.

                                                  History

                                                  • Desktop 1.4.4: Some info accessory tabs are grayed out when inactive or display N/A, and will light back up when active again.