Compass

      

PC/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Old-gen console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

Compass

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Tooltip	Displays horizontal position
Rarity	01*
Sell	25 2
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 393

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 center of the map is usually very close to the initial spawn point. In the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version,  Old Chinese version,  tModLoader version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, the Compass has a 2% (1 in 50) chance to be dropped by Salamanders, Giant Shellys, Crawdads, Mother Slimes, Piranhas, Snow Flinxes, Undead Vikings, and Armored Vikings. On the  Old-gen console version, it has a 14.29% (1 in 7) chance to be dropped by Mimics. On the  Windows Phone version and Nintendo 3DS version, it is unobtainable (no longer drops, but still exists), and is not functional.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
GPS	Gold Watch Depth Meter Compass	Tinkerer's Workshop
	Platinum Watch Depth Meter Compass

Notes

• This content is transcluded from Informational Accessories/note. 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 nearby players of the same team in multiplayer. 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 actually two columns of tiles (4 feet wide). The actual center of the map is between those two columns.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Sprite updated. Old sprite was .
  • Compass no longer drops from Mimics: no longer a hardmode accessory.
  • Now dropped by Salamanders, Mother Slimes, Piranhas, Snow Flinxes, Undead Vikings, and Armored Vikings.

• 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.
  • Compass no longer drops from Mimics: no longer a hardmode accessory.
  • Now dropped by Salamanders, Mother Slime, Piranhas, Snow Flinxes, Undead Vikings, and Armored Vikings.

• 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.