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Water fountains
  • Pure Water Fountain Desert Water Fountain Jungle Water Fountain Icy Water Fountain Corrupt Water Fountain

    Crimson Water Fountain Hallowed Water Fountain Blood Water Fountain Cavern Water Fountain Oasis Water Fountain
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Statistics
Type
Placeable✔️ (2 wide × 4 high)
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 1
Rarity level: 0
Buy4
Sell80
Research1 required
Water Fountains

Every water fountain in its enabled and disabled states on PC version PC, Console version Console, Mobile version Mobile, Old Chinese version Old Chinese, tModLoader version tModLoader, and tModLoader 1 tModLoader Legacy.

Water Fountains (old)

Every water fountain in its disabled and enabled states on Old-gen console version Old-gen console, Windows Phone version Windows Phone, and 3DSNintendo 3DS version. The three fountains at the bottom are not implemented.

Water fountains are mechanisms that change the color of all nearby water. They can be activated via  Interact or wire. There are currently 10 / 8 different obtainable fountains, all of which are purchased from the Witch Doctor for 4 each at any time. On the Old-gen console version Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS version versions, they are able to be purchased for free, but are only available after Plantera has been defeated.

When measured from the edges of the sprite, the range of a Fountain is 60 tiles horizontally and 53 tiles vertically.

Types[]

Fountain Water color
Pure Water Fountain Pure Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 909
Water Common blue as in the Forest, Ocean, etc.
Desert Water Fountain Desert Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 910
Desert Water Yellow as in the surface Desert / Underground Desert
Jungle Water Fountain Jungle Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 940
Jungle Water Teal as in the Jungle
Icy Water Fountain Icy Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 941
Icy Water Bright blue as in the Snow biome
Corrupt Water Fountain Corrupt Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 942
Corrupt Water Purple as in The Corruption
Crimson Water Fountain Crimson Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 943
Crimson Water Pink as in The Crimson
Hallowed Water Fountain Hallowed Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 944
Hallowed Water Magenta as in The Hallow
Blood Water Fountain Blood Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 945
Blood Moon Water Red as in during a Blood Moon
Cavern Water Fountain Cavern Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 4922
Cavern Water Murky purple as in the Caverns
Oasis Water Fountain Oasis Water Fountain
Internal Item ID: 4417
Oasis Water Turquoise as in Oases

Notes[]

  • Fountains work in priority from right to left. The furthest fountain to the right of a group of fountains will take priority over the water color of the overlapping affected areas.
  • Water fountains will change the color of water when the player is within about 100 blocks of the fountain.
  • If using the Biome Hair Dye from the Stylist, the player's hair will change color to that of the biome represented by the fountain.
  • The effects of fountains are purely cosmetic. They have no effect on fishing, etc.
  • Water Fountains will not color Waterfall Blocks, or their respective wall. It does not affect the color of rain produced by Rain Clouds either.

Trivia[]

  • The tile sprites for the Cavern Water Fountain were included in the files along with the rest of the water fountains since 1.3.0.1, but were not properly utilized until 1.4.0.1.
  • Despite any given world only having one type of world evil, the Witch Doctor will still sell both types.
  • Despite the Hallow being a Hardmode feature, the Witch Doctor will sell the Hallowed Fountain at any time, even in pre-Hardmode.
  • After the fountains were re-sprited in 1.3.0.1, the Icy Water Fountain became the only fountain to have a colored part in its sprite.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.0.1:
    • Cavern and Oasis Water Fountains introduced.
    • Rarity changed from 0 to 1.
  • Desktop 1.3.0.1:
    • Water Fountains are now once again always sold, even if Plantera has not been defeated.
    • Price increased from no value to 4.
    • All water fountains have new sprites.
  • Desktop 1.2.3: Fixed tile sheet for water fountain to remove two bars that vanish when you turn them on. (Jungle/Snow biomes).
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