Astral Detector

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“Aha! I used the secret knowledge to build a device! Why does this feel familiar...”

–Wilson

“It's humming to itself.”

–Willow

“Is magic or science, Wolfgang not picky.”

–Wolfgang

“The ones who designed it are long dead.”

–Wendy

“CURRENTLY INACTIVE”

–WX-78

“How exciting! This technology most likely hasn't been used in hundreds of years!”

–Wickerbottom

“It's humming with some kinda energy.”

–Woodie

“I have many questions.”

–Maxwell

“Tis the machine fröm my visiön.”

–Wigfrid

“We think it's for finding something.”

–Webber

“I cooked it up with a dash of ancient knowledge.”

–Warly

“Hmmmm”

–Wormwood

“They sure knew how to build 'em back in the day.”

–Winona

“What a curious contraption!”

–Wortox

“Wonder why it so important, florp?”

–Wurt

“It must do something important.”

–Walter

“I think I took it to the surface before, or maybe I'll do that soon.”

–Wanda

The Astral Detector is an Item exclusive to Don't Starve Together, introduced in Return of Them. It requires 1 Moon Rock and 1 Thulecite to craft and requires the Blueprint unlocked by the Distilled Knowledge from a blue Fountain of Knowledge to prototype.

It can be placed on the ground to indicate the direction of the nearest buried Celestial Sanctum Piece, the Celestial Altar Pieces or the Celestial Tribute (in the form of Crab King, who will drop the Inactive form of the tribute the first time it is killed).

It has 10 uses. Hammering an Astral detector gives back all the ingredients, thus it is possible to craft a full one at no cost.

Structure

“Why use a map when you could use a mind-bogglingly complex piece of machinery?”

–Wilson

“Point the way!”

–Willow

“Will show the way to... something.”

–Wolfgang

“All paths lead to suffering.”

–Wendy

“POINT THE WAY MY NOBLE BRETHREN”

–WX-78

“The path to discovery awaits.”

–Wickerbottom

“Not sure where it's leading me, but might as well find out.”

–Woodie

“It's leading us to something...”

–Maxwell

“It calls döwn a sign fröm Mani himself!”

–Wigfrid

“It's taking us on a treasure hunt!”

–Webber

“Let's see where this takes us, non?”

–Warly

“That way”

–Wormwood

“Might as well see where the trail leads.”

–Winona

“There's something hidden that it seeks.”

–Wortox

“Glorph! What it doing?!”

–Wurt

“I guess it's kind of like a compass.”

–Walter

“Finally, something to point me in the right direction!”

–Wanda

“It seems to have found everything worth finding.”

–Wilson, when all pieces have been found.

“Nothing left to find, I guess.”

–Willow, when all pieces have been found.

“Is pointing way no more.”

–Wolfgang, when all pieces have been found.

“There's nothing left to look for.”

–Wendy, when all pieces have been found.

“OBJECTIVE COMPLETE”

–WX-78, when all pieces have been found.

“It appears there are no more artifacts to find.”

–Wickerbottom, when all pieces have been found.

“Nothin' left to point us to.”

–Woodie, when all pieces have been found.

“It fulfilled its purpose.”

–Maxwell, when all pieces have been found.

“Its quest is cömplete.”

–Wigfrid, when all pieces have been found.

“Aw, I guess we found them all.”

–Webber, when all pieces have been found.

“C'est fini.”

–Warly, when all pieces have been found.

“Done”

–Wormwood, when all pieces have been found.

“Guess we got 'em all!”

–Winona, when all pieces have been found.

“We've finished the deed, nowhere left to lead.”

–Wortox, when all pieces have been found.

“It not point way anymore.”

–Wurt, when all pieces have been found.

“We must've found them all!”

–Walter, when all pieces have been found.

“It's finally found something!”

–Wanda, when all pieces have been found.

Once placed on the ground, the Astral Detector will point a beam in the direction of the nearest Celestial Piece 5 seconds later. The direction arrow stays visible for 1 day. The order of detection is the following:

1. Buried Celestial Sanctum Pieces.
2. Any sunk Celestial Pieces as Underwater Salvageable.
3. Inviting Formation.
4. The Crab King if the Inactive Celestial Tribute has not yet dropped.

If a Celestial Sanctum Piece is buried not farther than 1 tile, the Astral Detector drills the ground and reveals the Celestial Sanctum Piece.

Both Celestial Sanctum Pieces are buried on the main island. The Astral Detector does not indicate anything underground if it is used in the Caves.

Once all the celestial parts have been found, or if used in the caves, the astral detector no longer disassembles itself and remains active indefinitely. In this state it emits a permanent light in a small radius.

Trivia

• The Astral Detector was introduced in the Forgotten Knowledge update.
• It used to not lose durability when digging a celestial piece, when placed on caves and on the surface with all the celestial sanctum pieces uncovered.
• Initially the Astral detector required 1 Moon Rock and 2 Thulecite Fragments to craft.

Assets

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  Astral Detector Beam Animation
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  Astral Detector Idle Animation
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  Astral Detector Locating Animation
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  Astral Detector Pack Animation
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  Astral Detector Place Animation
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  Astral Detector Drill Animation

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