Drill Containment Unit



The Drill Containment Unit (often called DCU) is a late-game post-Moon Lord mount that summons a Drill Mount, a rideable, flying vehicle that mines blocks extremely fast via lasers. It is currently the fastest way to mine. It can fly and hover indefinitely, and has a mining range of 10 tiles.


 * Unlike other mounts, players cannot use any tools or weapons while riding the Drill Mount.
 * Unlike other mining tools, the Drill Mount does not inflict damage on enemies. It also cannot mine blocks behind other blocks, rather always drilling tunnels through all blocks directly ahead of the player.

The Drill Mount flies at 41 mph vertically, 31 mph horizontally, and 51 mph diagonally. It mines all mineable blocks, including furniture and background objects, Trees, Lihzahrd Bricks, Altars (Hardmode), and Shadow Orbs / Crimson Hearts, among others. Walls remain intact.

Crafting the Drill Containment Unit requires a total of 160 Luminite (requires defeating Moon Lord at least twice), 720 Chlorophyte Ore, 600 Glowing Mushrooms, 20 Ectoplasm, 120 of both Hellstone and Meteorite ores, and 40 Obsidian.

Drill Mount vs. Shroomite Digging Claw
Because the Drill Mount also slopes blocks as it mines, the number of blocks that are mined will vary. The table below assumes that five of its lasers are mining, and the sixth laser is sloping. If four lasers are mining, it can mine 60 dirt blocks/second.

Tips

 * As Minions can be in effect while on a Drill Mount, summon them before mounting, as most other means of defense against enemies will be unavailable.
 * A yoyo can be used when riding the Drill Mount. This works when the yoyo is already in use and the player activates the mount afterwards. This can be useful for attacking enemies while flying around. However, this does mean you will be unable to mine blocks.
 * You can use a Breathing Reed when using the drill mount although you will hold it wrong.
 * A Drill or a Chainsaw can be used when riding the drill mount. This works when the tool is in use and the player activates the mount afterwards. When used with a Butcher's Chainsaw this can be quite effective, however you will be unable to mine blocks.

Trivia

 * It is the most costly craftable item in the entire game in terms of materials, pricing at 1 platinum, 85 gold and 60 silver from the ingots or 1 plat, 4 gold and 20 silver from the base materials. (Note that Hellstone and Obsidian don't have any monetary value.)
 * The Drill Mount has the longest digging range of any digging tool, matched only by the Laser Drill
 * A spoiler video showed that a player was using Laser Machinegun while riding in the Drill Mount, which seems no longer possible in the 1.3's official release.
 * This is the only mount that is crafted.

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