Floating Islands



Floating Islands are masses of land that appear in the sky. Just like in forests, you can find trees and grass growing over dirt blocks, with some stones and ores in the ground. They usually have a building made of ore bricks and a chest inside. The monsters that spawn here are the same as the ones from the forest.

The islands can be found at different levels of height, based on the size of the map selected. Use a Depth Meter to determine your height.

If you don't have a depth meter, you can build your way to the top of the map, and then count tiles as you descend. On a small map, a skybridge built about 80 tiles below the top of the world is optimal for finding the islands.

Floating islands are found at the following heights above sea level (depending on world size):


 * In small worlds, the islands are located around 250 to 500 feet above sea level, and in some circumstances are very close to large hills.


 * In medium worlds, they are generally found around 400 to 600 feet. The easiest way to find one is to move horizontally at about 480 feet.


 * In large worlds, they are located between 650-1200 feet. It is very difficult to find islands on large maps, due to the broad height range; the best option is to get a map viewer, so it's easier to spot them.

An alternate way to find floating islands is to craft meteorite bullets and shoot them into the air while traveling. Since meteorite bullets richochet, you will be able to tell when there is an island above you, since the bullets will bounce off the islands and fall back down towards you. Link to a video demonstrating this technique can be seen here.



Another way is to shoot a fire arrow up in the air and if it comes down not on fire you have an object above you. This happens because when a fire arrow hits a solid surface it will become a normal arrow again.

The last alternate way to find floating Islands is by shooting a Space Gun straight up as you explore and listen for the "bang" the laser makes when it hits a block.

One of the best ways to find a Floating Island is to look for places on the ground where dirt looks ripped off and the dirt background is left in place. Stack blocks up where you found the ripped ground and it is possible to find an Island.

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In Patch 1.0.3 one can select a new fullscreen resolution, meaning you see more of the world in the window. This means Floating islands are much easier to spot on larger resolutions, as evidenced by the screenshot to the right.

Mining the floating islands is also a good idea. Gold Ore and Silver Ore can be usually be found inside the islands.

In some rare cases, there will be 2 Floating Islands next to each other, as shown in the picture.

Chests may contain:


 * Lucky Horseshoe
 * Rocket Boots (very rare)
 * Shiny Red Balloon
 * Starfury
 * Staff of Regrowth

Sometimes, Meteors hit floating islands, when it says a Meteor has landed.

thumb|left|400px|How to easily find a floating island!