Depth Meter

The Depth Meter is an informational item that displays the player's depth. It is required to craft the GPS, which can then be used to craft the PDA and the Cell Phone. The Depth Meter is dropped by Cave Bats, Giant Bats, Jungle Bats, and Ice Bats, with a 1 in 100 chance (1%) in the versions, and a 1 in 200 chance (0.5%) in the  versions. On, it also drops from Salamanders, Giant Shellys, and Crawdads, with a 1.25% chance to drop. In the, the Depth Meter may also be crafted.


 * On the, depth is measured in feet, with one tile equaling two feet.
 * On the, depth is measured in meters, with two tiles equaling one meter.
 * On the, depth is not measured, and the only benefits the accessory grants are from its modifiers.

Depth is measured relative to the boundary between the Surface and Underground layers, which has a depth of 0 and is displayed as "Level"; the grassy surface of the Forest is generally around 64 blocks upward from this line.

Tips

 * The Depth Meter is useful for finding biomes that are generated at specific elevation ranges, such as Floating Islands, the Underground Jungle, and the Underworld. It also helps with finding the hardmode ores - Cobalt Ore/Palladium Ore, Mythril Ore/Orichalcum Ore, and Adamantite Ore/Titanium Ore - in early hardmode.
 * The Depth Meter can be used to avoid spawning Dungeon Guardians by staying above 0 depth.
 * The Depth Meter can ONLY be crafted with Copper, Silver, and Gold, so you may want to make an alternate world. However, if the world count is full, you can jump through worlds.

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