GPS

      

PC/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Old-gen console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

GPS

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Tooltip	Shows position Tells the time
Rarity	03* 04*
Sell	3
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 395

The GPS is an informational accessory that enables an on-screen display of the player's current depth, lateral position, and time.

Depth is displayed as follows:

• On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version,  Old Chinese version,  tModLoader version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version of the game, depth is measured in feet, with one tile equivalent to two feet.
• On the  Old-gen console version, depth is measured in meters, with two tiles equivalent to one meter.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
GPS	Gold Watch Depth Meter Compass	Tinkerer's Workshop
	Platinum Watch Depth Meter Compass

Crafting tree

Platinum Bar × 10

Chain

Gold Bar × 10

&

&

Platinum Watch

or

Gold Watch

Depth Meter ( Also craftable in )

Compass ( Also dropped by in )

GPS

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
PDA	GPS Fish Finder Goblin Tech R.E.K. 3000	Tinkerer's Workshop

Notes

• This content is transcluded from Informational Accessories/note. Unlike most accessories, informational accessories such as the GPS do not need to be equipped in an accessory slot. The GPS may be carried in the player's inventory without loss of functionality, unless equipped to a social slot. Additionally, the info it provides will be shared with nearby players of the same team in multiplayer. Keep in mind modifiers will no longer apply to the player when not equipped.

Tips

• If you have access to these crafting materials and you are not planning on selling it, make the GPS so that it doesn't take up as much space in your inventory/accessory slots.
• Selling the GPS is more profitable than selling its separate parts (20 for the Gold Watch or 30 for the Platinum Watch, 25 for the Depth Meter, and 25 for the Compass).
  • However, since it will probably be necessary for the player to craft the watch themselves, they should consider the cost of its components instead. In the worst case, if the world has platinum and the player does not have any spare bars, they will need 40 Platinum Ore to craft the watch, which sell for 180 on their own, making a measly 70 of profit, which can even be negated if the two other accessories have particularly good modifiers.

Trivia

• GPS stands for "Global Positioning System", which in real life is used to track the user's location.
• The GPS was the first combined informational accessory, existing far before any of the other accessories used to craft the PDA.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Sprite updated. Old sprite was .
  • Rarity decreased from Light Red to Orange.
  • Now used to craft the PDA.

• Desktop 1.2: Can also now be crafted with a Platinum Watch instead of a Gold Watch.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4's 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.0.1.
  • Rarity decreased from Light Red to Orange.
  • Now used to craft the PDA.

• Console 1.02: Can now be crafted with a Platinum Watch instead of a Gold Watch.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.