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== Trivia ==
 
== 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 neither Hellstone or Obsidian don't have any monetary value.)
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* 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]]
 
* 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.
 
* 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.

Revision as of 06:29, 2 October 2015

Drill Containment Unit
  • Drill Containment Unit item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Use time19 (Very fast)
TooltipSummons a rideable drill mount
Rarity8
Sell5
Grants Buff
BuffDrill MountDrill Mount
Buff tooltipRiding in a flying drill
Summons Mount
Drill Mount
Drill Mount

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The full range of the Drill Mount.

Demonstration of the Drill Mount released by Re-Logic when it was in development

The Drill Containment Unit (often called DCU) is a late-game mount-summoning item that summons the 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 (according to the Stopwatch). 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.

Crafting

Recipe

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Notes

  • The Drill Mount leaves surrounding blocks hammered into slopes.
  • Bonuses that increase mining speed do not affect the mining speed of the Drill Mount.

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.

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.

History

  • 1.3.0.6: Now unable to mine Demon Altars before Hardmode.

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