The Spiky Ball Trap is a type of trap that can be found naturally in the Jungle Temple and, rarely, outside the Temple's door. When activated, it dispenses orange spiky balls that bounce several times. It has a cooldown of (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 5 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 4 seconds between activations. The spiky balls deal 80 / 160 / 240 damage to players (40 damage to NPCs, enemies, and critters).[1]
(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Spiky Ball Traps can be rotated 90° with a hammer. The total number of spiky balls spawned at once is limited. See below for details.
(Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Unlike Lihzahrd Bricks, breaking Spiky Ball Traps does not require the Picksaw.
Notes
- The Spiky Ball Trap can shoot through a single block directly in front of it.
- Spiky balls can only bounce off solid blocks, not platforms.
Spawn limits
Before the trap spawns a spiky ball, the game goes through every spiky ball in the world, and adds up their "effect" on the trap based on the pixel distance between the trap's center and the spiky ball's center (a tile is 16×16 pixels). A spiky ball's effect is:[2]
Effect
|
Distance in pixels
|
50 |
0–50
|
15 |
50–100
|
10 |
100–200
|
8 |
200–300
|
6 |
300–400
|
5 |
400–500
|
4 |
500–700
|
3 |
700–900
|
2 |
900–1200
|
1 |
>1200
|
If the sum of "effect" is less than 200, then a new spiky ball can be spawned.
Tips
- Spiky Ball Traps are effective for home defense, especially while using enemy-triggered Pressure Plates.
- While not as effective as Spear Traps, Spiky Ball Traps are still very effective for farming enemies.
History
- Desktop 1.3.1:
- Sprite updated, old sprite was
- Can now be hammered to rotate 90 degrees at a time.
References
- ↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, methods
HitWireSingle()
in Terraria.Wiring.cs
and Damage()
in Terraria.Projectile.cs
.
- ↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method
HitWireSingle()
in Terraria.Wiring.cs
.
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)
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)
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)
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(
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)
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(
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)
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- Gray
(
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)
- Red
- Mudstone
- Stucco
- Sandstone
- Snow
- Ice
- Smooth Granite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Smooth Marble(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Iridescent
- Ebonstone
- Crimstone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Pearlstone
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(
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)
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(
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)
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)
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(
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)
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)
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(
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)
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(
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)
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(
- Ancient(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)