What is the Bottomless Empty Bucket in Terraria?
The Bottomless Empty Bucket in Terraria is not actually an item, but rather a concept that refers to the Bottomless Buckets, which are tools that provide an infinite amount of liquids without needing to be refilled, and there are four different types of Bottomless Buckets: Bottomless Water Bucket, Bottomless Lava Bucket, Bottomless Honey Bucket, and Bottomless Shimmer Bucket. These Bottomless Buckets can be used to place liquids such as water, lava, honey, and shimmer anywhere in the game world, making them extremely useful for various tasks and projects.
Understanding Bottomless Buckets
The Bottomless Buckets are essential items in Terraria that offer a convenient way to access and manipulate liquids in the game world, and each type of Bottomless Bucket has its unique characteristics and uses, such as the Bottomless Water Bucket being used to create Shimmer in worlds created before 1.4.4 post-Moon Lord.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are the Bottomless Buckets in Terraria?
The Bottomless Buckets are tools that are capable of placing an infinite amount of liquids by pressing the ⚒ Use / Attack button, and there are four different types of Bottomless Buckets: Bottomless Water Bucket, Bottomless Lava Bucket, Bottomless Honey Bucket, and Bottomless Shimmer Bucket.
2. Can you get infinite honey in Terraria?
Yes, the Bottomless Honey Bucket is an item that functions similarly to the standard Honey Bucket, the only differences being that it never needs refilling, it can be used an infinite number of times, has a slightly extended range, and can place Honey slightly faster than a standard bucket.
3. What does the Bottomless Shimmer Bucket do?
The Bottomless Shimmer Bucket is a Hardmode post-Moon Lord item that functions similarly to the Bottomless Water Bucket and Bottomless Lava Bucket, being able to place unlimited amounts of Shimmer.
4. Can you make a Bottomless Bucket in Terraria?
The Bottomless Water Bucket is also a viable way of creating Shimmer in worlds created before 1.4.4 post-Moon Lord, as it only takes 10 Luminite Bars to craft into a Bottomless Shimmer Bucket, and can be converted back once enough Shimmer has been poured out.
5. What is the easiest way to get a Bottomless Water Bucket in Terraria?
The Bottomless Water Bucket is randomly awarded as a reward for completing one of the fishing quests from the Angler NPC and can be obtained pre-Hardmode, with a 1/7 (1.4%) chance of being obtained after completing the Angler’s 10th quest, or it is a guaranteed reward after completing his 25th quest.
6. What happens if you shimmer an NPC?
NPC sprites will be transformed into a shimmered variant, and enemies will become invisible for a certain amount of time, except for slimes which will be transformed into a shimmer variant.
7. Is shimmer post Moon Lord?
Shimmer can be found in pre-Hardmode in the Aether, a mini-biome which generates once per world in the Underground or Cavern layer, always on the same half of the world as the Jungle, and after Moon Lord has been defeated, it can be obtained by using the Bottomless Shimmer Bucket.
8. Can I Respawn the Queen Bee in Terraria?
No, Queen Bee is the only boss that cannot be fought an infinite number of times per world, due to her summons being non-renewable, and there is a limited number of both larvae to directly summon the boss and Hive blocks to craft the Abeemination.
9. Can I fish in lava Terraria?
Yes, fishing can be done in Lava, but will only work with the Hotline Fishing Hook, a Lavaproof Tackle Bag, a Lavaproof Fishing Hook, or by using a Magma Snail, Lavafly, or Hell Butterfly.
10. Can you pick up shimmer in a bucket?
No, Shimmer can’t just be picked up with any old bucket, instead, you can get unlimited access to the liquid with a Bottomless Shimmer Bucket, which is an item that will allow you to endlessly place and use Shimmer.
11. What does Medusa drop in Terraria?
The Medusa Head is a Hardmode magic weapon that has a 1/50 (2%) chance of being dropped by Medusas, which are encountered in Marble Caves.
12. Can you empty bottled water Terraria?
No, Bottled Water is a recovery potion and crafting material crafted at a sink or a body of water, and crafting it does not lower the water level, and it cannot be emptied on a block like a Water Bucket.
13. What does coin luck do?
Coin Luck is a component of luck gained by throwing coins into Shimmer, and when coins are thrown into Shimmer, they will be consumed, and all players within a radius of 62.5 tiles centered on the consumed coins’ location will receive the respective amount of the Coin Luck counter based on coins consumed.
14. What can I throw in shimmer?
Shimmer in Terraria is a liquid used to transform different items, enemies, and NPCs, for instance, you can throw Luminite into Shimmer to gain Chlorophye Ore, making it a useful environmental station to make items like Turtle Armor and plenty more.
15. What happens if you throw a life crystal in shimmer?
The Vital Crystal is a consumable item which permanently increases the player’s health regeneration, and it can only be used once per player, and it is obtained by throwing a Life Crystal into Shimmer.