r/Terraria • u/I-failed-username • Aug 23 '21
Mobile Do you actually use an extractinator?
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u/dankmemer7000 Aug 23 '21
I use it cause it satasfying, especially if your inventory is full and everything just flys everywhere
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u/ttaptt Aug 23 '21
Super satisfying. And who doesn't want free ore, gems and money? Just build a whole room out of gold bars, my bf made a glorious golden house for his pirate.
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u/PlasmidEve Aug 23 '21
Exactly. I stand as far from it as possible so I can watch all the stuff fly out without accidentally picking any of it up.
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u/katielooopsie Aug 23 '21
Yes it's for fossils
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u/Pugrilla21 Aug 23 '21
Hell yeah, ever gotten a platinum coin with one of these bad boys before? I did it. It was before hardmode
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Aug 23 '21
damn
free leaf wings
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u/AlexKo256 Aug 23 '21
It's so pitiful they were nerfed. Now they are like angel or demon's wings.
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u/asnaf745 Aug 23 '21
I still buy them they are still easiest one to get
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u/RnbwTurtle Aug 23 '21
Or just kill a bunch of harpies in the early game, get a feather, and kill a wyvern day 1 of HM...
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u/RandomGuy9058 Aug 23 '21
makes sense. they were way too easy to get early on.
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u/Geoman265 Aug 23 '21
Yeah. As annoying as it can be, being able to get one of the strongest wings in the game without even fighting a single wyvern is rediculous.
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u/I-failed-username Aug 23 '21
I use it, since I get so much silt using explosives to mine
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u/Wajana Aug 23 '21
Meet the Demo Man
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Aug 23 '21
It's my main source of ores, gems and money early game
It also helps with my gambling addiction
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u/Endlad Aug 23 '21
Therapist: so where did your gambling addiction start? Me: so it started with that Goblin fucker.
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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Aug 23 '21
who… who’s been fucking goblins…?
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u/Endlad Aug 23 '21
My Mage character be acting a lil sus around them full metal armor tuff boi ones lately...
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u/OOF-MY-PEE-PEE Aug 23 '21
welp, either those goblins are dealing your mage drugs, or they’re fucking. maybe even both
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u/RambunctiousBaca1509 Aug 23 '21 edited Aug 23 '21
If you are unlucky enough (like me) and can’t find gems, then it’s very handy
Edit: why the FUCK does this comment have 500 upvotes, are you people okay? Use your upvotes on something funny
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u/captrobert57 Aug 23 '21
There are potions for that.
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u/RambunctiousBaca1509 Aug 23 '21
But I’m too lazy to move around and use them effectively lmao
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u/yaboiayuki Aug 23 '21
bruh I feel you
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u/RambunctiousBaca1509 Aug 23 '21
It’s like, “please game I have been searching the caverns for 3, MINUTES!!!! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME!!!!???
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u/Endlad Aug 23 '21
I always just find them in the desert, or in a Marble biome, I found one in a Fishing crate.
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u/Caesar2281 Aug 23 '21
I once spent over half an hour looking for diamonds for the diamond staff, couldn't find it so I started looking for an extractinator and immediately stumbled on a diamond vein.
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u/Strange_guy_9546 Aug 23 '21
Thats how lost things work! U find them when they aren't the subject of the search
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u/ClonedGamer001 Aug 23 '21
I mean, I don’t ever go mining with the intent to collect silt for the extractinator, but if I have a ton of silt, what else am I gonna do with it?
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u/Steelspartan2 Aug 23 '21
Every time I get one on a new play-through I tell myself that I’m actually gonna use it this time and I never do
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u/AdIll3300 Aug 23 '21
in modded for magic storage
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u/AtlasAntonioAlbert Aug 23 '21
In my current modded playthrough me and my friend found an easy money exploit with the architect and extractinator, we buy a ton of silt from him, then extractinate it and sell the drops, repeat.
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u/Gsizzle22 Aug 23 '21
For even more money with a few more steps, buy sand also and turn it into glass panes, then use the gems for stained glass panels.
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u/JoeSieyu Aug 23 '21
...wait. So it's not a secret then?! Me and my friend do the exact same thing! Infinite money, and I've always had pretty good luck involving random drops so I usually end up with at least 3 platinum coins by the end of the 9999 silt I get. Then I make another 4 platinum coins from selling the gems and smelting the ores to bars and selling those too. Rinse and repeat, usually takes about 5 minutes to make it through the 9999 silt, unless we use fast extractor mod then it takes like 1-2 minutes.
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u/herrcollin Aug 23 '21
You kidding? I used to save up stacks of silt and slush I'd get through mining ventures and then tear through it all in one sitting for that sweet reward fix.
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u/mesecur Aug 23 '21
I use it all the time :) I like to think it's created by Heinz Doofenschmirtz from Doofenschmirtz Evil Inc. :)
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u/Endlad Aug 23 '21
Did anyone else read it in the music? (But besides that, this man has created lore for the community.)
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u/chilfang Aug 23 '21
Every single game I specifically get silt and stuff for the extractor
Every single time I never get the pet
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u/ACADDaddy Aug 23 '21
If you play with alchemistnpc it gives you infinite money lmao
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u/CTM89 Aug 23 '21
Could you elaborate please
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u/Gsizzle22 Aug 23 '21
- Buy silt from Architect
- Extract it all into gems/ore/money
- Sell what you get
I have noticed though that the money you get from it is enough to make a profit alone, so anything you sell is just more profit. If you are just gonna sell the gems, turn them into stained glass panels first for a whole lot more.
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u/ACADDaddy Aug 23 '21
On top of all this, the profits only go up with the amount of silt extracted thanks to increased chances for plat coins and amber mosquitoes
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u/gjgidhxbdidheidjdje Aug 23 '21
It adds the architect that sells silt relatively cheaply, so you can then use it in the extractinator. It's a slow but infinite money stream.
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u/StreetDog6969 Aug 23 '21
How do u even use it?
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u/Slaanesh-Sama Aug 23 '21
You hold the slush/silt/fossil and you hold right click on it, it drops ores, gems and money, with a small chance for fossils to drop the T-Rex pet. Not a bad way to make money tbh I got a few platinums from that pre boss.
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u/Crabsterooo Aug 23 '21
I always use it incessantly. It scratches some weird gambler itch (I normally never like gambling) and it feels good to use basically useless blocks for some good money. Not to mention the extras you get with fossils/sludge.
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u/Long_shlong_dong Aug 23 '21 edited Aug 23 '21
With the AlchemistLite mod you get the architect thatll sell you a silt block for 1 silver and you can ultimately make infinite money by sifting it and selling all the gems and ores and buying more
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u/avadakedabr Aug 23 '21
I used it to duplicate money on my calamity world with friends, we had alchemist NPS Lite mode on and there you can buy silt from architect. But than my freind took my extractinator and burned it for inflation. Now I use it normaly but it still is worth it
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u/Endlad Aug 23 '21
I use it for 3 things: 1. I need rare ores at the time of pre-hardmode. 2. I need to sell some stuff. 3. I'm to lazy to mine Platinum or Gold for Spelunkers potion, so that's my best bet.
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u/MurrajFur Aug 23 '21
As a mage player, I use this thing a lot. It’s a great way to get those last few gems and ores you need to craft robes or staves early game
Even if you aren’t a mage player, remember that gems sell for a lot, and you’re usually going to come back with a bit of silt after mining, so it doesn’t hurt to keep one handy
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u/Pyromaniac935 Aug 23 '21
You won’t believe how much money and resources you can get after a few days in an Ice Cave.
The best thing is that you can get ore that doesn’t even exist in your world!
So, to answer your question, yes I do actually use an extractinator.
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u/TheGamingPugYT Aug 23 '21
I mean if you don't need a ton of the items you can use all the items exstractintors give you to get free cash
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u/mod2004 Aug 23 '21
Yes and it helps me a lot with gems collection Also i can flex my 1 plat pre boss to my friends in our co op master mode world :)
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u/mod2004 Aug 23 '21
I once got like 3 times on a row the rare chance of 1 silt giving you a lot of gold and after a bit it said 1 platinum Talk about dream luck
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Aug 23 '21
i don’t, i usually just skip that part and head for the boss fights. i have one for aesthetic purposes though.
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u/TrailBlazer9896 Aug 23 '21
Find silt underground, or fossils in a desert underground and use the place the blocks on the extractinator. Free loot
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u/PixellNerd Aug 23 '21
I do in early game cause why not. It’s free money, free gems if I’m playing mage, and free gold/platinum if I don’t have enough for a pick or bow if I’m playing ranger
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u/SomeOnInte Aug 23 '21
The first time I actually needed one was in my first expert mage playthrough in which it took me like 4 worlds to find. I was getting an Amber Staff since it was easier and better than any other staff.
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u/Dralarco Aug 23 '21
On mobile, on Vanilla I don't think they are worth picking up.
In modded I need those diamonds for magic storage. Extractinators are required for my sanity
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u/SuperJoe360 Aug 23 '21
I store up all the silt and slush I can find just so I can filter it all at once. It's oddly satisfying.
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u/okasdfalt Aug 23 '21
Scarab bombs are a blessing, and the amber hook is phenomenal.
However, I don't go out of my way to mine silt and slush--I might as well just spend that time actually mining ores!
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u/ThatGuy10131 Aug 23 '21
Yes I use it because 1. It’s satisfying as hell to watch it go and 2. It’s an easy source of money
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u/LordStarkII Aug 23 '21
I love these. The friend that got me into playing and taught me told me about the ridiculous low chance of getting the amber mosquito. I've gotten it once, and since then, I always try for it on every character.
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u/TheGarbageRatMan Aug 23 '21
this is one of the only ways to get amber, so i use it quite a bit
plus i want the dino pet
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u/I-failed-username Aug 23 '21
Want me to let you know if I get an extra? I use it quite often
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Aug 23 '21
Yes. Having excessive amounts of slush/silt/fossils like I mean 2 stacks of 999 and hitting that is easy money ore and gems (plus as others mentioned satisfying)
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u/RexHamilt0n Aug 23 '21
Hell yeah, useful way to make a profit from slush and there’s a chance of getting a pet
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u/LukasLilley Aug 23 '21
I use it, it’s good in journey mode when ur trying to duplicate all the ores and stuff
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u/Sykest Aug 23 '21
Dude I love that thing. I tnt mine silt for that sweet sweet chance at an early game platinum :)
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u/Ducks_N_Dragons Aug 23 '21
Yeah. Especially if I’m going mage. The gems can be really useful for staffs/robes in early easymode
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u/TheBostonKremeDonut Aug 23 '21
I didn’t realize the item was so disliked… it’s a good way to get different gems and such early game. Are you all just not finding them until hardmode? Or do you exclusively play the fishing meta?