Monster Detector

Monster Detector
Reveals nearby monsters.
Category Tool
Rarity essential
Price 1
Stack size 1
Two-handed? No
Tags tool
ID fu_monsterdetector
Not to be confused with Monster Inspector.

Monster Detector is a tool that shows the location of nearby monsters, even those that you normally can't see (monsters below the ground and in other non-illuminated areas, ghost-like monsters like Spookit that are currently inside the solid blocks, very small critters like wild bees, etc.).

Select this tool and click, and all nearby monsters will immediately start glowing. The glow effect persists upon switching to a weapon or another tool.

The glow is not applied to monsters that were too far away or spawned after Monster Detector was activated. So it's possible to be fighting a bunch of glowing monsters and then be surprised by a monster that isn't glowing.

Easter eggs

  • This tool won't detect any monsters on Halloween (October 31). It will instead highlight the player.

How to obtain

Crafting

Exploration