Arcane Trace Detector
In-game item id: GEIGER_COUNTER. Somewhere in the world, at all times, there is a single hidden source of Arcane Radiation. The Arcane Trace Detector senses where it is: hold it and it shows glowing particle rings and starts clicking, faster and faster as you get closer. The moment you claim it, the source vanishes and reappears somewhere else entirely. It is a serverwide loot race: there is only ever one source, and whoever reaches it first gets to collect it.
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Step 1: Get a detector
Everything here is crafted at the Engineer Station. Every craft also gives Engineer profession XP. The recharging step needs no profession, so you can trade or buy the detector and fuel from other players and keep recharging it yourself.
Arcane Trace Detector
Engineer StationCrafting time: 5 seconds
The same recipe recharges a dead detector: no need to re-craft the base item.
Step 2: Hunt
- Hold the detector in your main hand.
- Particle rings appear around you and the device begins clicking (only you can hear it).
- Walk and watch the rings and clicking speed. That is your compass.
- Within about 20 blocks of the source, it is collected automatically.
- Your detector then runs out of charge and the source respawns to a new location.
Step 3: Read the signal
| What you see or hear | What it means |
|---|---|
| 1 ring | Over 1000 blocks away. |
| 2 rings | Within 1000 blocks. |
| 3 rings | Within 300 blocks. |
| Very dark purple, almost black | Near the far edge of range (~2500 blocks). |
| Bright purple | ~200 blocks out. |
| Turning white | Under 200 blocks: the whiter, the closer. |
| Slow clicking (~1 every 2s) | Outer limit of the signal. |
| Rapid clicking (a stream) | Almost at the source. |
Step 4: Recharge and go again
Claiming the source turns your detector into an Unpowered Trace Detector:"Your Trace Detector has run out of fuel..."
You do not need to re-craft the detector: combine it with a single Arcane Fuel at theEngineer Station to power it back up. You can collect 1 source per rolling 24 hours.
FAQ
- "My detector shows nothing."
- Check that it's the Arcane Trace Detector and not the greyed-out Unpowered version. If unpowered, recharge it with one Arcane Fuel at the Engineer Station.
- "Somebody else collected the source before me."
- That happens: there is only one, and it's a race. It has already relocated, so keep hunting; the reading you get now is completely fresh.
- "I walked right over the source and nothing happened."
- You're probably at your limit of 1 claim per rolling 24 hours. The source is untouched and still there for someone else.
- "Can I keep my detector after claiming?"
- Yes. It just runs out of charge. One Arcane Fuel at the Engineer Station recharges it to full power, so carry spare fuel.