Translocator

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This page was last verified for Vintage Story version 1.18.15.

Broken static translocator
Material	Metal
Stackable	64
Drops	Nothing
Blocks

Translocators are devices used to teleport long distances within Vintage Story.

Obtaining

Static translocators cannot be crafted; they can be found only through exploring. They cannot be destroyed or relocated. Other types of teleporters can be crafted.

Finding

Broken static translocators generate in ruins , almost always underground.

While some translocators can only be reached by going deep underground, many translocator rooms are near enough to the surface that you don't need high-tier gear to risk searching. Watch for any unnatural blocks, such as stone bricks or aged wood, which indicate the presence of a manmade structure that might contain a translocator or other valuables.

It's not possible in singleplayer to find an unbroken static translocator.

Repairing

Broken static translocators are useless until repaired. "Ruined static translocators" cannot be repaired; they're simply decorative.

Broken translocators can be repaired using 2 metal parts and 3 temporal gears .

Note: If your character's class is Clockmaker , you will only need 2 metal parts and 2 temporal gears to repair the broken translocator.

Repair process:

1. Holding 2 Metal parts in the active hand, on the broken static translocator. The platform glass returns to its proper place. Must hold 2: with only 1 metal part accomplishes nothing. Must start with metal: with a temporal gear before the Metal parts accomplishes nothing.
2. Holding a temporal gear, on the broken static translocator. A blue-green gear appears under the platform glass.
3. with a second temporal gear. A blue-green gear appears on top of the frame.
4. with a third temporal gear. A blue-green gear appears in the control box to the left.

In the images below, the interact tooltips display what the next step is. To toggle the interact tooltips, press Ctrl+B.

Repair process

Unrepaired	Metal parts applied	1 temporal gear	2 temporal gears	3 temporal gears

Usage

A repaired translocator will find a spot a few thousand of blocks away from itself, where a paired translocator will be generated, allowing the player to easily move between the two. The newly-linked translocator will be at least 400 blocks away, but no further than 8000 blocks.

Occasionally, the process of pairing with another translocator goes awry; make a backup of your world before trying a newly-repaired translocator.

To use a translocator, stand onto the platform until the sound effects complete. If you step off the platform within a few seconds, the transportation will be cancelled.

Recommended to take with you through a new translocator:

• A light source, preferably a waterproof one
• A pickaxe with decent durability, as there might not be a quick or safe route to the surface
• Ladders or rope ladders
• A stack of dirt or other building material, as you might need to block passageways to avoid being swarmed by monsters
• Food

Notes

• A steel pickaxe was not successful in getting a translocator to break. After a full minute of mining, there was no indication that any progress had been made.
• It's possible to customize a translocator's destination through commands. Use /help settlpos for details. For example, if you want to connect to a TL that you know is at x 10, y 100, z 20, type /settlpos l[] 10 100 20 while looking at another TL.

Gallery

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  Broken translocator in a ruin, surrounded by rubble

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  Fully repaired translocator in a ruin, surrounded by rubble

See also

• Base return teleporter is a single-use transport to the location the player used a temporal gear to set the spawn point.
• Terminus teleporter is a one-way transport to the location the player last died. While multi-use, it requires a temporal gear as fuel each time.