Guide to Shimmer in Terraria 1.4.4.

In this guide, you will learn about the new fluid added to Terraria in update 1.4.4.

Flicker is a lustrous, lavender-colored pearlescent liquid. A limited number can be found in the ethereal biome, which is generated once in the world in cave layer, always on the same half of the world as the jungle. Also, it can be obtained with bottomless shimmering bucket.

Shimmer has a unique function of transforming objects and entities imbued with it. Transformed items will float upwards until it leaves Shimmer, and then linger in the air and produce bright lights until the player picks it up, similar to soulm. Transformations using Flicker include:

• Turn crafted items back into their crafting materials.
• Convert certain items to others. Some items can only be obtained with this transformation, such as Vital Crystal, Fruit of the Aegis, Arcana Crystal и Ambrosia. Some element transformations only work under certain conditions.
• Transform the city NPC sprite.
• Turn some enemies into other enemies.
• Turn most Beasts into Fehlings.

In addition to its transformative effect, Shimmer also has an effect on the other things it contains. When the player is immersed in the liquid, they will begin to slowly fall, stepping through all the blocks until they reach the hole. This can be countered by using Chromatic Cloakto give you more control over when the player starts Shimmer Phasing. When certain projectiles enter the Shimmer, such as the Fallen Star, they will bounce upward upon contact with the Shimmer pool. When enemies without special transmutations (such as werewolves) enter the Shimmer, they first become completely invisible and then slowly become more and more opaque.

Unlike other liquids, the player cannot fish or use items in it, nor can it be picked up with empty bucket. However, they can still be moved using pumps.

On contact with any other liquid, it will turn into a block of ether

How to get Shimmer in Terraria 1.4.4.

A new biome with the Lake of Shimmer appears in the NEW (created in update 1.4.4) worlds under the Ocean from the side of the Jungle biome. Start digging down the coast and come across a stone dome with a lake of Glimmer in the center.

It can also be obtained from the Bottomless Bucket and Luminite. Combine them and get the Abyssal Bucket of Shimmer.

Applications of Flicker in Terraria

Flicker has several uses. First, Shimmer will disassemble any item created by the player. For example, the Ankh Shield will be dismantled into an Obsidian Shield and accessories added to it. Those, in turn, will be dismantled into accessories that drop out of mobs, etc.
This applies to furniture that will give back the wood or other material from which it was made, and to weapons and tools.

Secondly, if you plunge into the Shimmer yourself, you will lose control over the character, he will become transparent and begin to fall through the blocks down in a straight line until he stumbles upon an empty space.

Transmute Elements with Shimmer

Thirdly, some items and accessories have a special interaction with Shimmer. For example, if you throw torches or arrows at him, you will get Flickering Torches and Flickering Arrows. If a slug falls into the shimmer, it will turn into a Shimmer Slug. The following is a small list of currently known interactions. Feel free to add to the list in the comments.

• Torches, arrows - flickering torches, Flickering Arrows.
  
• Bonfire - star bonfire.
  
• Cleaner - Terraformer, an improved form of cleaner.
• Star Mantle - Shimmering Mantle, allows you to swim safely in the Shimmer and not fall through the blocks.
• Life Crystal, Life Fruit, Mana Crystal - turn into Shimmering versions of myself and permanently increase the character's Defense, Regeneration and Mana regeneration. Disposable.
  
• Pink Pearl - star gem, permanently increases the character's Luck. Disposable.
  
• Statue of an angel star monolith, decoration. Makes the background Cosmic.
  
  
• Any fruit is Ambrosia, permanently increases the speed of building and digging blocks. Disposable.
• Magical Tome (blank book sold by a wizard) - "Defense and Offense, Volume 2", a book that strengthens all Residents forever. Disposable.
• Wand of Discord - Wand of Order, an upgraded version that has no cooldown and does no damage.
• Shiny Slime Ball - will appear Slime Diva, one of the new pet slugs.
• Wandering Trader's Hat - Traveling Trader's Bag, permanently increases the amount of items sold by the Traveling Trader. Disposable.
• Enchanted Sundial - Enchanted Moon Clock, once a week they allow you to skip one day until night (Sundial scrolls through the day until morning).

In addition to all of the above, you can change the appearance of all the Villagers, the Traveling Trader, and even Santa by dipping them in Shimmer. Everyone got new beautiful models, no one was deprived.
For example, after bathing, the Wizard looks like this:

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