Ducks

Ducks

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Statistics

Type	Crafting material
Consumable	✔️
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Sell	750 No value
Research	5 required

• Internal Item ID: 2122, 2123

Ducks

Flying states

Statistics

Type	Critter
Environment	Surface
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle

• Internal NPC ID: 362, 364 (regular), 363, 365 (flying)

Ducks and Mallard Ducks are critters. As all other critters, they have 5 health, no defense, and are often killed instantly by other enemies or the player. They can usually only spawn in the middle third of the above-ground world, or in areas near an NPC house if water is present. They only appear in pools of water, regardless of their size or if they are naturally generated. They quite frequently make a "quack" sound when nearby.

Ducks will passively wander the surface until they fall a certain distance or are submerged, at which point they will switch to their alternate flying form, where they will fly in a given direction for a certain amount of time before landing and switching back to their passive form. Despite their spawn conditions, they do not prioritize water whenever landing.

Ducks can be caught using a Bug Net. They can be carried around in the inventory until placed (released), deleted, or crafted into a Duck/Mallard Duck Cage. Caged Ducks can be used as furniture and cannot be released once crafted.

The Duck Cage occupies a 6×3 space. The Duck inside may follow the following patterns randomly:

• Run from one side to the other of the cage
• Briefly clean itself with its beak while at the right side
• Sit down and stay in place

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Duck Cage	Terrarium Duck	By Hand
Mallard Duck Cage	Terrarium Mallard Duck
Roasted Duck	Duck	Cooking Pot or Cauldron
	Mallard Duck
only: Duck Statue	Stone Block50 Any Duck5	Heavy Work Bench
only: Duck Statue	Stone Block50 Any Duck5	Heavy Work Bench and Ecto Mist

Trivia

• When Ducks quack, there is a 0.33*1/300 (0.33%) chance the sound will be a very obvious human voice saying the word "quack" . It was pulled from a royalty-free site because the Re-Logic team found it amusing. The sound was included purposefully as an "Easter egg".
• Ducks, Mallard Ducks, and Bunnies are the only critters that only spawn in the middle-third of the above-ground world.
• Ducks are one of six critters that do not have a gold variant.
• Due to a potential oversight, whenever a Duck "transforms" into its flying variant, it is considered a new entity and will no longer be considered a critter, causing it to occupy spawn slots as normal, thus preventing hostiles from spawning. Furthermore, due to their flying variant being considered a different entity altogether, statues ignore their existence when calculating the limit of concurrent entities existing in the world at once. This can be exploited by placing statues submerged, or using a water pump to cause Ducks to instantly switch to their flying form, enabling endless spawning and potentially hitting the physical entity cap.
  • This bug is already fixed in the 1.4.0.1 update.

Bestiary entries

• White Duck: "A white feathered waterfowl that swims in pure water and basks in the warm sun."
• Mallard Duck: "A water fowl with beautiful plumage. Swims in the purest of water, quacking happily."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Now used to craft the Roasted Duck.
  • Fixed an exploit regarding Ducks filling up spawn slots.
  • NPC sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Can now be used to craft Duck Statues.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.06: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.