Expert Guide: Waypoints

Waypoints refers to a technique where you can place down a teleport at your current location, and later teleport to this point from anywhere in the world. This would be achieved by having a teleportation spell inside a trigger, which is detonated remotely with an Explosive Detonator or Spells to series.

Normally this would not be possible, when you go too far from the chunk in which the waypoint is located, the chunk would unload preventing the trigger from being interacted with. However there are different ways that chunks can remain loaded without your presence.

Restarting the game does not save the spells inside of a trigger, thus doing so will nullify any existing waypoints.

Waypoints for loaded chunks

These wand builds are extremely simple, but depend on chunks which are always loaded.
Namely, the following entities keep the chunks they reside in loaded at all times:

• Kolmisilmä
• Sun Child
• Sun
• Dark Sun

Spells used to detonate

One way build

Shuffle

No

Spells/Cast

1

Tinker

Two-way build

Two-way builds work by having you place down a waypoint at point A, detonate, then go to point B and place down another waypoint. Now when you detonate, you will teleport to point A (optionally placing down another waypoint here), then detonating again teleports you back to point B.

If you keep placing down a new waypoint after each teleportation, you can keep teleporting between the 2 points repeatedly. This is mainly useful for carrying items between Kolmi's lair and the Suns, due to being restricted to already loaded chunks.

The following build floats in air ignoring gravity, Explosive Projectile is optional, allowing the use of Explosive Detonator spell for detonating when the trigger is not normally explosive.

Shuffle

No

Spells/Cast

1

Tinker

Self-loading waypoints

These builds are capable of keeping the chunk they are placed in loaded without relying on other entities, by abusing the mechanics of the Summon Tentacle spell.

Shuffle

No

Spells/Cast

1

Tinker

The above wand build simplified by using Inner Spell.

Shuffle

No

Spells/Cast

1

Tinker

Shuffle

No

Spells/Cast

1

Tinker

• Using Spells to X series of spells for detonating is generally more reliable due to a glitch in Explosive Detonator, which causes its script to fail without destroying all projectiles.

Many other optional conveniences can be added if you are willing to sacrifice additional wand slots.

Shuffle

No

Spells/Cast

1

Tinker

• Boomerang ensures the homebringer will hit you even if you are moving
• Damage Field visualizes where the waypoint is, normally it would be completely invisible
• Summon Portal is used to prevent projectile after it from spawning (a very long series of obnoxious explosions in the case of Glittering Field), while still copying the spells passive effects (removes all speed from the Homebringer).

Self-loading 2-way waypoints with Wand Refresh

These variants can be used as storage wands, and the limited use spells (in builds that use Summon Portal, Glittering Field or Spells to X) do not consume any charges.

Wand builds

Cap	Mana	Wand
19	378	2-way with WR, Spells to X, DS, Glitter Shuffle No Spells/Cast 1 Tinker
19	480	2-way with WR, Spells to X, DS, Tentacle Timer Shuffle No Spells/Cast 1 Tinker
19	459	2-way with WR, Spells to X, LDC, Glitter Shuffle No Spells/Cast 1 Tinker
19	357	2-way with WR, Spells to X, LDC, Tentacle Timer Shuffle No Spells/Cast 1 Tinker

Other self-loading waypoints

It is possible to have three or more way waypoints, where you can teleport between multiple locations in the order placed. Those wand builds are listed here

Wand builds

Waypoints	Cap	Mana	Wand
3	24	772	3-way with boomerang The following wand can teleport between 3 waypoints, it has a built-in detonator. Shuffle No Spells/Cast 1 Tinker With Unlimited Spells the Wand Refresh spell is not required, thus only 23 slots are needed.
4	26	775	4-way with boomerang The following wand can teleport between 4 waypoints, it has a built-in detonator. Shuffle No Spells/Cast 1 Tinker Requires Unlimited Spells perk

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