r/VintageStory • u/lukzak • 0m ago
Rickety Translocator with Elk tip
Apologies if this is already well known, but I couldn't find anyone talking about it.
I saw an issue on the github bug tracker where it was discussed how Elk cannot currently be moved through the Rickety Translocator and that they would also be stuck in the Transporter Room on Tobias' side. It is possible to ride Elk to take them through normal Translocators, but not the Rickety one.
After playing around with it for some time, I found that a way to circumvent this restriction is to hop on the Rickety Translocator and blow the Bone Flute. The Elk seems to do the distance check a fair bit of time before actually trying to path to the player. This results in it teleporting with you into the Translocator Room in Tobias' cave after you teleport there. You just need to run out of the cave and blow the Flute again to make it teleport out.
When going back to your base, you can park the Elk at the cave entrance and blow the Flute again as you step onto the Translocator. The Elk should still be close enough to satisfy the distance check and then it will teleport back to your Translocator at your base.