Question [Question] Can moving sand be transported?

[Crdguy]

When sand is moving I don't think it is a block. Would this be able to be moved with HOIKs?
If we could we could have self-building structures and such.
I'm no expert when it comes to HOIKs, but I will do my best to experiment on this.

EDIT: This isn't possible. But as Sonnette said, it may be possible with teleporters. If anyone wants to test it go ahead, but I don't have access to teleporters just yet as I deleted my complete game.

 

[crazazy]

When sand moves it becomes a projectile, and sadly you cank hoik projectiles.

 

[Sonnette]

First of all, you can't hoik projectiles.

Second of all, if it did work, in theory, it would turn to regular sand as soon as it touched the hoik.

However, teleporters might work. Never tried it.

 

[Crdguy]

When sand moves it becomes a projectile, and sadly you cank hoik projectiles.

Ah.

First of all, you can't hoik projectiles.

Second of all, if it did work, in theory, it would turn to regular sand as soon as it touched the hoik.

However, teleporters might work. Never tried it.

Well, there we go then. I'll make some edits.

 

[Themail]

Ah.

Well, there we go then. I'll make some edits.

the only hoik-able projectile is the ones that come out of the terrarian, I did extensive research on what projectiles are hoik-able, and found that only the terrarian is.

 

[Crdguy]

the only hoik-able projectile is the ones that come out of the terrarian, I did extensive research on what projectiles are hoik-able, and found that only the terrarian is.

A shame.

 

[Themail]

A shame.

indeed it is, it would be cool if bullets were hoik-able

 

[pbq]

the only hoik-able projectile is the ones that come out of the terrarian, I did extensive research on what projectiles are hoik-able, and found that only the terrarian is.

I'm sorry, but what is your definition of projectile and how extensive was that research? To my knowledge projectiles are hoikable, one recent example that comes to mind is boulder hoik for the moonlord fishron. My 'guess' is that projectiles are hoikable as long as they can survive a collision, and afaik sand ball does not. Afaik projectiles can't be teleported, nor sand in it's block form.
edit: added link

 

[Themail]

I'm sorry, but what is your definition of projectile and how extensive was that research? To my knowledge projectiles are hoikable, one recent example that comes to mind is boulder hoik for the moonlord fishron. My 'guess' is that projectiles are hoikable as long as they can survive a collision, and afaik sand ball does not. Afaik projectiles can't be teleported, nor sand in it's block form.
edit: added link

may I refer you to these threads http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/yoyo-hoiks.48330/
http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/afk-terrarian-hoik-farm-solar-eclipse.48392/
and yes it seems that only projectiles that dont break on impact are hoikable IE: terrarian particles

 

[stefnotch]

All projectiles are hoik able, as long as they interact with blocks. Most of them break as soon as they touch a block though.
Here are a few examples of (most likely) hoik-able projectiles:

• Spiky Ball
• Glowstick
• Beenade
• Spiky Ball
• Smoke Bomb
• Boulder
• Thorn Ball
• Greek Fire?
• Ornament
• Spike
• Spider Egg
• Molotov Fire?
• Saucer Scrap?
• Spelunker Glowstick
• Cursed Flame?
• Bouncy Glowstick
• Twinkle

Spoiler: penetrate = -1 and collides with tiles

Some of them might be hoik able.

• Enchanted Boomerang
• Falling Star
• Flamarang
• Water Stream
• Harpoon
• Spiky Ball
• Blue Moon
• Bomb
• Dynamite
• Grenade
• Sand Ball
• Thorn Chakram
• Sunfury
• Harpy Feather
• Mud Ball
• Ash Ball
• Hellfire Arrow
• Tombstone
• Demon Sickle
• Glowstick
• Wooden Boomerang
• Stinger
• Ebonsand Ball
• The Dao of Pow
• Ebonsand Ball
• Pearl Sand Ball
• Pearl Sand Ball
• Silt Ball
• Happy Bomb
• Note
• Cursed Flame
• Poison Dart
• Boulder
• Eye Fire
• Bomb
• Light Disc
• Snow Ball
• Bullet
• Bunny
• Penguin
• Ice Boomerang
• Unholy Trident
• Turtle
• Frost Blast
• Grenade
• Rocket
• Proximity Mine
• Grenade
• Rocket
• Proximity Mine
• Grenade
• Rocket
• Proximity Mine
• Grenade
• Rocket
• Proximity Mine
• The Meatball
• Flare
• Ice Spike
• Baby Eater
• Jungle Spike
• Icewater Spit
• Confetti
• Slush Ball
• Bullet
• Beenade
• Poison Dart
• Spiky Ball
• Flames
• Mechanical Piranha
• Pygmy
• Smoke Bomb
• Baby Skeletron Head
• Baby Hornet
• Tiki Spirit
• Pet Lizard
• Tombstone
• Tombstone
• Tombstone
• Tombstone
• Tombstone
• Parrot
• Truffle
• Sapling
• Wisp
• Chlorophyte Orb
• Baby Dino
• Rain Cloud
• Rain
• Cannonball
• Crimsand Ball
• Blood Cloud
• Flower Pow
• Rainbow
• Frost Beam
• Fireball
• Heat Ray
• Boulder
• Golem Fist
• Rain
• Baby Slime
• Eye Spring
• Baby Snowman
• Boxing Glove
• Bananarang
• Chain Knife
• Thorn Ball
• Golden Shower
• Confetti
• Shadow Beam
• Shadow Beam
• Sniper Bullet
• Rocket
• Blue Flare
• Spider
• Squashling
• Black Cat
• Bloody Machete
• Cursed Sapling
• Greek Fire
• Fruitcake Chakram
• Puppy
• Rocket
• Ornament
• Ornament
• Frost Shard
• Spike
• Baby Grinch
• Crimsand Ball
• Water Gun
• Bobber
• Imp Fireball
• Spider Egg
• Zephyr Fish
• Anchor
• Sharknado Bolt
• Venom Spider
• Jumper Spider
• Dangerous Spider
• One Eyed Pirate
• Soulscourge Pirate
• Pirate Captain
• Mini Minotaur
• Molotov Fire
• Flairon
• Slime Gun
• Typhoon
• UFO
• Scutlix Laser
• Saucer Scrap
• Phantasmal Eye
• Flying Knife
• Crimson Heart
• Baby Face Monster
• Web spit
• Spelunker Glowstick
• Cursed Flame
• Chain Guillotine
• Seedler
• Hellwing
• Magic Lantern
• Nail
• Javelin
• Toxic Cloud
• Toxic Cloud
• Toxic Cloud
• Bouncy Glowstick
• Bouncy Bomb
• Bouncy Grenade
• Ichor Splash
• Tombstone
• Yoyo
• Yoyo
• Yoyo
• Terrarian
• Terrarian
• Counterweight
• Twinkle
• Flow Invader
• Starmark
• Nebula Piercer
• Poison Spit
• Nebula Laser
• Vortex Laser
• Alien Goop
• Confetti Grenade
• Bone Javelin
• Slime Spike
• Stardust Cell
• Stardust Cell
• Daybreak
• Bouncy Dynamite
• Luminite Bullet
• Companion Cube
• Bee Hive

(The decompiled source code is a nightmare)

 

[Niranufoti]

(The source code is a nightmare)

Make that "decompiled". I'm pretty sure the source code is quite manageable, it's the decompiled code that's the nightmare.
Though the SetDefaults() methods are really quite plain, as long as your decompiler flattens if-elses. The Wiring methods though...

 

[Crdguy]

All projectiles are hoik able, as long as they interact with blocks. Most of them break as soon as they touch a block though.
Here are a few examples of (most likely) hoik-able projectiles:

• Spiky Ball
• Glowstick
• Beenade
• Spiky Ball
• Smoke Bomb
• Boulder
• Thorn Ball
• Greek Fire?
• Ornament
• Spike
• Spider Egg
• Molotov Fire?
• Saucer Scrap?
• Spelunker Glowstick
• Cursed Flame?
• Bouncy Glowstick
• Twinkle

Spoiler: penetrate = -1 and collides with tiles

Some of them might be hoik able.

• Enchanted Boomerang
• Falling Star
• Flamarang
• Water Stream
• Harpoon
• Spiky Ball
• Blue Moon
• Bomb
• Dynamite
• Grenade
• Sand Ball
• Thorn Chakram
• Sunfury
• Harpy Feather
• Mud Ball
• Ash Ball
• Hellfire Arrow
• Tombstone
• Demon Sickle
• Glowstick
• Wooden Boomerang
• Stinger
• Ebonsand Ball
• The Dao of Pow
• Ebonsand Ball
• Pearl Sand Ball
• Pearl Sand Ball
• Silt Ball
• Happy Bomb
• Note
• Cursed Flame
• Poison Dart
• Boulder
• Eye Fire
• Bomb
• Light Disc
• Snow Ball
• Bullet
• Bunny
• Penguin
• Ice Boomerang
• Unholy Trident
• Turtle
• Frost Blast
• Grenade
• Rocket
• Proximity Mine
• Grenade
• Rocket
• Proximity Mine
• Grenade
• Rocket
• Proximity Mine
• Grenade
• Rocket
• Proximity Mine
• The Meatball
• Flare
• Ice Spike
• Baby Eater
• Jungle Spike
• Icewater Spit
• Confetti
• Slush Ball
• Bullet
• Beenade
• Poison Dart
• Spiky Ball
• Flames
• Mechanical Piranha
• Pygmy
• Smoke Bomb
• Baby Skeletron Head
• Baby Hornet
• Tiki Spirit
• Pet Lizard
• Tombstone
• Tombstone
• Tombstone
• Tombstone
• Tombstone
• Parrot
• Truffle
• Sapling
• Wisp
• Chlorophyte Orb
• Baby Dino
• Rain Cloud
• Rain
• Cannonball
• Crimsand Ball
• Blood Cloud
• Flower Pow
• Rainbow
• Frost Beam
• Fireball
• Heat Ray
• Boulder
• Golem Fist
• Rain
• Baby Slime
• Eye Spring
• Baby Snowman
• Boxing Glove
• Bananarang
• Chain Knife
• Thorn Ball
• Golden Shower
• Confetti
• Shadow Beam
• Shadow Beam
• Sniper Bullet
• Rocket
• Blue Flare
• Spider
• Squashling
• Black Cat
• Bloody Machete
• Cursed Sapling
• Greek Fire
• Fruitcake Chakram
• Puppy
• Rocket
• Ornament
• Ornament
• Frost Shard
• Spike
• Baby Grinch
• Crimsand Ball
• Water Gun
• Bobber
• Imp Fireball
• Spider Egg
• Zephyr Fish
• Anchor
• Sharknado Bolt
• Venom Spider
• Jumper Spider
• Dangerous Spider
• One Eyed Pirate
• Soulscourge Pirate
• Pirate Captain
• Mini Minotaur
• Molotov Fire
• Flairon
• Slime Gun
• Typhoon
• UFO
• Scutlix Laser
• Saucer Scrap
• Phantasmal Eye
• Flying Knife
• Crimson Heart
• Baby Face Monster
• Web spit
• Spelunker Glowstick
• Cursed Flame
• Chain Guillotine
• Seedler
• Hellwing
• Magic Lantern
• Nail
• Javelin
• Toxic Cloud
• Toxic Cloud
• Toxic Cloud
• Bouncy Glowstick
• Bouncy Bomb
• Bouncy Grenade
• Ichor Splash
• Tombstone
• Yoyo
• Yoyo
• Yoyo
• Terrarian
• Terrarian
• Counterweight
• Twinkle
• Flow Invader
• Starmark
• Nebula Piercer
• Poison Spit
• Nebula Laser
• Vortex Laser
• Alien Goop
• Confetti Grenade
• Bone Javelin
• Slime Spike
• Stardust Cell
• Stardust Cell
• Daybreak
• Bouncy Dynamite
• Luminite Bullet
• Companion Cube
• Bee Hive

(The decompiled source code is a nightmare)

Time to start making some farms then.. this'll be interesting.

 

[PortalClusters]

indeed it is, it would be cool if bullets were hoik-able

HIGH SPEED BULLETS!

Seriously though, there is a separate entity called "sand ball". This is shot from the mouth of an antlion. This turns into a sand block when it comes in contact with the ground. As for a personal antlion... well you've got the sand gun which does the same thing I believe. However, I don't quite know what you want it for, or if that would work.