In a recent post on planting alchemy ingredients on TerrariaOnline there is a mention of multiplication of lava. The post states the following:
this blackened area is the "temporary"
Lava multiplication wing. It can be
made longer if you want to, but it
works the same: put the lava near the
one-block high wall, let it pour for a
bit, and after pick it back. In
contrast with the water
multiplication, you need to wait a
bit, whereas waiting when
multiplicating water, will result in a
slow water-generating process.
This seems to indicate that there is a way to duplicate lava and water somehow. The instructions above seem to require some familiarity with that feature already, or at least they are not entirely clear to me.
Is there a way to duplicate lava and water in Terraria? If yes, how can it be performed?
Best Answer
The liquid physics in Terraria are not completely precise. You can abuse it to duplicate them. Good thing, too, since transporting a decent amount of lava/water anywhere is a huge pain.
Applying #2 and #3, this is a very simple liquid duping setup:
The lava is placed on the edge, where it flows into both the container and the 1-block "basin" on the right side. Both "portions" are enough to be picked up by a bucket again (though in this case, the first scoop will be spread too thinly in the container).