

The name of the item might be a reference to a line in a rant about the insanity of everyday life by Eric T.The buff tooltip is a reference to the film Independence Day, in which a Macintosh computer is used against an alien spaceship.It may be preferable to use the Cute Fishron with Honey and Water bubbles (which has a very fast speed along with boosting damage by 15% when in and shortly after leaving liquids) or to not use mounts at all and instead have the Soaring Insignia, the Expert mode-exclusive drop from the Empress of Light, which provides infinite flight time. This mount may not be the best to use in an arena for intense boss fights (such as the Empress of Light and Moon Lord), as its infinite flight time is overshadowed by its not very fast speed, lack of dashing ability, and slow turning speed.It is also viable to use the Neptunes Shell or Celestial Shell to swim in water. If one needs to have an infinite flight mount underwater, the Cute Fishron Mount or the Witch's Broom are good replacements for the UFO.The mobility of this mount and the ability to use items while riding it make it a good mount for construction.It's possible to give this mount to another player while mounted and still keep using the UFO.Using the Rod of Discord can be a great way to travel while using this mount, as you can teleport through tight areas rather than dismounting the UFO.Using wings with a fast ascent speed such as Jetpack, it is possible to fly upwards with the wings, deploy the mount and maintain the speed of the wings beyond the duration of the wings.While they lack infinite flight time (unless the Soaring Insignia is used), using wings with hovering abilities in tandem with Lightning/ Frostspark/ Terraspark Boots can provide more speed and mobility.When using this mount, it may be useful to replace other mobility accessories such as any Wings or Boots with damage- or defense-based accessories.The upward motion is not constant and would take a very long time to have any meaningful effect. The UFO mount actually slowly moves upwards when stationary, only moving up by a few pixels at a time.


Similarly, it is possible to fall from a height at max speed and then mount the UFO and fly diagonally.Falling from maximum speed and mounting the UFO allows it to fly at 51 mph.The UFO cannot fly downwards through "bottom" platforms (that is, hammered to the lower half of the block), and will instead bounce off them.When ascending the UFO, it can travel upwards through a one block gap while also moving east or west.Because of this, one can fly at the same speed as, if not faster, than the Dungeon Guardian (41 mph consistently).When flying diagonally, however, it can reach 58 mph max. The mount has a top speed of 41 mph when flying up/down or east/west.When attempting to fly through them, the player will automatically be dismounted. The UFO mount does not work in liquids.
