Frontier Siegecraft

Quickstart

1. In the Overworld, look for a Frontier Field Manual and Deployment Standard in your starting items. Use the Manual to open Frontier’s player options and choose a faction: Iron Vanguard, Verdant Nomads, or Skybound Order.
2. Use the Deployment Standard on a block to establish an outpost. It includes a stronghold beacon, a ring of ramparts, a nearby supply cache, and a faction patrol.
3. Break the cache to collect a Frontier Shard, then try the Crystal Slinger or one of the faction melee weapons. The Manual can also be crafted if you do not have one: .
4. For another way to interact with the faction system, craft and place a Frontier Command Table, then interact with it to open the Army Manager: .

Overview

Frontier Siegecraft centers on three factions and contested outposts. Territories can change hands as faction pressure builds; when one is captured, its beacon changes to show the new faction and a patrol appears.

Your faction, merit, and tier are tracked as part of progression. The Skybound Sky Barge, for example, requires Skybound membership and Tier III Siege Constructs research.

What It Adds

How To Use

Outposts and territory

Use the Deployment Standard on a block to place an outpost. Its beacon identifies the territory, while the nearby ramparts and patrol provide a defensive presence. A cache is placed near the outpost; break it to obtain a Frontier Shard.

Territory control can shift over time. Captured beacons update to the new faction, and a patrol appears for the new owner.

Manual and Command Table

Use the Frontier Field Manual to open its options. Interact with a placed Frontier Command Table to open the Army Manager, where you can access faction and army-related options.

Companions

Spirit Owls can be tamed with seeds, including wheat, pumpkin, melon, and beetroot seeds. A tamed owl follows its owner. Spirit Owls spawn on grassy jungle surfaces in daylight, and their spawn eggs are available in Creative.

Sky Barge

The Skybound Sky Barge requires Skybound membership and Tier III Siege Constructs research. Use its placer on a rail to deploy the barge and mount it.

Crafting And Obtaining

Recipes are made at a crafting table. Recipe icons below can be opened for the full ingredient layout.

The Command Table recipe is listed above. Deployment Standards and Manuals are also included in the Overworld starter items. Frontier Shards come from supply caches; the Sky Barge is tier-gated rather than listed with these crafting recipes.

Abilities And Mechanics

• Crystal Slinger: Use it with Crystal Bolts in your inventory or off hand. Its shots deal impact damage and knock targets back.
• Vanguard Shockblade: A durable melee weapon.
• Verdant Vine Lasher: Hitting an entity slows it briefly.
• Smoke Capsule: Use it to throw a capsule that produces a smoke cloud.
• Field Dressing: Use one to gain a short burst of regeneration; it is consumed on use.
• Vanguard Sentinel: A tough defender with a powerful melee attack.
• Spirit Owl: A small, tameable companion that follows its owner.

Progression And Strategy

Choose a faction, establish an outpost, and explore its surroundings for supply caches and Frontier Shards. Keep an eye on territory beacons as ownership shifts. For aerial travel, work toward Skybound membership and Tier III Siege Constructs research to meet the Sky Barge’s requirements.