Mecha Warfare

Quickstart

1. Smelt an iron ingot into a reinforced iron nugget, then craft reinforced iron ingots. Make a mecha core and craft a Titan—the most durable starting option: , , , .
2. Put the Titan item in your hand and right-click a block in a clear area to spawn it. The item is consumed in Survival. Leave plenty of room for the large mecha.
3. Mount it by right-clicking the mecha or pressing F nearby. Use WASD to move, Space to jump, left-click to fire, right-click for the secondary attack, G for its special ability, and R to reload. Press F to exit.

Try the special ability with G, then watch the pilot HUD for health, energy, ammunition, and cooldowns. The Wasp flies: Space rises and Shift descends.

Overview

Mecha Warfare lets you craft and pilot five distinct mechas. Each has its own durability, ammunition capacity, movement style, weapon, and special ability. Mechas take damage in combat; a mecha with no health is destroyed.

While piloting, the HUD shows your current health, energy, ammo, movement speed, and whether your weapon and ability are ready. Energy regenerates over time.

What It Adds

How To Use

• Mount and dismount: Right-click an unoccupied mecha to board it, or press F to enter the nearest available mecha nearby or leave the one you are piloting.
• Move: Use WASD. Most mechas face the direction you look and can move sideways; the Striker turns using left and right movement instead. Titan, Spider, and Assassin can jump with Space.
• Fly the Wasp: Use WASD to steer, Space to rise, and Shift to descend.
• Attack: Aim with your view. Left-click fires the primary attack; right-click uses the secondary attack. Mechas other than the Assassin shoot explosive fireballs. The Assassin strikes nearby targets in the direction you aim.
• Manage ammo and energy: Attacks use ammo; secondary attacks use more than primary attacks. Press R to refill ammo, costing 8 energy. Press G to use the special ability, which costs 28 energy. Both actions require enough energy, and the ability must be ready.

Crafting And Obtaining

The mecha and component items are craftable in a crafting table. First smelt iron ingots into reinforced iron nuggets, then combine nine nuggets into a reinforced iron ingot. Components and chassis recipes are available here:

For a first build, the Titan uses a mecha core, reinforced iron, armor plating, pistons, and redstone. Other chassis use different components: the Spider needs leg assemblies; the Striker uses mecha chains; the Wasp needs thrusters and energy lenses; and the Assassin uses mecha gears.

Abilities And Mechanics

Special abilities have a cooldown and require at least 28 energy. Energy restores gradually, so use G when its HUD indicator is ready. The abilities support different play styles: Titan overdrive increases firepower, Spider leaps, Striker gains protection, Wasp gets a speed boost, and Assassin lunges.

Reloading restores the mecha’s ammo to its capacity for 8 energy. If you are low on energy, give it time to regenerate before reloading or using an ability.