Orbital Doom Cannon

Quickstart

1. Obtain an Orbital Strike Cannon from the Combat tab in Creative mode, or craft one using the recipe below.
2. Place the cannon in your main hand or off-hand.
3. Press R to reload. Reloading takes about 4 seconds and consumes one Orbital Energy Cell when complete. In Creative mode, cells are not consumed.
4. Aim at a solid block within 128 blocks and use the loaded cannon.
5. A targeting beacon marks the location. The orbital strike lands after a 5-second warning, so move away from the target.
6. Reload after every shot. The cannon also has a 20-second recharge cooldown.

You can also reload by sneaking and using the cannon. The reload key is listed under the Orbital Doom Cannon key category and can be rebound in the Controls menu.

Overview

The Orbital Doom Cannon is a single-shot weapon that calls down a devastating strike from above. Each shot:

• Requires a loaded cannon.
• Consumes one Orbital Energy Cell when reloading.
• Targets a block within 128 blocks of the player.
• Gives approximately 5 seconds of visual and audio warning.
• Creates a large crater, vertical beam shaft, explosions, fire, lightning, and knockback.
• Starts a 20-second cooldown after the target is locked.

What It Adds

The Orbital Energy Cell appears in the Creative Ingredients tab, while the Orbital Strike Cannon appears in the Creative Combat tab.

How To Use

Reloading

Hold the Orbital Strike Cannon in either hand and use one of these controls:

• Press R, the default reload key.
• Sneak and use the cannon.

The cannon takes 80 game ticks—about 4 seconds—to reload. The reload continues on its own after it starts; you do not need to keep holding the key.

A cell is consumed only when the reload finishes. If you do not have an Orbital Energy Cell, the reload fails. If the cannon is already loaded, attempting to reload reports that it is already loaded.

Firing

With a loaded cannon:

1. Aim at a block within 128 blocks.
2. Use the cannon.
3. Wait for the targeting warning.
4. Leave the impact area before the strike arrives.

The cannon targets the block directly above the block you aim at. Aiming at air, an entity, or a block beyond the range limit does not create a target.

After firing, the cannon becomes unloaded and must be reloaded before it can fire again. The cannon cannot fire during its 20-second recharge period, but you can reload it during that cooldown so it is ready for the next shot.

Crafting And Obtaining

Orbital Energy Cell

The Energy Cell recipe requires:

• 4 Echo Shards
• 4 Crying Obsidian
• 2 Netherite Ingots
• 1 Diamond Block

The recipe becomes available in the Recipe Book after obtaining an Echo Shard.

Orbital Strike Cannon

The cannon recipe requires:

• 4 Netherite Blocks
• 1 End Crystal
• 2 Orbital Energy Cells
• 1 Beacon
• 1 Nether Star

The recipe becomes available in the Recipe Book after obtaining a Nether Star.

Abilities And Mechanics

Warning Phase

When a shot is locked, the target displays a beacon-like orbital warning:

• Electric particles descend from the sky.
• End rods, soul flames, ash, and smoke mark the impact point.
• Repeating warning sounds become more urgent.
• The strike arrives after approximately 5 seconds.

Use this warning time to evacuate the area.

Impact

At impact, the cannon produces:

• A lightning strike and massive explosion.
• A vertical energy beam extending into the sky.
• A narrow shaft drilled downward toward bedrock.
• A broad bowl-shaped crater approximately 22 blocks in radius.
• Additional explosions around the main impact.
• Fire scattered across nearby solid terrain.
• Extreme damage in the center of the strike.
• Knockback to entities around the impact zone.
• Screen shake for players within approximately 48 blocks.

Bedrock is not destroyed by the orbital strike.

Area Of Effect

The central impact zone is lethal to most entities. The surrounding blast can launch entities up to roughly 18 blocks from the center, while the crater and secondary explosions affect a much larger area.

The cannon damages terrain as well as entities, making it unsuitable for use near valuable builds.

Progression And Strategy

• Stockpile Orbital Energy Cells before planning repeated strikes; each shot requires a fresh cell.
• Reload immediately after firing, even while the cannon is cooling down.
• Fire from within 128 blocks while keeping a clear view of a target block.
• Use the five-second warning to retreat beyond the crater and explosion area.
• Avoid aiming near bases, farms, villages, or other structures you want to preserve.
• In Creative mode, test the cannon freely without consuming Energy Cells, but the cannon still needs to complete its reload cycle before firing.