Orbital Railgun

Quickstart

1. Open your inventory — the recipe is unlocked automatically when you join the world.
2. Craft the Orbital Railgun at a crafting table:

1. Hold the Orbital Railgun in your hand, aim your crosshair at any surface within 200 blocks, and right-click to call down a strike.
2. Watch for the charge visual effects, then a lightning-like beam descends from orbit — when it lands, a massive multi-stage explosion tears through the terrain. Stand well back.

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Overview

The Orbital Railgun is a single-item, end-game weapon that lets you call down a devastating orbital strike on any surface you can see, up to 200 blocks away. It fires with a dramatic ~3-second sequence — a fast charge flash followed by a crackling beam descending from above — and detonates on impact with enough force to carve a crater all the way to the void. It is found in the Combat creative tab and has 50 uses before it breaks.

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What It Adds

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How To Use

• Aim your crosshair at a surface (block face) within 200 blocks.
• Right-click to lock on and begin the firing sequence.
• The weapon plays a charge sound and visual effect for roughly 3 seconds before a beam descends.
• The explosion triggers only when the beam strikes the surface, not at the moment of firing.
• There is no cooldown. You can fire again immediately and queue multiple simultaneous strikes. Exercise extreme caution in this mode — queued strikes are independent and will all detonate.

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Crafting And Obtaining

The recipe is a shaped 3×3 craft using high-tier materials:

All ingredients are obtainable in survival, but several (Netherite Ingots, Nether Star, Respawn Anchor) require significant progression through the Nether and defeating the Wither, making this a true late-game item.

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Abilities And Mechanics

• Range: Up to 200 blocks from the player to the targeted surface.
• Damage: Up to 100,000 damage — capable of killing any entity in the blast zone.
• Explosion: Multi-stage; begins on beam impact and carves a massive crater, potentially all the way to the bedrock layer or void.
• Terrain destruction: Permanent and irreversible. Blocks in the crater are gone for good.
• Friendly fire: The explosion does not distinguish between enemies, players, or tamed animals. Everything in range is at risk.
• Durability: Each successful firing consumes one durability point. The item breaks after 50 uses.
• Firing sound: A custom orbital strike sound plays when the weapon fires.

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Progression And Strategy

• Craft the Orbital Railgun only after you have defeated the Wither (for the Nether Star) and gathered Netherite — this is intentionally an end-game reward.
• Use it to clear large areas for building projects, obliterate dungeon entrances, or eliminate bosses and large enemy groups from a safe distance.
• Because there is no cooldown, you can chain multiple strikes in quick succession for even larger destruction — but be aware every queued strike will detonate independently.
• Never fire at close range or while standing on the target surface. The crater can reach the void, and there is no way to undo the damage.
• Keep the item in a safe inventory slot; at only 50 uses, each shot is meaningful.