Residue Drone Cross

Quickstart

1. Gather materials — find Computer Scrap Deposit blocks on the surface (they also appear in the Residue biome) and mine them with a pickaxe to collect Computer Scrap. You can also craft Computer Scrap directly from a gold ingot, copper ingot, and iron ingot.
2. Craft a Bismuth Ingot from a copper ingot, iron ingot, and amethyst shard.
3. Craft the Murder Drones Cross using three Computer Scraps, the Bismuth Ingot, four iron ingots, and a stick at a crafting table.
4. Hold the Cross in either hand — passive buffs activate immediately.
5. For a quick clear, craft an Aztec Death Whistle, hold it, and use it to instantly wipe all hostiles nearby and magnetize their drops to you.

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Overview

Residue Drone Cross adds two powerful items, a new dangerous Overworld biome, a hostile flying enemy, and a set of environmental hazard mechanics. The mod rewards players who seek out its content with extraordinary combat and utility power, while the Residue biome creates a genuine survival challenge tied to a creeping slowness effect and aerial ambushes.

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What It Adds

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Crafting And Obtaining

Computer Scrap

Computer Scrap Deposit blocks appear on the surface and drop 1–2 Computer Scrap when mined with a pickaxe. You can also craft one scrap at a crafting table:

Bismuth Ingot

Craft at a crafting table from common materials:

Murder Drones Cross

Requires Computer Scraps, a Bismuth Ingot, iron ingots, and a stick:

Aztec Death Whistle

Craft from obsidian, bone, and an amethyst shard:

Murder Drone Drops

Defeated Murder Drones drop 1–3 Computer Scrap or 1–2 iron ingots — useful for stocking up on Cross ingredients.

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Abilities And Mechanics

Murder Drones Cross — Passive Effects

Simply hold the Cross in your main hand or offhand to gain all of the following continuously:

• Night Vision — permanent clear vision in the dark
• Haste III — rapid mining speed
• Regeneration 52 — extremely fast health recovery
• Absorption 52 — massive yellow heart buffer
• Light Level 7 — the Cross emits light around you as you move
• Vein Mining — breaking an ore breaks connected ore blocks automatically
• Auto-Smelt / Auto-Cook — mined ores are automatically smelted; food items in your inventory are automatically cooked
• 25% Item Duplication — each time you move an item in your inventory there is a 25% chance to duplicate it (up to half the stack)

Murder Drones Cross — Combat

• 128 melee damage with a 1.0 second cooldown per swing
• Functions as a pickaxe, axe, and shovel with very high mining speeds
• Applies Speed III to any hostile mob that comes within 10 blocks of you (they move faster, so stay alert)

Aztec Death Whistle — On Use

• Instantly kills all hostile mobs within 32 blocks, preserving their normal loot
• All item drops within ~40 blocks are teleported directly to you
• Highlights ore blocks within 128 blocks so you can spot them through terrain
• Plays a boom sound audible to nearby players

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The Residue Biome

The Residue biome is a new eerie Overworld region with unsettling ambient sounds. It is also a survival hazard — the longer you stay, the more dangerous it becomes.

Residue Drag

Every 15 seconds while you are in the Residue biome, the game rolls a 50% chance to apply or increase the Residue Drag effect on you. Each stack of Residue Drag reduces your movement speed by 10%. Watch the action bar — it will tell you when residue builds up or when you resist a check.

Drone Spawn Threshold

If your effective movement speed is reduced below 25% of normal by Residue Drag stacks, a Murder Drone spawns on you at 100% chance (a cooldown prevents constant re-spawning). This is the biome's most dangerous consequence of lingering too long.

Fearful Debuff

When a Murder Drone spawns due to Residue buildup, there is a 75% chance you gain the Fearful debuff, which:

• Lowers your attack damage
• Slightly reduces your movement speed

All of these events — buildup, resisted checks, drone spawns, and Fearful — produce action bar or chat messages so you always know what is happening.

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Progression And Strategy

Early game: Head to the surface and look for Computer Scrap Deposit blocks. Mine them with any pickaxe. Once you have three scraps, craft your Bismuth Ingot and then the Murder Drones Cross as quickly as possible — its regeneration and absorption alone make surviving much easier.

Combat: The Cross deals 128 damage per hit and passively restores health, so most normal mobs are trivial. The Aztec Death Whistle is best saved for mob-dense situations or when you want to clear an area and collect all drops at once without fighting.

Residue Biome: Treat it as a timed raid zone. Enter to gather resources from deposits and fight Murder Drones for loot, but move quickly — each 15-second tick has a 50% chance to add another Residue Drag stack. If you start seeing buildup warnings, retreat before you are slowed enough to trigger a drone swarm. Holding the Murder Drones Cross before entering gives you the best chance of surviving a surprise drone encounter thanks to its regeneration and damage output.

Murder Drone: With 80 health and 12 attack damage, Murder Drones are not trivially killed without the Cross. They fly, can path over water, and pursue players aggressively within 32 blocks. The Cross makes quick work of them; without it, kite and use ranged weapons. Kills reward Computer Scrap and iron ingots for future crafting.