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Orbital Rifle

Add Orbital Rifle: Right-click fires beam along the player's looking direction; beam stops at first block; particles spawn at impact point, orbiting;...

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Orbital Rifle

  • What it does: Adds a server-side orbital strike weapon. Right-clicking with the Orbital Rifle fires a beam up to ~128 blocks; it stops on the first block hit and seeds an orbital particle vortex for ~7 seconds. When the charge completes, a laser drops from world height, clearing a 3x3 column around the impact and ending with a large explosion and fire/smoke effects.
  • How to get it: Run /orbitalrifle give (permission level 2) to give yourself the rifle, or /orbitalrifle give <player> to hand it to someone else. The rifle is a renamed vanilla stick, so vanilla clients do not need a mod installed.
  • Using it: Hold the Orbital Rifle and right-click (main hand). A short cooldown (about 1 second) prevents spamming, but the 7-second charge persists even if you move. The laser will not break unbreakable blocks (e.g., bedrock) but will destroy normal blocks and drop loot.
  • Compatibility notes: The mod runs only on dedicated servers (Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER) and registers no custom content or client assets. Effects use vanilla particles/sounds so unmodded clients can connect.
  • Tips / limitations: The strike travels straight along the player’s look direction; if nothing is hit within range, it targets the maximum distance. The laser cuts from build height down, so use carefully near protected builds or inside bases.

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