Movecraft is a plugin that allows players to design, and build block by block, movable land, sea, or airborne ships, vehicles, etc.—called craft collectively—that can move and have unique purposes and properties.
Craft are categorized into Craft Classes, with each Craft Class having different uses, specifications, requirements, functions, and speeds. While players have creative freedom when creating their Movecraft vehicle, they must adhere to block requirements and consider each craft's limitations. These requirements and limitations are listed in the Craft Class pages, linked further down this article.
Signs and commands allow you to configure and control a craft, view the craft's status, and use various special functions.
Some craft require fuel in order to move, which is mentioned in their respective Craft Class page. Craft requiring fuel may use the following fuels inside a Furnace placed on the craft:
- Coal
- Charcoal
- Block of Coal
In Nations, you may also use:
- Block of Charcoal
Fuel efficiency, from worst to best, is: Coal = Charcoal < Block of Coal = Block of Charcoal.
¶ Movecraft: How to Start
¶ Choosing a Ship Class
→ What do I want to use the ship for?
Ships generally have 4 uses:
- Player transport or exploration
- Trade / cargo
- Combat / sieging
- Utility
Each craft class falls under any of those 4 uses, explained in their introduction at the top of their respective craft class page.
¶ Creating the Ship
→ How do I build my ship?
¶ 1) Finding the Ship's Requirements
Look at the Craft Class page for the ship you want to build, listed below.
- Each ship will need a certain amount of blocks, which can be seen in the Specifications section ("Minimum block size", “Maximum block size”, and "Must be at least…”).
¶ 2) Gathering Materials
Gather the materials you need and find an area to build on.
- Any materials that you use to build the the ship must be included in the Allowed Blocks on Craft section.
¶ 3) Building the Ship
Start building your ship by placing down blocks in the world one by one, creating your own preferred design.
All connected and allowed blocks compose the ship that you are building. All blocks for your ship must be connected together and allowed on the ship.
- The blocks you use should not touch other Allowed Blocks on Craft that you do not want to be part of the ship (for example, your ships must not touch random fences or torches on your docks) because they will accidentally be part of the ship you are building.
- Keep in mind that blocks which don't look “full”—for example: slabs, stairs, fences, ladders, torches, walls, buttons, levers, etc.—are still considered full blocks. As such, they can also be part of your ship (including accidentally) if they are connected together and are Allowed Blocks on Craft.
At the end, place a sign on the ship and write the Craft Class of your ship on the first line (without spaces).
Tip: Occasionally check for missing blocks and requirements by typing /pilot (craft class) while standing on the ship.
¶ Moving the Ship
→ How do I move my ship?
In general, you can control your ship by using Signs and Commands. Here are the basics.
After building your ship and successfully piloting it by using /pilot (craft class), there are multiple ways to control it.
- Hold a stick, and right click while looking in any direction to move towards it (This includes: 6 cardinal directions [North, South, East, West, up, down]; all plane diagonals; all space diagonals).
- Type
/rotate rightor/rotate leftto turn your ship. /cruise onis used to automatically keep moving towards a cardinal direction (North/West/South/East). This is called cruising. To stop this, use/cruise off.- For Towny, If your ship is cruising and you left click while holding a stick, Direct Control mode is activated. Direct Control will allow you to move your ship forward and diagonally. Selecting the 4th inventory slot causes the craft to bank 45 degrees to the left, and selecting the 6th inventory slot causes the craft to bank 45 degrees to the right. Additionally, sneaking/crouching will move your craft downward (applies to craft that are able to move up/down, such as aircraft or the Elevator).
- For Nations, there is a more complex system of Direct Control. Click here to read more about it.
Type /release to stop controlling your ship.
¶ Protecting Ships
→ How do I protect my ship, when not using it?
Make sure nobody has Towny permissions to build on, destroy, or burn down your ship in all the chunks you have placed it in. Your ship is most secure inside your own bought claims, in your own town. Ships inside Wilderness are not protected.
- Towny: Place a Pilot sign on the ship. First, type
Pilot:on the first line, and your in-game name on the second. In each remaining empty line, type the names of the players you trust to use your ship. Nobody will be able to pilot the ship other than the players on the sign. - Nations: Place a regular piston on or next to the ship. Power it with redstone to extend it. As long as the Piston Head is touching the ship, your ship is locked.
Pilot:signs are also available to let only people you trust pilot the ship, but they are not a valid way of protecting your ship.
As a precaution, always save your ship in a Repair State so that you can repair and reconstruct it in case it is damaged or destroyed. Saving your ship is easy, free, and strongly advised!
¶ Subcraft
→ What is a Subcraft?
A subcraft is a craft that is part of a larger craft. Subcraft generally are controllable, moveable parts of a larger, piloted craft. They have disctinct uses, but they cannot function on their own without a larger, piloted craft.
Subcraft are not distinguishable as a separate craft on larger craft they are part of—subcraft are still blocks placed on one craft, the larger craft itself. While piloting the larger craft, a subcraft must be made out of Allowed Blocks on the larger craft class, along with allowed blocks on its own craft class, and it also contributes to the larger craft's size, as well as blocks percentages if applicable.
The simplest form of a subcraft is the Turret, which has no special function but it is simply a subcraft able to rotate a part of a controlled, larger craft.
¶ Nations Mechanics Index
Nations has some additional, general Movecraft mechanics. An index is provided here.
- SvS-tagging: Attacking or being attacked by a craft enters Ship v Ship combat, which lasts for 30 seconds after the last hit. During SvS combat you cannot release your piloted craft (unless it sinks). Disconnecting during SvS combat will lock you out of the server for 60 seconds.
- Aircraft Squadrons
- Craft HUD
- Direct Control
- Periscopes
- TNT Mechanics
¶ Notice about Movecraft & Slimefun
Single-block Slimefun machines, gadgets, components, etc., as well as Slimefun blocks, are not compatible with Movecraft. They either are not allowed blocks on craft, or if they are allowed, their functionality will break upon being moved by a controlled craft.
¶ List of Craft Classes in Nations
Nations offers Movecraft vehicles that can fly through the air, float through the water, submerge underwater, and drive across the land.
You cannot place blocks in a 5-block radius around a piloted craft in Nations.
¶ Aerial Craft Classes
¶ Watercraft Classes
- Aircraft Carrier
- Caravel
- Cargo Ship
- Cog
- Corvette
- Cruiser
- Destroyer
- Dreadnought
- East Indiaman
- Landing Craft
- Submarine
¶ Land-Bound Craft Classes
¶ Weapon Craft Classes
¶ Utility Craft Classes
¶ List of Craft Classes in Towny
Towny offers Movecraft vehicles that can fly through the air, float through the water, submerge underwater, and drive across the land.
You cannot place blocks in a 2-block radius around a piloted craft in Towny.
¶ Aerial Craft Classes
¶ Watercraft Classes
¶ Land-Bound Craft Classes