Cannons

Overview

• Cannons are a war machine which are effective at precisely dealing lethal damage to players and NPCs at pretty much any range.

• They are very effective as defensive installations, especially since they can be precisely aimed and have no random deviation from their target.

• Using them out in the open, perhaps to attack in a siege or during a battle, is difficult but possible if you are very experienced with cannons. You'll have to aim and adjust your aim while potentially being attacked by your enemies.

Obtaining

• Cannon spawners can be bought from the lobby shop for LOTR Mod coins.

• Cannonballs, which are needed as ammunition, can be crafted with 4 Iron Ingots and 1 Gunpowder as shown in the screenshot below.

• Cannons can also be obtained by mining any block of a spawned cannon.

Spawning and Firing

• Right-click the ground with a spawner. Make sure you are facing in the direction you want the cannon to face.

• There must be a completely level and clear 8 long and 3 wide space, with at least 2 blocks of clearance in height.

• If there are any obstructions (including some plants), the cannon won't spawn.

• To load the cannon, right-click the trapdoor on the end of the barrel with a cannonball. Do not sneak.

• This will move the barrel forward - this shows the cannon is loaded.

• To fire the cannon, right-click the stone button at the back of the cannon's barrel while holding any torch. This will initiate a 5-second fuse, after which the cannon will fire and can be reloaded again.

Aiming

• You can aim a cannon by adjusting two angles:

1. L-R Angle: this is between -45 and 45. You can set it to any angle within that range.

• To fire straight, set it to 0.

• To fire 45 degrees to the left, set it to -45.

• To fire 45 degrees to the right, set it to 45.

2. Elevation Angle: this is between -45 and 45. You can set it to any angle within that range.

• • • • • To fire straight, set it to 0.

        • To fire 45 degrees upwards, set it to 45.

        • To fire 45 degrees downwards, set it to -45.

• To adjust these, left-click their signs (which are at the back of the cannon) to decrease them, or right-click to increase.

Damage

• A cannonball is lethal to any player, mob or NPC in its path until it hits a block.

• Upon hitting a block (e.g. the ground), there will be a sound and particle effect.

• No explosive damage is dealt to blocks.

Removing

• Cannons can be destroyed in four ways:

1. Explosion damage.

2. Being hit by another cannon.

3. If any block which makes up the cannon is mined, it drops as an item.

4. Cannons have a durability of 64 shots, and self-destruct after that.