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[SBW] Tactical Drone
Expands [SBW] Drone with Anti-Drone Nets, signal jammer, siren, and improved drone mechanics.
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About this Mod
🚁 [SBW] Tactical Drone
Take your drone gameplay to the next level.
[SBW] Tactical Drone transforms the standard SBW drone into a powerful, realistic, and fully tactical system.
Requires: [SBW] Superb Warfare

✨ Overview
This addon massively upgrades the default SBW drone with unlimited range, advanced systems, and tactical tools.
🚁 The drone has also been visually scaled up, making it feel bigger, more realistic, and more immersive.
Fly your drone like a real FPV unit, manage its energy, and dominate the battlefield.

🔥 Main Features
🚀 Unlimited Flight Range
No more distance limits
Fly your drone as far as you want

🔋 Battery System
Drone now uses energy while flying
Recharge using a battery in your main hand + right click
Energy level is shown in the HUB


🎮 FPV Combat Drone
Fully usable as an FPV drone
Deal high damage when crashing into targets 💥

📏 Bigger Drone Model
Drone is now significantly larger
Feels more realistic and easier to see during flight
BEFORE:

AFTER:


🌧️ Dynamic Weather Effects
🌧️ Rain → Reduced visibility & signal
⛈️ Storm → Unstable flight + higher energy usage

🧠 Smart Systems
📏 Distance meter in HUD
📦 Drone inventory (chest-like storage)
🔥 Crash explosion system
🌡️ Thermal Vision (highlight entities)


🛡️ Defense & Utility Blocks
🚨 Drone Detection Siren
Detects nearby drones
Plays alarm sound 🔊
Outputs redstone signal
Supports drone blacklist
⚙️ How to Use (Ignore Your Own Drone)
Place the siren on the ground
Rename your drone using an anvil
Enter that same name into the Drone Detection Siren
➡️ The siren will now ignore your drone and only detect others

📡 Drone Jammer
Handheld jammer & radar
Shows drones on screen
Can block or disrupt control
Toggle ON/OFF
⚙️ How to Use
Right click to activate the Drone Jammer
A radar appears on the right side of your screen
You will hear a beeping sound when drones are nearby
➡️ While active, the jammer will force all drones within a 32 block radius to crash ( Not explode )


🕸️ Anti-Drone Net
Place around your base
If a drone hits it → connection is instantly lost
Players can walk through it
📦 Extraction Crate
Drone lands on it → items get extracted automatically
Stores items like a container
⚙️ How to Use
Put items into your drone (right click)
Fly your drone to the Extraction Crate
Land on top of the crate
➡️ The crate will automatically pull all items out of the drone inventory and store them inside
🎯 Delivery time!

⚙️ Configuration
🛠️ This mod is fully configurable to fit your playstyle or modpack.
📁 Config file location: config/sbwdroneconfig-common.toml
✔ Adjust energy usage
✔ Tweak drone behavior
✔ Balance jammer range & effects
✔ Customize gameplay systems
⚙️ Advanced Systems
🧍 Player Anchor
Keeps your player synced with the drone → no chunk/load issues
🗺️ Map Compatibility
Hides your player marker on map mods (like Xaero) during drone usage
🔊 Improved Sounds & Textures
Enhanced immersion and feedback
🧾 Extra Tooltips & Recipes
All new items include crafting recipes and descriptions
📦 What This Mod Adds
✔ Bigger drone render & model
✔ Extended / unlimited range
✔ Player-anchor system
✔ Thermal Vision
✔ Battery system with HUD
✔ Distance meter
✔ Drone inventory
✔ Weather effects
✔ Crash explosion system
✔ Drone Detection Siren
✔ Drone Jammer with radar
✔ Anti-Drone Net
✔ Extraction Crate
✔ Map compatibility (Xaero)
✔ Sound & texture improvements


This mod have been created with IntelliJ
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Disclaimer about product: NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT
Available Versions
How to Install [SBW] Tactical Drone on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "[SBW] Tactical Drone". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
[SBW] Tactical Drone server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is [SBW] Tactical Drone compatible with forge and neoforge?
[SBW] Tactical Drone officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with [SBW] Tactical Drone – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if [SBW] Tactical Drone consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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