Moon Cannon

Weapon overview · Original-to-concept gallery

Identity first

The Moon Cannon is an energy-assisted cannon with a distinctive forked magenta muzzle, three bright neck bands and a rounded dark chamber with raised pink details. Its released description says it converts a portion of damage into energy damage. The new design preserves that visual language instead of turning it into a generic rifle.

Premium concept study

Concept art only. Native upgraded weapon acceptance remains open. The crescent attachment and ion impact panel are proposed upgrades/cosmetics. They do not establish original area damage, terrain destruction, or an implemented attachment. Generated side views require reconciliation before modeling; the depicted grip and trigger are not hand-clearance proof.

What the released weapon actually does

Pinned source: AoA 3.7.1, Minecraft 1.20.1. Source evidence.

Property	Inspected release
Registered damage input	21
Durability	855
Firing delay	25 ticks
Constructor recoil input	0.18; not a measured rendered kick
Base ammunition	Cannonball, inherited from BaseCannon
Automatic fire	No, inherited BaseCannon return
Projectile	MoonShotEntity; age parameter 120, piercing parameter 0
Damage routing	75% heavy-gun helper and 25% energy-projectile helper
Upgrade recipe	Energy Cannon + Lunar Upgrade Kit → Moon Cannon
Firing sound reference	ITEM_ENERGY_CANNON_FIRE

The two damage factors operate on the adjusted damage input. Living-target attribute scaling and the downstream helpers matter, so this is not a guarantee of 21 final health damage. The energy attack is attempted after the heavy attack branch even when that heavy helper rejects its attack. Preserve this ordering, including the conditional knockback behavior; do not combine the calls into an assumed equivalent single hit.

The packaged upgrade recipe is a verified lineage. It does not prove an invented manufacturer, planetary origin, or material lore. Native acquisition and balance still need in-game verification for the selected pack.

Proposed animation and feel

• Distinct cannon cadence: short rearward impulse, slower weighty settling and a sequential neck-band pulse.
• Forked emitter briefly converges its glow toward the projectile origin; solid geometry must retain clearance.
• Optional inspection exposes a cosmetic chamber diagnostic, then restores every moving component before firing resumes.
• Optional reload presentation must preserve the original cannonball cost and support the no-reload option.
• Sound layers follow the native fire event once; no duplicate damage or ammo use from animation callbacks.

Attachment and crafting studies

Proposed component	Player-facing role	Required safeguards
Crescent focusing shroud	More focused visual discharge and an optional precision tradeoff	Explicit stat tuning; visible geometry and projectile origin stay aligned
Stabilizing rear brace	Reduced cosmetic sway / separately balanced handling	Real player-arm clearance and both handedness settings
Lunar lens sight	Pink aim reticle with a readable non-bloom center	Keep target visibility and accessibility settings
Resonance charm	Earned cosmetic plus explicitly described progression bonus	No hidden stacking or duplication when salvaged
Alternate neck assembly	Deliberate delivery variant, not arbitrary extra damage from decorative rings	Separate recipe, declared behavior, ammo/resource and multiplayer tests

Full feature acceptance checklist

• Original sprite, versioned behavior and concept comparison approved
• Faithful model in both world-fitting and premium visual modes
• Independent moving parts, clean topology/UVs and readable materials
• Real native wide/slim arms, grip, trigger and support-hand clearance
• Idle, equip, fire, recovery, aim, inspect and optional reload animations
• Muzzle, projectile/tracer, impact, decals and optional defeat effects
• Audio timing, interruptions and reduced-effects settings
• Crafting, attachment swaps, salvage, charms, skins and stickers
• Native performance, server authority, saves and compatibility tests

Original projectile flight and impact captures are still required. The concept illustration is not a substitute for that evidence.

Recoil interpretation

For this pinned 1.20.1 release, the stored constructor recoil input is not the inherited modifier getter: the inspected BaseGun.getRecoilModifier() returns approximately 0.35. The per-shot method and later client application determine the actual recoil path. Do not infer a stronger or weaker measured kick from the constructor column alone. This clarification does not change the original values, weapon balance or acceptance state. Resolved method routing.