Launch, Steer and Dock Your Ship with the Ships Wheel

The Ships Wheel is the core of every vessel. It turns your connected blocks into one moving ship.

Getting a wheel and setting sail

1. Craft a Wheel Material, then use it to craft the Ships Wheel. Check your recipe book for the exact ingredients.

2. Place the Ships Wheel anywhere on your ship. The deck near the stern is a classic spot, but any position works.

3. Tap or right-click the wheel. All connected valid blocks lock together, and you automatically mount the ship facing the wheel.

4. Steer the ship while mounted.

Docking and dismounting

• Sneak or jump to unmount.
• When you unmount, the ship rotates to the nearest cardinal direction (north, east, south or west). Plan your docking angle with that in mind so the hull doesn't swing into a pier.

If the ship won't move or leaves parts behind

• Nothing happens when you click the wheel: check that Experimental Gameplay is turned on in the world settings.
• Blocks stay behind: they are either not on the valid list or not connected to the rest of the ship.
• The ship won't assemble: make sure it has more than 5 and at most 512 valid blocks.
• The ship sits at the wrong depth: see the Floating Point guide.