Dead Air FAQ

Hold a walkie-talkie in your hand and press N or right-click to open the tuning menu. The radio will start scanning for nearby towers automatically once you open it.

Make sure the tower is activated—standard towers turn on instantly, but fenced and overrun towers need you to right-click their radio panel first. Also check that you're within 375 blocks of an active tower, as signal drops completely beyond that range.

Static indicates weak signal strength, which happens when you're far from a tower, during bad weather, or when line-of-sight to the tower is blocked. Move closer or find higher ground to improve reception.

Walk near an active radio tower with your radio turned on and tuned to any frequency. New stations will unlock automatically as you get in range of different towers.

Yes—add .ogg music files to the configuration folder and create a custom station entry in the config. The mod will load your tracks and make them available as a new station.

The radio only plays while it's in your hand, hotbar, or inventory. Once you drop it or move it to a chest, the music stops.

Standard towers broadcast immediately when you get near them. Fenced and overrun towers are inactive until you right-click their radio panel to activate them, giving you control over which towers you want to use.

Open your radio tuning menu and look for the airdrop calling option—this will send your coordinates to the chat and trigger a supply drop at your location. Check the field guide for exact menu navigation.

Yes—use `/dead_air spawntower [x] [y] [z]` to generate a standard, fenced, or overrun tower at your current location or specific coordinates.

Dead Air is designed to extend Apocalypse Structures and Walkie-Talkie mods specifically. Compatibility with other radio mods depends on how they handle audio channels, so test in your world to be sure.