Viescraft Airships FAQ

Craft a Machine Workbench first, then use it to make a Machine Chassis and Machine Parts from Machine Pellets and the Machine Parts Mold. Place the chassis in the world, apply an Instruction Kit (Ground, Flying, Hauler, or Sea) to set the machine type, then use an Ignition Key to bring it to life.

Each Instruction Kit determines the movement behavior of the machine you're building: Ground for walking, Flying for airships, Hauler for cargo, and Sea for water travel. The kit you apply to the chassis locks in that machine's role, so pick the one matching how you want to move.

Once your Flying machine is assembled and ignited, you need to supply it with energy — either through a Machine Battery or by feeding it fuel via the appropriate Service Kit. Then board it and use the controls to lift off; if it won't rise, check that it has power and that the chassis was built with the Flying Instruction Kit.

The most common causes are an empty battery, no fuel, or an Ignition Key that hasn't been used on the chassis yet. Also confirm the machine was completed properly — a bare chassis without an Instruction Kit applied won't function.

Service Kits restore your machine's durability or energy, and they come in Small, Large, and Max sizes plus separate Durability and Energy variants. Use the Durability kits when the machine is damaged and the Energy kits when it's out of power — match the size to how much you need to top up.

Use Detailing Kits (Cloth, Frame, Metal, or Panel) on your machine to swap its appearance without affecting function. Construction Kits apply the same material themes during building, so you can mix and match to get the look you want.

Xegonite is the mod's core material, obtained as Xegonite Shards that you refine into Xegonite Blocks. You'll need it for Machine Parts, Chassis, and most advanced components, so stockpile shards early.

Yes — use the Dismounter on a placed machine to break it down, and the Dismounter (Player) variant to remove a machine you're currently riding or that's bound to you. This lets you recover components instead of losing them.

Lesser Machine Upgrade and similar upgrade items enhance an existing machine's capabilities when applied to it. Check the upgrade's tooltip before applying, since upgrades are typically consumed on use.

Viescraft is generally self-contained and doesn't require other mods to function, though it plays nicely alongside tech and storage mods. Performance depends on how many machines you have active at once — parked machines that aren't moving cost far less than a fleet of flying airships, so keep only what you're using loaded.

It adds buildable vehicles: flying machines, hovering ground machines, sea machines, and heavy haulers with extra storage. You assemble them from parts and drive them around your world.

There are four: flying machines, hovering ground machines, sea machines, and heavy haulers. The hauler acts like a moving chest with lots of extra space.

Throw a Machine Chassis on the ground to unfold the frame, then apply Construction Kits by sneak + right-clicking. Add the panel, metal, and cloth parts, then sneak + right-click with a Machine Wrench to finish it.

Craft a Machine Parts Mold Mix from clay, coal, and wooden planks, then smelt it to get Machine Parts.

Mine copper, iron, or gold ores to collect Xegonite Shards.

Place Machine Pellets, coal, or charcoal into the fuel slot, then press the power button to turn the machine on. Turn it off when you stop using it to save fuel.

W moves forward, S backward, A and D turn, Space moves up, X moves down, and G activates Turbo Mode.

If the machine breaks, sneak + right-click with a Machine Wrench to patch it, then use a Durability Service Kit to properly repair it and avoid explosions.

Lock your machine from the menu to stop other players from using it. Program an Ignition Key by sneak + right-clicking with it, then place it in the key slot to allow others to use a locked machine.

Use detailing kits, which come in cloth, frame, metal, and panel variants, to change the vehicle's appearance with over 100 different textures.