Create: Armored Rails

A Create addon that adds a full train health and armor system. Your trains can now take damage, be destroyed, and be defended.

Core Mechanic

Attach a Hull Assembly block to your train to unlock the upgrade system. Without one, trains still have base HP, but with a hull, you get access to 9 tiers of hull frames and 9 unique modifiers.

All trains are vulnerable to damage from mobs, explosions, projectiles, and environmental hazards. Manage your train's health or face critical failure.

Hull Frames

Frame HP Special Andesite +15 Cheap starter frame Copper +10 Reduced critical threshold Brass +35 Repair cost reduction, +1 modifier slot Aluminium +25 +10% speed, slightly less durable Iron +50 Blast & projectile protection, +1 slot Steel +60 Heavy protection, +2 slots Tungsten +75 Maximum protection, brittle trade-off, +2 slots Netherite +100 Fire resistant, reduced speed penalty, +3 slots Tungsten Alloy +120 Best-in-class everything, fire resistant, +4 slots

All values are fully configurable.

 

Modifiers

Slot modifiers into your hull to customize your train's behavior:

• Overdrive Regulator: Speed boost when taking damage
• Emergency Override System: Lowers critical failure threshold
• Optical Camouflage: Reduces mob detection range
• Pristine Condition: Speed boost at full HP
• Superheated Engines: Flat speed boost
• Reinforced Bulkheads: Damage reduction
• Shock Absorber: Blast protection
• Reactive Armor: Reflects damage to attackers
• Engineer's Manuals: Chance to save repair materials

All modifiers are craftable using Create's Mechanical Crafter. They can also be found in dungeon loot.

Features

• Train Health System: All trains have HP. Damage them with mobs, explosions, projectiles, or environmental effects.
• Critical Failure: Below a configurable HP threshold, trains become inoperable. Players are ejected from controls. Smoke and alarm effects play.
• Repair System: Use the Repair Hammer + material in offhand to restore HP. Material depends on installed hull frame.
• Explosion on Death: Visual explosion with entity knockback when HP reaches 0. Train stays as a wreck to be repaired.
• Mob Targeting: Hostile mobs (including Creepers) actively target and attack trains. Detection range scales with hull upgrades.
• Damage Types: Blast protection, projectile protection, and fire resistance each reduce different damage sources.
• Speed Penalties: Train speed scales with HP. Higher-tier frames mitigate the penalty.
• Collision Damage: Trains take damage from hitting entities.
• Temperature Damage: Optional. Extreme biome temperatures damage trains over time, amplified by storms.
• Mandatory Hull Assembly: Configurable. Require a Hull Assembly block to assemble trains.

Tungsten

A new ore that spawns below Y=32. Full Create processing chain:

Mine > Crush > Wash/Smelt > Press into Sheets > Craft Hull Frames

Tungsten Alloy is created by superheated mixing tungsten + coal + netherite scrap.

Jade Support (Highly Recommended)

This mod has deep Jade integration and we highly recommend installing it alongside. Look at any train to see:

• Train name, HP bar with color coding
• Installed hull frame and repair material needed
• Speed, blast/projectile protection, fire resistance
• Critical failure warning
• Damage reduction stats

Configuration

Almost everything is configurable. Per-frame stats, per-modifier values, mob ranges, damage thresholds, temperature damage, explosion behavior, and more. Over 150 config options.

Requirements

• Minecraft 1.20.1
• Forge 47.4.16+
• Create 6.0.8+

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