Heirloom Sword
Overview and Lore
The Heirloom Sword is an ancient, semi-sentient large estoc. It is a long-forgotten family heirloom belonging to a vampire. It has been infused with magical properties, allowing it to function both as a standard melee weapon and as a flying companion controlled through telekinesis.
Acquisition
- Crafting: The item is uncraftable.
- Loot: It has a 2.5% chance to generate as loot inside chests found in Ancient Cities.
Mechanics and Controls
The weapon features two modes (Held and Flying) powered by a mana system.
Held Mode
In this mode, the weapon functions as a normal sword with a large reach.
- Warp Step (
V): Teleports next to a targeted enemy within 20 blocks.- Cost: 10 mana
- Cooldown: 5 seconds
Flying Mode
Pressing F summons the sword into its flying mode. The first summon activates a slow, ceremonial descent, while subsequent summons call the sword quicker. If underground, the sword entity will materialize out of mana.
Launch (Left-Click): Throws the sword in a straight line (max ~70 blocks), damaging and piercing entities in its path. If it hits a solid block, it gets stuck in the block.
Recall (
R): Recalls the sword mid-flight or after it gets stuck in a block.Charge (Hold Left-Click): Drains mana to charge a faster, higher-damage launch. Can pin larger enemies to a wall behind them.
Tether Pull (Hold Left-Click while stuck): Pulls yourself toward the sword.
Guard (
G): Sword enters a blocking stance in front of the player, acting as a shield and deflecting physical damage and projectiles. ReleasingGwith an enemy close performs a frontal counter-slash. If mana is depleted while blocking, a guard break lockout occurs.
Quick-Fire (
V): Fires the sword as a homing projectile at the nearest hostile entity. Also targets players.
Sweep (Right-Click): Spins the sword in front of the player. Moving the crosshair swings the sword to deal contact damage. Releasing right-click flings the sword based on your swing's momentum. (May also be used to mow grass, bamboo, cobwebs, seaweed and vines).
Mana System
- Max Mana: 100
- Regeneration: 0.6 mana per tick (12 per second)
- Regen Delay: Spending mana pauses regeneration for 20 ticks (1 second).
- Lockout: If mana reaches zero, a 40-tick (2-second) lockout is triggered, during which all telekinetic abilities are disabled.
Cosmetics and Features
Sheathe Command: The command
/heirloom showtoggles between showing the "sheathed" blade on the player's back.
Hidden Features: There are environmental reactions, idle animations, item-loss protection mechanisms, achievements, and blood mechanics that can be discovered during gameplay.
Configuration: Many things may be adjusted to your liking in the config file.
