Game Mechanics
Advanced mechanics and systems in Combine Ores.
Cooldown System
Many abilities have cooldowns to prevent spamming. Cooldowns are tracked per-player and shown as action bar messages.
| Ability Type | Typical Cooldown |
|---|---|
| Weapon right-click | 3-10 seconds |
| Armor sneak ability | 5-30 seconds |
| Blaster abilities | 10-20 seconds |
| Luxorite effect grant | 15 ticks (0.75s) |
| Scythe/Spear AoE | 5-20 seconds |
Enchantment Support
All Combine Ores items support vanilla enchantments:
Fortune (Drills)
Fortune increases ore drops when mining with drills. Higher Fortune levels = more drops.
Unbreaking (All items)
Reduces durability loss:
- Unbreaking I: 50% chance to avoid durability loss
- Unbreaking II: 66% chance
- Unbreaking III: 75% chance
Standard Enchantments
- Weapons support Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods, Fire Aspect, Knockback, etc.
- Armor supports Protection, Fire Protection, Blast Protection, etc.
- Tools support Efficiency, Silk Touch, etc.
Auto-Smelting (Pyronite)
Pyronite tools have a unique auto-smelt ability:
| Tool | Effect |
|---|---|
| Pyronite Pickaxe | Iron Ore → Iron Ingot, Gold Ore → Gold Ingot, Copper Ore → Copper Ingot |
| Pyronite Axe | Logs → Charcoal |
| Pyronite Drill | Same as Pickaxe + Axe combined |
Drill Mining Tiers
Drills are universal mining tools, but lower-tier drills have restrictions:
| Tier | Materials | Cannot Mine |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Wood | Obsidian, Ancient Debris, most ores except Coal |
| Tier 2 | Stone, Iron | Obsidian, Ancient Debris, Netherite blocks |
| Tier 3 | Copper | Obsidian, Ancient Debris, Diamond, Emerald, Netherite |
| Tier 4 | Diamond and above | No restrictions — mines everything |
All combined ore drills are Tier 4 (mine everything).
Durability Mode
The addon has an optional durability system:
- Can be toggled in the Guidebook admin settings
- When enabled, weapons and tools lose durability on use
- Unbreaking enchantment reduces durability loss
Ability Toggles
Players and admins can toggle abilities on/off:
- Tool abilities — enable/disable all weapon special abilities
- Armor abilities — enable/disable all armor set abilities
- Drill — enable/disable drill functionality
- Per-ability toggles — available in the Guidebook UI
Statistics Tracking
The addon tracks various gameplay statistics:
| Stat | What it tracks |
|---|---|
| Mobs Frozen | Times you froze a mob (Abyssalite) |
| Chakram Throws | Total chakrams thrown |
| Staff Casts | Total staff projectiles fired |
| Blaster Shots | Total blaster shots fired |
| Armor Abilities Used | Total armor ability activations |
See Also
- Weapon Types — How each weapon category works
- Combos & Tips — Strategies using these mechanics
- Guidebook — In-game reference and settings