Predator Missile

By
Crabb4n

Launch and mouse-guide a Predator Missile through a thermal camera, with signal-loss warnings, three warheads, custom audio, smoke trails, and impact effects.

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Description

Predator Missile

Predator Missile is a standalone mod that lets you fly a missile through its onboard thermal camera.

Hold the targeter to launch, then point the camera where you want the missile to go. Version 3.0 rebuilt the flight controls, multiplayer syncing, collision checks, and chunk loading so the missile responds directly and keeps working far from the player.

Standalone mod: Immersive Aircraft is not required. Outside Creative mode, the targeter is consumed after a successful launch unless the server disables item consumption. Each player can guide one missile at a time.

Features

Direct mouse steering: the missile follows the camera without the old delayed input
Thermal camera positioned ahead of the missile, so its model does not block your view
Connected, weak-signal, link-lost, and failsafe states
Smooth local movement backed by server-authoritative guidance in multiplayer
Swept collision checks that catch blocks and entities between ticks
Chunk loading that follows the missile and restores the player's normal view afterward
Target markers only for entities the camera can actually see
Standard, high-yield, and clean warheads with different handling and damage
Abort guidance and manually detonate after the warhead is armed
Custom missile model, launch and impact audio, smoke, fire, explosions, and camera shake

How to use

Craft or obtain a Predator Missile Targeter.
Aim where the missile should enter, then hold use to arm and launch it.
Your view switches to the missile camera once the feed is ready.
Move the mouse to aim; the missile turns toward the camera direction.
Guide it to impact. Press G to detonate once armed, or X to abort guidance.

Distance, blocked signal, missing control packets, or leaving the server can weaken or break the link. If the connection is not recovered, guidance ends and the missile enters its timed failsafe.

Warheads

Standard Warhead — balanced speed, handling, blast, and terrain damage
High-Yield Warhead — heavier and slower to turn, with the largest explosion
Clean Warhead — faster handling and entity damage without block damage

Survival and multiplayer

The targeter is consumed after a successful launch outside Creative mode unless disabled by the server.
Creative-mode players retain the targeter.
Each player can control one active missile at a time, and servers can limit the total number of active missiles.
For multiplayer, install the mod on both the client and server.

Installation

Download the file matching your Minecraft version and mod loader.
Install Fabric API when using Fabric.
Place the Predator Missile file in your Minecraft mods folder.
For multiplayer, install the same compatible version on the server.

Compatibility

Minecraft 1.20.1: Fabric and Forge
Minecraft 1.21.1: Fabric and NeoForge
Java: Java 17 for Minecraft 1.20.1; Java 21 for Minecraft 1.21.1
Fabric: Fabric API required
Environment: Client and server

Version 3.0.0 has builds for the four combinations listed above. There is no Minecraft 1.21.11 build. The Forge 1.20.1 build no longer injects into ChunkMap.move, fixing the reported Radium Reforged conflict and the disappearing-chunk problem during guidance.