TaCZ Weapons and Tactics Mod Wiki

Timeless and Classics Zero (TaCZ) is a complete remaster of the original Timeless and Classics (TaC) mod, built from the ground up for Minecraft. It transforms the game into a tactical FPS experience with sophisticated shooting mechanics, immersive maneuvering, and detailed weapon inspection animations. The mod is designed to be survival-friendly, featuring a progression system centered around specialized crafting workbenches and resource management.

Key features include:

• 3A Visuals & Animations: Unique reloading, drawing, and inspection animations for every firearm.
• Modular Customization: A real-time attachment system allowing players to modify scopes, muzzles, grips, and stocks.
• Performance Optimization: Level of Detail (LOD) strategies and asynchronous resource loading to ensure high FPS even with large gun packs.
• Extensibility: Support for custom gun packs that can be added without coding.

TaCZ introduces three primary workbenches required to create and maintain your arsenal. These blocks are the foundation of the mod's survival progression.

Gun Smith Table

The central hub for weapon production. It allows players to craft all base firearms and 'Weapons and Tactics' additions using blueprints and raw materials.

• Recipe: 4x Iron Ingot, 1x Iron Block, 3x Logs (Oak, Birch, or Jungle).
• Function: Select a weapon blueprint to view its material requirements (e.g., Iron, Gold, Diamonds, Quartz) and craft it directly.

Attachment Table

Used to manufacture tactical accessories that improve weapon performance.

• Recipe: 1x Glass Block, 1x Redstone Torch, 1x Chest, 2x Iron Ingots.
• Function: Crafts scopes, muzzle brakes, silencers, tactical grips, and stocks.

Ammo Assembly Table

A specialized station for mass-producing various calibers of ammunition.

• Recipe: 2x Copper Ingots, 1x Iron Ingot, 1x Iron Ammo Box.
• Function: Converts copper, gunpowder, and iron into bullet stacks. Higher-tier ammo may require specialized materials like Blaze Rods.

Storage & Utility

• Ammo Boxes: Available in Iron, Gold, and Diamond tiers. These act as specialized chests that only store ammunition, with higher tiers offering significantly more slots.
• Targets: Includes Humanoid Targets and Minecart Targets for practicing aim. They display damage numbers and critical hit indicators when struck.

The mod adds dozens of firearms, each with distinct stats, recoil patterns, and effective ranges. Weapons are categorized by their tactical role.

Pistols & Sidearms

Reliable backup weapons with fast draw speeds and low ammo costs.

• Glock 17: Standard 9mm pistol with a 17-round capacity. High fire rate and low recoil.
• M1911: Classic.45 ACP handgun with high stopping power but limited magazine size.
• Desert Eagle.50: High-caliber hand cannon capable of massive damage at the cost of extreme recoil.
• CZ75: Versatile pistol with an automatic fire mode option.
• B93R: Machine pistol featuring a 3-round burst fire mode.

Assault Rifles & Battle Rifles

Versatile weapons for mid-to-long-range engagements.

• SCAR-L / SCAR-H: Reliable rifles with high modularity and balanced stats.
• HK416A5: Modern tactical rifle with excellent fire rate and stability.
• AKM: High-damage rifle using 7.62mm rounds; features significant vertical recoil.
• G3: A heavy battle rifle with 50% armor penetration, dealing 12 base damage.
• AUG: Bullpup rifle with an integrated optic and high accuracy.

Sniper Rifles & Marksman Weapons

Precision tools for long-distance eliminations.

• M700: Bolt-action rifle using.30-06 rounds. Exceptional accuracy.
• AWM: High-powered sniper rifle capable of one-shotting most mobs.
• M95.50 Salvation: Anti-materiel rifle requiring Netherite and Diamonds to craft. Deals massive damage and pierces armor.
• Kar98k: Historical bolt-action rifle with high iron-sight clarity.

Shotguns

Devastating at close range with pellet-based damage mechanics.

• 590M: Pump-action shotgun with high reliability.
• M1014: Semi-automatic combat shotgun for rapid clearing.
• DB2 Duran: Double-barrel shotgun with massive burst potential.

Submachine Guns (SMGs)

High fire rate weapons optimized for close-quarters combat.

• MP5 (A2/A5/SD6): The gold standard for SMGs; low recoil and high mobility.
• P90: Features a 50-round magazine and high armor penetration.
• Vector: Extreme fire rate capable of shredding unarmored targets instantly.

Heavy Weapons

• M134 Minigun: High-capacity suppression weapon; features a spin-up time and overheating mechanic.
• RPG-7: Explosive launcher for clearing groups of mobs or destroying structures (if enabled in config).

TaCZ features a real-time attachment UI (default key: Z) that allows players to modify their weapons on the fly. Attachments provide both buffs and debuffs to weapon handling.

Attachment Categories

• Optical Sights: Ranges from Red Dots (1x) to Sniper Scopes (up to 60x). Affects Aim Down Sights (ADS) speed and field of view.
• Muzzles: Includes Silencers (reduces sound and muzzle flash), Muzzle Brakes (reduces recoil), and Flash Hiders.
• Grips: Such as the Talon Grip. These primarily reduce vertical and horizontal recoil or improve hip-fire accuracy.
• Stocks: Tactical stocks improve stability and reduce the 'sway' while aiming.
• Magazines: Extended magazines increase ammo capacity but typically slow down reload times and ADS speed.

Ammo is categorized by caliber and projectile type. Each weapon requires a specific caliber to function.

Common Calibers

• 9mm /.45 ACP: Standard pistol and SMG rounds.
• 5.56x45mm / 7.62x51mm: Standard rifle rounds.
• .300 Blackout: Specialized rifle rounds often used with suppressed weapons.
• 12 Gauge: Shotgun shells (Buckshot or Slug).
• .50 BMG: Heavy anti-materiel rounds.

Projectile Variants

• Full Metal Jacket (FMJ): Standard rounds with balanced damage and penetration.
• Hollow Point (HP): Increased damage against unarmored targets but poor performance against armor.
• High Explosive (HE): Adds a small explosive radius to the impact point.
• Incendiary: Ignites targets on hit.
• Non-Lethal: Includes Bean Bags and Pepperballs (often added by the Weapons and Tactics pack).

TaCZ introduces several advanced mechanics that differ from vanilla Minecraft combat.

Keybindings

Combat Systems

• Headshots: Landing a shot on a mob's head deals critical damage, indicated by a red hitmarker.
• Armor Penetration: Different calibers and weapons have varying effectiveness against armored mobs (Zombies in armor, etc.).
• Recoil & Spread: Continuous fire increases bullet spread and pushes the camera upward. Crouching or crawling significantly reduces these effects.
• Weight System: Carrying heavy weapons (like the Minigun or M95) reduces player movement speed.
• Damage Drop-off: Bullets lose damage over long distances, requiring snipers for far-off targets.

Administrators can customize the mod's behavior using commands and config files (requires Cloth Config).

Commands

• /tacz reload: Reloads all gun packs and configurations without restarting the game.
• /tacz config <key> <value>: Modifies server-side settings in real-time.
• /give @s tacz:modern_kinetic_gun{GunId:"tacz:glock_17"}: Gives a specific gun via NBT tags.

Configuration Options

• Explosions: Enable or disable block destruction from RPGs and HE rounds.
• Damage Multipliers: Global settings to increase or decrease gun damage for balance.
• Crawling: Toggle the ability to crawl for tactical positioning.
• Loot Injection: Configure guns and ammo to spawn in vanilla loot chests (Dungeons, Villages).