Human Mech

Human Mech
tech

Press F. Use this tech, spawn a mech. Then destroy things.

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Disabled: Not currently available Human Mech is currently disabled from the game. Assets for this exist within the game files, but will not be encountered through normal gameplay.

Human Mech was a mech type vehicle which was enabled using tech. The Human Mech was the first mech designed and announced for Starbound. It allowed players to move, drill and attack in a mechanized suit.

An early version of it was included on the FAQ page, in the question

<– Will I be able to ride this?

Yup! :o"

It was later updated to the last version of the Mech, which was shown in a daily update by Tiy. Soon after Rho shared the new animation on Twitter, revealing the name as well as its origin. The name came from the naming syntax that Rhopunzel uses for versions of work, and the filename "mechx5c-1" was one that stood out as 'cool'.

The mech was later redesigned to change the view from a straight ahead to a semi-side view to aesthetically match the art style for other objects.

The updated Mech animation:

The techs that summoned beta mechs were removed from the game, while the mech vehicles themselves were left disabled in the game assets. Modular mechs were later implemented in update version 1.3.0.

History

• Perturbed Koala: Added
  

Data

itemName: humanMechTech

File Details Spawn Command /spawnitem humanMechTech File Name humanmech.techitem File Path assets/tech/mech/humanmech

Tech
Head Distortion Sphere • Aqua Sphere • Spike Sphere • Sonic Sphere Body Dash • Air Dash • Sprint • Blink Dash Legs Pulse Jump • Multi Jump • Rocket Jump • Wall Jump