ACE User Manual

ACE: Aerial Combat Echelon is a NeoForge mod that adds jet-style free flight, CPU wave battles, and team dogfights to Minecraft.

This manual covers two setup paths:

MOD only: for players who want to try ACE in a new or existing world without the bundled world.
Bundled world: for players who want to start from a preconfigured world.

In Release 1, only the STANDARD aircraft is available. TYPE A and TYPE B may appear in the menu, but they are disabled for Release 1.

Common Requirements

Required Environment

Minecraft Java Edition 26.1.2
NeoForge 26.1.2.x
- The bundled Docker setup defaults to the tested version 26.1.2.73.
The same ACE mod jar installed on both the server and every client
One OP player for the initial setup

Distribution Files

File	Destination	Description
`mods/ace-1.0.1.jar`	Server and client `mods/` folders	The ACE mod jar. Every participant needs the same jar.
`mc-ace/world/datapacks/ace/`	Server world `datapacks/ace/`	Initial install function, teams, gamerules, and setup support.
`mc-ace/config/ace-server.yml.example`	Copy to server `config/ace-server.yml`	Example server configuration.
Bundled world	Server world folder	Preconfigured play world with sortie points and map setup.

ace-server.yml is the actual server-specific config file. For distribution, copy ace-server.yml.example to config/ace-server.yml.

MOD Only Setup

"MOD only" means installing ACE into a new or existing world without using the bundled world.

For normal play, installing the included datapack is recommended in addition to the mod jar. The datapack provides the A.C.E Menu, initial gamerules, team setup, and diagnostics.

Installation Steps

Put ace-1.0.1.jar into the server mods/ folder.