Ranking Create AERONAUTICS Addons

Storyline / Premise

• The video is a ranking of Create Aeronautics (Minecraft) add-ons (the creator says the mod has been out for ~4 months).
• Each add-on is judged based on how it expands flight/vehicle building, controls, or quality-of-life features.

Gameplay Highlights & Key Tips (By Tier / Ranking)

B-tier: Create Propulsion

• Adds more thruster variety, with a strong focus on thrusters (the creator notes it feels heavily focused compared to the original Valkyrien Skies roots).
• Includes a Creative thruster for experimentation without fuel.
• Adds vector thrusters to control the direction of thrust, enabling ideas like auto-piloting setups.
• Introduces an automatic/compact stress generation concept using a Stirling engine:
  • Converts heat into stress (similar vibe to the vanilla Aeronautics engine).
  • Can be automated to feed fuel for longer operation.
  • Supports adjusting rotation speed.
• Adds tilt controllers that respond to redstone inputs (also usable for flaps/ailerons).
• Important context:
  • The creator emphasizes these add-ons are still in development and the ranking reflects current content.

B-tier: Create Aerowx

• A “control contraptions” add-on aimed at more technical players.
• Features a modular control system (e.g., joysticks/levers with swappable components).
• Focuses on precision redstone output control for fine adjustments.
• Joysticks/levers output signals by frequency, aiming to reduce extra “signal middle steps” (instead of only simple lever/button redstone).
• Adds a gyroscope block:
  • Helps keep aircraft upright even with awkward center-of-mass setups.
  • The creator calls it a “cheat code” for helicopters and airships, making building easier.
• Note from the creator:
  • Casual players might not need it, since Aeronautics’ simpler controllers (link controllers/typewriter) could be enough.

8th Place: Tool Gun-Type Utility Add-On (Favorite QoL, “for sure”)

• Includes survival + creative variants, behaving like GMod’s Tool Gun concept.
• Major benefit: save/load physics objects
  • Faster iteration: test changes and revert without rebuilding.
  • Recovery: teleport/return to saved physics objects if you eject/fail/fly off.
• Adds helpful operations:
  • Welding
  • Rope-like connection feature
• Adds a magnetic/physics gun and portable structure containers to move stuck contraptions (pick up like contraptions).
• Main downside mentioned:
  • It can feel like it breaks the raw Aeronautics theme in survival.
• Despite that, the creator calls it extremely useful for design/QoL.

A-tier: Transmission and Linkage

• Adds rods that transfer stress/SU between the real world and physics objects (and vice versa).
• Rod types mentioned:
  • Brass + Andesite rods for stress transfer with different elasticity/flex behavior
  • Pneumatic rods for stiffer joining/building use
  • A creative-only longer rod (the creator finds the “creative exclusive” choice confusing)
• Standout “sleeper” feature:
  • Kinetic conversion bearing can turn physics contraptions into stress generators, enabling “alive factory” vibes and large stress-transport setups.
• The creator praises it for unlocking industrial/creative automation possibilities.

A-tier: Create Deep Seas (Submarines)

• Conceptually “cool,” essentially bringing submarines to Aeronautics.
• Key mechanics:
  • Builds airtight contraptions that don’t flood when submerged.
  • Creative shortcut: place a block that drains water automatically.
• Survival complexity (main critique):
  • Uses an electrolyzer to generate oxygen from water (requires FE power).
  • Oxygen is pumped into a diffuser to clear water out and enable breathing.
  • Movement:
    • Ballast tanks control rise/fall by pumping/draining water.
    • Requires careful setup (the creator compares it to needing a clutch/gear-shift-style approach).
  • Forward/backward motion:
    • Water thrusters / submarine propellers, while managing center of gravity.
• The creator struggles with certain parts (especially pulleys) and isn’t sure whether it’s user error or mod behavior.
• Placement reasoning:
  • Feels like a “better version of Create Propulsion,” but the execution/complexity pushes it into an “Am I the problem?” tier label.

Gadgets & Gizmos: S-tier

• Adds miscellaneous Aeronautics-friendly features, with some items unclear to the creator.
• Notable features:
  • Lava-powered thrusters, with an oxidizer item that boosts thrust
  • Converts FE ↔ stress (note: one motor “tweaked out” when linked)
• Visual/structural feature:
  • A physics gantry where a shaft behaves as a physics object.
  • The creator doesn’t fully understand some sub-parts (notably the gantry bell and how stress transfer requirements work).
• QoL mechanics:
  • Variable transmission
  • Smart gearbox (useful rotation speed control in one block)
  • Adds an advanced aileron bearing:
    • Combines torsion spring + mechanical bearing + clutch
    • Double-sided, saving space
  • Enables building a tiny plane that actually flies, including praise for how small it can be.
• Minor issue:
  • Third-person view is slightly messed up.

Rope Thrower Add-on (Near S / Praised)

• Adds an item to throw rope:
  • Spawns a rope connector where the projectile lands.
• Includes:
  • A launcher for longer throws
  • A mounted cannon block to fire rope
• Mounted version advantages:
  • Rope comes directly from the block, avoiding extra rope-link connections.
• Quirks/downsides:
  • Mounted gun can’t cast rope onto other physics objects (annoying if that’s the intended use).
  • Mounted setup can be used with a link controller (big pro per the creator), though it seems glitchy.
  • Creates “rope handles” on landing, which the creator dislikes because it can clutter builds.

Coaster Simulated (CTM / Reviewed as Top-Tier “Surprising”)

• Released ~2 days before recording; creator says it looks polished.
• Roller coaster system:
  • Custom coaster tracks and track anchor points
  • Far fewer limitations than standard Create tracks:
    • Can go upside down, vertically, etc.
  • Helps players build smoothly by “holding your hand” and curving to future/previous segments.
• Utility blocks:
  • Rivets for placing blocks off-center/at angles using physics objects
  • Balloons
• Extra note:
  • Even without roller coasters, the mod provides physics-based carts (not entities like trains), enabling physics “shenanigans” with Aeronautics.
• The creator finds it intuitive and fun for close-proximity transport without train station setup.

Sticky Wheels (Quick, Fun Niche)

• Adds four honey-wheel variants that stick to walls and ceilings.
• Comparison: Bad Piggies’ plunger tires.
• Main praise:
  • Surprisingly low jank; feels consistent and easy to use.
• Suggested use:
  • Race courses.

Automated Vehicle Pathing (“Train” for Aeronautics Physics Objects)

• Adds automation for Create Aeronautics physics-object vehicles via “keyframing”:
  • Records vehicle position periodically (about once per second).
  • Playback reanimates the recorded path reliably.
• Critique:
  • Not the “coolest” approach compared to entity pathing, but more reliable for complex physics objects.
  • Still glitchy, especially with:
    • small near-ground vehicles doing best
    • cars not working well (rotation issues)
    • planes breaking sometimes
    • big weight changes (example: adding a netherite block) can stop functionality
  • Propellers may not spin during playback.
• Recovery/help:
  • If something breaks, stations tell you what to fix.
• Future potential (creator’s framing):
  • Automated plane/cargo/ferry/bus/airship transport for servers.

Sponsorship Mentioned

• War Thunder
  • Referenced as a way to pilot realistic tanks/planes/helicopters/ships on large multiplayer maps.
  • Emphasis on customization and realism.
  • Mentions current free-to-play status, rewards, and mobile availability.

Gamers / References Featured

• War Thunder (sponsor)
• Mentioned game references (not necessarily sources/people):
  • GMod (Garbage Mod) (for Tool Gun comparison)
  • Bad Piggies (sticky wheel analogy)
  • Simple Planes (comparison)
  • Kerbal Space Program / KSP (comparison)
  • Valkyrien Skies (original context for Create Propulsion)
  • Create Connected (comparison for controllers/mod ecosystem)