Making Clay Soldiers Work
To have Clay Soldiers perform tasks for you, they must first be loyal to you. Once loyal, you can command them using the Clay Brush, a versatile tool that lets you assign tasks and manage their behavior.
Commanding Soldiers with the Clay Brush
The Clay Brush has multiple modes that let you control your soldiers. Right-clicking in the air or on a Block will cycle between the available modes.
Command Mode:
- When the Clay Brush is set to
Command
mode, right-clicking on a soldier will make it sit and wait for further instructions. - If you click on a King or Queen Soldier, all nearby soldiers will sit as well, allowing you to halt a group at once.
Clay Soldiers ordered to sit.
- When the Clay Brush is set to
POI Mode (Point of Interest):
- In
POI
mode, left-clicking (attacking) on a block will set that location as a POI. Clicking in the air will clear the saved POI. - Right-clicking on a soldier in this mode will assign them the POI, which they will treat as their primary work area.
- When Soldiers are too far way from their POI point they will return to it.
- When Assigned to a Storage like a chest, they will equip every Item found in the Storage.
- This only works if they are not currently working
- In
Work Mode:
- When in
Work
mode, you can assign specific tasks toPacifist
soldiers by clicking on them. Here are the tasks they can perform:- Breaking Crops: Soldiers will harvest crops in their assigned area.
- Placing Seeds: Soldiers will take seeds from the POI (POI needs to have an Inventory) and replant the crops.
- Picking Up Items: Soldiers will collect nearby items and deposit them into the designated POI (POI needs to have an Inventory).
- Digging: Soldiers will excavate a 5x5 around the assigned POI. Multiple Soldier are required to break harder materials. (Requires Poi).
Tips
A Soldier becomes a
Pacifist
by giving them WheatNone Pacifist
Soldiers with a POI point will walk around the point and guard it.
- When in
Clay Goggles
Equipping Clay Goggles allows you to see the task the Soldier is doing.