Source Machine Dragon (Dragon Survival Addon)

⚠️ This is a beta release. Content, numbers and balance may still change - feedback is very welcome!

A note from the author: I'm a high school senior this year, so updates will be slow and irregular — I'll keep working on it whenever I have time. Thank you for your patience and support!

Categories: Technology, Magic, Mobs, Adventure and RPG

Source Machine Dragon adds a brand-new dragon species to Dragon Survival: the Source Machine Dragon (源械龙), forged by the Source Machine Engineering Laboratory (S.M.E.L.) from precision machinery and an energy core.

Feed it metal, watch its Wear value and Source Energy Load, and it will answer with a full arsenal of mechanical abilities.

Requirements

Known Issues (Beta)

• Overload Mode — The buff effect from Overload Mode currently does not disappear after the ability ends. (Fix in progress)

Traits

• Immune to negative potion effects.
• Feeds on metal — metal ingots, coal, quartz, diamonds, blaze rods and its own delicacies.
• Manages two unique resources: Wear and Source Energy Load.

Weaknesses

• Water causes a short circuit — do not take your machine dragon swimming.
• Hot environments cause overheating.

Core mechanics

Wear (磨损值)

Casting abilities and taking hits wears the chassis down. Eat metal to repair it — every food has its own repair value (from −15 for copper up to −100 for mixed metal).

Source Energy Load (源能负荷)

Spending mana builds up Source Energy Load, displayed as its own bar in the HUD next to your inventory. Push it too far and the machine runs into overload.

Abilities

Active — 11 (More in development)

Passive — 9

Alloy Armor · Claws and Fangs · Geological Exploration · Mechanical Maintenance · Mechanical Wings · Sonic Material · Source Machine Magic · Source Machine Spin · Wear System

Mechanical Wings unlock automatically once the species is chosen. Source Machine Spin requires Spin Empowerment, just like Dragon Survival's own spin.

Items

• Turret line: Source Machine Turret, Source Machine Turret Barrel, Magnetic Bomb Shell, Photoelectric Projectile, Timed Bomb Shell
• Metals: Bronze Ingot, High-Carbon Steel Ingot, Red Gold Alloy Ingot, Mixed Metal Ingot
• Dragon-specific: Source Machine Dragon's Treat, Source Machine Dragon Soul

Diet

Metal ingots (iron, copper, gold, netherite, bronze, high-carbon steel, red gold alloy, mixed metal), coal, quartz, diamonds, blaze rods — and the Source Machine Dragon's Treat, crafted from Elder Dragon Dust.

• Red Gold Alloy Ingot = 1 Gold Ingot + 1 Redstone
• Mixed Metal Ingot = any 3 different metal ingots

Skins

Two complete sets of skin components are included, covering every body part. More are on the way.

Roadmap

Planned for upcoming releases:

• More materials & blocks — Source Machine Ingot, Source Machine Smithing Template, plus Aluminum and Deep Blue Corundum as new material lines
• Tools & armor — a full Source Machine tool set and armor set, plus Aluminum and Corundum tools
• Dragon weaknesses — the full short-circuit (water) and overheating (heat) system
• Source Energy Load payoff — overload gameplay and the ultimate ability Terminal Star Rail: Overlimit Fusion Beam
• Attribute Discs — equippable discs that change how abilities behave
• More skin components — additional parts for every body slot
• Ability Plugins — additional enhancements for the Source Machine Dragon
• More abilities — various powerful new abilities

Credits

• The Dragon Survival team — for the dragon framework, growth system and ability system this addon is built on.
• 时光不匆 (Timeslowly) — the author of the Wing Kirin addon. This project would not have been possible without his immense help. He generously took the time to review, debug, and fix all the code, abilities, and functions of this addon. His guidance and coding expertise have been invaluable. Thank you so much!

Author: XiaoHuo

· License: All Rights Reserved

Requires Dragon Survival.