Redstone Enhancements

Redstone Enhancements – Minecraft 1.21.5 Update

This release modernizes the mod for Minecraft 1.21.5 and finalizes the Redstone combat and utility systems with improved reliability, balance, and clarity.

Core Updates

• Updated the mod to support Minecraft 1.21.5 (Fabric).

• Removed durability consumption from all Redstone Tools and Weapons, making charge the sole limiting mechanic.

• Added player-controlled toggles:

  • Armor Pulse toggle (Alt + Shift)

  • Sword Chain Attack toggle (Shift while holding the Redstone Sword)

• Toggle states are persisted per player and restored automatically between sessions.

Redstone Charge Sources
Redstone items now gain charge from the following nearby blocks:

• All button types

• All pressure plate types

• On/Off–state redstone components:

  • Copper Bulbs (all variants)

  • Redstone Torches

  • Redstone Dust

  • Redstone Lamps

  • Comparators

  • Repeaters

  • Levers

  • Powered Rails, Activator Rails, Detector Rails

  • Daylight Sensors

  • Pistons and Sticky Pistons

• Additional charge-capable blocks:

  • Lecterns

  • Dispensers

  • Droppers

  • Observers

  • Hoppers

  • Redstone Blocks

Gameplay & UI Improvements

• Added an in-game GUI displaying:

  • The number of nearby charge-capable blocks

  • The resulting charge gain per second

• Armor Pulse and Sword Chain Attack no longer damage:

  • The player

  • Tamed pets and friendly entities

• Armor Pulse activation is now gated:

  • Requires holding Shift for 2 seconds

  • Only triggers when hostile mobs are nearby

Stability & Fixes

• Improved consistency of toggle behavior across sessions.

• General bug fixes and internal cleanup to finalize the feature set.