Virtual Redstone Wire

[English] | [简体中文]

A Minecraft mod for long-distance redstone signal transmission that does not rely on physical redstone blocks, supporting one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-one connections.

What does it do

Virtual Redstone Wire lets you transmit redstone signals between blocks wirelessly. Create a one-way link from an input block to an output block, and the redstone power at the input is mirrored to the output instantly. No cables, no physical redstone dust, no block entities.

Features

Wireless redstone links - link blocks up to 256 blocks apart (configurable, 1-1024)
One-way directional links - signal exits from the clicked face of the output block; a redstone lamp placed on the output block lights up directly
Signal strength preserved - transmits 0-15 signal strength, not just on/off
One-to-many broadcast - one input can feed multiple outputs
Many-to-one merge - multiple inputs can feed one output (highest signal wins)
Works after building - place the signal source, flip a lever, or remove a source at any time; links refresh in real time
Zero space occupation - no block entities, fully vanilla-compatible world
Cable Magnifier - highlights all links while held (blue input, yellow output, red path); sneak-right-click a block to inspect its links, or right-click a block to show its redstone signal strength and position above the hotbar
Cable Cutter - removes all outgoing links of an input block at once

Items

Item	Crafting
Virtual Cable	Redstone + Iron Ingot
Cable Cutter	Iron Ingot + Stick x2
Cable Magnifier	Redstone + Glass Pane + Stick

Usage

Virtual Cable

Hold a Virtual Cable and right-click an input block to select it

Right-click an input block with Virtual Cable to select it

Right-click an output block to create the one-way link (right-click the same block again to cancel)

Right-click an output block to create a one-way link

Power the input block with any redstone source; the output block delivers the signal from the clicked face

Cable Cutter

Right-click an input block to remove all links originating from it (only affects links where the block is the input/source)

Cable Cutter used on an input block before removing links

Cable Cutter after removing all outgoing links from the input block

Cable Magnifier

While held: all links are highlighted (blue input, yellow output, red path)

Cable Magnifier highlighting all links with blue input, yellow output, and red path

Sneak-right-click a block: open its link information panel

Sneak-right-click a block to open the link information panel

Right-click a block: show its redstone signal strength and position above the hotbar

Right-click a block to display its redstone signal strength and position above the hotbar

Undo & Redo

While holding a Virtual Cable or Cable Cutter, press Ctrl+Z to undo and Ctrl+Y to redo the most recent successful link operation (keybinds can be changed in the Controls settings). Undo cancels the latest operation (a created link is removed, a removed link is restored); redo re-executes it. History is client-side memory only (shared limit 20 by default, adjustable 10-100 in the Mods menu client config) and clears on game exit.

Undo a link creation with Ctrl+Z while holding the Virtual Cable

Requirements

Forge 47.4.22+
No other mod dependencies

Configuration

How to configure

Start the game (or server) once to generate the config files
Open the config file with a text editor:
- Server config: config/virtual_redstone_wire-server.toml (edit on the machine running the server)
- Client config: config/virtual_redstone_wire-client.toml
Change the values and save the file
Restart the game or server for the changes to take effect

Example (server, config/virtual_redstone_wire-server.toml):

maxLinkDistance = 512

Server options

maxLinkDistance - maximum link distance in blocks (default 256, range 1-1024)
magnifierRenderDistance - render distance for link visualization (default 512, range 64-1024)
networkChangeLogSize - capacity of the recent change table for incremental sync (default 200, range 200-1000)
operationLogEnabled - log every applied/rejected add/del operation to a per-world text file (default true)
operationLogSplit - operation log split mode: total (one shared file), both (shared + per-player), player (per-player only) (default total)
operationLogFile - operation log file name; with player/both split the base name gets a _<player> suffix (default Virtual_Redstone_Wire-Operations.log)
requestLogEnabled - log every received request (raw JSON) with its final status code, debug level (default false)
requestLogFile - request log file name (default Virtual_Redstone_Wire-Requests.log)
Server options can be viewed and changed in-game from the Mods menu (Config); owner-only

Client options

enableChatFeedback - chat feedback for operations (default false)
Client options can be changed in-game from the Mods menu (Config), taking effect immediately

Language Support

This mod is fully translated into:

简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
English

The in-game text (item tooltips, information panel, chat feedback, etc.) follows your Minecraft language setting automatically. No mod configuration is required.

How to switch language

Open the game and go to Options -> Language
Select 简体中文 (China) or English (US)
Confirm; the mod text switches immediately

The language setting is client-side: each player chooses their own language, and the server needs no configuration.

Notes

Chat feedback is disabled by default and can be enabled in the client config
This mod is inspired by Drive-By-Wire cable logic and works in a vanilla world with no mod dependencies
For support on more Minecraft versions, or to report issues and request features, visit the GitHub repository: https://github.com/JularDepick/Virtual-Redstone-Wire

虚拟红石线缆

[English] | [简体中文]

用于红石信号远程传递的 Minecraft 模组，不依赖实体红石方块，支持一对一、一对多、多对一连接。

功能简介

虚拟红石线缆可让您在方块之间无线传输红石信号。在输入端方块与输出端方块之间创建单向链路后，输入端的红石能量会即时反映到输出端。无需线缆、无需实体红石粉、无需方块实体。

特性

无线红石链路 - 方块间最远可链接 256 格（可配置，范围 1-1024）
单向定向链路 - 信号从输出方块的指定面射出；放在输出端方块本体上的红石灯可直接点亮
保留信号强度 - 传输 0-15 级信号强度，而非简单的开关
一对多广播 - 一个输入端可连接多个输出端
多对一合并 - 多个输入端可连接一个输出端（取最大信号）
建链后仍可调整 - 随时放置信号源、拨动拉杆或移除信号源，链路实时刷新
零空间占用 - 不使用方块实体，完全兼容原版世界
线缆放大镜 - 手持时高亮全部链路（蓝框输入、黄框输出、红线路径）；潜行右键方块查看链路信息，或右键方块在快捷栏上方显示其红石信号强度与坐标
线缆剪 - 一次移除输入端方块的全部出链

物品

物品	合成
虚拟线缆	红石 + 铁锭
线缆剪	铁锭 + 木棍 x2
线缆放大镜	红石 + 玻璃板 + 木棍

使用方法

虚拟线缆

手持虚拟线缆右键输入端方块以选中

手持虚拟线缆右键输入端方块以选中

右键输出端方块创建单向链路（再次右键同一方块可取消选中）

右键输出端方块创建单向链路

用任意红石源为输入端方块供能，输出端方块将从指定面射出信号

线缆剪

右键输入端方块，移除以其为起点的全部链路（仅作用于该方块作为输入端/起点的链路）

线缆剪使用前，输入端方块仍有链路

线缆剪使用后，输入端方块的全部出链被移除

线缆放大镜

手持时：高亮全部链路（蓝框输入、黄框输出、红线路径）

手持线缆放大镜高亮全部链路，蓝框为输入，黄框为输出，红线为路径

潜行右键方块：打开其链路信息面板

潜行右键方块打开链路信息面板

右键方块：在快捷栏上方显示其红石信号强度与坐标

右键方块在快捷栏上方显示红石信号强度与坐标

撤销与重做

手持线缆或线缆剪时, 按 Ctrl+Z 撤销、Ctrl+Y 重做最近一次成功的链路操作（可在游戏 Controls 设置中修改按键绑定）。撤销会取消最近一次操作（创建的链路被移除, 被移除的链路恢复）; 重做会重新执行它。历史仅保存在客户端内存（双栈共用上限默认 20, 可在 Mods 菜单客户端配置调整, 范围 10-100）, 退出游戏清空。

手持线缆按 Ctrl+Z 撤销链路创建

环境要求

Forge 47.4.22+
无其他模组依赖

配置

配置方法

先启动一次游戏（或服务器）以生成配置文件
用文本编辑器打开配置文件：
- 服务端配置：config/virtual_redstone_wire-server.toml（请在运行服务器的机器上修改）
- 客户端配置：config/virtual_redstone_wire-client.toml
修改数值并保存
重启游戏或服务器后生效

示例（服务端，config/virtual_redstone_wire-server.toml）：

maxLinkDistance = 512

服务端选项

maxLinkDistance - 最大链路距离（默认 256，范围 1-1024）
magnifierRenderDistance - 链路可视化渲染距离（默认 512，范围 64-1024）
networkChangeLogSize - 增量同步近期变更表容量（默认 200，范围 200-1000）
operationLogEnabled - 操作日志：add/del 执行/拒绝记录（默认开启）
operationLogSplit - 操作日志分割：total 合并同一文件 / both 合并+按玩家 / player 仅按玩家分文件（默认 total）
operationLogFile - 操作日志文件名（默认 Virtual_Redstone_Wire-Operations.log；player/both 分割时主名后缀 _<玩家名>）
requestLogEnabled - 请求日志：记录每次收到的原始请求与最终状态码，调试级（默认关闭）
requestLogFile - 请求日志文件名（默认 Virtual_Redstone_Wire-Requests.log）
服务端选项可在游戏内 Mods 菜单（Config）查看与修改，仅存档拥有者可改

客户端选项

enableChatFeedback - 操作聊天反馈（默认关闭）
客户端选项可在游戏内 Mods 菜单（Config）修改，即时生效

语言支持

本模组内置完整翻译：

简体中文
英文

游戏内文本（物品提示、信息面板、聊天反馈等）会跟随您的 Minecraft 语言设置自动切换，无需任何模组配置。

切换方法

进入游戏后打开 选项 -> 语言
选择 简体中文 或 English (US)
确认后模组文本立即切换

语言设置为客户端级：每位玩家可自选语言，服务端无需任何配置。

附注

聊天反馈默认关闭，可在客户端配置中启用
本模组受 Drive-By-Wire 线缆逻辑启发，可在原版世界使用，无模组依赖
如需更多游戏版本支持、反馈问题或建议功能，请前往 GitHub 仓库：https://github.com/JularDepick/Virtual-Redstone-Wire

Virtual Redstone Wire (虚拟红石线缆)