HB’s Satellites - Forge & Fabric 1.20.1 - and more versions soon!
Overview
HB’s Satellites is a Minecraft mod that allows you to view distant terrain in a futuristic 3D style.
The Satellite Block may be placed anywhere in the world and streams a live feed to the Controller and Display Blocks.
Block Texture Art: @kovrik337 (discord)
Item Upgrade Texture Art: @DylanJordaan...again
The Controller Block can adjust:
- Viewing area
- Viewing depth
- Viewing height
Target Controller Block
- Target any position on the map and a hint will show the exact block position
- When "Firing" the weapon, the weapon stored inside is triggered and a message is sent to the Target Receiver
- The only currently supported weapon is a Redstone torch which sets a Waypoint in the world
- Target Receiver Bock
- receives the set location from the Target Controller Block and emit a redstone signal when the Target Controller "Fired"
The terrain appears as a 3D semi-holographic diorama, letting players explore and monitor vast stretches of land remotely.
Hostile and friendly entities appear as pings on the satellite feed — customizable in the config file.
Satellite Upgrades (Not craftable for now)
- MultilinkUpgrade: allows connecting multiple displays to a single satellite (not in use)
- Ore Scanner Upgrade: allows viewing ores on the satellite display (ores to view can be configured in the configs)
- Range Upgrade: increases satellite operational viewing range
- Depth Upgrade: increases satellite depth viewing range
- Entity Scanner Upgrade: reveals entities as colored pings on the display
- Player Scanner Upgrade: distinguishes players between green (friendly) and red (enemy) depending on their dyed items
- Entity Detector Upgrade - all display blocks emit a redstone signal if an entity occupies their viewing range, strength of signal proportional to entityType
- green ping - 3
- white ping - 6
- blue ping - 9
- red ping - 12
Why You Might Want This Mod
- Monitor distant areas for resources or enemies
- Scout an enemy base or spy on friends
- Locate ores or distant structures
- (Future) Launch aerial or ballistic attacks using satellite data
Main Features
Satellite Block:
Can be placed anywhere and loads distant chunks as necessary.
Controller Block:
Links to the Satellite Block by matching wool color.
Right-click the colored section with a wool block to set it directly.
Display Blocks:
Add as many as you like to view different perspectives around the satellite.
Use the Controller to navigate ordinally or descend into caves.
Interactive Hologram:
The hologram lights up as you hover.
Right-click any block to get its exact coordinates.
