Dunac's Copper Rails
A mod that revitalizes rail travel: copper powered rails are cheaper and more plentiful, while gold powered rails are much faster.
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About this Mod
This mod adds a new item, the Copper Powered Rail. This item functions in exactly the same way as a normal gold powered rail, but accelerates carts more slowly.
As this mod is intended to make rail travel more viable than vanilla, I have compensated for this lower acceleration by significantly increasing the gold powered rail acceleration value. This means your logistics networks can swap copper for gold 1:1 and you should notice only increased efficiency.
I have also increased the minecart max speed to around 200 blocks per second. This is possible by forcing minecarts to use the Minecart Improvements movement logic. NOTE: The player DOES NOT need to enable Experimental Minecart Improvements for this to work. There is the risk that this mod will break minecart-timing-based redstone contraptions.
Available Versions
How to Install Dunac's Copper Rails on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Dunac's Copper Rails". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Dunac's Copper Rails server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Dunac's Copper Rails compatible with fabric?
Dunac's Copper Rails officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Dunac's Copper Rails – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Dunac's Copper Rails consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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