Hbs Satellites

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.