
Redstone Emitters Require Redstone
Makes crafting levers, buttons, pressure plates and tripwire hooks require redstone
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About this Mod
This simple data mod/datapack changes crafting recipes of basic redstone signal emitters (buttons, pressure plates, lever and tripwire hook. And, by extension from tripwire hook, trapped chest as well) to require redstone. There are two reasons for that.
First reason is conceptual. For a long time I wondered, how two plank/stone blocks smashed together into a thin plate create redstone energy? Or just one extremely compressed planks/stone block? Or a stick shoved into a cobblestone? Or a peculiar construction of wood and iron?.. Redstone itself is a rather magical power, creating energy out of itself (being more realistic to simulate logical gates more than real castle ones). But these basic redstone signal emitters lack even it! So I made them all require a pinch of redstone dust.
This also "pushes the progression" further - now you require redstone to do any kind of mechanism.
Second reason is more immediate and practical one, that actually caused me to make this mod. By adding requirement of redstone into recipes of the blocks above, their basic vanilla recipes (like one planks block (stone, cobblestone, iron or gold ingot) or two in a row, or for more exotic ideas, stick in a cobblestone and iron on stick on planks) are now freed up for something more "grounded" than redstone components. I intend to use atleast two of these freed up basic recipes for my other smaller mods.
Compatibility with my Better Stones mod is included, affecting crafting of granite, diorite and andesite buttons and pressure plates.
As this is a very basic recipe tweak, you can freely port/recreate it for other versions.
Available Versions
How to Install Redstone Emitters Require Redstone on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Redstone Emitters Require Redstone". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1, 1.20
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Redstone Emitters Require Redstone server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Redstone Emitters Require Redstone compatible with datapack and forge?
Redstone Emitters Require Redstone officially supports datapack, forge for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Redstone Emitters Require Redstone – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Redstone Emitters Require Redstone 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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