Cobalt Wireless
by Voxla
Cobalt Wireless adds a new ore that players can smelt and craft into a wrench and wireless blocks for sending redstone signals without wires.
What it does
The new ore generates in the Overworld. Smelting and crafting it produce new items, including a sword and a pickaxe, and a wrench used to place and connect the new blocks. Once two blocks are connected, a signal given to one block's redstone input appears as redstone output on the block it is linked to, so a circuit can span distance with no wire in between.
The mod is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License and open source. Its source code and issue tracker are public. Both the server and every player need it installed, because the wireless behavior has to run on each side of a connection.
Key features
New ore
A new ore generates in the Overworld, and smelting or crafting it leads to the mod's other items.
Ore-based tools
A sword and a pickaxe made from the new ore join the new items, giving players a use for it.
Wireless blocks
New blocks pass a redstone signal to a linked block without a wire, so a signal can cross open ground.
Wrench connections
The wrench links two wireless blocks, after which a signal given to one drives the output of the other.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Wire-free circuits
A player can run a lever or sensor signal to a far machine by linking two blocks with the wrench instead of laying redstone dust.
Multiplayer builds
Servers running the mod carry the wireless signal between bases, so players on the same server can share circuits.
Who it’s for: Players who build redstone circuits on Forge 1.20.1 and want signals without long runs of wire. Server owners who want wireless redstone on a multiplayer server should install it on the server and on every client.
How it compares
Virtual-Redstone-Wire is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server environment and the MIT License, and it is open source like Cobalt Wireless. NeoCBadd/CB Redstone Expansion is Forge and NeoForge for 1.16.5 – 1.21.1, with all rights reserved and no public source. Eroxen's Wireless Redstone runs on Fabric, Forge and Quilt for 1.20 – 1.21, and only the server needs it, with the client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt Wireless | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-10-14 |
| Virtual-Redstone-Wire | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-26 |
| NeoCBadd/CB Redstone Expansion | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-05 |
| Eroxen's Wireless Redstone | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21 | Server required, client optional | 2024-07-21 |
Questions
Does Cobalt Wireless need a loader other than Forge?
Does Cobalt Wireless have to be installed on the server?
How are two blocks connected?
In the catalog
Cobalt Wireless is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod was made to add wireless redstone and a new ore that can be found in the overworld. Within the mod are a couple of other things, like a new sword and pickaxe that you can use. You can access the wireless redstone mechanic within the mod by obtaining the new ore that the mod has added.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cobalt-wireless
- Owner
- Voxla
- Published
- 2023-08-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15