Dimensional Anchors
What does this mod do?
Dimensional Anchors adds a special block to the game that allows keeping chunks permanently loaded. This is particularly useful for maintaining the operation of automated systems, farms, and mechanisms even when you are far away from them.
Main Features
Right-clicking on the block opens a control interface. If you are the owner of the chunk loader or a server administrator, you can change the size of the loaded area without needing to reinstall the block.
The green button increases the loading area by one chunk, and the red button decreases it. In multiplayer games, each player has a limit on the number of simultaneously loaded chunks, but in single-player or for administrators, there are no restrictions.
Visualization of Loaded Chunks
Pressing the F9 key activates a special display mode:
- Blue and orange frames show the location of all chunk loaders, even those hidden behind walls. Blue color indicates your blocks, orange indicates those belonging to other players
- A translucent blue border surrounds the current chunk you are in
- Green lines are displayed in the corners of each loaded chunk
- Red squares above head level show loaded areas, with color intensity depending on the number of chunk loaders affecting one chunk
Fuel System
In the settings, you can enable the requirement for fuel to operate chunk loaders. Without fuel, blocks stop functioning and are not counted in the player's limit. Fuel consumption is proportional to the number of loaded chunks - a 3×3 loader will consume 9 times more than a 1×1.
Standard Fuel Types:
| Item | Operation time per 1 chunk | Operation time per stack |
|---|---|---|
| Coal | 10 minutes | 10 hours 40 minutes |
| Charcoal | 1 minute | 1 hour 4 minutes |
| Redstone | 1 minute | 1 hour 4 minutes |
| Ender pearl | 15 minutes | 4 hours |
| Magma cream | 15 minutes | 16 hours |
| Eye of ender | 30 minutes | 32 hours |
| Dirt | 1 second | 1 minute 4 seconds |
| Cobblestone | 1 second | 1 minute 4 seconds |
| Smoothstone | 3 seconds | 3 minutes 12 seconds |
| Netherrack | 4 seconds | 4 minutes 16 seconds |
| Nether brick | 10 seconds | 10 minutes 40 seconds |
| Glowstone dust | 2 minutes | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Administrator Commands
For Minecraft 1.3+ versions, the following commands are available:
/dimanc getquota username- shows the current and maximum number of loaded chunks for a player/dimanc override username number- sets an individual limit for a player/dimanc setfuel ID time unit- configures new fuel with specified operation time/dimanc setpipemode allow/block- allows or blocks automatic fuel supply
All fuel types and their parameters are fully configurable through the configuration file, giving administrators complete control over the system.
