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Broadcast Without Modem

Started by DarkNinja2462, 06 April 2012 - 09:40 PM
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Posted 06 April 2012 - 11:40 PM
How do I use rednet.broadcast? When I try using rednet.broadcast nothing happens. I didn't attatch a modem. I wanted it to broadcast a message with redstone, not a modem. When I looked on the wiki it said it needs a modem. How do I do it without a modem?!?! I wanted to use the wireless redstone mod.
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Posted 06 April 2012 - 11:44 PM
You need to open whatever side you're using with rednet.open, first.
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Posted 06 April 2012 - 11:48 PM
You have to use bundled cables (redpower). Connect the computers you want with a bundled cable, use rednet.open (like Advert said) with the side the cable is in, and then broadcast the message.
I never used the wireless redstone mod, but you can only use it if it can send bundled cable state, since rednet uses the 16 colors on the redpower cables.
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Posted 07 April 2012 - 12:32 AM
Which color?
Was it black?
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Posted 07 April 2012 - 01:23 AM
DarkNinja2462, on 07 April 2012 - 12:32 AM said:
Which color?
Was it black?
Doesn't matter. Just connect a bundled cable. If you want to send rednet messages via redstone wire: That's not possible. You have to search a program that translates test into binary(I think) and vise versa. Then you can transmit text
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Posted 07 April 2012 - 02:34 AM
Actually u can't broadcast with redstone wire.
I even tried branching out thw colors and hooked it up again
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Posted 07 April 2012 - 12:04 PM
DarkNinja2462, on 07 April 2012 - 02:34 AM said:
Actually u can't broadcast with redstone wire.
I even tried branching out thw colors and hooked it up again
You need REDPOWER BUNDLED CABLES to transmit via wires or a special program that translates redstone into binary and back
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Posted 07 April 2012 - 06:28 PM
DarkNinja2462, on 07 April 2012 - 02:34 AM said:
I even tried branching out thw colors and hooked it up again
It should work that way. Check if there's something wrong with the setup (something not sending/receiving correctly), try seting some colors on the bundled with rs.setBundledOutput("side", color) to see if they are working.