Mobile Networks: IoT addon

Mobile Networks: IoT Addon

Turn your in-game phone into a powerful control center for surveillance, automation, security, storage and connected devices.

Mobile Networks: IoT Addon expands the Mobile Networks mod with a complete Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, allowing players to monitor, manage and control machines and devices directly from their existing mobile phone.

Build automated mining operations, manage storage networks, protect yourself with security drones, automate farming and remotely monitor your world — all connected through your cellular network.

Devices and Tools

Surveillance and Monitoring

• Camera: Remotely monitor locations through a live video feed without teleporting your character. Supports adjustable orientation, remote terrain rendering and cross-dimensional viewing.
• TV: Wall-mounted monitor capable of displaying up to four camera feeds simultaneously in a 2×2 grid.
• Network Analyzer: Visualize cellular network coverage, identify signal gaps and find suitable locations for connected devices.

Autonomous Machines

• Miner: Autonomous mining robot capable of excavating tunnels, clearing terrain and mining selected areas. Features inventory management, item filters, automatic delivery and return-home functionality.
• Miner Central: Coordinates multiple miners simultaneously, automatically dividing mining areas into balanced sectors and tracking each worker's progress.
• Farmer: Automatically prepares farmland, plants seeds, harvests mature crops, replants and delivers collected resources.
• Animal Caretaker: Automates breeding for cows, sheep, pigs and chickens using supplied food and configurable population limits.
• Body Guard: Autonomous security drone that patrols around its owner and automatically attacks hostile entities threatening the player.
• Rescuer: Emergency rescue drone that travels to the player's location and transports them safely back to its designated home. The only IoT machine capable of operating when the player's cellular signal is in S.O.S. mode.

Storage and Logistics

• Rack: Metal server structure designed to house storage hardware.
• Blade: File server installed inside a Rack, providing storage capacity through installed disks.
• Storage Disks: Expand server storage capacity by installing additional disks into Blades.
• Storage Hub: Central interface for searching, organizing, depositing and withdrawing items across connected inventories, including an integrated crafting grid.
• Storage Connector: Connects separate storage networks wirelessly through cellular coverage, allowing remote inventories to be accessed from the main storage system.
• IoT Cables: Connect storage components and inventories into a shared storage network.
• Item Importer: Automatically extracts items from attached block inventories and transfers them into the storage system.
• Item Exporter: Automatically transfers items from the storage system into attached block inventories, maintaining player-configured quantities.
• IoT Crafter: Automatically crafts items using up to 20 recipes saved by the player. Supports recursive crafting, configurable ingredients and integration with the storage network.
• Storage Tablet: Portable device providing direct access to your available Storage Hub.

Energy and Equipment

• Solar Charger: Solar-powered FE charging station that generates energy during daylight and charges compatible equipment.
• Smart Multitool: Rechargeable tool combining pickaxe, axe and shovel functionality, with netherite-level harvesting, adjustable mining speeds and optional vein mining.

Smart Automation

Build interconnected systems that handle resource collection, transportation, processing and storage automatically.

• Automated Mining: Deploy miners individually or coordinate entire mining operations through Miner Central.
• Automated Farming: Grow, harvest and replant crops while maintaining your agricultural operations.
• Animal Management: Maintain livestock populations with automated breeding and food distribution.
• Inventory Management: Connect multiple inventories into a unified storage network.
• Automatic Import and Export: Transfer resources between storage networks and machines using configurable filters.
• Automatic Crafting: Configure up to 20 crafting recipes and let the IoT Crafter manufacture items using available resources.
• Recursive Crafting: Automatically craft required intermediate components when their recipes and materials are available.
• Remote Storage: Link separated storage systems through cellular coverage.
• Energy Integration: Supply compatible equipment using Forge Energy (FE).

The storage system supports item searching, filtering and sorting, while maintaining compatibility with supported vanilla and modded inventories.

Security and Emergency Rescue

Protect yourself and explore with additional support from autonomous drones.

Body Guard provides continuous protection by following and patrolling around its owner, detecting hostile threats and automatically engaging enemies.

Rescuer provides emergency transportation. When activated, the drone travels to the player's location, retrieves them and returns to its configured home position.

Unlike other IoT machines, the Rescuer can operate using S.O.S. cellular signal, making it the only IoT device available under this special emergency network condition.

Surveillance System

Create your own surveillance network with remotely accessible cameras and monitors.

• Place cameras on floors, walls or ceilings.
• Adjust camera rotation and tilt using the Mobile Networks screwdriver.
• Watch live feeds directly through your mobile phone.
• Display up to four cameras simultaneously on a TV.
• Monitor distant areas without moving your character.
• Access cameras across dimensions when network conditions permit.

Camera rendering uses the client's configured render distance, supporting up to 32 chunks.

Camera feeds may load remote terrain while active. Performance depends on the client, server and network conditions.

Your Phone, Your Network

IoT devices integrate directly with the existing Mobile Networks cellular infrastructure.

Devices inherit their owner's mobile operator and service plan. Remote access normally requires valid service and cellular coverage at both ends.

• Manage registered devices through Phone → IoT.
• Monitor device status, activity, location and signal.
• Access supported device controls and interfaces remotely.
• Use cellular coverage to connect distant systems.
• Maintain individual ownership of devices in multiplayer.
• Continue previously assigned autonomous tasks even when remote connectivity becomes unavailable.

S.O.S. Exception: The Rescuer supports emergency operation when the player's cellular signal is in S.O.S. mode. Other IoT machines still follow normal network and service requirements.

Your character remains physically present in the world while accessing remote devices, including camera feeds, and remains exposed to normal gameplay.

Mod Integrations

Mobile Networks: IoT Addon is designed to interact with supported Minecraft automation systems and other mods.

• NeoForge Item Capabilities: Supports compatible vanilla and modded inventories, respecting their automation rules.
• Forge Energy (FE): Compatible machines and equipment can interact with standard energy interfaces.
• JEI / EMI: Optional integration for recipe visualization and crafting template transfers.
• Jade: Optional integration for displaying additional machine information.
• Datapacks: Support for additional farming rules and configurable content.
• Protection Systems: Machine actions respect supported protection events and permissions.

Compatibility with external mods depends on their implementation of supported inventory, energy and automation interfaces.

Getting Started

1. Install the required mods on both the client and server.
2. Configure your Mobile Networks phone, operator and cellular service.
3. Craft and place your preferred IoT devices.
4. Use the original Mobile Networks screwdriver to configure supported equipment and select working areas.
5. Open Phone → IoT to view your registered devices.
6. Select a device to access its controls, inventory, monitoring interface or available actions.
7. Connect additional storage components and automation machines to expand your infrastructure.

The addon supports survival and multiplayer gameplay without requiring operator permissions.

Requirements

• Minecraft Java Edition
• NeoForge
• Java
• Mobile Networks — Required base mod.
• Simple Voice Chat — Used with the base mod.

Check the dependencies listed on the download page to ensure compatibility with your Minecraft installation.

The same addon build and compatible dependencies must be installed on both the client and server.

Bug Reports

If you encounter a bug, please provide:

• Minecraft, mod loader and installed mod versions.
• A description of the problem and steps to reproduce it.
• Expected behavior and actual behavior.
• Relevant logs or crash reports.
• Screenshots or videos when applicable.

For mining, farming and drone navigation issues, include information about the configured working area, nearby obstacles and relevant block or chest positions.

For camera issues, include information about render distance, dimensions and network coverage.

Credits

Developed by SalazarElite.

Based on Mobile Networks by ModlyStudios, used with permission and attribution.

Mobile Networks is a separate required mod and is not bundled with this addon.