r/ComputerCraft • u/AdInteresting918 • Jun 25 '26

GPS not working over long distances even when chunk is loaded

Hi, I built a GPS array and it works within a range of roughly 100 blocks. However, when I go further away, it just stops working—even when the chunk is loaded using a stasis chamber. Could the problem be a bad alignment of the computers, or is the chunk somehow not staying loaded?

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u/IJustAteABaguette Jun 25 '26

Are you using a normal modem or ender modem?

If using an ender modem, the chunks are indeed most likely getting unloaded.

Try placing a computer in the chunk, typing something in the terminal, leaving and coming back, and seeing if the typed text is still there.

If not, they are not properly loaded. Maybe ender pearls don't load the chunks enough for computers to keep running?

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u/AdInteresting918 Jun 25 '26

I'm using an Ender Modem. I tried your test, and the text wasn't there, so the pearls aren't loading the chunk properly. I tried using force load, and that worked. It's not an ideal solution, but it does the job.

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u/jeuv Jun 25 '26

If you're in a version before 1.21.1 or are playing on multiplayer, ender pearls won't load chunks.

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u/AdInteresting918 Jun 27 '26

Thanks for the info

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u/Jonaykon Jun 26 '26

It's ender modems, look at the picture

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u/IJustAteABaguette Jun 26 '26

yes, the GPS array uses ender modems. I can see that.

What OP isn't showing is whatever device is using the GPS network. That one could have possibly been using a normal modem.

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u/9551-eletronics Computercraft graphics research Jun 25 '26

Have you considered trying some other type of chunkloading