About ME-Beam-Former
From ModrinthAdd an ME Beam Former to AE2 to enable visually and wireless visually stunning ME network connections.
ME-Beam-Former
A lightweight Applied Energistics 2 addon that links two cable-bus parts with a visible, colored beam. It provides a clean, visual way to bridge ME network nodes across a short gap without extra cables.
Features
- Connect two Beam Former parts facing each other (up to 32 blocks).
- Real-time visibility of the link as a colored beam (inherits the cable color).
- Quick toggle: shift-right-click to hide or show the beam per pair.
- Respects occlusion and part collisions; beam auto-disconnects if blocked.
- Works with AE2’s grid and uses proper ticking/connection logic.
- Performance-friendly dynamic rendering with emissive visuals.
Requirements
- Minecraft: 1.20.1
- Forge: 47.x
- Applied Energistics 2: 15.4.x
Notes
- Designed to match AE2’s look-and-feel and part rendering pipeline.
- Client-only visuals; server logic stays minimal and safe.
- Compatible with common rendering optimizers. If you encounter visual glitches with shader/optimization mods, try disabling the specific beam-related setting.
Getting Started
- Craft two Beam Formers.
- Place them facing each other on cable buses.
- Power your ME network and enjoy the link. Use Shift+Right Click on either end to toggle beam visibility.
Enjoy a cleaner ME setup with clear, elegant links between nodes!
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 2 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.1.
Loaders
Runs on Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
ME-Beam-Former on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Forge, NeoForge
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.21.1-1.3.0, released 2026-03-16
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Forge | 1.20.1 | 1.20.1 |
| NeoForge | 1.21.1 | 1.21.1 |
From 5 recorded builds of ME-Beam-Former.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21.1-1.3.0 | 2026-03-16 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 1.3.0 | 2026-03-16 | 1.20.1 | Forge |
| 1.2.3 | 2026-01-09 | 1.20.1 | Forge |
| 1.21.1-1.2.3 | 2026-01-09 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 1.21.1-1.2.2 | 2025-12-18 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
Run ME-Beam-Former on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists ME-Beam-Former as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- ForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21.1 and 1 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorGaLi, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLGPL-3.0-onlyFree
