Redstone genius needed

[Pentagram]

Hey everyone.. Or just the redstone genius'...

I'm trying to make the "launch" buttons for my powered rail also call a cart from the opposite end... which is around 250 blocks away in the nether.

The space available is 2x2 (2 wide, 2 high - can expand to 3 high).

I need the wire to accept signals from both ends, and transmit them to the other end..

Is there any way of doing this?

Thanks :)

I swear I've done this before, but the server I did it on is offline, so I can't check..

[Stormweaver]

something 250 blocks away wouldn't be in a loaded chunk, so you wouldn't be able to call it at all.

[Pentagram]

.... Damn >_<

[Deepsniper]

But what you could do is multiple stages at long distances like 128 blocks away using lenses :D

[Pentagram]

Problem: This is on Edolas server, no BTW :(

[Gdnite]

Tie a wolf to the minecart and promise to feed it when it gets to the other end.... But yeah unless the chunks in question are loaded at the other end and in the middle there would be no possible way to do that.

[gftweek]

I assume the purpose is to always have a minecart ready at each end?

Instead couldn't you just use a couple of minecart pez dispensers or even just item dispensers (more manual though as you have to reload them by hand IIRC)?

[The Phoenixian]

I assume the purpose is to always have a minecart ready at each end?

Instead couldn't you just use a couple of minecart pez dispensers or even just item dispensers (more manual though as you have to reload them by hand IIRC)?

Actually, hand reloading may be avoidable if you have the pez dispensers automatically send a cart to the other side for each cart that arrives and then send the arrived cart into storage. You might need a two lane track in order to keep carts from opposite sides from smashing into each other though.

[Urian]

A really easy way would be to have a detector rail near your end destination and have it send a signal when you pass it that sends a cart on the other track back where you came from.