ModernStorage

ModernStorage is a digital storage network mod for Hytale, inspired by systems like Refined Storage and Applied Energistics. It is designed to make item storage, automation, and crafting cleaner, faster, and easier to manage.

Instead of sorting dozens of chests by hand, you can build a connected storage system using controllers, terminals, disks, cables, automation blocks, and crafting tools.

Main Features

Digital item storage through a central Storage Controller
Searchable Storage Terminal for viewing, depositing, and withdrawing items
Crafting Terminal with searchable recipes and direct crafting from network storage
Live item updates while terminals are open
Durability bars for damaged tools/items inside terminal views
Storage Bus items appear directly in the terminal item list
Storage disks with multiple tiers:
- 1K
- 4K
- 16K
- 64K
Disk Drives for expanding total storage capacity
Storage Access blocks for discovering nearby workbench recipes
Dedicated Modern Bench for crafting ModernStorage parts without cluttering the vanilla workbench

Cable Network

ModernStorage includes a full cable network system:

Storage Cable
Import Bus
Export Bus
Storage Bus

The network system has been optimized to reduce unnecessary ticking and improve performance, especially around unloaded chunks and larger storage setups.

Automation

Import Bus pull items from nearby containers into the storage network
Export Bus push items from the network into nearby containers
Import/export buses support item filters
Searchable item filter selection
Keep-amount logic for automation setups
Storage Bus support for linking inventories directly into the network
Match Inventory mode for smarter Storage Bus insertion behavior
Priority system for Controllers and Storage Buses
Furnace and processor support for automation routing
Import/export Buses pause properly when their chunks are unloaded

Terminal / UI Features

Search memory toggle for remembering your last search
Live item count updates while terminals are open
Crafting directly from stored materials
Craft amount options:
- Craft 1
- Craft 5
- Craft 10
- Craft X
Recipe filtering through the Crafting Terminal
Storage Bus items shown alongside stored disk items
Damaged tools/items display separately instead of stacking incorrectly
Durability bars are shown for damaged items

Wireless Storage

ModernStorage includes wireless access support.

With the infinite wireless upgrade, players can access their linked storage network from far away. If the access point chunk is unloaded, the system can use a safe disk snapshot mode so players can still access stored disk items without forcing unloaded chunks to tick.

Snapshot mode is disk-only. Physical containers, Storage Buses, Import Cables, and Export Cables resume normal behavior once their chunks are loaded again.

Crafting Progression

ModernStorage has its own progression through the Modern Bench.

Modern Bench is crafted from the vanilla workbench
ModernStorage recipes are split into categories:
- Blocks
- Cables
- Disks
Disk progression is tiered:
- 1K uses iron
- 4K upgrades from 1K with thorium
- 16K upgrades from 4K with cobalt
- 64K upgrades from 16K with adamantite

Performance Improvements

Recent updates include several performance and stability improvements:

Reduced import/export ticking cost
Improved behavior when chunks unload
Better storage network caching
Faster terminal searching
Faster crafting recipe loading
Safer background saving
Improved terminal stability
Fixed import/export buses not working until opened

Notes

This mod is designed for players who want cleaner storage management, automation, and crafting workflows.
Balance and recipe costs may still change over time.
Some systems were built around current Hytale behavior, so future Hytale updates may require compatibility fixes.
Textures are still WIP.
AI assistance was used during development.

Feedback

If you find bugs, strange behavior, performance issues, or balance problems, please report them. Feedback helps a lot, especially since this is my first Hytale mod release.