Drone Logistics

Automated item delivery between your storages using flying delivery drones. Built for Minecraft Forge 1.20.1.

Overview

Drone Logistics turns hauling resources between bases into an automated task. Instead of running chests back and forth, you build a network of terminals, attach storages and a drone to them, and order the items you need. A drone then flies to the other storage, picks up the cargo and brings it back to you.

Core parts

Logistics Terminal. A control block where you browse your storages, place orders and collect deliveries.
Linking Tool. Used to select a storage area (any chests and containers inside it) and to attach the storage and the drone to a terminal.
Delivery Drone. A flying entity that physically travels from your terminal to the target storage and back.

How to play

Craft and place terminals where you need them.
With the Linking Tool, middle-click two blocks to mark the storage area, then Shift plus right-click a terminal to create and attach the storage.
Right-click a drone with the Linking Tool to select it, then right-click your terminal to attach the drone.
Open the terminal, pick another of your storages, add the items you want to the order and press Order.
The drone flies out, collects the cargo and brings it to your terminal buffer. You can watch the route and the arrival time on the map, and the receiving storage shows an incoming drone panel.

Anti dupe and reservation

When you place an order, the items are immediately taken out of the target storage and held by the order, so they cannot be stolen while the drone is in transit. A terminal that has an active delivery cannot be broken until the delivery finishes.

Crafting

Logistics Terminal:

Top row: iron ingot, glass pane, iron ingot
Middle row: redstone, ender pearl, redstone
Bottom row: iron ingot, iron ingot, iron ingot

Linking Tool:

Top row: empty, ender pearl, empty
Middle row: iron ingot, redstone, iron ingot
Bottom row: empty, iron ingot, empty

Delivery Drone:

Top row: iron ingot, redstone block, iron ingot
Middle row: empty, iron block, empty
Bottom row: iron ingot, empty, iron ingot

Languages

English and Russian are included.

Status

This is an early and still raw version. The core loop of terminals, storages, orders, drone flight and delivery works, but the mod is a work in progress and rough edges are expected. Planned improvements include the drone model in the inventory, sound polishing, behaviour in unloaded chunks, cross dimension delivery and a system for sending parcels to other players. Bug reports and suggestions are welcome.