NuTec's Inventory Manager

Initial release of Inventory Manager for Minecraft 26.2 and NeoForge.

Inventory Management

• Added player inventory sorting
• Added single and double chest sorting
• Added automatic merging of compatible partial stacks
• Added maximum-stack consolidation
• Added protected/excluded player inventory slots
• Added matching-item inventory transfers
• Added support for chests, hoppers, furnaces, and other supported containers

Crafting

• Added crafting-grid distribution helpers
• Added 3x3 distribution
• Added 2x2 distribution
• Added outer-ring distribution
• Added automatic ingredient refill from player inventory

Item Pipes

• Added Cobblestone Pipe
• Added Wooden extraction pipe
• Added Iron directional pipe
• Added Gold speed pipe
• Added Diamond directional filtering pipe
• Added Obsidian dropped-item collection pipe
• Added Pipe Sealant
• Added custom pipe models and connection rendering
• Added pickaxe harvesting for all pipe types

Fluid Tanks

• Added modular connected fluid tanks
• Base capacity of 16,000 mB
• Added 20,000 mB capacity for each additional connected tank
• Added shared fluid storage across connected tanks
• Added water support
• Added lava support
• Added separate water and lava networks
• Added animated fluid rendering
• Added filled-tank pickup
• Added stored-fluid item graphics
• Added fluid type and amount tooltips
• Added tank connection ports for waterproof pipes
• Added pickaxe harvesting
• Added protections against fluid duplication
• Added protections against accidental fluid loss during tank removal and merging

Waterproof Fluid Pipes

• Added Waterproof Wooden Pipe
• Added Waterproof Cobblestone Pipe
• Added fluid extraction from tanks
• Added fluid transport between tanks
• Added 1,000 mB internal pipe storage
• Added single-fluid locking while a pipe contains liquid
• Added visible water and lava inside pipes
• Added directional fluid animation
• Added smooth visual fluid persistence to reduce flashing between pipe sections
• Added transparent waterproof pipe lining
• Added fluid retention when an intact pipe network loses its destination
• Fluid inside a broken pipe section is intentionally lost

Visuals

• Added custom Inventory Manager creative tab
• Added custom creative-tab icon
• Added project branding and updated models
• Added resource-pack-compatible fluid rendering

Fixes

• Fixed fluid duplication when merging filled tanks
• Fixed fluid loss when removing a tank network controller
• Fixed Creative mode tank removal clearing connected storage
• Fixed empty buckets draining tanks without returning filled buckets
• Fixed harvested tanks exceeding their maximum stored-fluid capacity
• Fixed water and lava being able to incorrectly merge
• Added safer network rebuilding and fluid conservation logic

Concept

• Inventory Manager began as a modern Inventory Tweaks-style inventory management project
• Item and fluid transport systems were conceptually inspired by BuildCraft's pipe-based automation design