SmartSort - Chest & Inventory Sorter

Changelog - v1.0.0 (Minecraft 26.3 / NeoForge)

🌟 Release Highlights & Port to 26.3

• Successfully ported and fully stabilized for Minecraft 26.3 using NeoForge.
• Retains all core sorting, smart chest categorization, and auto-transfer features from the 1.21.1 & 1.20.1 versions.

🔄 Inventory Handling & Lock Mechanism Rework

• Static Safe Zone (Bottom Row Protected): Rather than using manual per-slot keybind locking (which could cause conflicts with other mods, keybind overlapping, or GUI clutter), the sorting logic has been streamlined:
  • Hotbar (Slots 0–8): Preserved and untouched.
  • Upper 2 Rows (Slots 9–26): Automatically sorted and transferred to matching chests nearby.
  • Bottom Row (Slots 27–35): Always protected and ignored by the sorter, acting as a permanent "keep on player" inventory row.
• Visual Indicator: The bottom protected row now features a soft, subtle background tint in container screens to clearly indicate that items placed there will not be transferred. Items placed in these slots retain their original colors.

🌐 Multiplayer & Co-op Stability

• Fully separated client-side GUI/key-mapping elements from server logic.
• Dedicated servers, LAN, and Co-op worlds are 100% supported with seamless chest category sync between players.
• Network packet encoding/decoding revamped for 26.3 (RegistryFriendlyByteBuf / modern payload standards).