Base Dispenser

basedispenser · by dkosin · license MIT

v1.1.2Minecraft 1.20.1 up to (not incl.) 1.21Forge 47 or newerClient + Server

One terminal for every chest around your base – plus quick-deposit at the press of a key, with locked slots that never move.

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Overview

The Base Dispenser is a block that combines all containers within a cube-shaped radius into one big storage. Right-click opens the terminal: there you see every item type from all chests, barrels and shulker boxes at a glance – added up, sorted by amount and searchable. Taking out and storing works right in the terminal.

On the go, the Dispenser Remote helps, and with G you deposit your inventory into the chests around you – slots and item types you want to keep stay where they are.

Terminal for all containers

Chests (#forge:chests), barrels (#forge:barrels) and shulker boxes within the radius (default 16 blocks, adjustable with + / −) become one list. Furnaces, hoppers and machines deliberately don't count.

Search & sort

Items are added up per type (1.2k, 3.4M) and sorted by amount. The search field filters by name, @mod filters by mod.

Smart storing

New items go first into containers that already hold that type, then into the next free space – nearest containers first. Shulker boxes never go into shulker boxes.

Remote

Bind it to the dispenser once, then a right-click opens the terminal from anywhere – even from other dimensions (can be turned off).

Quick-deposit

G or the ▼ button in the inventory clears your inventory into the containers around you (default 12 blocks). By default the hotbar is left alone.

Lock slots

K over a slot locks it (teal frame), Shift+K always keeps an item type (yellow corner). Saved on the player and survives death.

Preview

The terminal – all items from 14 containers as one list, sorted by amount, with search, radius control (r 16, + / −) and — **The terminal** – all items from 14 containers as one list, sorted by amount, with search, radius control (**r 16**, + / −) and a tooltip with the exact amount. Below, your inventory with two locked slots (teal) and one kept item type (yellow corner, the torches).Drawn after the mod's layout – not a screenshot

Quick-deposit in the inventory – the ▼ button next to the shield slot (or G) clears the inventory into the containers wi — **Quick-deposit in the inventory** – the ▼ button next to the shield slot (or `G`) clears the inventory into the containers within the radius. Locked slots and the kept torches stay, and by default so does the hotbar.Vanilla inventory texture with drawn mod elements – not a screenshot

How the radius works (top view) – the dispenser in the middle covers all containers in the cube “radius r” around it, in — **How the radius works** (top view) – the dispenser in the middle covers all containers in the cube “radius r” around it, including above and below. Containers outside (faded) are not part of it.Diagram, drawn (radius reduced here)

Controls

Input	Effect
Right-click the Base Dispenser	open the terminal
Terminal: left-click an item	take the whole stack onto the cursor
Terminal: `Shift` + left-click	stack straight into the inventory
Terminal: right-click an item	take a single item
Terminal: item on the cursor, click into the grid	store it (right-click: just one)
Terminal: `Shift` + click in your own inventory	store the stack
Terminal: mouse wheel / scrollbar	scroll through the list
Terminal: + / − (with `Shift`: ±8)	change the dispenser's radius
Terminal: search field	filter by name, `@mod` filters by mod
`Sneak` + right-click a dispenser with the remote	bind the remote (it then glints)
Right-click with the remote	open the terminal of the bound dispenser
`G` (in game or in the inventory) or the ▼ button in the inventory	deposit into containers within the radius
`K` over an inventory slot	lock / unlock the slot
`Shift` + `K` over an item	always keep this item type / stop keeping it

The keys G and K can be changed under Options → Controls → Base Dispenser.

Items & Recipes

Recipes

Base Dispenser – 8× Iron Ingot, 1× Chest (#forge:chests/wooden)Any wooden chest works instead of the oak chest. — **Base Dispenser** – 8× Iron Ingot, 1× Chest (#forge:chests/wooden)
Any wooden chest works instead of the oak chest.Crafting Table · rendered from the game textures

Dispenser Remote – 4× Iron Ingot, 1× Stick — **Dispenser Remote** – 4× Iron Ingot, 1× StickCrafting Table · rendered from the game textures

Settings

Every option can be changed in game: Mods → Base Dispenser → Config (via Kobase Core). Server options apply to all players; client options are set by each player – options marked lockable can be fixed by the server for everyone.

Option	Meaning	Default
Max. terminal radius `terminal.maxRadius` SERVER	Largest radius (blocks, cube around the dispenser) players can set in the terminal.	32 range 1 – 64
Default terminal radius `terminal.defaultRadius` SERVER	Radius of a freshly placed dispenser.	16 range 1 – 64
Remote works across dimensions `terminal.remoteCrossDimension` SERVER	Whether a bound remote opens its dispenser from another dimension.	on
Allow quick-deposit `deposit.enabled` SERVER	Whether quick-deposit is available at all.	on
Max. deposit radius `deposit.maxRadius` SERVER	Largest quick-deposit radius (blocks, cube around the player).	16 range 1 – 48
Deposit the hotbar too `deposit.includeHotbar` SERVER	Quick-deposit also empties the hotbar (locked slots and kept items are always skipped).	off
Extra storage blocks (ids) `storage.extraStorageBlocks` SERVER	Comma-separated block ids, e.g. somemod:crate	empty
My deposit radius `deposit.radius` CLIENTlockable	Your quick-deposit radius (blocks). The server caps it at its max. deposit radius.	12 range 1 – 48
Mark locked slots / kept items `inventory.markers` CLIENTlockable	Mark locked slots and kept item types in inventories.	on
Deposit button in inventory `inventory.depositButton` CLIENTlockable	Show the deposit button in the player inventory.	on

Compatibility

Minecraft	1.20.1
Mod loader	Forge 47 or newer
Kobase Core	included in the mod jar (1.0.1 up to (not incl.) 2.0.0) – nothing extra to install
Installation	On client and server (one jar for both).
Modpacks	CJ_SimpleMod · Modpack D+J

Versions

v1.0.0 First release: Base Dispenser with terminal, remote, quick-deposit (G) and slot locking (K).
v1.1.0 In-game settings via Kobase Core (included in the jar); new options: quick-deposit can be turned off, slot markers and ▼ button can be hidden, client options can be locked by the server.
v1.1.1 Translations: all texts of the mod and its settings in 13 languages; with Kobase Core 1.0.3.
v1.1.2 Settings: missing tooltips/labels added in all languages.