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MISmis-storagesMIS001Updated Dec 29, 2025Archived Dec 28, 2025

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Authors:

inspectortalon

metamilo

Endorsed by:

Andrews54757

A simple storage system intended as a main MISDefinition: A type of item sorter (system) that sorts multiple item-types into a single chest or group of chests, usually used to reduce space used by single item-type sorters to group not too common items int... (multi-item sorter) for the typical survival Minecraft player.

Features

Sorts at ~½-⅔ hopperspeedDefinition: Refers to the speed at which items are processed in a hopper (1 item every 8gt, or 2.5 items per second). Usually written as an integer (e.g. '3x hopper speed'). ## Common hopperspeeds 1x: 9000 ite... (~4500-6000/h).
Includes hopperlockedDefinition: Hopper-locking powers inactive hoppers with redstone to prevent them from doing anything, reducing lag. Because a locked hopper can’t move items, it can skip several expensive checks each tick and ... and chunk loadDefinition: A chunk loader is a simple device which keeps certain chunks loaded in the game. This allows for devices in the chunk to continue operating even when the player is far away. All redstone machines r...ing variants.
Lower relative build complexity and cost.
Highly resilient to game updates (only the input system might need updates in extreme cases).
Capable of handling all stackable items.
Efficiently processes full item stacks.
Built-in overflow protection and processing.
Resistant to unloading breakages.
Sturdy against misuse or malfunction.
Extremely lag efficient.

Considerations

Lacks parallelization, which affects speed.
Limited sortable item types per sliceDefinition: A repeatable ( Preferably tileable ) component within a system..
No unstackable handling