2024-03-19

A status update on the development of Refined Storage 2.

I’m starting a regular series of Refined Storage 2 status updates.

If you don’t know what Refined Storage 2 is, please read the FAQ first.

As you might know, Refined Storage 2 development is very intensive:

  • Refined Storage is being completely rewritten;

  • Support for the Fabric modloader is being added;

  • Every feature that is re-added is thought out again and changes are being made at every step of the way;

  • Next to being a rewrite, Refined Storage 2 also contains a bunch of new features!

…​ and while all this work is in progress, Refined Storage 1.x still needs maintenance and regular Minecraft ports!

What has been going on with Refined Storage 2 since milestone 2?

Refined Storage 2 is now in the final stages of milestone 3:

  • The mod got ported to Minecraft 1.20.4 and the NeoForge modloader.

  • Support for Forge has been dropped.

  • The Portable Grid has been added.

  • Custom disk models have been added.

  • Fluid disks have a different in-world model now.

  • The Configuration Card has been added.

  • A new item, copies configuration to other devices.

  • Network Receiver / Network Transmitter / Network Card has been added.

  • The Storage Monitor has been added.

  • Wireless Grid / Wireless Transmitter / Range Upgrade has been added.

  • Creative Range Upgrade has been added: infinite range upgrade (not craftable).

  • Curios and Trinkets integration for the wireless items.

  • "Void excess" mode on the storages has been added.

  • An old, loved, removed feature from Refined Storage 1.x, now re-added for Refined Storage 2.

  • I’ve added Refined Storage 2 to Crowdin and integrated it with our code repository. Now everyone can contribute translations more easily!

  • Thanks to all the early testers, a lot of bugs have been fixed.

  • Code quality improvements:

  • Test hardening (increasing mutation test coverage)

  • SonarQube fixes

  • Major refactoring to the storage API:

  • Simplifying and improving the API

  • Mixed storages are now possible (for example: a single disk that stores both items and fluids)

What is planned in the coming weeks?

Want to try out Refined Storage 2 yourself?