Overview#
Translocators move items and fluids between adjacent inventories and tanks without any pipes. You attach a translocator to the face of a container, link it with translocators on neighbouring blocks, and set one side to extract. Contents then flow across the network automatically.
Item Translocator#
Place an Item Translocator on the face of a chest, barrel or other item container. Translocators sharing a block space link together automatically. One translocator set to extract pulls items from its container and sends them to the receiving translocators on the network.
Fluid Translocator#
The Fluid Translocator works the same way but for tanks and fluid containers, moving liquids between adjacent tanks. Extract and receive behaviour matches the item version.
Placing & Linking#
- Sneak and right-click the face of a container with a translocator to place it.
- Place more translocators on the surrounding containers that share the same central space.
- Translocators in the same block space link automatically — no wrench needed.
Extract vs Receive#
Each translocator is either extracting or receiving. Right-click a translocator's insert to toggle its state. Set the source container's translocator to extract; leave the others as receivers. Items/fluids then flow from the source to the receivers, spread across all valid destinations.
Filters & Regulate#
Right-click an Item Translocator to open its filter GUI. Place items in the filter slots to allow only those items to pass. Regulate mode keeps a target amount in the destination instead of moving everything, useful for keeping machines topped up.
Upgrades#
- Redstone: right-click a translocator with redstone to make it redstone-controlled.
- Glowstone Dust: speeds up transfers (fast mode).
- Iron Ingot: adds a signal output so the translocator can emit redstone based on transfer state. Right-click with an empty hand while sneaking to strip upgrades back out.
Getting Started#
- Install the required libraries (Code Chicken Lib and CB Multipart).
- Install Translocators.
- Craft Item or Fluid Translocators, place them on two adjacent containers, set one to extract, and watch items flow.
Compatibility#
Translocators requires Code Chicken Lib and CB Multipart. Because it reads standard inventory and fluid capabilities, it works with most containers and tanks that expose them.
Troubleshooting#
- Nothing transfers: make sure one translocator is set to extract and at least one other is receiving, and that they share the same block space.
- Items go to the wrong place: use the filter GUI to restrict which items move.
- Game will not start: confirm Code Chicken Lib and CB Multipart are installed.