Ender Drives guide for All the Mods 10 2.43
Ender Drives guide for All the Mods 10
Last verified for All the Mods 10 v2.43 on Oct 15, 2026 · text last changed Oct 15, 2026
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Every recipe and number here was checked against All the Mods 10 2.43's own files.
What is Ender Drives?
3 parts
Ender Drives adds drives for your AE2 ME system that share one storage pool through frequencies. That pool works across ME systems, across dimensions, and even between different players. This pack includes version 1.3.2.[1][2]
It's for you if you already run an ME network and want the same storage reachable from several bases, dimensions or teammates without moving items by hand.[2]
How it works
Each drive is set up with a frequency, a scope and a mode. Drives with the same frequency and scope open the same virtual inventory, wherever they are placed.[2]
- Scope decides who can access the drive: Global (the default, open to anyone on that frequency), Private (tied to your UUID), or Team (shared with your FTB Team).[2]
- Mode controls item flow: Bidirectional (the default), Input-Only, or Output-Only.[2]
The disks
The disks come in 1k, 4k, 16k, 64k and 256k sizes, plus a creative version: 1k Ender Item Storage Cell, 4k Ender Item Storage Cell, 16k Ender Item Storage Cell, 64k Ender Item Storage Cell, 256k Ender Item Storage Cell and Creative Ender Item Storage Cell.[2]
Unlike normal AE2 drives, the limit is based on item types, not item counts. Each type can hold up to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 items. Be careful, though: the power cost grows with the number of items stored on the drive at that frequency.[2]
Tape Disk
The mod also adds the Tape Disk Item Storage Cell, an AE2-compatible storage cell for NBT-heavy and non-stackable items such as tools, armor and enchanted gear. It keeps those items from using up type space on your big drives.[3]
Unverified Where Ender Drives fits in this pack's progression is unverified. The sources don't place it on the ATM Star path, and no quests in this pack involve the mod.
How do you get started with Ender Drives?
3 parts
Ender Drives are drives that share one virtual inventory between every drive set to the same frequency. That works across ME systems, dimensions and even players, depending on the scope you pick. In this pack the crafting route is a ladder: you build an Ender Storage Component first, then turn it into a matching cell.[2][4]
Your first crafts, in order
- Craft a 1k Ender Storage Component. It is the bottom rung of the ladder, and every higher component is built from the tier below it, so you have to start here.[4]
- Turn that component into a 1k Ender Item Storage Cell. The cell recipe uses the matching component, so each cell tier needs its own component first.[4]
- Upgrade when you need more room. The 4k Ender Storage Component is made from the 1k component, then 16k Ender Storage Component, 64k Ender Storage Component and 256k Ender Storage Component each use the tier before them.[4]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_1k_advanced
First: the starting component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_1k_advanced
Second: your first Ender cell, built from the 1k component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_4k_advanced
Next: the 4k component is built from the 1k one.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_4k_advanced_ae
The 4k cell uses the 4k component.
The 16k, 64k and 256k tiers follow the same pattern, each with its own component recipe and cell recipe. These recipes lean on Advanced AE parts, so it helps to have that part of your AE2 progression underway before you start.[4]
Set up your first drive
Every Ender Drive has a frequency, a scope and a mode. Drives with the same frequency and scope use the same virtual inventory, wherever they are placed.[2]
- Scope: Global is the default and lets any player on the same frequency access the inventory. Private ties it to your UUID. Team shares it with your FTB Team.[2]
- Mode: Bidirectional is the default and works like a normal ME drive. Input Only lets items in but not out. Output Only lets items out but not in.[2][5]
Later: the Tape Disk
Once your main storage is running, the Tape Disk Item Storage Cell is a handy side project. It only accepts items with non-standard NBT, armor, tools or other non-stackable items. That keeps gear from eating the type space on your big drives.[3]
The pack has changed this recipe from the mod's own version, so use the one below rather than any recipe you remember from elsewhere.[4]
Crafting Shaped
| any netherite ingot | any netherite ingot |
Recipe id: enderdrives:tape_disk
This recipe is changed by the pack.
How does Ender Drives work?
6 parts
Ender Drives are AE2-compatible storage cells that give you global, synchronized storage across ME systems, dimensions, and even different players. Instead of holding items inside one drive, they point at a shared virtual inventory, and that's what makes them different from normal cells.[2]
Frequency, scope and mode
Every Ender Drive is set up with three things: a frequency, a scope, and a mode. Drives with the same frequency share the same inventory. The scope decides who can access the drive (Global, Private, or Team), and the mode controls how items flow (Bidirectional, Input, or Output).[2]
All drives with the same frequency and scope reach the same virtual inventory, no matter where they are located. So one cell in your base and another in a different dimension can see exactly the same items.[2]
Transfer modes
- Bidirectional (the default): standard ME drive behavior, so you can insert and extract freely.[2]
- Input-Only: items can go in but not come out. Handy for buffers or syncing inputs.[2]
- Output-Only: items can come out but not go in. Great for output buffers or read-only access.[2]
The current mode shows up in the item tooltip, along with how many types are in use, so you can check a cell at a glance.[5]
Scope and privacy
- Global (the default): public. Any player using the same frequency can access the shared inventory.[2]
- Private: tied to your UUID, so only you can create drives that access this frequency. Other users of your ME system can still access the storage.[2]
- Team: shared with your FTB Team. All members can create drives with access to the same frequency.[2]
Type limits instead of item limits
Unlike traditional AE2 drives, Ender Drives are limited only by the number of item types. Per type you can store up to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 items (2^63 - 1). The catch is that the power cost increases with the amount of items stored on the drive at that frequency.[2]
How many types is too many depends on your server. There is an autobenchmark command for testing this. For accurate results you need a terminal open with a drive on Private with the selected frequency, and the benchmark keeps going until TPS drops below 18, which can take a few minutes. The guide's own average is about 275,000 types, but that's a personal figure and not a pack setting. Treat it as a rough guide, because other suggested maximums are higher and lower. The limit is shared between everyone using the drives on the same world.[2]
Crafting the cells
In this pack the Ender Item Storage Cells run from 1k Ender Item Storage Cell up through 4k Ender Item Storage Cell, 16k Ender Item Storage Cell and 64k Ender Item Storage Cell to 256k Ender Item Storage Cell. Each cell is crafted from the matching Ender Storage Component, and the components themselves are crafted tier by tier, starting from 1k Ender Storage Component.[4]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_1k_advanced
The starting component for the whole chain.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_1k_advanced
Every cell size follows this pattern with its own component.
Tape Disks for NBT-heavy items
The Tape Disk Item Storage Cell is a separate AE2-compatible cell built for NBT-heavy items such as tools, armor and enchanted gear. These are the items that normally eat type space on traditional ME drives. Its bytes used scale with the actual NBT size of what you store, so an item with lots of tags (the guide gives Apotheosis gear as an example) takes up more space.[3]
A Tape Disk enforces both a type limit and a byte limit. The tooltip shows your usage as bytes used out of the total, and as types used out of the total.[3][5]
It only accepts items with non-standard NBT, armor, tools, or non-stackable items. Examples that work are an enchanted Diamond Chestplate, an Enchanted Book, potions with effects, and tools with durability. Plain stackable items with no NBT are rejected.[3]
The Tape Disk also tells AE2 that it is preferred for any item matching its filter. If you want something else to take priority, put that item in a lower priority ME Drive to override it.[3]
- Use it for non-stackable items like armor, tools, or gear.[3]
- Use it when you need room for NBT-heavy modded items.[3]
- Use it to keep special items out of your normal ME drives.[3]
Crafting Shaped
| any netherite ingot | any netherite ingot |
Recipe id: enderdrives:tape_disk
The pack changed this recipe, so don't rely on the mod's default.
How do you progress through Ender Drives?
5 parts
Ender Drives run from the 1k tier up to 256k, plus a specialist Tape Disk. The crafting chain is the progression: you work your way up through the storage components, then turn each component into a matching drive.[2][4]
Unverified The sources here show no quests in this pack that involve Ender Drives, and the mod is not on the ATM Star quest path. The path below follows the crafting recipes instead of a questline.
The tier path
- Craft the 1k Ender Storage Component. It is the entry point, and its recipe is the only component recipe that doesn't need an earlier Ender Storage Component.[4]
- Upgrade it into the 4k Ender Storage Component, then the 16k Ender Storage Component, the 64k Ender Storage Component and finally the 256k Ender Storage Component. Each step uses the previous tier's component as an ingredient, so you can't skip tiers.[4]
- Turn a component into its drive: 1k Ender Item Storage Cell, 4k Ender Item Storage Cell, 16k Ender Item Storage Cell, 64k Ender Item Storage Cell or 256k Ender Item Storage Cell. Each drive recipe takes the matching-tier component.[4]
All of these recipes are shaped crafting, and they draw on Advanced AE materials such as the quantum processor. Get those into your base before you start the chain.[4]
Storage components
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_1k_advanced
The starting component, with no earlier Ender Storage Component needed.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_4k_advanced
Built from the 1k component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_16k_advanced
Built from the 4k component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_64k_advanced
Built from the 16k component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_256k_advanced
Built from the 64k component.
Ender drives
The drive recipes all share the same pattern. Only the storage component changes with the tier.[4]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_1k_advanced
The 1k drive, using the 1k component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_4k_advanced_ae
The 4k drive, using the 4k component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_16k_advanced_ae
The 16k drive, using the 16k component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_64k_advanced_ae
The 64k drive, using the 64k component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_256k_advanced_ae
The 256k drive, using the 256k component.
What a higher tier changes
Ender Drives don't limit you by item count the way normal AE2 drives do. The only hard limit is the number of item types, and each type can hold up to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 items. The catch is that the power cost rises with the number of items stored on the drive at that frequency.[2]
Drives with the same frequency and scope share one virtual inventory, wherever they are. Each drive also has a mode (Bidirectional, Input or Output) and a scope (Global, Private or Team).[2]
The Tape Disk
The Tape Disk Item Storage Cell is a side branch rather than another step in the chain. It is built for NBT-heavy items such as enchanted gear. It only accepts items with non-standard NBT, armor, tools or non-stackable items, so it won't take plain stackable bulk items. That also keeps those items out of the type space on your big drives.[3]
The pack changed the Tape Disk recipe from the mod's default. The recipe below is the one you need here.[4]
Crafting Shaped
| any netherite ingot | any netherite ingot |
Recipe id: enderdrives:tape_disk
Changed by the pack.
How does Ender Drives work with other mods?
3 parts
Ender Drives plugs into ME networks, so it's no surprise that its crafting leans on Applied Energistics 2 and the Advanced AE add-on. In this pack, the Ender Storage Components and the Ender cells are crafted with items from those mods, and the Tape Disk uses AE2 parts.[2][4]
Storage components
The Ender Storage Components are the core parts of each cell, and the pack ties them to Advanced AE. The entry point is the 1k Ender Storage Component, which is built around the Quantum Storage Component and a Shattered Singularity, plus a Ender Eye.[4]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_1k_advanced
The 1k component is the starting point for the whole chain.
After that, each component is an upgrade of the one below it. The 4k Ender Storage Component needs the 1k component, the 16k needs the 4k, the 64k needs the 16k and the 256k needs the 64k. Every step also uses a Quantum Processor, a Shattered Singularity and Vibrant Quartz Glass.[4]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_storage_component_4k_advanced
The same pattern repeats for the 16k, 64k and 256k components.
Ender cells
The finished cells, from the 1k Ender Item Storage Cell up to the 256k Ender Item Storage Cell, all share one recipe layout. It combines the matching Ender Storage Component with an Ender Chest, a Quantum Alloy Plate, a Quantum Processor, Vibrant Quartz Glass and Sky Stone Dust. Only the component changes between tiers.[4]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_1k_advanced
The 1k cell uses the 1k Ender Storage Component.
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: enderdrives:ender_disk_256k_advanced_ae
The 4k, 16k and 64k cells use the same layout with their own component.
Tape Disk
The Tape Disk Item Storage Cell is an AE2-compatible storage cell for NBT-heavy and non-stackable items. The pack changed its recipe, and it uses AE2's 256k ME Storage Component, an Light Blue Paint Ball, Quartz Glass and Sky Stone Dust rather than an Ender Storage Component. It also needs any netherite ingot, accepted through a tag.[3][4]
Crafting Shaped
| any netherite ingot | any netherite ingot |
Recipe id: enderdrives:tape_disk
This is the pack's version of the Tape Disk recipe.
What changed in Ender Drives between versions?
The pack changelogs record Ender Drives being added and then updated once, so this history is short.[6][7]
- All the Mods 10 2.42: Ender Drives was added to the pack at version 1.2.2.[7]
- All the Mods 10 2.43: Ender Drives was updated from 1.2.2 to 1.3.2.[6]
The 2.43 mod list ships the file enderdrives-neoforge-1.21.1-1.3.2.jar, so that is the version you are running on that release.[1]
Unverified What actually changed between Ender Drives 1.2.2 and 1.3.2 (new features, fixes, or any recipe and config adjustments) is unverified, because the sources here have no stored changelog for the shipped jars.
Sources
- All the Mods 10 2.43 mod list · pack file
- In-game guide: Ender Drives (enderdrives) · official docs
- In-game guide: Tape Disk Drives (enderdrives) · official docs
- All the Mods 10 2.43 recipe dump: recipes making Ender Drives items · pack recipe dump
- enderdrives tooltips and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
- All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 2.43) · changelog
- All the Mods 10 changelog (All the Mods 10 2.42) · changelog
Where this guide comes from
Written from what All the Mods 10 itself ships: its files and recipes, the in-game guidebooks and the mods' own pages. Every statement links to the source it came from, and the numbers are checked against the pack before publishing.
Guide last verified Oct 15, 2026.
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