Sophisticated Storage guide for All the Mods 10 0.52 to 0.64
Sophisticated Storage guide for All the Mods 10
Last verified for All the Mods 10 v0.64 on Oct 17, 2026 · text last changed Oct 17, 2026
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3 sections are written for this pack; 2 are shared from another pack's guide.
Every recipe and number here was checked against All the Mods 10 0.64's own files.
What is Sophisticated Storage?
Sophisticated Storage is part of this pack at version 0.10.44. It has been in the pack since version 0.32 or earlier, so it is a long-standing part of the mod list rather than a recent addition.[1]
The sources I have for this section only confirm the version and when it joined the pack. They don't show what the mod adds, so I'm not going to guess at its features here.[1]
How do you get started with Sophisticated Storage?
5 parts
Sophisticated Storage adds chests, barrels and shulker boxes that you can improve with upgrades. Here is the order I'd go in.[2][3]
Make a chest or barrel
Start with a Chest or a Barrel. The recipes are listed per wood type, for example acacia, bamboo, birch and cherry, so pick whichever wood you have on hand. Here are the acacia versions as examples.[2]
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:acacia_chest
Crafting Shaped
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:acacia_barrel
There are also Limited Barrel 1 to Limited Barrel 4 variants, made per wood type as well. Their tooltip shows a slot count and a stack size multiplier. I'd skip them until you have a reason to want one.[2][3]
Convert your vanilla storage
Next, craft the Basic Tier Upgrade. Its tooltip says it upgrades vanilla inventories to their sophisticated version, so you can use it on storage you already have instead of rebuilding everything.[2][3]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_tier_upgrade
Got a vanilla shulker box? It converts to a Shulker Box with a simple shapeless recipe.[2]
Climb the tier ladder
The tier upgrades go copper, iron, gold, diamond, netherite. You can start at Basic to Copper Tier Upgrade. The iron one can be crafted from the copper one, and the gold, diamond and netherite ones are each crafted from the previous tier's upgrade.[2]
Crafting Shaped
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | any copper ingot |
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | |
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | any copper ingot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_copper_tier_upgrade
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | any iron ingot | Empty slot |
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | |
| Empty slot | any iron ingot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_iron_tier_from_basic_to_copper_tier
Add upgrades
Stack upgrades multiply the number of stacks that can fit in a slot, from 2 for tier 1 up to 32 for tier 5. That makes them a straightforward way to get more space.[3]
Many other upgrades, such as the Compacting Upgrade and Blasting Upgrade, are built from the Upgrade Base. The compacting upgrade compacts items into their compressed variants and only handles 2x2 recipes.[2][3]
Crafting Shaped
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | |
| any redstone dust | any redstone dust |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:compacting_upgrade
Pipe items in and out
Once you have a storage multiblock, Storage Input lets you pipe items in, Storage Output lets you pipe items out, and Storage I/O does both. The three convert into each other, and the recipes are shown below.[2][3]
How does Sophisticated Storage work?
7 parts
Same as in the All the Mods 10 2.25 guide
Sophisticated Storage is more than chests and barrels. The sources for this pack explain three systems: multiblock storage you can pipe into, upgrades that give a storage block jobs like smelting or pumping, and tier and stack upgrades that grow what you already have.[4][5]
Multiblock storage and piping
The Controller allows you to deposit items into, and pipe items to and from, a connected multiblock of storages.[4]
The Storage Link connects a separate multiblock of storages to a controller. You use the Storage Tool to link it to the controller.[4]
Input, Output and I/O
Three blocks decide how pipes talk to a storage multiblock once they are placed in it. Storage Input lets you pipe items in, Storage Output lets you pipe items out, and Storage I/O lets you pipe items both to and from it. The Storage Input is described as optimized for low TPS impact.[4][5]
You can change your mind without crafting from scratch. In this pack each can be converted into the next with a single shapeless craft, so you can cycle Input to Output, Output to I/O, and I/O back to Input.[5]
Input to Output, a shapeless conversion in this pack.
Output to I/O, a shapeless conversion in this pack.
I/O back to Input, a shapeless conversion in this pack.
Upgrades that automate
The Filter Upgrade filters items piped in and/or out of the storage, and the Advanced version has more filtering options. The Hopper Upgrade pulls items from the block on top and/or pushes them to the block below. The Advanced Hopper Upgrade is faster and has input and output options.[4]
- Magnet Upgrade: magnets items into the storage at range. The Advanced version works at a greater range and has more filtering options.[4]
- Pickup Upgrade: makes the storage pick up items. The Advanced version adds more filtering options.[4]
- Void Upgrade: voids the items selected in its filter. The Advanced version has more filtering options.[4]
- Feeding Upgrade: feeds you with food from the storage's inventory. The Advanced version has more options for when food gets fed.[4]
- Compacting Upgrade: compacts items into their compressed variants, with only 2x2 recipes. The Advanced version handles both 2x2 and 3x3 recipes with more filtering options.[4]
- Compression Upgrade: automatically compresses and decompresses items.[4]
Smelting, crafting and other tabs
Some upgrades add a workstation tab to the storage: crafting, a stonecutter, and smelting, blasting and smoking. The auto versions, Auto-smelting Upgrade, Auto-blasting Upgrade and Auto-smoking Upgrade, also automatically pull and push items.[4][5]
In this pack, the Auto-blasting and Auto-smoking upgrades are both crafted starting from an Auto-smelting Upgrade.[5]
Crafting Shaped
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | any iron ingot |
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:auto_blasting_upgrade_from_auto_smelting_upgrade
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | any log | Empty slot |
| any log | any log | |
| Empty slot | any log | Empty slot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:auto_smoking_upgrade_from_auto_smelting_upgrade
The Chipped upgrades also put their table in an upgrade tab: Alchemy Bench, Botanist's Workbench, Carpenters Workbench, Glassblower, Loom Table, Mason Table and Tinkering Table.[4]
Advanced Jukebox Upgrade is a portable jukebox with support for more music discs and more playback options. In this pack it is crafted from the basic Jukebox Upgrade.[4][5]
Fluids and experience
The Pump Upgrade pumps fluids between a Tank upgrade and adjacent blocks. The Advanced Pump Upgrade works with fluid containers in your hand and fluid blocks in the world, and lets you filter which fluids are pumped. The XP Pump Upgrade pumps experience between a Tank upgrade and the player.[4]
Growing your storage
Stack upgrades multiply the number of stacks that fit in a slot. Tier 1 multiplies by 2, Tier 1 Plus by 3, Tier 2 by 4, Tier 3 by 8, Tier 4 by 16 and Tier 5 by 32.[4]
The Basic Tier Upgrade upgrades vanilla inventories to their sophisticated version. Tier upgrades then exist for copper, iron, gold, diamond and netherite. In this pack, the gold upgrade is crafted from the iron one, the diamond from the gold one, and the netherite from the diamond one. The iron upgrade can be made either directly or from the copper upgrade.[4][5]
Crafting Shaped
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | any copper ingot |
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | |
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | any copper ingot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_copper_tier_upgrade
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | any iron ingot | Empty slot |
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | |
| Empty slot | any iron ingot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_iron_tier_from_basic_to_copper_tier
Iron from copper. The iron upgrade also has a direct recipe in this pack.
Crafting Shaped
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | any gold ingot |
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | |
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | any gold ingot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_gold_tier_upgrade
Crafting Shaped
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | any diamond gem |
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | |
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | any diamond gem |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_diamond_tier_upgrade
Crafting Shapeless
Basic to Diamond Tier Upgrade
- any netherite ingot
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_netherite_tier_upgrade
The Limited Barrel comes in four versions, Limited Barrel 1 through Limited Barrel 4. Their tooltips show a slot count and a base stack size multiplier.[4][5]
Handy tools
The Storage Tool links, locks, and hides counts, tiers and locks on storages, and you use a keybind to change its mode. The Paintbrush applies decoration to storage blocks in the world, and you set which decoration it applies in the decoration table.[4]
Unverified The Packing Tape tooltip says it is disabled when the config is set to drop all storages as packed. The sources here show no config files for this mod, so whether that setting is on in this pack is not shown. The same goes for exact slot counts, tank capacities, magnet ranges and hopper speeds.
How do you progress through Sophisticated Storage?
4 parts
Sophisticated Storage tiers are not gated by quests in this pack. The progression is purely a crafting chain: you place a tier upgrade item onto a chest or barrel you already own to bump it up a level. The in-pack recipes show a clear ladder from basic to copper, iron, gold, diamond and netherite.[2]
Starting at Basic
Your starting point is the Basic Tier Upgrade. It has its own recipe, and it sits at the bottom of the ladder.[2]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| Empty slot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_tier_upgrade
Upgrading from Basic
If your storage is still basic, the pack gives you a direct upgrade item for each higher tier. Copper is the cheapest first step with Basic to Copper Tier Upgrade.[2]
Crafting Shaped
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | any copper ingot |
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | |
| any copper ingot | any copper ingot | any copper ingot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_copper_tier_upgrade
Iron can be made directly, or you can build it out of the copper upgrade, so nothing is wasted if you already made one.[2]
Crafting Shaped
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | any iron ingot |
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | |
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | any iron ingot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_iron_tier_upgrade
The direct route to iron.
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | any iron ingot | Empty slot |
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | |
| Empty slot | any iron ingot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_iron_tier_from_basic_to_copper_tier
The route to iron that starts from the copper upgrade.
From there the chain stacks. Basic to Gold Tier Upgrade is made from the iron upgrade, and Basic to Diamond Tier Upgrade is made from the gold one.[2]
Crafting Shaped
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | any gold ingot |
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | |
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | any gold ingot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_gold_tier_upgrade
Crafting Shaped
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | any diamond gem |
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | |
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | any diamond gem |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_diamond_tier_upgrade
The last step is Basic to Netherite Tier Upgrade. It is a shapeless recipe built on top of the diamond upgrade.[2]
Crafting Shapeless
- any netherite ingot
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:basic_to_netherite_tier_upgrade
Upgrading from Copper
If your storage is already copper, you don't have to go back to basic. The pack has a second set of upgrades that start at copper, and they follow the same ladder: Copper to Iron Tier Upgrade, then Copper to Gold Tier Upgrade, then Copper to Diamond Tier Upgrade, then Copper to Netherite Tier Upgrade.[2]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | any iron ingot | Empty slot |
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | |
| Empty slot | any iron ingot | Empty slot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:copper_to_iron_tier_upgrade
Crafting Shaped
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | any gold ingot |
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | |
| any gold ingot | any gold ingot | any gold ingot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:copper_to_gold_tier_upgrade
Crafting Shaped
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | any diamond gem |
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | |
| any diamond gem | any diamond gem | any diamond gem |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:copper_to_diamond_tier_upgrade
Crafting Shapeless
Copper to Diamond Tier Upgrade
- any netherite ingot
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:copper_to_netherite_tier_upgrade
Functional upgrades alongside the tiers
Tiers are only half of the progression. The functional upgrades are separate items made from an Upgrade Base, such as the Crafting Upgrade, Compacting Upgrade and Blasting Upgrade. The blasting and auto-blasting upgrades can also be made from the smelting and auto-smelting versions, and the auto-smoking upgrade can be made from the auto-smelting one.[2]
Unverified The pack's quest book does not appear to cover this mod, so there are no quest steps to follow for it. I also could not confirm the slot counts or stack limits for each tier from the sources I have, so check those in game.
How does Sophisticated Storage work with other mods?
3 parts
Same as in the All the Mods 10 2.25 guide
In this pack, Sophisticated Storage connects to two other mods through its recipes: Sophisticated Backpacks and Chipped. Both links are about upgrades, so what you build for your chests and barrels carries over to your backpack.[5]
Sophisticated Backpacks: swapping upgrades between storage and backpacks
You don't have to build upgrades twice. The pack has conversion recipes that turn a Sophisticated Storage upgrade into its Sophisticated Backpacks twin. For example, the Magnet Upgrade can be converted into the Magnet Upgrade.[5]
Crafting Shaped
| any string | any string | |
| Empty slot | any leather | Empty slot |
| any string | Empty slot | any string |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:backpack_magnet_upgrade_from_storage_magnet_upgrade
Storage Magnet Upgrade into the backpack version.
This works for most of the upgrade lineup: Filter, Advanced Filter, Compacting, Advanced Compacting, Crafting, Feeding, Advanced Feeding, Jukebox, Advanced Jukebox, Magnet, Advanced Magnet, Pickup, Advanced Pickup, Void, Advanced Void, Stonecutter, and the Smelting, Smoking and Blasting upgrades, including their Auto versions.[5]
Stack upgrades convert too, but the tier names are shifted by one. The Stack Upgrade Tier 1 Plus becomes the Stack Upgrade Starter Tier, and Stack Upgrade Tier 2 becomes Stack Upgrade Tier 1. The pattern continues up to Stack Upgrade Tier 5, which becomes Stack Upgrade Tier 4.[5]
Going the other way, from a backpack upgrade to a storage upgrade, also has recipes. Here is the Jukebox Upgrade as an example.[5]
Crafting Shaped
| any plank | any plank | |
| Empty slot | any plank | Empty slot |
| any plank | Empty slot | any plank |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:storage_jukebox_upgrade_from_backpack_jukebox_upgrade
Backpack Jukebox Upgrade back into the storage version.
Chipped: workstation upgrades
Sophisticated Storage adds upgrades that bring Chipped workstations into your storage. Each upgrade is tied to one Chipped block, so you need that workstation to make it.[5]
- Chipped: Alchemy Bench Upgrade, from the Alchemy Bench[5]
- Chipped: Botanist's Workbench Upgrade, from the Botanist Workbench[5]
- Chipped: Carpenters Workbench Upgrade, from the Carpenters Table[5]
- Chipped: Glassblower Upgrade, from the Glassblower[5]
- Chipped: Loom Table Upgrade, from the Loom Table[5]
- Chipped: Mason Table Upgrade, from the Mason Table[5]
- Chipped: Tinkering Table Upgrade, from the Tinkering Table[5]
Crafting Shaped
| Empty slot | Empty slot | |
| any iron ingot | any iron ingot | |
| Empty slot | any redstone dust | Empty slot |
Recipe id: sophisticatedstorage:chipped/mason_table_upgrade
The Mason Table upgrade as an example. The other six Chipped upgrades follow the same pattern with their own workstation.
Each Chipped storage upgrade also has a recipe that converts it into its Sophisticated Backpacks version, and a recipe that converts it back.[5]
Quests
The storage chapter of the quest book only asks for Sophisticated Storage items: the copper, iron, gold, diamond and netherite chests or barrels, plus the Storage Controller, Upgrade Base, Storage Tool and Storage Link. None of those quests asks for items from another mod, so the connections to other mods come from the recipes above.[6]
Sources
- All the Mods 10 0.64 mod list · pack file
- All the Mods 10 0.64 recipe dump: recipes making Sophisticated Storage items · pack recipe dump
- sophisticatedstorage tooltips and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
- sophisticatedstorage tooltips and descriptions (English lang file) · official mod data
- All the Mods 10 2.25 recipe dump: recipes making Sophisticated Storage items · pack recipe dump
- All the Mods 10 2.25 quests: "storage" · pack file
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 17, 2026.
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