Functional Storage in FTB StoneBlock 4

Functional Storage is a storage mod, and this pack ships version 1.21.1-1.5.8 of it. It gives you drawers and a set of tools and upgrades to organize and automate your items, which is handy once your StoneBlock base starts overflowing with materials.^[1][2]

The pack's logistics storage chapter introduces the mod through eight quests. Each one unlocks after the same earlier quest, so you can tackle them in any order you like.^[2]

What the quests cover

• Framed drawers: a quest in "Storage" accepts any framed drawer, including the framed fluid drawers, the framed compacting drawers, the framed controller and its extension.^[2]
• Controllers: "Storage Controllers" quest asks for a Storage Controller (or the framed version), a Controller Access Point (or the framed version) and a Linking Tool.^[2]
• Configuration: a quest in "Storage" asks for the Configuration Tool.^[2]
• Fluid storage: a quest in "Storage" accepts the Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) or Fluid Drawer (2x2).^[2]
• Compacting: a quest in "Storage" accepts the Simple Compacting Drawer or the Compacting Drawer.^[2]
• Capacity upgrades: "Storage Upgrades" quest accepts the Copper Upgrade, Gold Upgrade, Diamond Upgrade or Netherite Upgrade.^[2]
• Utility upgrades: "Utility Upgrades" quest asks for the Void Upgrade plus one of the Collector Upgrade, Puller Upgrade or Pusher Upgrade.^[2]
• Generator upgrades: a quest in "Storage" accepts the Dripping Upgrade, Water Generator Upgrade or Obsidian Generator Upgrade.^[2]

Unverified The sources don't say at which stage of the pack's progression you're expected to pick up Functional Storage, and the mod isn't on the ATM Star quest path.

Functional Storage gives you drawers, which each hold lots of one item type, plus tools and upgrades to wire them together. In this pack, every quest in the logistics storage chapter unlocks from the same earlier quest. Nothing forces an order, but this is the order I would go in.^[2]

Make a basic drawer

Start with a plain wooden drawer, for example the Acacia Drawer (1x1). The pack has changed the recipes for the wooden drawers, so don't rely on what you remember from the mod's defaults. The same pattern shows up for the other wood types in the pack's recipe list, in 1x1, 1x2 and 2x2 sizes. Drawers matter early because many of the recipes for the items below take a drawer as an ingredient.^[3]

Acacia Drawer (1x1)Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Acacia Planks	Acacia Planks	Acacia Planks
Acacia Planks	any wooden chest	Acacia Planks
Acacia Planks	Acacia Planks	Acacia Planks

Recipe id: functionalstorage:acacia_1

This recipe is changed by the pack, and the other wood types follow the same pattern.

Configuration Tool

Next, craft the Configuration Tool. It has its own quest, a quest in "Storage", and the pack changed its recipe.^[2][3]

Configuration ToolChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Paper	Paper	any gold ingot
Paper	any drawer	any gold ingot
Paper	any emerald gem	Paper

Recipe id: functionalstorage:configuration_tool

Changed by the pack.

Storage Controller and Linking Tool

Once you have a few drawers, look at the controller setup. The pack adds its own recipe for the Storage Controller. The Controller Access Point (Controller Access Point) and the Linking Tool are the other parts of the quest "Storage Controllers" quest.^[2][3]

Storage ControllerAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

Shaped (kubejs)

any steel plate	any diamond gem	any steel plate
any drawer	Comparator	any drawer
any steel plate	any stone	any steel plate

Recipe id: ftb:storage_controller

Added by the pack.

Controller Access PointChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Quartz Block	any stone
any drawer	Repeater	any drawer
any stone	Quartz Block	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:controller_extension

Changed by the pack.

Linking ToolChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Paper	Paper	any gold ingot
Paper	any drawer	any gold ingot
Paper	any diamond gem	Paper

Recipe id: functionalstorage:linking_tool

Changed by the pack.

The Linking Tool has two modes. One links a single drawer to a controller, and the other links multiple drawers between 2 points.^[4]

Storage upgrades

The upgrade quest "Storage Upgrades" quest covers the Copper Upgrade, Gold Upgrade, Diamond Upgrade and Netherite Upgrade. They build on each other in the pack: the gold recipe needs a copper upgrade, the diamond recipe needs a gold upgrade, and the netherite one is a smithing recipe that uses a diamond upgrade. Start with copper.^[2][3]

Copper UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any copper ingot	any copper storage block	any copper ingot
any wooden chest	any drawer	any wooden chest
any copper ingot	any copper storage block	any copper ingot

Recipe id: functionalstorage:copper_upgrade

Changed by the pack.

Specialised drawers and extras

After the basics, the rest of the storage quests are optional extras you can pick up as you need them:^[2]

• Compacting drawers, such as the Simple Compacting Drawer and Compacting Drawer, in quest a quest in "Storage".^[2]
• Fluid drawers, such as the Fluid Drawer (1x1), in quest a quest in "Storage".^[2]
• Automation upgrades: the Void Upgrade plus the Collector Upgrade, Puller Upgrade or Pusher Upgrade, in quest "Utility Upgrades" quest.^[2]
• Generator upgrades, the Dripping Upgrade, Water Generator Upgrade and Obsidian Generator Upgrade, in quest a quest in "Storage".^[2]
• Framed variants such as the Framed Drawer (1x1), in quest a quest in "Storage".^[2]

Simple Compacting DrawerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	any stone	any stone
any stone	any drawer	Piston
any stone	any iron ingot	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:simple_compacting_drawer

Changed by the pack.

The sources for this mod are thin, so this section sticks to what the mod's own tooltips and the pack's recipe dump confirm. Capacities, controller range and upgrade values aren't shown in them, so they aren't covered here.^[3][4]

Fluid drawers

The fluid drawers (Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) and Fluid Drawer (2x2)) show hints in their GUI. One tells you how to empty a container into the drawer, and the other tells you how to fill a container from the drawer.^[4]

Fluid Drawer (1x1)Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plank	any plank	any plank
any plank	any empty bucket	any plank
any plank	any plank	any plank

Recipe id: functionalstorage:fluid_1

The pack changed this recipe, and the 1x2 and 2x2 fluid drawers have their own pack-changed recipes too.

Linking drawers to a controller

The linking tool has a single mode and a multiple mode. Single mode links a drawer to a controller. Multiple mode links multiple drawers between 2 points.^[4]

The Controller Access Point (Controller Access Point) has a recipe the pack changed. The sources here don't explain how it behaves, so this page doesn't either.^[3]

Controller Access PointChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Quartz Block	any stone
any drawer	Repeater	any drawer
any stone	Quartz Block	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:controller_extension

This is the pack's recipe for the Controller Access Point.

Upgrades and their tooltips

The mod's storage upgrade tooltips describe changes to a base value: one kind increases it, one decreases it, and one sets it to a fixed value. A separate upgrade tooltip says it generates an amount of a fluid in mb. Utility items tell you to right click in a GUI to change their direction or their slot. The sources don't give the actual values or say which upgrade does which.^[4]

The Collector Upgrade is one upgrade with a recipe in the dump, and the pack changed that recipe from the mod's default.^[3]

Collector UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Hopper	any stone
any redstone dust	any drawer	any redstone dust
any stone	Hopper	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:collector_upgrade

This is the pack's recipe for the Collector Upgrade.

Other pack-changed recipes

Every Functional Storage recipe the dump shows is marked as changed by the pack. That includes the Compacting Drawer and the Ender Drawer, so don't rely on recipes from the mod's default listings.^[3]

Compacting DrawerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	any stone	any stone
Piston	any drawer	Piston
any stone	any iron ingot	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:compacting_drawer

The pack's recipe for the Compacting Drawer.

Ender DrawerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plank	any plank	any plank
any drawer	any ender chest	any drawer
any plank	any plank	any plank

Recipe id: functionalstorage:ender_drawer

The pack's recipe for the Ender Drawer.

Functional Storage progression in this pack is driven by the logistics storage quest chapter. It has eight quests, and every one unlocks after the same earlier quest. Because they all share that prerequisite, you can pick the storage tools you want first and work through the rest as you go.^[2]

Step 1: Basic and fluid drawers

The pack changed the wooden drawer recipes. Each wood-type drawer (1x1, 1x2 and 2x2) is built from a wooden chest plus planks of the matching wood. The Oak Drawer (1x1) only needs a wooden chest. Here is the 1x1 oak version as an example.^[3]

Oak Drawer (1x1)Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Empty slot	Empty slot	Empty slot
Empty slot	any wooden chest	Empty slot
Empty slot	Empty slot	Empty slot

Recipe id: functionalstorage:oak_1

Fluid drawers have their own quest, a quest in "Storage", which accepts any size of Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) or Fluid Drawer (2x2). The pack changed their recipe too.^[2][3]

Fluid Drawer (1x1)Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any plank	any plank	any plank
any plank	any empty bucket	any plank
any plank	any plank	any plank

Recipe id: functionalstorage:fluid_1

Step 2: Framed and compacting drawers

Quest a quest in "Storage" accepts any framed block: framed drawers, framed fluid drawers, the framed compacting drawers, the framed controller or the framed access point. The pack's framed drawer recipes use a wooden chest and iron nuggets. You can also turn an existing drawer into its framed version with a mod-added copy recipe.^[2][3]

Framed Drawer (1x1)Changed by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron nugget	any iron nugget	any iron nugget
any iron nugget	any wooden chest	any iron nugget
any iron nugget	any iron nugget	any iron nugget

Recipe id: functionalstorage:framed_1

For compacting storage, quest a quest in "Storage" takes either the Simple Compacting Drawer or the Compacting Drawer. Both recipes are changed by the pack and include a piston.^[2][3]

Compacting DrawerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	any stone	any stone
Piston	any drawer	Piston
any stone	any iron ingot	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:compacting_drawer

Framed Compacting DrawerChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any iron nugget	any iron nugget	any iron nugget
Piston	any drawer	Piston
any iron nugget	any iron ingot	any iron nugget

Recipe id: functionalstorage:compacting_framed_drawer

The pack changed the framed compacting drawer recipe too.

Step 3: Storage upgrade tiers

Quest "Storage Upgrades" quest covers the capacity upgrade line: Copper Upgrade, Gold Upgrade, Diamond Upgrade and Netherite Upgrade. The pack changed all four recipes, shown below in tier order.^[2][3]

Copper UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any copper ingot	any copper storage block	any copper ingot
any wooden chest	any drawer	any wooden chest
any copper ingot	any copper storage block	any copper ingot

Recipe id: functionalstorage:copper_upgrade

Gold UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any gold ingot	any gold storage block	any gold ingot
any wooden chest	Copper Upgrade	any wooden chest
any gold storage block	any gold ingot	any gold storage block

Recipe id: functionalstorage:gold_upgrade

Diamond UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem
any wooden chest	Gold Upgrade	any wooden chest
any diamond gem	any diamond storage block	any diamond gem

Recipe id: functionalstorage:diamond_upgrade

Netherite UpgradeChanged by the pack

Smithing Transform

• Diamond Upgrade
• Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template
• any netherite ingot

Recipe id: functionalstorage:netherite_upgrade

The final tier is a smithing recipe, not a crafting-table recipe.

Step 4: Controllers and tools

Quest "Storage Controllers" quest asks for a Storage Controller, a Controller Access Point and a Linking Tool. The first two tasks also accept their framed versions.^[2]

The Storage Controller recipe is added by the pack itself, so it is not the mod's default.^[3]

Storage ControllerAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

Shaped (kubejs)

any steel plate	any diamond gem	any steel plate
any drawer	Comparator	any drawer
any steel plate	any stone	any steel plate

Recipe id: ftb:storage_controller

The framed controller is also a pack-added recipe, and it upgrades a finished Storage Controller.^[3]

Framed Storage ControllerAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

Shaped (kubejs)

Empty slot	Facade	Empty slot
Facade	Storage Controller	Facade
Empty slot	Facade	Empty slot

Recipe id: ftb:framed_storage_controller

The Controller Access Point and the Linking Tool both have changed recipes in this pack.^[3]

Controller Access PointChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Quartz Block	any stone
any drawer	Repeater	any drawer
any stone	Quartz Block	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:controller_extension

Linking ToolChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Paper	Paper	any gold ingot
Paper	any drawer	any gold ingot
Paper	any diamond gem	Paper

Recipe id: functionalstorage:linking_tool

Quest a quest in "Storage" asks for the Configuration Tool, which also uses a pack-changed recipe.^[2][3]

Configuration ToolChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

Paper	Paper	any gold ingot
Paper	any drawer	any gold ingot
Paper	any emerald gem	Paper

Recipe id: functionalstorage:configuration_tool

Step 5: Utility upgrades

Quest "Utility Upgrades" quest has two tasks: a Void Upgrade, and one of the Collector Upgrade, Puller Upgrade or Pusher Upgrade. The pack changed all of these recipes.^[2][3]

Void UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any obsidian	any obsidian	any obsidian
any obsidian	any drawer	any obsidian
any obsidian	any obsidian	any obsidian

Recipe id: functionalstorage:void_upgrade

Puller UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Hopper	any stone
any stone	any drawer	any stone
any stone	any redstone dust	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:puller_upgrade

Collector UpgradeChanged by the pack

Crafting Shaped

Crafting Shaped

any stone	Hopper	any stone
any redstone dust	any drawer	any redstone dust
any stone	Hopper	any stone

Recipe id: functionalstorage:collector_upgrade

Pusher UpgradeMod recipe

Crafting Shapeless

• Puller Upgrade

Recipe id: functionalstorage:pusher_upgrade_from_puller

A mod-added shapeless recipe that turns a Puller Upgrade into a Pusher Upgrade.

The last quest, a quest in "Storage", accepts the Dripping Upgrade, the Water Generator Upgrade or the Obsidian Generator Upgrade.^[2]

The one link between Functional Storage and another mod that the pack's recipes and quests confirm is the recipe for the Framed Storage Controller. The pack adds it with a KubeJS shaped recipe, so it comes from the pack and not from the mod's defaults. The cross-mod part is the Facade item, which comes from a different mod.^[3]

Framed Storage ControllerAdded by the pack

Shaped (kubejs)

Shaped (kubejs)

Empty slot	Facade	Empty slot
Facade	Storage Controller	Facade
Empty slot	Facade	Empty slot

Recipe id: ftb:framed_storage_controller

Pack-added KubeJS recipe for the Framed Storage Controller, which uses a facade item from another mod.

If you want the framed look for your controller, you need that facade item on hand, so it's worth sorting out before you build your storage room.^[3]

In the quest book

In the Logistics storage quest chapter, the controller quest "Storage Controllers" quest accepts either the Storage Controller or the Framed Storage Controller. It also asks for a controller extension (plain or framed) and the Linking Tool.^[2]

Quest a quest in "Storage" accepts any one of the framed items, including the Framed Storage Controller, the framed drawers and the Framed Controller Access Point. The quest tasks themselves only name Functional Storage items.^[2]

All of the Functional Storage quests sit in a single chapter of the quest book, the logistics storage chapter. There are eight of them, and each one is an item task: you get the item and the quest checks off. Every one of them comes after "Functional Drawers" quest, the only prerequisite the quest data shows, so once that is done they all open up together and you can take them in any order.^[2]

What each quest asks for

Where a task lists several items, any one of them counts. The quests have no titles in the pack files, so each one is described here by what it wants.^[2]

• a quest in "Storage" is about compacting drawers. You need a Simple Compacting Drawer or a Compacting Drawer.^[2]
• a quest in "Storage" is about fluid storage. Any of the Fluid Drawer (1x1), Fluid Drawer (1x2) or Fluid Drawer (2x2) counts.^[2]
• a quest in "Storage" is about the framed variants. Any one of the framed drawers, framed fluid drawers, framed compacting drawers, the Framed Storage Controller or the Framed Controller Access Point will do.^[2]
• "Storage Controllers" quest covers networking your drawers and has three separate tasks. First, a Storage Controller or a Framed Storage Controller. Second, a Controller Access Point or a Framed Controller Access Point. Third, a Linking Tool.^[2]
• a quest in "Storage" asks for a single item, the Configuration Tool.^[2]
• "Storage Upgrades" quest is about capacity upgrades. You need a Copper Upgrade, Gold Upgrade, Diamond Upgrade or Netherite Upgrade.^[2]
• a quest in "Storage" is about the generator-style upgrades. You need a Dripping Upgrade, a Water Generator Upgrade or an Obsidian Generator Upgrade.^[2]
• "Utility Upgrades" quest has two tasks. One is the Void Upgrade. The other is any one of the Collector Upgrade, Puller Upgrade or Pusher Upgrade.^[2]