Balanced Crates

Balanced Crates

Nifty Storage Blocks That Make Good Decorations.

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Screenshots

Compact Smelter
Default Crate Recipe
Crates
Crate Inventory with 66 Slots
Recipe for Wood-Type Crate
Crate Stack

About this Mod

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📖 About Balanced Crates: This mod adds new vanilla-friendly crate blocks. Crates have large amounts of storage compared to single chests. Crates can also be used as building blocks/decorations. Crates are designed to be vanilla-friendly chest alternatives that allow compact storage. Crates come in every wood type.

📦Storage: While a single chest has 27 slots, crates have 66 slots of inventory space! This allows for highly compacted storage. Right-clicking on a create will manually open it, allowing any player to take from, it's inventory, A player will be able to tell if a create is open when the top lid is removed. A crate can be closed by pressing the "Close Crate" button within the crate's GUI.

📚Decoration: Crates can easily be used as decorative blocks in many situations. a crate's texture is based upon what wood type is used to craft it, giving the player more option when building with wood. A crate can also be rotated much like a furnace, allowing the player to create patterns. A crate's open state can also be used in many ways.

⚒️Redstone: Being storage blocks, crates can be used in place of a chest in any Redstone situation where a Chest might be needed. This allows for higher amounts of storage and enables the player to make much more compact machines.

Crates Image

https://i.imgur.com/XK9nGyF.png

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📃Support & Credits:

Mod Authors: LicitLettuce (Owner, Artist, Mod Creator)  Mcreator (Program for Simple Mod Creation)

Mods Used In Screenshots: Farmers Delight, Just Enough Items (JEI), Metal Works, Mario 64 Paintings.

Shaders Used In Screeenshots: Complementary Reimagined

If you experience any problems while using this mod let me know through the issue tracker. If you have any feature suggestions let me know in the comments! You can use this mod in modpacks. This mod is not allowed to be redistributed. This mod will be updated to the next Minecraft version. This mod is a Forge only mod for the time being. Feel Free to Join Our Discord!: HERE

Available Versions

Balanced Crates 1.8.2.1.21.4release
MC 1.21.4neoforge
August 1, 2025
Balanced Crates 1.8.2.1.21.1release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
August 1, 2025
Balanced Crates 1.8.11.1.21.4release
MC 1.21.4neoforge
May 27, 2025
Balanced Crates 1.8.1.1.21.1 NeoForgerelease
MC 1.21.1neoforge
October 10, 2024
Balanced Crates 1.8.1.1.20.1 Forgerelease
MC 1.20.1forge
October 10, 2024

How to Install Balanced Crates on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.4).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Balanced Crates". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.4, 1.21.1, 1.20.1 (+2 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Balanced Crates server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Balanced Crates compatible with forge and neoforge?

Balanced Crates officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.1, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Balanced Crates – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Balanced Crates consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.41.21.11.20.11.19.41.19.2