Practical Multi Item Sorter Tutorial (Upgrade available, see description)

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** Important **
In the tutorial, the green block I place next to the bottom hopper at 9:08 has to be non-solid (glass or half slab) so that the bottom hopper is never powered. If you're having problems this is likely the solution.
This is a fast, tiny, cheap, and reliable multi item sorter. The overhead filter mechanic was originally developed by Shildifreak back in May, 2017. It's a significant improvement over other designs that typically top out at 12 rtx input speed with over 100 blocks build volume.
Features:
- Completely silent
- Fast, 8 redstone tick input speed
- Tiny, two wide tileable design (6x7x2 for an 84 block volume)
- Up to 54 filterable items per module
- No slot reservation in output chests
Shildifreak's overhead filter concept: • EXPLAINATION: Autoadap...

[@metamilo]

***** Important ***** The block with redstone dust on it that is next to the bottom hopper has to be non-solid, so glass or a half slab would work. Thanks Allen Berry for bringing that to my attention.

[@DrVolz]

There is no redstone dust next to the bottom hopper.

[@metamilo]

@@DrVolz The block I place at 9:08 is the one you need to make transparent.

[@DrVolz]

Thank you!

[@tomrowe7472]

when placing these systems side by side, the sorting no longer works. First item is filtered through and the rest falls through the system previous to it. noticed when placing side by side, the subtracted comparators are being powered by both sides - how could this be fixed?

[@metamilo]

@@tomrowe7472 They actually do work when placed directly next to each other. The subtracted comparators do not interfere because they are constantly subtracting a static value of 1, so the fact that they bleed across modules doesn't matter. Also, the pulse they receive from the observer is too quick for them to register so it doesn't interfere either. The non-interference of that circuit crossing is what makes this system so small and elegant and I'm confident it is tileable, so the problem is likely somewhere else. Double check that you've applied the fix listed in the description. Also, make sure you have the input clock set up correctly. If that's all good, check the comments because we've been able to solve many problems that people have had and one of them might be the same as yours. Beyond that I'd need a little more information to trouble shoot your issue.

[@soupluigi]

Just the timestamps listed during the beginning of the video for easy and convenient access, all free of charge: 2:12 - Explanation 5:38 - Demo 7:57 - Tutorial

[@just_is]

thz

[@thesmoothstoner5022]

Built 24 of these modules. When it comes to size, simplicity, and functionality, this is the best storage system out. Great job.

[@Razelicious1]

What an amazing design even in the latest versions! I am very happy I found this video, this is very simple and easy to build.

[@metamilo]

I'm glad you like it, but we have a significantly improved version which you can find here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYuydp2KisiLh6M Happy crafting :)

[@Razelicious1]

@@metamilo Unfortunately my brain can't understand how to put them next to each other, I already tried to figure the newest one out using another tutorial, but I still can't figure it out. This one seems perfect to me, but I should probably learn how to build each of the newer sorters next to each other

[@SL33KDOT]

Multi-Item Sorter (without overflow or lamp display) dimensions 6(long) x 7(tall) x 2(wide) Tileable Uses an 8 tick redstone clock Materials per tile: 6 droppers 6 chests 10 observers 6 hoppers 13 solid blocks(uses lime green concrete in the video) 1 transparent block(glass or a slab) 3 redstone torches 3 repeaters 6 redstone dust 2 comparators 2 powered rails 1 composter (level 2)

[@AnonyMous-gj7qq]

Composter should be level 1

[@kingdomadventures]

Don’t forget one cake :)

[@gilleyboy2675]

this is wrong just use the one in the end of the video

[@louisstammers4793]

@@kingdomadventures does it have to be a cake? what other items could i use to get the composter at the right level?

[@kingdomadventures]

@@louisstammers4793 I'm not sure how the levels in a composter work; the video said adding a cake will set the composter to level 1, so I was joking when I suggested Bob Soong add a cake to his list of required items. I know a lot of things will increase a composter's level, but I think most items there's some random chance involved. The Minecraft wiki says things like "Wheat seeds have a 15% chance of increase the composter one level". You could add something to each composter and check it's level from the f3 screen if you're on windows playing Java. But a cake would be easier since a cake is 100% guaranteed to increase the composter level by exactly 1

[@baauumm8223]

when you use cauldrons instead of composters do not forget to put something above it, so it does not fill up in rain

[@metamilo]

That's a very good point. Also, if you can use composters you should, they're less laggy.

[@Attila.Andras]

@@metamilo for 1.15 I should use Cauldron, right? It is a bit confusing, since Cauldrons have 4 settings and Composters have 7 (?), so not sure if they would send out same signal.

[@metamilo]

@@Attila.Andras You should always use a composter if you can. Cauldrons are for compatability with older versions where composters didn't exist. Cauldrons are laggier and can change their fill level if it rains.

[@dhuskoditeki]

I just saw this in my feed and I love it. I was looking for a multistorage for a long time that is not that complicated and yours is looking perfect for my needs. I want to try this out as soon as I set up my final base. Awesome design

[@metamilo]

Thanks, I hope it works good for you. If you have any problems just ask and I'll do my best to help.

[@KoviPlaysPC]

Very excited to try this! Just finished building single item sorter system for over 100 items. Time to get more compact!

[@cocoardo4394]

Thank you guys so much! I was planning a 578 items big singlefilter storage. You guys saved me a lot of time and work ❤❤❤

[@metamilo]

Yea, multi-item sorters are definitely the way to go. You'll probably want a few single sorters for common stuff because they're faster, but these are great for all the random building materials and odd items.

[@Chezrlz009]

@@metamilo I have been designing my storage system, and I have three levels. A multi item sorter, then single sorters for commonly used items, then bulk storage with shulker compatibility for the output of my crazy farms that I bring to my base, the storage slices ilmango showed a while back. I was worried that these sorters would be massive, but your design is great and I am pumped! The issue is, my friend I am sharing the base with insists on building it out of netherite, so I have to wait for 1.16 to finish the storage. :(

[@metamilo]

@@Chezrlz009 Oof, that's gonna be one expensive sorting system, but it sounds awesome.

[@Jazzy-kz6wd]

i saw part of this design hinted at in another video and was trying to figure out how it worked. thanks for having a good explanation at the start!

[@couchlion]

First off, great mic. Second, very good explanation and design. May even use this myself!

[@alexeschen1849]

Just amazing, best sorter out there. Beware of that bottom transparent block, took about an hour to figure out. Should have read the comments!!!

[@DrVolz]

Love this design! You are super good at explaining it too! I built 10 of the modules and i am lokking forward to trying it. I have been looking for a multi item sorter that is not that complicated qnd has too many chests. So thank you

[@metamilo]

Glad to hear you like it. Let me know how it works for you and if you have any problems I'm here to help. :)

[@DrVolz]

I tested it today and it didn’t work. Items goes in to chests that they are not suposed to and And items get switched out in the chest where you pick witch items are gonna go into the chest.

[@metamilo]

@@DrVolz There was a small error in the tutorial at 9:07. That solid green block that I place against the hopper should be a transparent block like glass or a half slab. This is most likely your problem. If that doesn't fix it then let me know or check through the comments. Other people have had a few problems and most were able to find solutions.

[@DrVolz]

I did that but it aint working. When i just throw in a bunch of items it brakes. I play on a server with a little bit of lag don’t know if that could be poblem. Or maby i just built it wrong 🥴

[@metamilo]

@@DrVolz Ok, 3 ideas. First, make sure you built the input clock (blue part) shown at 5:39. If you don't t have that and you're just feeding items in with a hopper that will 100% break the system. If that's not the problem then try increasing the delay on the input clock, it'll slow down the system, but doing so has helped a number of people, especially on servers. Finally, make sure you either wait for it to finish sorting or turn it off before leaving the area or logging out. Sometimes when the world reloads it may get out of sync if it was in the middle of sorting.

[@Glifa]

This is awesome man thank you definitely going to be building this

[@zenkelpy6259]

I was just watching this video thinking this guy had like 200000 or so subs but he actually only has just over 600 subs, how?!! Your amazing.

[@dotjson266]

Perfect to sort items to blocks in my storage!

[@metamilo]

I'll be installing a bunch of these on my server soon. I'm in need of a base expansion so I'll probably redo all my storage.

[@ultrareverse]

this is perfect! im building it now! thanks

[@traepryor5292]

This is an amazing item sorter that is so much better than my classic one item sorter 10/10

[@Zederfjell]

Love it to death! This setup is simply marvelous.

[@metamilo]

Glad you like it :)

[@himabimdimwim]

I just finished building 10 of these sorting modules in my survival world, and it works amazingly! I've built and tweaked this thing so many times that I can now build it from memory... this is going on every server I play on.

[@jonasjeurissen3991]

If you are sending your items true, do not forget to set a slow clock! As you can see at 5:41 one repeater is on two ticks

[@vancebarnum8750]

thank you i did not notice this and i was confused why it was not working at first

[@solei5678]

Thanks for this tip! When I first built it kept breaking and not sorting when ever I sent stacks through the system. It wasn’t until I added the clock that it all began to work

[@johntan983]

Dude you save my life thanks

[@jean-milapoire7999]

I have a question about the clock. I realized it as I saw it in the video. But it doesn't work. maybe i forgot to put items i didn't see that are below the clock?

[@johntan983]

@@jean-milapoire7999 what is the problem with the sorter?

[@sexuallyconfusedpenguin2646]

This is unbelievably clever

[@metamilo]

Thanks

[@xxfast4096]

Made this 1.16 and works as expected

[@Wortigon2000]

damn this sorter is AWESOME! after including an unstackable item filter, my storage room that has 12 cells like this is now finally complete! Or at least as close to complete, as it can be! (though I did have some issues when I built a 7 tick clock instead of an 8 tick one (I missed that one of the repeaters were on 2 tick) so I had to re-do my filters for a bunch of modules, 'cos they got messed up due to a slightly too fast item stream)

[@DragmaWanderer]

Great looking system, I am planning on doing a dual single and multi item based off of this design so I can have the common blocks then what is crafted from those blocks beside it.

[@ashishagrawal1406]

Great system, just a quick suggestion.. Please use vanilla textures so we can cross-check what we are building. It is really difficult to see what's what with the texture pack. Good job on the sytem!

[@metamilo]

Yea, I know the texture pack can be confusing. I'll try to put together something closer to vanilla for 1.16. If you don't mind me asking, what blocks did you find most confusing? What, if any, blocks did you think were ok as is?

[@ashishagrawal1406]

@@metamilo Hey I appreciate the reply. The most confusing I would say was the dropper... If the angle is just right we cannot differentiate between a dropper and an observer. It wasn't very difficult because I have been playing long enough to know how redstone works... But if someone is new to the game, they will definitely have a problem... Know that I do appreciate the design... Have already built 32 modules in my world... Thanks!

[@metamilo]

@@ashishagrawal1406 Thanks for the feedback. I do want to keep using a texture pack that helps with indicating direction and such, but I do really need to make the textures more intuitive or similar to what people are used to.

[@Unvexed]

metamilo this is a bit late of a reply, but Vanilla Tweaks by Xisuma should do the trick. It has directional hoppers and observers, among many other quality-of-life features. It lets you put together your own resource pack, so you could pick and choose what you want.

[@ashishagrawal1406]

@@Unvexed Yeah I mean that can be brilliant. I am not sure if Vanilla tweaks has redstone-level texture pack for the dust but the directional stuff can definitely be sorted.

[@Super_Swank]

Cool system, pretty fast for a tutorial but really useful system

[@mochy_star4502]

Wasn't working, but then I remembered that I needed to add a clock to slow the flow of items down Thanks metamilo and the team that helped him.

[@metamilo]

No problem, let me know if you get it working. :)

[@mochy_star4502]

​ @metamilo It isn't really working, all the items are going into the first chest (I have 25 tiled next to each other)

[@mochy_star4502]

I forgot to make the block next to the bottom hopper at 9:08 a slab or glass

[@leeeass840]

It works in 1.16.1! But I had to re-check if it was built right like 5 times because the texture pack is very confusing, please use a vanilla texture pack next time. Otherwise it is really nice!

[@eriche95]

Great tutorial. How do you build the dropper for overflow?

[@cameronbutler31]

Very impressive.

[@willbernhardt4163]

So I’ve had this video saved in my liked playlist for a while and I finally got around to testing it in my realm, but I’m having some trouble, I have a clock set up and I double checked to make sure I set up everything according to the tutorial, including the filters, but every time I send a non compatible item thru the system, as opposed to passing it on it gets stuck in the bottom left hopper(when looking from the front) Quick update, I fixed the problem, the system works perfectly now, great design!

[@willbernhardt4163]

Kaan_TR when I built it in my test world I was using diamond blocks, so unless those are considered transparent then I don’t think that’s it

[@willbernhardt4163]

Kaan_TR oh my god I reread the description like eight times and read it wrong every time, I thought it said it CANT be a transparent block. Thank you so much haha, I’ll test it now

[@willbernhardt4163]

Kaan_TR and now it works perfectly, thank you for saving my self from my own stupidity and illiteracy lol

[@brickbot2.038]

I was going to build this, but then I had a realization... It's good and all when all you want is a couple of sorting units, but when you have a full out sorting storage system, by the time you finish building it, there's nothing left to sort.

[@lordsnowball594]

Why?

[@brickbot2.038]

@@lordsnowball594 Each module uses up so many components.

[@lordsnowball594]

@@brickbot2.038 it’s actually one of the cheapest for the way it works.

[@brickbot2.038]

@@lordsnowball594 I used Maizuma Game's design, which is slightly cheaper (In my opinion) and more compact.

[@alexp9962]

@@brickbot2.038 isn't that design broken in 1.16 and slower?

[@sebastiaanlindner]

Great vid, as a redstone noob the vid is very very quick with building so I had to check the vid 10 times. Can you maybe slow a bit down next vid and use a vanilla resourcepack? It would make it a lot easier :) Thanks for the design :)

[@samparkins6268]

“ We can HEAR that it is completely SILENT”

[@Choppy]

Starting video with 69 levels? Nice 😎

[@lakshaymd]

Could the powered rails be replaced with the redstone dot in 1.16? If not, could you explain the difference in behaviour? Anyway, great tutorial. Started building this into my storage in survival, just wondering if it could be made cheaper as I don't have a gold farm yet.

[@skylershelton3734]

Hey man! great video, really excited that I've got some modules working! is this tileable? Do any changes need to be made for it to be? Thanks

[@metamilo]

It should be completely tileable as is. I have an update ready, but haven't had the time to put a video together yet. Just some small adjustments, but it should still work as shown here.

[@allbirdsareedible]

Gonna go build this on Constantiam anarchy .

[@SamFarr1]

Thanks for this great tutorial! I'm having a problem where sorter will only start to process items when the filter hopper (setup [0][19][1][1][1]) has 23 items in the first slot. After that, it will leave these 23 items in this slot in the hopper, preventing other items from being sorted. I'm pretty new to redstone but I've followed the tutorial, and I've used an input clock system and tried varying the tick count. I've also made the changes regarding the non-solid block with the redstone dust on. I'm really not sure where I'm going wrong here, so any suggestions would be really helpful! EDIT: I figured out what the problem was - one of the observers was placed in the wrong direction

[@johanneswittenberger7447]

awesome design had a little trouble with the clock but could copy it (5.42 min ) will it work in 1.16?

[@AstaZora]

This is a point where redstone surpassed the devs expectations. They probably have their jaw on the floor!

[@metamilo]

yea, it looks really simple but it took a lot of trial, error, and analysis to come up with this design. We had a few that were even smaller but didn't work consistently due to a few longstanding bugs in the redstone code. There's a chance that we may have an even better one in the future if they get fixed.

[@dravarian26]

I don't know if this is a 1.16.2 thing but i spent like a day troubleshooting this. It wasn't an issue with the half slab. It was an issue with the composter. At 10:20, The composter needs to be at 2 levels, not 1, in order for it to work properly. Just using 2 cakes or pumpkin pies will be fine.

[@metamilo]

That's because your comparator wasn't set to subtract mode. It needs 2 fill levels if it's in compare mode.

[@sabinopereira1631]

For anyone sorting by new for a solution, replace the solid block with the redstone dust under the filter hopper with glass.

[@soupluigi]

Great tutorial, even for a redstone rookie like me it was really smooth and simple to follow along! Just a question, how would you filter non-stackable items (cake, rods, fish in buckets, etc.)?

[@metamilo]

Sorting unstackable items is a very complex process because it's different for each type of item you have to sort. It would have to be a different system that you attach either before or after this one. If you want to learn more about sorting unstackable items you should check out this video by DatNerd kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnnXZGumnKp7otE

[@soupluigi]

@@metamilo Thanks for your help!

[@RogueZe]

Hey metamilo i have just made this on a server i play on and whenever i put a item through that isnt ment to be sorted 1 of it go’s through to the output bit but the rest just go’s into the main chest and i have a identical build to the one u built

[@rohangoenka3248]

I have the same problem I think we need to connect the input to a clock

[@alexeschen1849]

Composer can be raised to level one by anything. No need for cake. Just check the level in F3.

[@u8qu1tis]

There are some rare cases where this will not work. in some chunks in certain positions the machine removes items from the filter and does not return them.

[@sherwinvaz]

hi i saw cuban use this design and i was impresed . i folowed the tut and also used glass for bottom slab the system is working perfectly. The mistake i was doing was that i was testing it with 15 items using a hopper directly to system and it always would flow the item to chest which shouldnt happen . and i could hear the dropper sound which should have been silent. i later understood that the item were going in too fast which was causing the the filter to skip . i spent many hours scratching what i messed up lol. i just had to slow the inout using a clock that fixed it. i know this is realy a small problem but who knows it might help others

[@louisstammers4793]

im on a vanilla server on single player and its working at some points and others not it keeps leaking the filtered items through that i want to be sorted even though i have 3 just incase. ive got the clock system and have built everything right and i am stuck and annoyed as i keep having to replace the desired filtered items back in the chest, any suggestions? (im playing on 1.16.2)

[@nathanmock1824]

Hey there, great design! I plan on building it in my server. However, how does it work with 1.16? Should I change anything to use with snapshots, at least as of 20w22a?

[@angusc8599]

All good in 20w22a

[@onetickpulse4398]

Very nice system. More compact and faster than my design! GG. In my design I first had a 18gt clock but this only worked in some locations. Is this system locational or directional? Very nice work

[@metamilo]

Thanks. We ran into a lot of those issues while designing it but in the end were able to make it work regardless of position or direction. We also ran into issues with placement order for the hoppers that would change our timings by 1gt and mess everything up. The 6x6x2 that I show at the end of the video had that problem. The end result looks simple but getting there was really challenging.

[@blacksheep_77]

@@metamilo That's interesting...is build order important or did you get that worked out so any assembly method is fine. Final tweeking now for me. Super fun to build.

[@metamilo]

@@blacksheep_77 Yea, build order shouldn't matter. That 6x6x2 one I show at the end had build order requirements which is partly why it didn't get picked as the final solution.

[@blacksheep_77]

@@metamilo ok cool....hey how do I find you on discord? Got a question about how the hopper under the upper chest is powered.

[@metamilo]

@@blacksheep_77 You can join my server here: discord.gg/JVF4zUS

[@Bovine-em8uy]

Comparator Settings- Thanks for the tutorial (I built mine off of RaPsCaLLioN1138's world download before I found this, sigh) RaP's method has no subtraction on the Comparators. Is that due to the Cauldron vs composter? My first test run with the 2 level Cauldron, comparators set to compare not subtract, seems to be working.

[@metamilo]

yea, level 2 compare works and so does level 1 subtract. Cauldrons are just for backwards compatability but it has other problems. Rain can change the fill level to 3 and it's a ticking tile entity so it adds more lag. I would suggest using composters instead if you can.

[@tobinsyoutubechannel2200]

Will this still work in 1.16? Because I've already built 4 of them and we're updating soon, my current plan is to build 15 but I want to know if I'll have to build your newer design instead or if I can just stick with this one Edit: it seems to still be working in 1.16 as long as you keep the single redstone dust on the half slab as a cross and not a dot.

[@jurian8620]

i hope that thats the problem with mine

[@yeadontwearitout]

This is the tutorial for me

[@snowsilver7696]

For me when putting in tons of items sometimes they go straight in to the first chest no matter what the filter is and turning off and on the clock will fix this Is this a lag thing? Or is there something I could be doing wrong? Would making the clock slower help?

[@Leonardo123200]

Same... and i don't think was lag, i guess is bc the dropper isn't lock

[@fallenentity2]

I've found this happens as soon as the bottom dropper of the elevator is full.

[@chiauhuaon756]

@@fallenentity2 this can be fixed by setting the comparator on substract mode. Found this out on Rapscallions comment section

[@willian57saraiva65]

Estava procurando por um tutorial desse, agora so basta eu aprender como funciona o sistema para asim eu poder faser de cabeca

[@levideldicque5858]

Hey, I'm pretty sure I placed every block the same and placed every filter as it should be placed, but all the items I put in are ending up in the chest with the 0-19-1-1-1 filter. I am also pretty sure my clock is right. Do you have a solution to my problem? (I also changed the full block to a non-solid)

[@metamilo]

Double check the number of ticks on the bottom repeater, make sure it's set to 1. If it's more then it could let extra items out which would allow new items to be placed in the filter chest. You could also try putting more than one of each type of item you want to filter in the filter chest. That way it still reserves the slot even as it's processing the item and any mistimed items won't accidentally replace it.

[@alexeschen1849]

Metamilo- What you think of this in 1.16? With all the redstone changes will this still work?

[@connerscott2687]

Is there a fix for when a module goes over a chunk boundary

[@klarafrejinger7192]

My filter is partially leaking through In to my storige chest and items are getting stuck in the hoppers, how can I fix this?

[@Buik-]

Hey metamilo, I'm using your design on my server and I had to decrease the flow of items to stop the breaking. Even after decreasing a lot occasionally it still breaks. Would putting multiples in the sorting chest like cubfan did in his video remedy this?

[@metamilo]

possibly, it would prevent it from breaking immediately but if it is dropping some out then eventually those will deplete as well. You could always add a comparator and a lamp to warn you when they start getting low. This problem typically occurs when you feed items in too fast, but you said you slowed things down so it's probably an issue with lag and the way your server handles that. If that's the case then there's not much that can be done unfortunately.

[@Buik-]

metamilo thanks for the reply! Do you know why cub put 3 of each in his? Haven’t seen that in any videos of this design.

[@mooredaxon]

If building in 1.16, the bottom Redstone dot at 9:17 needs to be in cross mode

[@hazelrichardson-amos1295]

i'm in 1.16.1 and this design doesn't seem to be working, i've read through the comments and changed the bottom redstone dust to a + not a circle and it is sitting on a top half-slab, but i keep getting the wrong items in the bottom chest. i also have 3 filter items in the top chest, eg. 3 observers in a stack instead of 1. i'm also using the item dropper clock thing but by the time all the items have gone through there are about 1/8 of the unsorted items end up in the unsorted chest and everything else is in the "sorted" chest, including almost all the filter items from the chest above. sorry this is very wordy, thought i'd give as much info as i could can someone help me out please Edit: i've been playing around with it for a little while now and i figured out that one of the repeaters in the item dispensing system needs to be on 3 ticks not 2, after i did that it seemed to work flawlessly Edit 2: i'm stuck again, this design seemed to work on my single player creative world that i have to test things, but when i put it in a single player survival world it wouldn't work, i get almost all the items in the first chest and i can't seem to figure out why.

[@sushibali6522]

Hi I tried the system, but for ex. when I put dirt (I sort dirt) it also picks the one in the top chest and some blocker items in the same way, have you a solution for this please ? ps: I love the system and I love how you answer every question even 2 months after, good job !

[@metamilo]

this is a timing issue, if you're losing the filter block to the output then the part that fires the bottom dropper is probably firing too early. This could be due to many things, an error in the build, lag(on bedrock), or using a non vanilla client/server. Double check the build then let me know what server and game type you have. You can also ask on the discord, it's easier to troubleshoot that way.

[@sushibali6522]

@@metamilo Ok thanks for the answer, I'm on Java 1.15.2 on a vanilla server with some plugins and like 30 players online. As I said in another comment I also have a tile limit but don't think that is the problem

[@sushibali6522]

and what is the discord server please ^^

[@DragonQueen0520]

I've built 1 so far, but I am at the very beginning of my game, dont have an egg farm and cant seem to find any chickens. I dont want to build anymore till I kno it works properly. How many of another item in the composter would equal 1 cake?

[@jean-milapoire7999]

My clock works, I've replace glass for the block side the bottom hoper, but all items ending in the second chest column. Just the first items . just the items filtered in the first chest end up in this one

[@PunkR0ckz09]

Hi metamilo, I know this is an older version and all, but, would it be possible to create a version where there would be a maximum of 2 blocks above the "item chest" (the one that you can get the items from) so that most of it is under ground. I tend to go for 4-5 block high builds before adding the roofs, so systems like these where everything is above the chest is unusable to me. Note; I don't mind if it is a bit more primitive, no shulker box loaders/unloaders and no indicator lights is perfectly fine as well. I really like this kind of design, but they all seem to go way above the sorted chest and to add a bunch of item elevators to make it viable would defeat the purpose of it, in my opinion.

[@metamilo]

Yeah, I understand where you're coming from, it's bothersome to have so much of the redstone sticking up above the build, it makes fitting it into your base very challenging. The problem is that anything involving hoppers naturally trends downwards because there's no way for them to flow up. Short of adding an elevator at the end I don't see an easy way of adjusting this design to fit your needs. Perhaps with a complete redesign you could work a couple droppers into the machine so the items don't lose height, but doing so will likely increase the size by a significant amount.

[@Zederfjell]

Would an usual Mono Filter setup next to your Multi Filter could break the chain? The idea is to get a Multi Filtered chest with all the "Stone Product" next to the Mono Filtered chest with only Stone in it (since i have multiple double chest of it). Then continuing into the next Multi Filter strip in the chain. Would the timing of the Mono Filter break the Multi Filter chain?

[@metamilo]

That's a good question, I'll have to try it out and get back to you. [update] So, it is possible but not easy. I posted the solution in my discord server which you can join with this link discord.gg/TXGH3tp At some point I'm gonna have to do a follow up video for this build.

[@gixai3725]

Can someone help me with a situation? Every time when I test this machine it gets stuck. For some reason he doesn't sort the items. What should I do? He also take every time items from the chest with the sortable items and renamed items. How can I fix this?

[@ziadshoura]

Same here i don’t know why are you on minehut as well??

[@ferzmat2313]

Hi! I've built your design on the server where I play, which is supposed to be pretty much vanilla, especially as far as redstone goes. It doesn't work at all. Not saying it's your design's fault, because it's absolutely awesome and I've tried it in singleplayer and it's fantastic and I love it. But I was wondering if you had any advice. I did use a slab instead of a solid block like you said, and the problem isn't that items are coming too fast, because even just dropping one item in breaks it. Sometimes, the items in the sorting hopper start emptying, even the 22 sorting items. Sometimes, the item gets added to the top chest and I then have more and more "sorting" items until a stack is reached of that particular item. Sometimes an item that shouldn't get sorted gets put in the bottom chest. This is probably not enough info for you to figure out my issue, but I thought I might as well try. Thanks anyway, and again, awesome design! Ps: the server is running 1.15.2 and using something to disable 0ticking farms, I was thinking the problem may be related to that, since it's the only thing that's not vanilla redstone-wise, but I don't see how that's possible... or maybe i've made a rookie mistake somewhere that I somehow didn't notice after rebuilding the sorter twice! Either way, any advice is very welcome!!! Cheers

[@metamilo]

So, you can check what kind of server you're on using the F3 menu. If it says Spigot, Bukkit, Forge, or Paper, those all have basically recoded how a lot of the vanilla redstone stuff works. There's a decent chance that if your running one of them it may be causing problems. If it says Fabric then you should be fine. It's really strange that it keeps adding things to the top. My guess there is that the top part isn't delivering the off pulse to let a filter item out. Maybe watch it to see if that redstone line along the top pulses when an item comes in. If that's working then double check to make sure that filter hopper isn't getting powered by something else.

[@zm00nyz92]

The issue I'm having is when I feed items in it takes my "filter blocks" like the block I put in the chest to say where I want it to go

[@michaelverbeek2694]

Please can you do a tutorial with the timer and shulker sorter like cubfan did on hermitcraft server

[@tetsujin_144]

Took a bit of tinkering but I got this working on Bedrock (EDIT: not really, sorry. I thought I had...). Thanks, I hadn't really worked with multi-item sorters before and it seems like a nice system!

[@hexa2502]

Could you help me? Doing it in bedrock too, but delays should be different.

[@Elderberry4199]

I was looking for this comment. Nice to know it can be converted without too much effort.

[@hexa2502]

@@Elderberry4199 maybe it needs

[@tetsujin_144]

@@hexa2502 Basically I had to slow down the dropper line. On Bedrock the update order of the droppers is not always the same, so powering them all on the same tick doesn't work. So I added one additional tick of delay for the third dropper (the repeater near the bottom of the machine), and two additional ticks of delay to the fifth dropper (the repeater at the top of the machine) - this unfortunately means that dropper five gets powered twice, making it click, and possibly limiting the speed of the system... Then I had to change the hopper-locking at the bottom of the machine, because I couldn't get the timings right. So instead of using an observer to pulse the hopper at the bottom of the machine at just the right time, instead I have a two-observer chain observing that powered rail at the bottom of the machine (one backward, one downward), and powering a redstone torch inverter - so the hopper is actually locked most of the time, but it unlocks briefly a couple ticks *after* the first dropper gets pulsed. Finally, I had to slow down the clock that feeds the system. The clock shown in the video (5:43) uses three ticks of repeater delay - one repeater on two ticks and one on one tick. The fastest I've gotten my build to work is with five ticks of repeater delay (one repeater on four ticks, the other on one tick). And to get it to work at that speed, I needed multiples of the "items of interest" in the filter chest - at least two of each. Sometimes the first cycle will pull item A out of the chest, and then the second cycle will start slightly before that item is put back, and try to pull another of item A - need to have two for that case and to make sure that the machine doesn't wind up putting another item into the chest in its place. And so far I've only tested a single slice. Obviously that's a big limitation in my achievement. I may have to slow the clock further in order to get it to work with multiple, tiled slices, I'm not sure. Also, on Bedrock, observers observing redstone dust will pulse when you load the area or reload the world - so if you were operating the machine and quit the game and restarted, or left the area and came back, it would pulse the bottom four droppers again and possibly cause an item to get stuck in the dropper line, which would mess things up. So, best not to do that. :) I hope this helps... scope-eye.net/misc/20200522-multi_item_sorter_1.jpeg scope-eye.net/misc/20200522-multi_item_sorter_2.jpeg

[@hexa2502]

You are awesome 👍!!

[@avtem]

9:15 it can't be a solid block! It will break the whole system. Use transparent or non-full block edit: as Johan noticed - not solid block, but full non-transparent block.

[@BirjolaxewsChannel]

Thank you! This fixed it for me. For anyone who's confused: he's talking about the block that the redstone dot (which should be a cross in 1.16) is on top of. It must be a transparent/non-full block, or you'll get items sorted incorrectly and one item stuck in the lower hopper.

[@connerscott2687]

So would glass work for that or should I use a slab

[@BirjolaxewsChannel]

@@connerscott2687 Glass works just fine

[@connerscott2687]

Thank you, it's working perfectly now

[@yoshiwiiremotewithwiimotio7117]

69 levels what a god lmao

[@metamilo]

Thanks for noticing. I leveled specifically for this video ... and nobody noticed for 2 months lol.

[@gilleyboy2675]

****IMPORTANT**** If your system is putting everything into the first chest and you have multiple ones it is because you are inputting items into the sorter to quickly also if you are using the thing he used in his video to input stuff into it make sure one of the repeaters is on 2 ticks!!! otherwise, this system works like a charm!!!! Hope this helps if it doesn't leave a comment, please!!!

[@aryaman4763]

Sup metamilo, great build btw, will be helpful for my world. Wondering what's it texture pack , will be helpful for me

[@metamilo]

It's a custom pack for doing redstone that I've been working on. It's a bit outdated atm but I'm planning on updating it soon. I'll make it publicly available when it's ready.

[@metamilo]

I got my pack to an 'acceptable' state. If you want to try it out you can find the download on my Discord server: discord.gg/6V6h63j

[@DERCKECKAH12345678]

I've built your system and it's amazing. I do have a small problem tough. When I put in a lot of different items, but only a small amout of each, the sorter doesn't work properly anymore. Some Items go to the designated place, some just go to random places and most land in the first Chest. (I built 36 different modules).

[@crippledsquirel2564]

same...

[@DERCKECKAH12345678]

@@crippledsquirel2564 I actually found a fix; If you built the dropper tower from rapscallions Video. Build another 8tick Clock above, then it works.

[@Coletje]

I can't get it to work properly, it keeps letting items through that aren't in the filter chest if there's more than 1 coming through. I also had to change the redstone dot that locks the filter hopper to a redstone plus, because my 0, 19, 1, 1, 1 items weren't staying in the hopper. In 1.16, is this still working? What am I doing wrong, why are the wrong items coming through? My input isn't a clock, it's just a chest with items and a hopper line going right to the system without any elevators.

[@metamilo]

you need the input clock to slow down the items, hoppers are too fast and will break the system without it.

[@DanyMor]

metamilo my items dont stay in chest above it and idk why, it just go to hopper Below it and stay there

[@metamilo]

@@DanyMor Could you post a few screenshots on my Discord server to help me trouble shoot it?

[@fallenentity2]

@@DanyMor I also have the same problem even with the items being on a clock. All the filter items just go through the system

[@fallenentity2]

@@metamilo It seems that the change to redstone dots in 1.16 made the hopper below the filter hopper not ever lock. I had to change it to the non-dot version to make it property lock the hopper. Probably makes more sense to you than me.

[@patrickus5593]

Does it matter if the blocker and filter items are the same item as long as they're named correctly? And does it matter if they're full blocks or not? Cause I have everything set up correctly, transparent block and all, and it still kicks wrong items through at times. Could it be server lag? It seems to work perfectly at some points then it just breaks again..

[@patrickus5593]

Also would cloning the module cause any discrepancies?

[@metamilo]

The blocker and filter items can be the same if they are named differently. The filter items need to be 64 stackable items, but the blockers can be anything. Cloning shouldn't break anything, but you may have to double check things like item filter setups, comparator state, composter fill level, and redstone dust directionality which don't always get copied properly. Did you build it in single player or on a server?

[@R3DMATRIX]

Hey y'all for anyone who was wondering, the design works on a 1.15.2 PaperMC server! Just don't forget to replace the solid block beside the hopper (beside the lowest dropper) with glass or any other non-solid block :) Edit: though with further testing, nonstackable items may sometimes break the sorter :(

[@metamilo]

Thanks for testing it, that's good to know. [edit] That's strange, there's no reason why unstackables would break anything in this build.

[@no1ofinterst]

metamilo Is is still a good idea to sort them out just to be sure?

[@metamilo]

@@no1ofinterst There's no reason they would break the system, but they do slow it down quite a bit. So yea, sorting them out first is a good idea, just not necessary.

[@R3DMATRIX]

@@metamilo Just a theory, but I think it might've been the way Paper servers optimize hoppers that lead to the slightest of mishaps in timing. Stackable items don't break it immediately, just over a long period of time.

[@metamilo]

@@R3DMATRIX Yea, that could be.

[@mohamedhazamy5579]

Great system. The only problem is some of the modules have items getting stuck in the front droppers. What would cause that

[@metamilo]

That happens when the droppers fire out of order. If built correctly they should never fire out of order unless the server skips ticks to handle lag. Vanilla and Fabric servers don't do that but Paper/Spigot/Bukkit servers might. Check to make sure there isn't any other redstone in the area that might be interfering.

[@louisstammers4793]

@@metamilo im on a vanilla server on single player and its working at some points and others not it keeps leaking the filtered items through that i want to be sorted even though i have 3 just incase. ive got the clock system and have built everything right and i am stuck and annoyed as i keep having to replace the desired filtered items back in the chest, any suggestions? (im playing on 1.16.2)

[@TheGat2012]

At around time 5:30, you're talking about unmatched items attempting to be place back into the sort chest up top... But wouldn't they have failed to enter the sort chest in the first place and not enter the hoppers going down? Edit: nvm i see now that the hopper underneath is where the items come in from. So no matter what, the item that you are attempting to filter goes around the whole system whether it gets matched or not... What a clever system! I'll leave this here just in case it might help someone else understand...

[@tomaetomahtoe3819]

I recently tried to build this in my survival world, it's an amazing design, very compact but I seem to be having issues with it in that some items that don't belong to a certain output chest still gets there and doesn't get sorted properly to the next chest. Please help me.

[@jorynerwin8249]

Same thing is happening for me too

[@tomaetomahtoe3819]

It was very frustrating so I opted not to build it and just resort to a much simpler basic item sorter.

[@Morganistalking]

hello, great looking system. i cant seem to get the filter hopper to lock, it keeps pulling the filter items through. the redstone on the slab is set to cross. any thoughts?

[@metamilo]

then you probably don't have the right combination of fill level in the composter and comparator mode. 1 level = subtract, 2 levels = compare.

[@Morganistalking]

Ah yes that may have been it. I rebuilt it and it seems to work now. Thanks

[@justindora4769]

Hey there metamilo, my items are not staying put in the filter chest and they are being pulled down into the system, do you know what could possibly be causing this?

[@metamilo]

It's most likely because items are entering too fast. Make sure you built the input clock at 5:30. If that's all good then maybe hop on my Discord server and post some screenshots. Also, is it all modules or just certain ones?

[@luck4825]

I build it on bedrock but my item in the filter chest are droping to, can i fix it ?

[@maskedredstonerproz]

It doesn't work on bedrock , I'm working on a redesign , I'll post a video on my channel but obviously give credit to these guys, thanks for pointing out the issue

[@charlesbing6753]

If this were 1.15+, would we replace the rails with noteblocks?

[@thilokloos7521]

I dont know why it isnt working... i build it but the items dont get past the first circuit and all directly get sucked into the bottom chest... if i input a item which is in the filter chest the single item in the filter chest gets sucked out too... can anybody help? Also i can hear the droppers clicking...

[@klarafrejinger7192]

Do I have to rip the entier thing out if it broke when i left it running whilst unloding the chunks or is ther a way to fix it?

[@metamilo]

nope, just make sure the filter chest and hopper are properly set up for each slice and make sure there's nothing in the droppers. That should get everything working again.

[@jettbridger2358]

Do you have a version that will work on bedrock? Or does this still one work?

[@metamilo]

Here a link to a bedrock version created by another viewer of the channel. It's kinda old so I'm not sure if it still works. Bedrock Version by AudibleAvatar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJO8hZtoo8-smM0

[@roellaporte3784]

Just build it, 7 modules next to each other... I must say, it's a pain to build in survival, but it works like a charm!

[@AhmadMUrabi]

Hello, Great Video and tutorial. I've built this in my survival world, which is running on 20w22a. I've read that this caused problems with this sorter. I've had a problem where the item would get stuck through the dropper loop,. But what I've found is that when the modules are spaced one block apart, this doesn't happen and the system works perfectly. My system is designed so that 6 modules are spaced one block apart, 4 directly next to each other, a space, then another 4, the 6 more modules with spacing, in a U shape.items going through that middle 4-4 area are affected by this issue.

[@AhmadMUrabi]

Also, the world download provided by Rap didn't have this issue, even though we have the exact same design (excluding the dropper and light indicators) next to each other, yet on his world it works perfectly. I ensured that my timing was right and I gave it more ticks than it needed just to ensure that.

[@metamilo]

@@AhmadMUrabi That's great information, thanks for sharing. We still haven't figured out what's going on in 20w22a yet, so this helps.

[@belenhsueh9497]

the composter is at level 1 or 2? in the video is at 1, but in the downloaded map the cauldron is at lvl2, some people at the comment section are saying is at lvl2 as well

[@metamilo]

level 1 if the comparator reading from the filter hopper is set to subtract. If it's set to compare then you need 2 levels.

[@belenhsueh9497]

metamilo thank u so much!

[@aaronsoto3823]

IVe built the system and when I throw a few items in it works fine, but when I have a shoulder unloaded emptying into it everything goes into the first module, any advice?

[@metamilo]

Make sure you are passing the items through an input clock that slows them down. The system works at half hopper speed, so if you feed them in with a hopper directly it will break because it's getting items too fast. I show the input clock I used at 5:38

[@DragonQueen0520]

Even better question, I think I may have already asked but does this work on bedrock? (I play on an Xbox)

[@metamilo]

Not really the way it's shown in this video, however a few people have successfully adapted it for bedrock. If you scroll through the comments you can find links to those videos.

[@DragonQueen0520]

@@metamilo ok, thanks, guess I'll take a scroll 😂.

[@oweng2295]

@metamilo Does this work in 1.16.2? Ive tried placing replacing the solid block with a transparent block and it still doesnt work. Ive also tried switching the redstone on the block to the plus and the dot. Lastly ive tried making the clock longer to see if it helps. Really sad its not working for me :(

[@metamilo]

I haven't tested it in 1.16.2, but it is working for me in 1.16 and 1.16.1.

[@oweng2295]

metamilo I downloaded your partners world and I saw that the comparator you changed to subtract mode wasn’t changed. Is that a mistake In the world or did you make the mistake. Thanks so much for the response!

[@metamilo]

@@oweng2295 Neither. I used 1 fill level and subtract mode whereas he used 2 fill levels and compare mode. Both options are logically identical in this use case.

[@lauren_e_s]

I wanted this to run at hopper speed. Currently it only runs at half hopper speed. To remedy this problem, I built 2 identical sorters and divided the input between them.

[@metamilo]

well I suppose that works lol

[@Alnarra]

Question, I feel like I've got this setup correctly... I think but the hopper just below the filter chest for whatever reason isn't locking any ideas?

[@metamilo]

I believe we got this sorted out on Discord right?

[@Alnarra]

@@metamilo we did indeed thank you for the quick assistance