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Antsportation

by Itskillerluc

Antsportation uses ants to carry boxes of items across the world, and it is the work of Itskillerluc for Forge.

ForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.18.2 – 1.20.1

What it does

Antsportation moves items over long distances with ants that carry boxes between set points, using boxes and packing machines to load and unload them. Patchouli is required, and once it is installed a player receives the Antcyclopedia guide on first joining a world. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Forge builds cover 1.18.2 – 1.20.1, with 3.0.4 for 1.20.1 as the latest file, and the code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Ant transport

    Ants carry item boxes across the world, so goods can travel over long distances without rails or belts.

  2. Packing machines

    Packing machines wrap items into boxes that ants can pick up and deliver.

  3. Vanilla-friendly setup

    The transport system is built from simple parts that fit into a vanilla world, so a network can be set up without other mods.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.13.0.4
1.19.22.0.0
1.18.21.1.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

PatchouliAccessible, Data-Driven, Dependency-Free Documentation for Minecraft Modders and Pack Makers
Required

Optional 2

The One ProbeTOP, a WAILA alternative that shows information about what you're looking at
Optional
Just Enough Items (JEI)View Items and Recipes
Optional

How it compares

Full comparison

Anthill Inside is open source under the MIT License, runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.16.5 – 1.20.6, and is client and server. Transport Blocks is for Forge 1.20.1 only, with the Apache License 2.0 and not open source. Chest Transport Reloaded is also Forge 1.20.1 only, is client and server, and is licensed under All rights reserved.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
AntsportationForge1.18.2 – 1.20.1Client and server2023-11-12
Anthill InsideFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 1.20.6Client and server2024-05-03
Transport BlocksForge1.20.1Client and server2025-01-05
Chest Transport ReloadedForge1.20.1Client and server2025-08-19

Questions

Does Antsportation need Patchouli?

Yes. Patchouli is required, and it provides the Antcyclopedia guide that a player receives on first joining a world.

In the catalog

Antsportation is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Transportation mods3,932Forge modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

Antsportation is a mod about item transportation using ants created for ForgeJam 2022, which it had also won. Created with a simple goal in mind: easy vanilla-friendly transportation.
Itskillerluc, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Itskillerluc
Published
2023-11-12
Updated on Modrinth
2023-11-12
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

TransportationUtility
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