Artmoby's Hauling Crates
by Artmoby7674
Artmoby's Hauling Crates adds crates that players fill at a packing station, then haul and sell, for NeoForge 1.21.1.
What it does
Crates are a way to move resources through an economy without the usual item-by-item trading. A packing station compacts a chosen amount of a configurable resource type into a single crate, and crates can also be found in the world, generated naturally, or placed by hand for more controlled gameplay. Buildings can transform items into sub-level crates, so resources produced by factories and farms can be turned into the crate forms that are worth hauling.
The mod is aimed at servers where players want to make good use of large amounts of resources. Its design is inspired by the Scrap Mechanic approach to economy and farming, and it allows cargo interception on PvP servers. Sable is required, and Farm & Charm is an optional dependency that adds more resources to pack. The mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Compacting crates
A packing station fills a crate with a set amount of one resource type, and the amount can be changed in the config.
Found or placed crates
Crates can be generated in the world or placed manually, so a server owner can control where they appear.
Sub-level crate conversion
Buildings turn items into lower-tier crates, linking production lines to the hauling system.
Cargo interception
Hauled crates can be intercepted by other players, which gives PvP servers a cargo-raid element.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running economy or PvP servers, and players who enjoy hauling and trading large resource volumes.
How it compares
MCrates is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 with the same client and server environment, released under the MIT License, so its code can be reused under that license. Xyndra's Crates is server-side only and released under All rights reserved, so players can join without installing it. Azalea Crates is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.10, a wider range than this mod's single version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artmoby's Hauling Crates | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-03 |
| MCrates | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-01 |
| Xyndra's Crates | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-01-07 |
| Azalea Crates | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-11-08 |
Questions
Does Artmoby's Hauling Crates need Sable?
Does the server need the mod?
Does Farm & Charm need to be installed?
Can the mod be used in a modpack?
In the catalog
Artmoby's Hauling Crates is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 917 Economy mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This is the first version and I hope I can get the quality I want to release the mod for real as quickly as possible so that the description becomes true. Not all the features mentioned under this message are implemented yet. (and also english is not my first language so sorry if I made any mistakes)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/artmobys-hauling-crates
- Owner
- Artmoby7674
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15