GregTech Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Boxes works as an addon to GTCEu and gives it an extra storage option next to the existing crates. Each box holds nine slots and is cheap to produce in quantity, which suits large early-game storage setups. Unlike a crate, a cardboard box breaks when a player smashes it by hand, so it is a more fragile container.

The mod also adds a Crate Taper machine that tapes up the front of a crate box automatically, provided it is supplied with enough duct tape. Options let server owners make crates and boxes work without tape, or let crates be taped by hand. The fixes address two problems: a base GTCEu bug in which breaking a taped crate without the correct tool produced the wrong result, and a tape overlay that stayed out of sync after the contents were removed. The source code and issue tracker are public, and the author lists further GTCEu container ideas as future work.

The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source. Its one file targets 1.12.2 only and is published for Forge. Both the server and every player need it, since the boxes and taping behavior run on both sides.