Specialised Cells
by thiakil
Specialised Cells is a NeoForge addon for Applied Energistics 2 that adds storage cells built for specific purposes, and players who store unusual items can use them in place of standard cells.
What it does
The cells extend Applied Energistics 2 storage. Each cell starts with 16 bytes per type, the same as a standard 4K Cell, but the cells are tuned differently. Idle drain runs slightly higher than a standard cell of the same size, and each byte holds 4 items, so the same space stores fewer items. Item types are capped at 31 unless a cell says otherwise.
The cells count item types rather than individual stacks, so ten Iron Swords with different damage levels take up one type only. Partitioned cells always act in Fuzzy Mode and ignore damage. Enchanted books count per enchantment, and a cell can hold 63 enchantment types, with compound enchantments such as Power and Unbreaking treated as separate entries.
The mod is published for NeoForge on Minecraft 1.20.1 only, and it is released under the MIT License as open source. Applied Energistics 2 is required, and because the environment is client and server, the server and every player need the mod installed.
Key features
Type-based storage
Cells count item types, so many damage levels of one tool occupy a single type slot.
Partitioned cells
Partitioned cells always match in Fuzzy Mode and ignore damage when deciding what fits.
Enchantment storage
A cell can store 63 different enchantment types, and each compound enchantment is kept as its own entry.
Tradeoffs by design
Smaller byte counts and a higher idle drain exchange capacity for the type-based behavior.
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
Use cases
Sorting tools
A single cell can hold many damage variants of the same tool or weapon as one type.
Enchanted book storage
Each enchantment on a book takes its own type, so a cell can keep a wide spread of enchantments.
Who it’s for: Players who already use Applied Energistics 2 and want storage for tools, weapons or enchanted books. Server owners on NeoForge 1.20.1 need the mod on the server and on every client.
How it compares
AE2 Storage Warnings is open source under the MIT License, works with Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, and runs on client and server. Applied Elemental is NeoForge only, limited to 1.20.4, and is all rights reserved, so it is not open source. AE Additions covers 1.12.2 – 1.21.1 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source too.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialised Cells | NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-10-28 |
| AE2 Storage Warnings | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-31 |
| Applied Elemental | NeoForge | 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-05-17 |
| AE Additions | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-22 |
Questions
Does Specialised Cells need Applied Energistics 2?
Which loader and version does Specialised Cells support?
Do servers need the mod installed?
In the catalog
Specialised Cells is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,794 Storage mods for NeoForge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Specialised Cells is an addon mod for Applied Energistics 2, which adds some new storage cells to use for specific purposes. The key benefit is that the types system works a bit differently in these cells.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/specialised-cells
- Owner
- thiakil
- Published
- 2023-10-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-10-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15