I think it shouldn’t create mixed color smart stacks, if someone selects deposit with color sort option. Any existing inventory would be ignored. It would create new stacks.
Unless…
If it can be a bit more complicated, maybe the system could 1st check to see if there are any color matches to stack with/fill in, then spread out the rest like it would via reclaim (into new stacks).
I think the ability to sort existing storage inventory by color would be awesome, but it would probably be troublesome because it wouldn’t have enough room to spread out.
I think you had a good idea with the sort being part of the transfer between inventories, then it doesnt have to worry about not having enough space the way sorting an inventory directly would.
if you wanted to sort a messy inventory, the flow would be to sort-transfer it into another inventory, and if there is not space… you can sort-transfer into a second inventory and so forth at will.
When I go gem mining I keep every single rock and do this manually, its terribly time consuming. The smart stacks are much better than before I took a break but I think if @majorvex’s sort-transfer were implemented it would fix my final gripe with organizing my rocks.
I think that’s a bit different because you’re asking to open an existing inventory and sort it by color? Which would be awesome
I’m asking mainly for the ability to take/deposit all items to/from an inventory or storage(with the option to deposit/fill/auto-sort by color in the process).
This in conjuncture with the sort transfer would actually fix all of my time loses from sorting.
You could drop 100 sed. rocks into a chest, spread them, then color sort transfer and ONLY the sed. rocks would be able to fit into the chest. Repeat with ign. & meta. rocks in 2 other storage containers and presto! Clean inventory | sorted storage.
If the mentioned spread-stack feature also worked in spark generators…
@lucadeltodecso If you aren’t familiar with the minecraft mechanic, you can right click + drag a stack of items to drop one in each inventory, or left click + drag to split the stack into equal parts across the inventory spaces - remainder stays selected in your hand. I’d just be happy to have a key press spread a SS across the available inventory spaces though
Deposit all by type (when you just want a certain type of timber/rock, and don’t care about what color it is, for crafting purposes - or because you can spray paint them later?)
Deposit all by color + type
Terraria handles this in a similar way too. It stacks, fills, re-stocks, etc…within the space provided. If there are no more slots, you move over to the next storage chest and go from there.
I was having a brain fart, my idea only works assuming none of the other (meta or ign) rocks are the same color as the sediment ones you drop in and spread out.
Maybe clicking the color-sort-transfer thing once stacks items that are same type by color, double clicking it sends in all rock/wood of the same color.