How to use DeluxeMenu's to store items like chest or backpack?

[lilac heart]

Hi, I am trying to create a custom GUI with DeluxeMenu's.

I want to create a Smelter & Tinkerer.

The player should be able to put items in the slots and depending on the items in the slot should return an item in the output slot. I am struggling to get the menu to allow players to do this, currently, it seems like the items in the menu are locked in place depending on the config.

After looking through the wiki, I can't find a way to allow users to store items in the GUI. I know I can change inventory-type, but it doesn't change the mechanics of the inventory. Thanks!

[winter nimbus]

You can not allow players to move items

[lilac heart]

uhhh this should be added to allow custom gui's

[reef barn]

????? meta system can do that

If the items are pre configured tho

anywho sorry for the ping :/ i forgot to disable it

[lilac heart]

This is good to know but the meta system kinda confuses me? Can anyone maybe explain it in simple terms? So I save an item to the meta and it kinda keeps track of it? Then I have to make sure all recipes are pre-defined in config right? Could anyone share an example config of something using meta, it would be greatly appreciated! ❤️

[winter nimbus]

That doesn't really count as moving items lol, more like a hacky way to do something remotely close

[lilac heart]

Yeah I just need it to be somewhat of a crafting bench, moving items would take DeluxeMenu to a wholee new level, im surprised when you change the inventory type there should be an option to place items: true, and keep it as a private inventory for the user, that way you could create bacpacks and custom blocks like custom anvils, custom crafting benches etc...

[winter nimbus]

Dm wasn't never meant for this 🙂

[wide dust]

If you really want, TrMenu supported free item move which could meet your requirement, though this isn't the best choice and its support for 1.21 is still preparing :/

[limpid solar]

I'd just recommend getting a backpack plugin tbh. both plugins mentioned are menu plugins, for making menus

if you want a backpack, get a backpack plugin