Window Storage

[upbeat nimbus]

https://mods.vintagestory.at/windowstorage

Update 0.0.2
Have added alot of vanilla items and all of them should display on the shelf fine

[upbeat nimbus]

Added a vent that is craftable in wood variants to allow rain on window sound to work. Just a little workaround.

Mods added so far:

Alchemy

Censership (They do not emit light or particles)

Cullinary Artillery

Tabletop Games

Tankards and Goblets

[deep elbow]

This is a delightful mod, thank you wholeheartedly for making it!

[upbeat nimbus]

Not a problem, thanks for the kind words.

[upbeat nimbus]

Big Update!

Added 2 windows with storage - Sliding and Hopper style - All vanilla wood variants
You can place items on the Window Storage with right click when open or closed
Sneak and right click will open and close the window
They have rain on window sound built in so have removed the vent, will quieten when closed
They have wind sounds added which will quieten when closed 
(Sounds change volume depending ofn weather intensity)

(I have not been able to make light sources work when placed, remains a sealed room when opened as couldn't get that to work either and no perish time for the few food things like pies I added).

[upbeat nimbus]

https://youtu.be/z-1VqyH5wkU

[upbeat nimbus]

https://youtu.be/PSX9FfF9a2s

[sturdy aspen]

Very cozy, great job

[upbeat nimbus]

Update 0.0.6

Have added a new window - Awning, opens at the top
Have increased the number of slots to 7 - Can hold any item now, without patching but patching required for transforms, no need to put Moldrackable
Think I have the perish system working, slight difference when open vs closed

(Still unable to do anything about the lighting or the rooms sealing/unsealing)

[upbeat nimbus]

Update 0.0.8

Have added Slab versions of each window, so will sit on top of a slab wall (will only sit on a wall slab a certain way, see pics)

Have Fixed the selection box/ collision box issue
Have fixed the ghost animation left behind after breaking a block when the mod is removed, same for Wildcraft, will clear on reload.
When removing the mod or Wildcraft, Items will be lost so make sure to clear the items by breaking the windows first

Slight increase to sound

[upbeat nimbus]

Thanks 🙂

[upbeat nimbus]

Update 0.0.9

Light emitting items are now placeable in the slots and will emit light - works for modded items aswell
There is no variation in light level or colour
Shouldn't be any issues as far as I am aware, leave me a comment if you find anything and I will see what I can do.

Warning!

If updating from a version below 0.0.9

You will have to remove any windows before updating as they will break due to code changes

[open jacinth]

Hi, great mod!
I have an issue since version 0.0.6 that prevents the mod from loading; I get this error on startup:

20.12.2025 23:09:23 [Server Error] [windowstorage] An exception was thrown when trying to load assembly:
20.12.2025 23:09:23 [Server Error] [windowstorage] Exception: Could not load file or assembly 'WindowStorage, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.
   at System.Runtime.Loader.AssemblyLoadContext.LoadFromAssemblyPath(String assemblyPath)
   at System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom(String assemblyFile)
   at Vintagestory.Common.ModAssemblyLoader.LoadFrom(String path) in VintagestoryLib\Common\API\ModAssemblyLoader.cs:line 36
   at Vintagestory.Common.ModContainer.<>c__DisplayClass37_0.<LoadAssembly>b__0(String path) in VintagestoryLib\Common\API\ModContainer.cs:line 544
   at System.Linq.Enumerable.SelectListIterator`2.MoveNext()
   at System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereEnumerableIterator`1.ToList()
   at Vintagestory.Common.ModContainer.LoadAssembly(ModCompilationContext compilationContext, ModAssemblyLoader loader) in VintagestoryLib\Common\API\ModContainer.cs:line 543

It's an arm64 server and the dotnet version is 8.0.414
I'm not sure, but maybe the mod is compiled for a newer dotnet version?

[upbeat nimbus]

@open jacinth Thanks for letting me know, I have just released an update that should solve that issue. Let me know if it works

[upbeat nimbus]

Update 0.1.0/0.1.1
Should now work on arm64 servers
Added config file - disable and change the rain on window and wind volume, change open/close perish rate, change the animation speed
Better config file info for settings

Warning!
If updating from a version below 0.0.9
You will have to remove any windows before updating as they will break due to code changes

[open jacinth]

Nice! Thanks, can confirm it works!

[upbeat nimbus]

1.0.0 Release
Feature complete at this point in time, have tried to add more but I am limited by what can be done so this is the best I can get it at the moment

Changes
Have added variants for Unleaded Windows (Plain Only) - does not work with Vanilla Varnished for plain windows. Wildcraft and Vanilla work fine.

Minor issues which I have not been able to address
The room stays sealed no matter whether open or closed
You will not see particles out of the animated window section, everything else renders fine
Unable to add particles to items like candles as I couldn't find a way to make them show in the right area due to the size changes of items
Removed the perish rate timer as couldn't get it to be accurate, items still perish at the appropriate rate and it still says what the rate multipler is

Warning!

This has a major change to the Window Storage codes in order to get plain versions to work - you must break the old windows and make new ones due to this change.
Like in the previous major update you will lose items as it will revert to a vanilla block with no texture

There shouldn't be any issues now, but give me a shout if you find something as I can easily miss something no matter how much I test

[flint meadow]

Hey @upbeat nimbus Love your mod. I saw you posted a new version an hour ago and noticed some stuff with the textures. I made a post on the forum about it. But im not sure if you prefer the forum or here on discord. So I figured id poke both to see what one you prefer, hope its not a bother. 🤗

Also just noticing that the new shelfless versions can still hold items in it. Not sure if thats intended

[upbeat nimbus]

Hi, I added a comment on there just now, Discord is easier as I can reply on the phone but not fussed which one really

The thing is it's a vanilla issue, for some reason the aged boards and planks don't use the slightly darker overlay so it is consistent with the aged png, everything else does which makes it all lighter, weirdly. Someone asked my windows to be consistent with the planks and that's when I figured out what it was.

Ideally I don't want to make a very aged version as that would need a new set of recipes as there is no very aged boards etc.

The shelfless is designed that way, I didn't want to have 2 versions of shelfless one without slots and one with as I know some people would want to use that at the bottom instead of with the shelf so left it open as it's easier for me

[flint meadow]

Thats such and odd thing, with the two kinds of aged. What a pain to work with.

Off the top of my head, rather then add very aged boards. The easiest way I can think of doing it is just have the finished window output the "alt" color of aged when in the crafting grid itself, then have it flop between the two in the crafting grid. "Very aged" = "aged" when put in, and "aged" when put in makes "very aged"

or just have it be a mirror of the crafting recipe. Flip it left or right?

[upbeat nimbus]

I didn't realise an overlay would change the texture that much, I thought I was messing something up at first.

I will have a look at doing that. Will def be easier, I was thinking of making a new mod to change it and add very aged, alot of work tho. I might do one day or someone else might.

Thanks for the idea

[flint meadow]

Oddly enough the game seems to have three "tiers" of "aged" Aged, Very Aged, and Rotten for beams at least

But yeah. Just crafting the finished window to swap it between the two types might be the simplest way to go about it. Unless the person that was talking about getting the shelf to match with the aged planks meant they wanted it to match only the shelf, and the window frame wood itself untouched. That would be a whole another thing e.e

[upbeat nimbus]

Update 1.5.0+

Have added Shelfless versions, can be stacked on top of eachother or the shelf/slab versions these retain their slots for those that don't want to use the shelved versions.

Refined the shapes to make them more consistent with eachother and textures should look better
Revised the recipes to accomodate the additions
Renamed them slightly to make them more sensible

Changed Aged back to the original colour, Aged planks/boards us another texture so I have made one that is as close to the debarked colour as I could but as planks specifically for the windows.
Added a Very Aged Variant that matches the Aged planks/boards, this can be crafted by placing an aged window in the centre of the crafting grid, can be swapped between versions using the same recipe.
(Thanks to Codyman765 for the idea)

Should have no more Tesselation Errors due to #Null in shape file

Touch wood this shouldn't need anymore updates, at least for a while.

[upbeat nimbus]

Update 1.5.5/6 - 1.22.0.pre-1 (Only)

Changed the putty to debarked wood to match the new panes
Great news! I have added the glass back in, the particles not showing with transparent animated parts has been fixed in 1.22
Now the windows are whole again 😁

[vast swallow]

Do you plan to remake blocks in the mod to use new container storage system?

[upbeat nimbus]

I'm not sure yet, I have made the spacing for the slots to work with books and my bookends mod aswell as being able to leave a slot empty between for larger items. I tried placing my bookends and books in the cabinets and I can't get them close to each other as I have with mine so has a noticeable gap. I have implemented the wrench rotation tho.

[vast swallow]

What gap?

[vast swallow]

Can you make screenshot that shows this?

[upbeat nimbus]

I'm probably just being very fussy.lol

[vast swallow]

There is no gap

[vast swallow]

You know you can adjust this very easily, right?

[upbeat nimbus]

There is a gap. The bookend isn't touching the book. How?

[vast swallow]

You can adjust it with transform

Either your bookend isn't 2 voxel wide

or the book itself

[upbeat nimbus]

Probably the bookend is a bit off. I will consider using the new system when closer to full release.

[vast swallow]

Did you see how I implemented boards in Tabletop Games?

All of this plus custom transforms etc.

[upbeat nimbus]

I have used AI to make my mod as I have no idea how to code. I have looked at the vanilla stuff to look at code and figure out what I may need and use the AI to help me put into working code and ofc ask it how to do stuff. I knew you added your own transforms as saw them when using your mod, no idea how to get tfedit to work tho

[vast swallow]

.tfedit works for my transforms too

[upbeat nimbus]

I don't know how to add my transform onto the tfedit section. All I really need to do is change the scale of items, like I have shrunk the lanterns down to match what is in hand so they fit on my shelf.

[vast swallow]

I always do it like this
https://github.com/Craluminum-Mods/TabletopGames/blob/324c0fbc6194144ff4e81a1336955013f9d1d39a/TabletopGames/BlockBehavior/BlockBehaviorBoardData.cs#L25-L31

Vanilla does it the same way

[upbeat nimbus]

Oh ok, I couldn't find anything about it, thanks. I will add it when I get round to it

[upbeat nimbus]

Made changes for 1.22 game version of the mod

Version 1.5.35 (For 1.21 Only) Has code built in

Features
3 styles of windows and 9 types
Open and closed animations
Custom perish rate affected by open/closed state
Light emitting - a single light level
Multiple slots for items - 7 slots
Wrench rotation per slot which remembers it's rotation when an item is removed
Rain on window sounds
Wind Sounds when open

Controls
Sneak + Right click window - Open/Close
Right click item in hand on slot - add item to slot
Right click empty hand on item in slot - remove the item
Wrench + Sprint + Right click on slot (with item in) - Rotate item clockwise
Wrench + Right click on slot (with item in) - Rotate item anticlockwise

Version 1.6.0+ (For 1.22 Only) will now be using my new mod Window Storage Lib - this contains all the code so from now on, this mod will be a content only mod

Features
3 styles of windows and 9 types
Open and closed animations
Vanilla style perish rate affected by open/closed state
Light emitting items that show their respective light when place in a slot (1.6.0+)
Multiple slots for items - 7 inside, 7 outside, Slab versions have 7 inside
Wrench rotation per slot which remembers it's rotation when an item is removed
Stagger mode - comes in 3 patterns - straight,alternating and random (1.6.0+)
When in random mode right click on frame selection box to shuffle the depth of the slots - front and back slots are indepentant (1.6.0+)

Rain on window sounds - when the window is open the sound will change to the ambient game sound (Rain on window sound no longer stacks as I have solved that issue) (1.6.0+)
When the Sash window is open items can be thrown through it now (1.6.0+)
Windows can now be stack made due to recipe changes (1.6.0+)

When placed on top of a window with BEWindowStorageLib will hide/disable the slots, perish rate info and Stagger modes but can still be open/closed

Controls - Made to be simple and not have tooltips show on the window (1.6.0+)
Right click window - Open/Closed
Right click item in hand on slot - add item to slot
Right click empty hand on item in slot - remove the item
Wrench + Sprint + Right click on window - Change Stagger Mode
Wrench + Right click on window - Shuffle depth (Random Only - Can change front/back slots independently by clicking the interior/exterior frame)
Wrench + Sprint + Right click on slot (with item in) - Rotate item clockwise
Wrench + Right click on slot (with item in) - Rotate item anticlockwise

[vast swallow]

@upbeat nimbus If I make ARL version of the mod for you, will you release it?

Same for figurines

[upbeat nimbus]

I was thinking of trying to do it on the weekend and see if I can this time, I saw you updated to 1.22 for it so can try on my new windows. Thanks for offering to help, if I get stuck will let you know

[upbeat nimbus]

Version 1.6.5 (For 1.22 Only) This mod will be a content only mod
Requires Attribute Rendering Library - 3.0.0-pre.1 and Window Storage Lib - 1.0.5, kept all of the features the same just made it compatible with ARL now

Features

3 styles of windows and 9 types (with ARL the code amount has reduced from 252 to 18)
Open and closed animations
Vanilla style perish rate affected by open/closed state
Light emitting items that show their respective light when place in a slot (1.6.0+)
Multiple slots for items - 7 inside, 7 outside, Slab version has 7 inside slots
Wrench rotation per slot which remembers it's rotation when an item is removed
Stagger mode - comes in 3 patterns - straight,alternating and random (1.6.0+)
When in random mode right click on frame selection box to shuffle the depth of the slots - front and back slots are indepentant (1.6.0+)
When placed on top of a window with BEWindowStorageLib will hide/disable the slots, perish rate info and Stagger modes but can still be open/closed
Rain on window sounds - when the window is open the sound will change to the ambient game sound (Rain on window sound no longer stacks as I have solved that issue) (1.6.0+)
When the Sash window is open items can be thrown through it now (1.6.0+)
Windows can now be stack made due to recipe changes (1.6.0+)

Controls - Made to be simple and not have tooltips show on the window (1.6.0+)

Right click window - Open/Closed
Right click item in hand on slot - add item to slot
Right click empty hand on item in slot - remove the item
Wrench + Sprint + Right click on window - Change Stagger Mode
Wrench + Right click on window - Shuffle depth (Random Only - Can change front/back slots indpendently by clicking the interior/exterior frame)
Wrench + Sprint + Right click on slot (with item in) - Rotate item clockwise
Wrench + Right click on slot (with item in) - Rotate item anticlockwise

Changes in 1.6.5
Window Storage now uses ARL
Recipes now changed to work with the new ARL JSON setup
Code in Window Storage Lib has been slightly changed to work with ARL

[vast swallow]

You could also use ARL for figurines

It would turn all of them into just 1 item id

[upbeat nimbus]

I will get round to it eventually

[upbeat nimbus]

Update 1.7.0

New Features
Plain Glass Versions (New in 1.7.0)

Casement - Standard (7 Slots) - Shelf (7 Slots) - Slab (7 Slots) (New in 1.7.0)
Awning with Display Unit - Standard (7+7+7 Slots) - Shelf (7+7+7 Slots) - Slab (7+7 Slots) (New in 1.7.0)
Shutter - Standard Only (7 Slots) (New in 1.7.0)

Stagger mode - comes in 3 patterns - straight,alternating and random - Changes stagger mode per group - Random mode changes depth per group (New in 1.7.0)

Info Box shows the mode for each group, Display 1/2/3 : Mode - Will show what mode it is on
Will hide slot groups info/boxes, perish rate and stagger modes when stacked on other BEWindowStorageLib windows, can still be opened/closed as normal (New in 1.7.0)

Windows can now be made in bulk due to recipe changes - Made recipes more complex and removed the vanilla pane requirement from them (New in 1.7.0)
Improved Collision boxes (New in 1.7.0)

[winged aspen]

Hi @upbeat nimbus! Sorry to bother, but I had a couple questions about Window Storage pertaining to the new variants introduced in version 1.7.0. I am currently running version 1.5.35 in my 1.21.6 world, but I really want to use the variants introduced in 1.7.0 so that the wood colors can match my build better and to have clear glass. Are there any plans to backport those features to 1.21.5-1.21.6? If not, do you think I would be able to install the latest version of Window Storage onto my 1.21.6 world, deleting version 1.5.35? Would Window Storage Library work? What about Figurines or Desktop Picture Frame Plus?

Would I be safe using the 1.21.5-1.21.6 versions of Figurines and Desktop Picture Frame Plus with the 1.22 version of Window Storage and Window Storage Library? Or... would I also need the 1.22 versions of those?

Sorry if this is a lot to ask about ^^;;

[upbeat nimbus]

Hi,

I won't be back porting to older VS now. 1.22 stable shouldn't be far off.

You won't be able to use any of the mod versions that are for 1.22 in 1.21.6 due to changes using latest ARL which is 1.22 and Window Storage Lib code changes/net 10 update that works for 1.22 only.

Also changes to texture paths added to vanilla and the changes to the way transparency works on 1.22 as that has been improved and now displays particles, water, clouds etc. so the glass wouldn't work in 1.5.35, I added my own leaded glass to compensate for the lack of particles etc.

Vanilla added a new trader system so the 1.22v Desk Picture Frames Plus/ Figurines won't work on older versions either.

No worries about asking.

[winged aspen]

Thank you! I'll just settle with the oak then ^^

[upbeat nimbus]

Sorry must have misread, you can have different woods in 1.5.35, also does have plain glass version but the glass isn't really there so looks a bit off. "Plain glass" requires unleaded windows mod to work.

[winged aspen]

Ohhh, okay! I'll look into the unleaded windows mod. As for different woods, I only see Oak and Aged.

[upbeat nimbus]

Use the same pattern but with different woods, I hid them in the handbook to not overload it. Must have forgot to add that to the main page, it's in the 1.5.3 change log.

[winged aspen]

Sweet!!!!!

[winged aspen]

Hey there @upbeat nimbus, it's me again! I just ran into a pretty huge bug with the Window Storage mod in 1.21.6. I haven't tested any of the newer versions, but apparently, too many modded windows in the same area causes so many creaking sounds to play that it actually hogs all of the games available sounds (max of 250 apparently) and makes everything go silent. Took me a while to figure out.

[upbeat nimbus]

Hi, had that comment from some others, each one played the sounds, didn't realise there was a limit as never placed that many when testing.

It has been fixed in the 1.22 versions. Removed the creak/custom wind sounds, changes to ambient weather when windows are open.

Kept the rain on window sounds but played by one window, sound is played at player position to avoid weird audio issues. So should now work with a ton of windows without issue

[winged aspen]

Oh okay, cool! I guess I'll just have to wait til I start playing on 1.22 lul

Thank you!

[upbeat nimbus]

No problem. When you do, let me know what you think of the changes/improvements.

[tidal bone]

hey how do i change the sound SFX for the windows?, Volume/disable it entirely.

my ears are being Murdered by these sounds lol

[upbeat nimbus]

What version are you using? There is a config in the mod config folder that will allow you to turn the volume down or turn them off. If you are on 1.22 and the windows open then that's the in game environment sound.

[tidal bone]

yes i am on 1.22.

i'll try and do it through the config file stuff i guess, i was hoping it would work with Config Lib, but as far as i know that's not the case.

is there anyway to like Tie the Windows SFX to the Weather setting through the mod?

i don't even know how to access the config file lol

is this any good or should i change anything else?

imma just let it ride

[upbeat nimbus]

That should be good.

When the window is open that will be the in game weather sound level.

Just tested auto config lib and that finds the config file so you can use Config Lib with the mod

[coarse garnet]

Heya, I seem to have a weird issue, Ive added a bunch of mods to my server today and restarted the server.
When joining the server, the game prompted me to download and install all newly added mods, except for Window Storage. Am I overlooking something? The mod is there in the list, but I cant see it ingame

[upbeat nimbus]

I don't know sorry, I don't run a server so not sure how it works. It should have downloaded like any other mod aswell as the dependencies - window storage lib and attribute rendering library

All I can suggest is check the logs and see if it shows any info there

[upbeat nimbus]

Uses https://discord.com/channels/302152934249070593/1475973991314227412

[vast swallow]

How did you make animations work with ARL btw?

[upbeat nimbus]

https://github.com/CalminaionII/Window-Storage-Lib

[vast swallow]

there are helper methods like block.GetShape and GetOrCreateMesh in ARL

[pseudo fox]

Hi! I absolutely love this mod but ain't sure if it was removed it is bug or I'm doing something wrong, but I cant open windows with crouch + rmb. Nothing intresting in logs sadly. Tested both on Tall Windows and simpler ones,

[upbeat nimbus]

Thanks 😁
On the 1.22 version only RMB opens and closes. Crouch and RMB are used on the slots.

[pseudo fox]

Ooooh! I See what I did because I've tested it also without crouch... You have to also have free hand to open window.

If you have ANYTHING in hand it doesnt working as well. But thanks, helped me a lot anyway xD

[upbeat nimbus]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that part. Also they're designed so there are certain parts that you have to RMB to open/close.

[fierce matrix]

Amazing mod! Is there a way to change the window opacity? I saw you mentioned something about transparency changed in version 1.22 when I saw using the search bar, but is there any way to make the windows 100% clear/opace through the configs like the vanilla doors in my screenshot?

[upbeat nimbus]

Thanks, glad you like it

The transparency was referring to the changes they made in 1.22 where they fixed the glass rendering as before particles/ water and clouds wouldn't show. There is no way to change the opacity but there are plain glass windows.

[flint meadow]

Man, this mod has came so far it's crazy lol

[slate surge]

Hi I am trying to join a friend and we have this mod downloaded. When trying to join this message pops up. I am not exactly sure what to do. Any explanation or help is greatly appreciated

[upbeat nimbus]

Hi,
You will both need to update to the latest version 1.8.5 and update window storage lib to 1.2.6. That was a very small update which I messed up the versioning so retracted it.

[slate surge]

Alright!!! Thank you so much. Have a goodnight or day!

[upbeat nimbus]

No problem, you too

[slim mason]

is there a way to make it so opening the windows does not make rooms invalid?

[upbeat nimbus]

I have just added it to the Window Storage Lib in the modconfig, so now you can open windows and they will still insulate the room, only downside is the ambient weather does not work but will still have the rain on window and wind rumble sounds

[slim mason]

it works, thank you so much!!!!

also I freaking looove this mod, it's so awesome

[upbeat nimbus]

https://discord.com/channels/302152934249070593/1531325099905515550

This is my new version of the mod - combines the vanilla pane storage mod and the custom window storage mod into one
Uses the new Cabinet surface system instead of slots (uses its own transforms for items if patches mod is added otherwise uses the standard ones)
Improved the animations
Improved the performance overall (works with Linux without the need for workarounds like I had before)
Removed the shelf/slab as not needed and added an edge version which can be swapped to via sprint and wrench, so Left Window to Left Window Edge to Right Window to Right Window Edge then back to Left Window
The edge versions do not have a recipe as with the swapping it is not needed
Still adding features for version 1.0.1 planned release Friday
Main thing will be conversion recipes from these windows to the new ones