i have 3 ideas that i will put into 3 different requests so if you plan on making one mod please consider making all mods because one of the mods requires another mod i request here. my first idea, is the ability to place 3 hoppers on one block. as the 1.21 update is dropping, including the crafter, some peopel found out how to configure it so that it crafts a specific item, but it only works with 4 input items, as the crafter only has 4 available sides. so why not make a new hopper, the partial hopper. the partial hopper functions exactly like a hopper but only has a height of 1, lenght of 1 and depht of 0.3 blocks. that means you could place 3 hoppers on the right of the crafter, 3 hoppers left and 3 hoppers on top of the crafter so you could insert 9 input items. it uses the same system as the slabs, just vertical and with 3 blocks.
#3 hoppers one block
sullen panther
fiery vale
where would the hoppers pull from? I dont know how the new autocrafter works but it sounds like you end up with a 3x faster hopper...
alternatively, why not just add functionality to the autocrafter to support recipe selection and auto input of items from a chest on one side....
sullen panther
where would the hoppers pull from? I dont know how the new autocrafter works but...
the right hopper pulls from the hopper that got placed to his right, the middle hopper pulls from the hopper above and the left hopper on the left
ik its pretty complicated