Description:
Azure Swift Hopper is a placeable blue hopper-shaped block that works like a vanilla hopper but moves items twice as fast and uses a single-slot 64-item buffer for high-throughput transfers. Insert items from the top (it will pull from containers or items above) and it will automatically output to the bottom and all four horizontal sides — it will not output into the top — with output priority rotating so neighboring containers all get items over time. It connects to vanilla containers and other Azure Swift Hoppers (buffer-to-buffer transfers supported), making it perfect for fast, compact item routing in automated builds.
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Azure Swift Hopper
Quickstart
- Gather 5 Iron Ingots, 1 Blue Dye, and 1 vanilla Hopper.
- Craft the Azure Swift Hopper at a Crafting Table:
- Place the block anywhere in your world — it looks like a blue hopper.
- Drop or pipe items into the top of the block (or place a container directly above it so it pulls automatically).
- Place any container — a chest, furnace, another Azure Swift Hopper, etc. — below or to any side of it and watch items transfer automatically at double vanilla hopper speed.
Overview
The Azure Swift Hopper is a blue hopper-shaped block that automates item movement at twice the speed of a vanilla hopper. It holds a single-slot internal buffer of up to 64 items and integrates seamlessly with standard Minecraft containers, making it ideal for fast, compact sorting and transfer systems.
What It Adds
| Block | Description |
|---|
| Azure Swift Hopper | A blue, placeable hopper block with 2× transfer speed and a 64-item single-slot buffer |
How To Use
Inserting Items
- Place a container (chest, barrel, dispenser, etc.) directly above the Azure Swift Hopper — it will automatically pull items out of it.
- You can also drop item entities onto the top of the block and it will collect them.
Outputting Items
- The hopper outputs to the container below it and to containers on all four horizontal sides (north, south, east, west).
- It will never output upward.
- Output priority rotates among all neighboring containers over time, so each connected container receives items fairly.
Chaining Hoppers
- Azure Swift Hoppers can connect directly to each other, transferring items buffer-to-buffer for high-speed pipelines.
- Mix them freely with vanilla containers — they recognize and interact with all standard Minecraft storage blocks.
Breaking the Block
- When you break an Azure Swift Hopper, any items currently in its internal buffer are dropped as item entities along with the block itself — nothing is lost.
Abilities And Mechanics
| Property | Value |
|---|
| Transfer speed | 2× faster than a vanilla hopper (every 4 ticks vs. 8) |
| Internal buffer | 1 slot, up to 64 items |
| Input direction | Top only (pulls from containers or item entities above) |
| Output directions | Bottom + all 4 horizontal sides (never top) |
| Output rotation | Cycles through neighboring containers to balance distribution |
| Compatible with | All vanilla containers, furnaces, droppers, dispensers, and other Azure Swift Hoppers |
| Mining time | ~3 seconds by hand |
Progression And Strategy
- Early automation: Craft one or two Azure Swift Hoppers to speed up furnace feeds or chest sorting lines — they drop in as direct replacements for vanilla hoppers.
- High-throughput pipelines: Chain multiple Azure Swift Hoppers end-to-end for rapid bulk item movement across longer distances.
- Compact routing: Because each hopper outputs to five directions simultaneously with rotating priority, a single hopper can distribute items across several chests or machines without any extra infrastructure.
- Resource cost: The recipe requires a vanilla hopper at its core, so progression naturally follows the iron-gathering phase of the game. Stock up on iron before building large networks.
This mod is licensed under the CreativeMode Mods License.
