EMI++ is a Minecraft mod that acts as an extension to EMI, adding a variety of useful features, improvements, and customization options to enhance the EMI experience.
EMI++ provides the following enhancements:
Stack Grouping: Cleans up the EMI item list by grouping related items together (e.g., keeping all colored wools in one expandable entry).
Includes built-in groups for: Animal Armor, Banner Patterns, Copper Blocks, Infested Blocks, Minecarts, Pressure Plates, Spawn Eggs, and more.
Creative Mode Tabs: Displays vanilla and modded Creative Mode tabs directly within the EMI interface for easy browsing.
Item Tabs: Improved navigation with Creative Mode-style item tabs.
Vanilla/Modern Theme: A unique visual theme for the sidebar, depending on the EMI theme.
Fabric:
(Neo)Forge:
EMI++ offers extensive configuration options to tailor the interface to your needs. You can configure the mod via the in-game config screen or by editing the configuration file directly.
The configuration file is located at config/emixx/emixx-common.toml.
Controls the display and behavior of the creative tabs sidebar.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
enableCreativeModeTabs |
Boolean | true |
Master switch to enable or disable the creative mode tab sidebar entirely. |
syncSelectedCreativeModeTab |
Boolean | true |
If enabled, clicking a tab in EMI++ will attempt to open that tab in the actual Creative Inventory screen (if open). |
disabledCreativeModeTabs |
List | ["minecraft:op_blocks"] |
A list of tabs that should be hidden from the EMI++ interface. |
Controls the item grouping behavior.
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
enableStackGroups |
Boolean | true |
Master switch to enable or disable stack grouping. If disabled, all items will appear individually in the list. |
You can define new custom stack groups or modify existing ones using JSON files (via Resource Packs).
EMI++ loads stack groups from the stack_groups directory within the assets of the game (loaded via Resource Packs).
To create a custom group, create a JSON file in assets/<namespace>/stack_groups/my_group.json.
JSON Structure:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
String | A unique identifier (e.g., "mypack:currency"). |
name |
String (Optional) | A translatable translation key for the group's name (e.g., "mypack.group.currency"). |
type |
String | Determines how the group is built. Can be "emixx:group", "emixx:tag", or "emixx:regex". |
enabled |
Boolean | Set to false to disable this group. |
contents |
List | (For emixx:group) A list of items or tags to include. |
exclusions |
List | (For emixx:group) Items to remove from the group (useful when using broad tags). |
regex |
String | (For emixx:regex) A regular expression pattern used to match item IDs dynamically. |
Example 1: Creating a shiny things group (standard list)
{
"id": "mypack:shiny_things",
"type": "emixx:group",
"contents": [
"minecraft:diamond",
"minecraft:emerald",
"minecraft:gold_ingot",
"#c:glass_blocks"
],
"exclusions": [
"minecraft:purple_stained_glass"
]
}Example 2: Creating a group using Regex (Dynamic Matching)
You can use the "emixx:regex" type to dynamically group items based on their naming patterns. The example below groups
all items that end in _sword (from any namespace):
{
"id": "mypack:swords",
"type": "emixx:regex",
"regex": ".*:.*_sword",
"name": "Swords"
}Virtual Objects (Fluids, Modifiers, etc.):
EMI++ supports grouping non-item objects such as Fluids, Tinkers' Construct Modifiers, or JEED effects. To do this,
prefix the entry with its EMI registry type using the format <type>:<namespace>:<path>.
Example: Creating a special group
{
"id": "mypack:basic_fluids",
"name": "mypack.stack_group.basic_fluids",
"type": "emixx:group",
"contents": [
"fluid:minecraft:water",
"fluid:minecraft:lava",
"jeed:effect:minecraft:speed"
]
}Disabling Default Groups:
To disable a default stack group (e.g., spawn eggs), you must override its definition using a Resource Pack. Create a
file with the same path/ID as the default group and set "enabled": false.
Example: Disabling the spawn eggs group
File: assets/emixx/stack_groups/spawn_eggs.json
{
"enabled": false
}
