BetterCarts

Better Carts makes hauling with Carts more pleasant with quality-of-life features, all configurable in-game

Features

• Chain Overflow - when a full Cart picks up an item, it is passed to the next Cart in the chain with a free slot. Nothing is left behind until every chained Cart is full
• Bucket Priority - prefer grabbing an empty Bucket when unloading a Cart
• Collect Range - Carts automatically pick up loose items within a configurable radius (0-10 tiles, default 2). 0 = vanilla
• Deposit Range - Carts deposit matching cargo into Material Storages within range (0-10 tiles, default 2). 0 = vanilla
• Connect Range - free Carts are pulled toward a Cart the player is pulling once in range (0-10 tiles, default 2). 0 = vanilla

Configuration

All settings (master toggle, per-feature toggles, both ranges) are in-game under Settings -> Mod Settings, or in BepInEx/config/com.beesq.romestead.bettercarts.cfg

Requirements

• BepInExPack_Romestead (Mod Loader)
• ModSettingsMenu (Settings Menu)

Both are installed automatically as dependencies by your mod manager

Multiplayer

Server-authoritative: only the host needs the mod, joining players do not need anything installed

Install

Automatic (recommended): click Install with Mod Manager on this page, works with Thunderstore Mod Manager, r2modman, or Gale

Manual: download the zip and extract its contents into Romestead/BepInEx/plugins/

Notes

• Safe to add or remove at any time, the mod stores nothing in your save
• Deposit takes only matching resources from Cart cargo, Output pads are untouched

Bug Reports and Feedback

Please submit through GitHub Issues on the source repo (link below)

Links

• Source code (MIT): https://github.com/BeesQ/romestead-better-carts-mod
• Also on Nexus Mods: https://www.nexusmods.com/romestead/mods/91
• More from me: https://solo.to/BeesQ

1.2.0

• Added Cart Release Fix: releasing a pulled Cart never grabs a different Cart on the same press (client-side, applies per player with the mod)
• Added Stockpile Range: Carts take resources from building Output stockpiles within range - solid resources go into free slots, bucket resources fill empty Buckets on the Cart (0-10 tiles, default 2). 0 = vanilla. While Pulled / While Parked toggles decide when it runs; Chain Overflow applies to taken items
• Added Mod Settings Menu integration: named and ordered settings, mod icon, Nexus link, and an update check when Mod Settings Menu is installed. The mod still works without it
• The mod now ships icon.png next to BetterCarts.dll

1.1.0

• Added Bucket Priority: prefer grabbing an empty Bucket when unloading a Cart
• Added Connect Range: free Carts are pulled toward a Cart the player is pulling once in range (0-10 tiles, default 2). 0 = vanilla

1.0.0

• Initial release: Chain Overflow, Collect Range, Deposit Range - all configurable in-game