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Inventory Tetris - Grid Based Inventory Overhaul [DISCONTINUED]

by Notloc · for Project Zomboid

Mod is MIT licensed. Switching to an open source contribution format soon. Old Description: https://i.imgur.com/agDCBaI.png MAJOR NEW FEATURES IN B42 Controller support Clothing pockets Sandbox…

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About Inventory Tetris - Grid Based Inventory Overhaul [DISCONTINUED]

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Mod is MIT licensed. Switching to an open source contribution format soon. Old Description: https://i.imgur.com/agDCBaI.png MAJOR NEW FEATURES IN B42 Controller support Clothing pockets Sandbox…

Mod is MIT licensed. Switching to an open source contribution format soon.

Old Description:

MAJOR NEW FEATURES IN B42

  • Controller support
  • Clothing pockets
  • Sandbox option to remove vanilla capacity from containers
  • Rebalanced container sizes
  • Rebalanced item stacking
  • Improved mod compatibility
  • Many bug fixes
  • Heavily optimized performance

See the Change Notes for more details.

Inventory Tetris

Inventory Tetris is a comprehensive inventory overhaul for Project Zomboid.

  • The inventory is replaced with a grid based system.
  • All items now have a size.
  • See inside all your equipped bags at once
  • Bags now provide additional inventory space, not just weight reduction.
  • Worn items do not take up inventory space.
  • No more shoving 3 boxes of cereal and a carton of milk in your pants.

CONTROLS

Keyboard & Mouse

  • Drag and Drop - Almost everything can be dragged and dropped across the inventory
  • Split Stacks - Drag and drop while holding CTRL
  • Popup Window! - Double click on containers to open them in a popup window
  • Quick Gather - Double click on stackable items to quickly gather them up
  • Rotate items - Press R*
  • Quick Move - Hold CTRL + Left Click
  • Quick Equip - Hold ALT + Left Click

Check out keybinds and mod options to customize these controls!

Controller

Written in Xbox

General

  • A - Menu
  • B - Pickup
  • X - Quick move
  • Y - Close inventory/popup
  • SELECT - Open equipment panel
  • LB - Change/select inventory window
  • RB - Change/select loot window

While holding item

  • A - Rotate
  • B - Drop
  • Y - Cancel

While hovering over a container

  • B+B - Open container popup

TRAITS

Inventory Tetris makes sure to give new uses to the vanilla traits related to the inventory!

  • Organized - Does nothing right now, will improve autosort when it is added.
  • Disorganized - When using quick move, items will not always stay stacked and will end up in a random spot in the grid. Cannot autosort (in the future when its added).
  • Dextrous - Faster container searching.
  • All Thumbs - Slower container searching.

Search Mode!

Use sandbox settings when creating your world to enabled searching! When enabled, containers must be searched before they can be looted.

FAQ

How do I open the keyring?

Double click it. The items will be shown in a pop-up window.

Furniture is too big for my bag!

Use your hands. Equip the furniture as you would a weapon. Your hands can only hold 1 item each, but the items they hold can be as big as you want.

How do I place a thing? It is too big for my main inventory.

If you want to place a large item such as a tent or furniture, equip the item into your hand as if it was a weapon. Once the item is equipped, it will appear as an option when trying to place/build objects.

My game lags / Low FPS

Ensure that the following game options is CHECKED:

Options -> Display -> UI -> UI Offscreen Rendering -> CHECK[/code]
You can now use the use the UI Rendering FPS dropdown to choose a target FPS to reduce the performance demand.

[h2]Can I add/remove this on existing saves?[/h2]
Yes.
Inventory Tetris can added/removed at any point without issue.
(Note: When adding the mod the player may drop items to the ground if they do not have enough space.)

[h2]How do items from other mods works?[/h2]
Inventory Tetris automatically examines items from other mods and determines what size they should be.

[h2]Make My Own Changes?[/h2]
[i]Inventory Tetris includes some very easy to use dev tools that can be used to quickly create compatibility/balance packs to provide more fine tuned support for popular mods or fit your personal tastes.[/i]
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3044166761&searchtext=tetris]GUIDE HERE - By Lily[/url]


[h1]Special Thanks[/h1]
[list]
[*] [b]dbert[/b] - Assistance with Equipment UI
[*] [b]JaeDogg[/b] - Feedback, suggestions, and testing
[*] [b]Mr Sunshine[/b] - Moral Support
[*] [b]Lily[/b] - Writing a guide on using the dev tools
[/list]


[h1]Required![/h1]
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2950902979][img]https://i.imgur.com/w5yeFNP.png[/img][/url]

Workshop ID: 3397561666
Mod ID: INVENTORY_TETRIS

[h1]MP is currently WIP - Use at own risk[/h1]
[h1]MP is currently WIP - Use at own risk[/h1]
[h1]MP is currently WIP - Use at own risk[/h1]
[h1]MP is currently WIP - Use at own risk[/h1]
[h1]MP is currently WIP - Use at own risk[/h1]
[h1]MP is currently WIP - Use at own risk[/h1]
[h1]MP is currently WIP - Use at own risk[/h1]
[h1]MP is currently WIP - Use at own risk[/h1]

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 16d ago.

Inventory Tetris - Grid Based Inventory Overhaul [DISCONTINUED] on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Project Zomboid servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Project Zomboid — 6 GB (6 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2026-10-19, released 2026-10-19

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 2 recorded builds of Inventory Tetris - Grid Based Inventory Overhaul [DISCONTINUED].

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
2026-10-192026-10-19n/aWorkshop
2026-08-152026-08-15n/aWorkshop

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Inventory Tetris - Grid Based Inventory Overhaul [DISCONTINUED] on a Project Zomboid server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “QoL”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
Project Zomboid

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorNotloc, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Inventory Tetris - Grid Based Inventory Overhaul [DISCONTINUED], answered

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Is it free?

Yes. Inventory Tetris - Grid Based Inventory Overhaul [DISCONTINUED] is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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