RobCo Dynamic Item Classifier - F4SE

RobCo dynamic item sorter automatically renames and sorts items in Fallout 4. It adds smart tags after item names to make weapons, ammo, food, and other items easier to identify, organize, and manage across inventory, containers, and merchant menus.

Author's words:

introduce

Major inventory changes like FallUI - Inventory and the official classification framework FIS - the new FallUI item sorter have greatly improved the item organization experience in Fallout 4.

FallUI modernizes the Pip-Boy and container interfaces with a better layout, more information, and many quality-of-life features designed for PC users.

FIS adds icons, categories, subtitles and configurable item tags to the system to make the inventory easier to read and organize.

However, even these powerful systems rely on one critical requirement: items must be correctly labeled and classified in order for the classification system to correctly identify them. Maintaining these tags in a huge mod list can quickly become tedious. Whenever a new mod adds weapons, food, or other items, sorting patches usually need to be regenerated.

This is where this mod comes into play.

RobCo's dynamic item classifier automatically analyzes items and assigns the correct classification label based on configurable rules.

Once installed, your backpack sorting function will still work automatically even if the new module adds items.

Working principle

Traditionally, sorting and labeling items in Fallout 4 required generating static patches using tools like M8r98a4f2's Complex Item Classifier.

While this method is very effective, it requires the user to manually generate patches via xEdit.

Whenever a new mod adds items, the patch usually needs to be run again to ensure the new objects get the correct sorting tags.

The RobCo dynamic item classifier takes a different approach.

Instead of generating static patches, the system dynamically evaluates items at runtime and applies rules directly to game data.

Items can be categorized, renamed and automatically organized without having to re-patch.

The system is based on configurable tag sets, rule sets, and INNR layouts.

These rules determine how items are labeled, grouped, and displayed in the inventory.

The patcher can:

Create new INNR layout

Rebuild or reorganize existing INNR records

Dynamically add or remove rules

Apply reusable templates

Allow multiple mods to safely modify the same INNR

Supports fully customizable tag sets and taxonomies

Since everything is handled dynamically, items added by the module are automatically analyzed and classified, eliminating the need to manually generate patches.

Multiple mods can safely extend or modify the same INNR layout without causing compatibility conflicts.

The mod also contains a

The FallUI + FIS sorting ecosystem is designed with ready-made presets that enable the system to serve as a dynamic alternative to traditional sorting patchers.

After installing the mod once, your backpack sorting will automatically adapt to your mod list.

See this article for detailed instructions:

Guide to Custom Label Sets and Rule Sets

Custom INNR layout template and weapon mapping

Function

Dynamic rule based inventory tagging system

Fully configurable TagSets and RuleSets

Create, rebuild, or modify INNR layouts

Reusable templates for complex sorting setups

Multiple mods can safely modify the same INNR records

Automatically categorizes items added by mods

Sorting adapts dynamically to your current mod list

Contains a ready-to-use FallUI preset

status quo

The core functions of the module have been implemented and are running.

All major item categories such as weapons, ammunition, food, books, notes, armor and miscellaneous items are automatically detected and processed through a dynamic rules system.

Items added by the mod are automatically analyzed and assigned the correct sort tags, eliminating the need to manually generate patches.

Currently only one system is being processed outside of the dynamic patcher. …