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− | + | {{furniture|name=Container | |
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+ | |metal=y | ||
+ | |glass=y | ||
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− | + | Types of containers the game knows are '''chests''', '''coffers''', '''boxes''', '''cabinets''', '''bags''', '''{{L|barrel}}s''' and '''{{L|bin}}s'''. Only chests, coffers, bags and boxes are explicitly called "container" in game as they can be placed as {{L|furniture}} by {{key|b}}uilding. All containers are used to hold items, from personal possessions to {{L|gem}}s, {{L|alcohol}}, {{L|quarry bush}} leaves, and even living {{L|creatures}}, but their use is context-sensitive, so you cannot use your barrels for storing {{L|coins}}, but you ''can'' {{key|b}}uild a bag as a dwarf's personal container, analogous to a chest. | |
− | + | Chests, coffers, boxes and bags are subsumed under ''boxes and bags'' in the {{L|status}} stocks screen; the other containers have their own entry. | |
− | + | To examine a container's contents when the container is in a stockpile, select the object location with the {{key|k}} key. Then, use {{key|+}} and {{key|-}} until the container is highlighted, then press {{key|enter}}. Press {{key|enter}} again to select the contents, if any. The i{{key|t}}ems command can be used to see items that are stored in a built container. See also, {{L|stocks}}. | |
− | + | == Barrels, bins and bags == | |
− | + | {{L|Barrels}} are {{L|wood}}en or {{L|metal}} containers that are useful for storing items in a {{L|Stockpile#food|food stockpile}} and are used to store {{L|alcohol}}, {{L|plant|plants}}, {{L|seed}} bags, {{L|meat}}, {{L|fish}}, {{L|dwarven syrup}}, {{L|quarry bush}} leaf bags, {{L|flour}} bags and {{L|dye}} bags, cooked food in a stack of 10 or less, {{L|fat}} and {{L|tallow}}, and all eatable innards. They are made at a {{L|Carpenter's Workshop}} with 1 log or at a {{L|Forge}} with 3 bars of metal. | |
− | + | {{L|Bin}}s are containers, again made from wood or metal, used for for most non-food items. They are sent to all the other stockpiles (with the exclusion of the {{L|refuse|refuse}}, {{L|stone}} and {{L|graveyard|graveyard}} piles) and will hold much larger stacks of items, making organizing those endless piles of +giant cave spider silk socks+ much easier to manage. They are made at a {{L|Carpenter's workshop|Carpenter's Workshop}} with 1 log or at a {{L|Forge|Forge}} with 3 bars of metal. | |
− | Empty barrels, bins and bags can all be stored in a | + | Bags are used to store {{L|seed|seed}}s, {{L|quarry bush|quarry bush}} leaves, {{L|mill|mill}} products ({{L|flour|flour}}, {{L|sugar|sugar}}, {{L|dye|dye}}) and {{L|sand|sand}} ("{{L|powder|powder}}s"). They are made from {{L|plant fiber|plant fiber}} (or {{L|silk|silk}}) {{L|cloth|cloth}}, {{L|leather|leather}}, or {{L|adamantine|adamantine}}. Bags are used to gather and transport powders the same way {{L|bucket|bucket}}s are used to carry {{L|water|water}}. Bags can be placed inside other containers, such as barrels. Bags can be placed as {{L|furniture|furniture}} and then function as {{L|coffer|coffer}}s (see below). They are made at a {{L|Clothier's Shop|Clothier's Shop}} with 1 cloth or at a {{L|Leather works|Leather works}} with 1 leather. |
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+ | Empty barrels, bins and bags can all be stored in a {{L|furniture|furniture}} {{L|stockpile|stockpile}}. | ||
== Cabinets and "chests" == | == Cabinets and "chests" == | ||
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These two containers are both furniture items only. They must be built in rooms assigned to dwarves in order to function properly. Cabinets are used to store clothing, and chests are used to store everything else. | These two containers are both furniture items only. They must be built in rooms assigned to dwarves in order to function properly. Cabinets are used to store clothing, and chests are used to store everything else. | ||
− | Also, the | + | Also, the {{L|hospital}} needs containers for its supply-storage. |
− | A | + | A {{L|stone|stone}} chest is called a '''coffer''', and a {{L|glass|glass}} chest is called a '''box''', but they are used for the same purpose. Bags can also be built as chests. |
Their contents can be viewed with the {{k|t}} menu. | Their contents can be viewed with the {{k|t}} menu. | ||
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{{Buildings}} | {{Buildings}} |