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v0.31:Container

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Types of containers the game knows are chests, coffers, boxes, cabinets, bags, Template:Ls and Template:Ls. Only chests, coffers, bags and boxes are explicitly called "container" in game as they can be placed as Template:L by building. All containers are used to hold items, from personal possessions to Template:Ls, Template:L, Template:L leaves, and even living Template:Ls, but their use is context-sensitive, so you cannot use your barrels for storing Template:Ls, but you can build 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 Template:L 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 k key. Then, use + and - until the container is highlighted, then press enter. Press enter again to select the contents, if any. The items command can be used to see items that are stored in a built container. See also, Template:L.

Barrels, bins, bags, pots

Template:Ls are Template:Len or Template:L containers that are useful for storing items in a Template:L and are used to store Template:L, Template:Ls, Template:L bags, Template:L, Template:L, Template:L, Template:L leaf bags, Template:L bags and Template:L bags, cooked food in a stack of 10 or less, Template:L and Template:L, and all eatable innards. They are made at a Template:L with 1 log or at a Template:L with 3 bars of metal. Template:L, the stoneware equivalent of barrels, can also be used to store alcohol and other related liquids.

Template:Ls 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 Template:L, Template:L and Template:L 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 Template:L with 1 log or at a Template:L with 3 bars of metal.

Bags are used to store Template:Ls, Template:L leaves, Template:L products (Template:L, Template:L, Template:L) and Template:L ("Template:Ls"). They are made from Template:L (or Template:L) Template:L, Template:L, or Template:L. Bags are used to gather and transport powders the same way Template:Ls are used to carry Template:L. Bags can be placed inside other containers, such as barrels. Bags can be placed as Template:L and then function as Template:Ls (see below). They are made at a Template:L with 1 cloth or at a Template:L with 1 leather.

Empty barrels, bins and bags can all be stored in a Template:L Template:L.

Cabinets and "chests"

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 Template:L needs containers for its supply-storage.

A Template:L chest is called a coffer, and a Template:L 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 t menu.

Quick Reference

Container Stockpile Furniture Solid Capacity Liquid Capacity Stores Wood Earthenware Stoneware Ceramic Glass Metal Cloth Leather
Barrel Furniture > Type > Barrels No 10 100 Food, Bags Yes Large Pot Large Pot Large Pot Large Pot Yes No No
Large Pot Finished Goods > Type > Tools No 6.000 60.000 Food, Bags Yes1 Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? No No
Bin Furniture > Type > Bins No 10 Items, Jugs Yes No No No No Yes No No
Bucket Furniture > Type > Buckets No 10.000[Verify] Milk, Lye, Water2 Yes No No No No Yes No No
Jug Finished Goods > Type > Tools No 10.000 Royal Jelly, Honey, Rock Nut Oil ??? Yes Yes Yes Yes ??? No No
Flask Finished Goods > Type > Flasks No 3 or 5-25(extracts) Alcohol, Water, Extracts ??? ??? ??? ??? Vial Flask ??? Waterskin
Backpack Finished Goods > Type > Backpacks No 3 Food ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Yes
Quiver Finished Goods > Type > Quivers No ??? Ammunition ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Yes
Bag Furniture > Type > Boxes and Bags Yes & No ??? Seeds, Leaves, Powders Chest No Coffer No Box Adamantine3 Yes Yes
Chest Furniture > Type > Boxes and Bags Yes ??? Items Yes ??? Coffer ??? Box Yes Bag Bag
Coffer Furniture > Type > Boxes and Bags Yes ??? Items Chest ??? Yes ??? Box No Bag Bag
Box Furniture > Type > Boxes and Bags Yes ??? Items No ??? Coffer ??? Yes No Bag Bag
Cabinet Furniture > Type > Cabinets Yes ??? Clothing Yes ??? Yes ??? Yes Yes No No
Nest Box Finished Goods > Type > Tools Yes 200 Eggs Yes ??? Yes ??? Yes Yes No No
Hive Finished Goods > Type > Tools Yes 500 5.000 Honey Bees, Royal Jelly, Honeycomb[Verify] Yes ??? Yes ??? Yes Yes No No
Cage Animals Yes & No ??? ?.??? Creatures, Vermin Yes ??? Yes ??? (Terr/Aqu)arium Yes No No
Terrarium Animals Yes & No ??? ?.??? Creatures, Vermin Cage ??? Cage ??? Yes Cage No No
Aquarium Animals Yes & No ??? ?.??? Creatures, Vermin, Water Cage ??? Cage ??? Yes Cage No No
Animal Trap Animals Yes & No ??? ?.??? Vermin, Bait Cage ??? Cage ??? Yes Cage No No
Casket Furniture > Type > Coffins Yes ??? ?.??? Creature/Vermin Corpses/Remains Yes ??? Coffin ??? Coffin Sarcophagus No No
Coffin Furniture > Type > Coffins Yes ??? ?.??? Creature/Vermin Corpses/Remains Casket ??? Yes ??? Yes Sarcophagus No No
Sarcophagus Furniture > Type > Coffins Yes ??? ?.??? Creature/Vermin Corpses/Remains Casket ??? Coffin ??? Coffin Yes No No
Weapon Rack Furniture > Type > Weapon Racks Yes ??? ?.??? Weapons Yes ??? Yes ??? Yes Yes No No
Armor Stand Furniture > Type > Armor Stands Yes ??? ?.??? Armor Yes ??? Yes ??? Yes Yes No No

1Wooden Large Pots can be made, otherwise they would be called Barrels, Large Pots store a lot more than Barrels
2Used to carry water, can store Milk and Lye but will be emptied into Barrels
3Only Adamantine thread can be used to make bags, other metals can be made into Chests

  • Barrels are like Large Pots but with different capacities.
  • Bins are like Barrels but stores different stuff.
  • Buckets are used for temporary storage of Milk, Lye, and Water.
  • Jugs are mini containers for jellies and can be stored inside Bins, in this sense they are like Bags.
  • Bags are mini containers for powders and can be stored inside Barrels/Large Pots if holding food items.
  • Bags are like Chests/Coffers/Boxes made of cloth or leather, can be placed as furniture in the same fashion.
  • Flasks/Waterskins/Vials are different names for the same containers depending on the material it's made from.
  • Chests/Coffers/Boxes are different names for the same piece of furniture depending on the material it's made from.
  • A terrarium can be designated as an Aquarium, a dwarf will use a bucket to fill it with water, if deconstructed it'll stay filled with Water[10] and can even be sold with the water inside, the water costs 1* each, so you get 10* for the water!!!
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