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Containers are, typically enough, boxes (or barrels, or bins, or even bags) made out of a solid material and are used to hold everything from personal possessions, to gems, to [[alcohol|beer]], to quarry bush leaves [25], and even living creatures. Their use is context-sensitive, so you cannot use your barrels for storing coins.
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Types of containers the game knows are '''chests''', '''coffers''', '''boxes''', '''cabinets''', '''bags''', '''[[barrel]]s''' and '''[[bin]]s'''. Only chests, coffers, bags and boxes are explicitly called "container" in game as they can be placed as [[furniture]] by {{k|b}}uilding. All containers are used to hold items, from personal possessions to [[gem]]s, [[alcohol|beer]], [[quarry bush]] leaves, and even living [[creature]]s, but their use is context-sensitive, so you cannot use your barrels for storing [[coin]]s, but you ''can'' {{k|b}}uild a bag as a dwarf's personal container, analogous to a chest.
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Chests, coffers, boxes and bags are subsumed under ''boxes and bags'' in the [[status]] stocks screen; the other containers have their own entry.
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To examine a container's contents when the container is in a stockpile, select the object location with the {{k|k}} key.  Then, use {{k|+}} and {{k|-}} until the container is highlighted, then press {{k|enter}}.  Press {{k|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, [[stocks]].
  
 
== Barrels, bins and bags ==
 
== Barrels, bins and bags ==
  
[[Barrel|Barrels]] are (usually) wooden containers that are useful for storing items in a [[Stockpile#food|food stockpile]] and are used primarily for [[alcohol|flammable, unstable and volatile liquids]], 2nd-stage cooking items (read: dwarven syrup and quarry bush leaves), unlucky stacks of =longland beer biscuits[8]=, and so on. They are also found to have been used for seed disposal, with some barrels being occupied by bags filled with [[Plump_Helmet|plump helmet spawn]], [[Quarry_Bush|rock nuts]] and so on.
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[[Barrel]]s are [[wood]]en or [[metal]] containers that are useful for storing items in a [[Stockpile#food|food stockpile]] and are used to store [[alcohol]], [[plant]]s, [[seed]] bags, [[meat]], [[fish]], [[dwarven syrup]], [[quarry bush]] leaf bags, [[flour]] bags and [[dye]] bags, cooked food in a stack of 10 or less, [[fat]] and [[tallow]].  They are made at a [[Carpenter's workshop|Carpenter's Workshop]] with 1 log or at a [[Forge]] with 3 bars of metal.
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[[Bin]]s are containers, again made from wood or metal, used for most non-food items. They are sent to all the other stockpiles (with the exclusion of the [[refuse]], [[stone]] and [[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 [[Carpenter's workshop|Carpenter's Workshop]] with  1 log or at a [[Forge]] with 3 bars of metal.
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Bags are used to store [[seed]]s, [[quarry bush]] leaves, [[mill]] products ([[flour]], [[Dwarven sugar|sugar]], [[dye]]) and [[sand]] ("[[powder]]s"). They are made from [[plant fiber]] (or [[silk]]) [[cloth]], [[leather]], or [[adamantine]]. Bags are used to gather and transport powders the same way [[bucket]]s are used to carry [[water]]. Bags can be placed inside other containers, such as barrels. Bags can be placed as [[furniture]] and then function as [[coffer]]s (see below).  They are made a [[Clothier's shop|Clothier's Shop]] with 1 cloth or at a [[Leather works]] with 1 leather.
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Empty barrels, bins and bags can all be stored in a [[furniture]] [[stockpile]].
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== 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.
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A [[stone]] chest is called a '''coffer''', and a [[glass]] chest is called a '''box''', but they are used for the same purpose.  Bags can also be built as chests.
  
Bins are, essentially, smaller barrels (although these can be made of [[metal]]) for everything that doesn't want barrels. They are sent to all the other stockpiles (with exclusion to the refuse and graveyard piles) and will hold much larger stacks of items, making organizing those endless piles of +giant cave spider silk cloth+ much easier to manage.
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Their contents can be viewed with the {{k|t}} menu.
  
Bags are some of the most widely-used containers in dwarf fortress, due to their use as both seed preservation and [[Glass_Furnace|sand collection]]. These are only made from plant fiber or animal (silk) cloth, leather, or [[adamantine]]. These are also the only stockpile containers that can be used as a stationary container, if you want one for that sort of thing.
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== Melting ==
  
== Cabinets and coffers ==
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Metal chests suffer from a bug preventing them from being melted. The job completes successfully at the smelter, but the chest is not melted down and still flagged for melting. No bars are gained from this, but the furnace operator appears to gain experience from it.
  
These two containers are both furniture items in your fortress, and are useful if you don't want your fortress drowning in [[Clothing|dumped]] [[Coins|items]].  These are only used as containers after you {{k|b}}uild them under shelter.  As long as a nearby bed/table/chair/armour rack/etc has been {{k|q}}uery - {{k|r}}oom - {{k|a}}ssigned to a dwarf, they will store their clothing items in the cabinet and all the other items (including coins) into the coffer.
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A [[wood]]en coffer is called a chest, and a glass coffer is called a box, but they are used for the same purpose.
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 23 June 2017

This article is about an older version of DF.

Types of containers the game knows are chests, coffers, boxes, cabinets, bags, barrels and bins. Only chests, coffers, bags and boxes are explicitly called "container" in game as they can be placed as furniture by building. All containers are used to hold items, from personal possessions to gems, beer, quarry bush leaves, and even living creatures, but their use is context-sensitive, so you cannot use your barrels for storing coins, 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 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 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, stocks.

Barrels, bins and bags[edit]

Barrels are wooden or metal containers that are useful for storing items in a food stockpile and are used to store alcohol, plants, seed bags, meat, fish, dwarven syrup, quarry bush leaf bags, flour bags and dye bags, cooked food in a stack of 10 or less, fat and tallow. They are made at a Carpenter's Workshop with 1 log or at a Forge with 3 bars of metal.

Bins are containers, again made from wood or metal, used for most non-food items. They are sent to all the other stockpiles (with the exclusion of the refuse, stone and 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 Carpenter's Workshop with 1 log or at a Forge with 3 bars of metal.

Bags are used to store seeds, quarry bush leaves, mill products (flour, sugar, dye) and sand ("powders"). They are made from plant fiber (or silk) cloth, leather, or adamantine. Bags are used to gather and transport powders the same way buckets are used to carry water. Bags can be placed inside other containers, such as barrels. Bags can be placed as furniture and then function as coffers (see below). They are made a Clothier's Shop with 1 cloth or at a Leather works with 1 leather.

Empty barrels, bins and bags can all be stored in a furniture stockpile.

Cabinets and "chests"[edit]

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.

A stone chest is called a coffer, and a 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 t menu.

Melting[edit]

Metal chests suffer from a bug preventing them from being melted. The job completes successfully at the smelter, but the chest is not melted down and still flagged for melting. No bars are gained from this, but the furnace operator appears to gain experience from it.


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