Iron Chests — Guide
Getting Started
- Craft a tiered chest directly, or craft a vanilla chest first and then apply an upgrade to raise it a tier (see Upgrades).
- Place it and use it like any chest. Each tier simply offers more slots.
Check the in-game recipe book for the exact crafting and upgrade recipes for each tier.
Chest Tiers
Each tier holds more than the last (a vanilla chest holds 27 slots for comparison). Typical Iron Chests progression:
| Tier | Notes |
|---|---|
| Copper | The first step up from a vanilla chest - more rows of storage. |
| Iron | A solid mid-tier upgrade with a large slot count. |
| Gold | More storage again, the common "main base" chest. |
| Diamond | Very large capacity for bulk storage. |
| Crystal | The largest standard capacity and transparent - you can see the items stored inside. |
| Obsidian | Extremely durable and blast-resistant, ideal for protecting valuables from explosions. |
Higher tiers add more rows/columns of slots, so a single diamond or crystal chest can replace several vanilla chests.
Upgrades
The upgrade items are the heart of the mod's convenience.
- Each upgrade converts a chest from one specific tier to the next (e.g. a Copper-to-Iron upgrade, an Iron-to-Gold upgrade, and so on, up to crystal/obsidian).
- Right-click an existing chest with the matching upgrade to transform it in place - all stored items stay exactly where they are. No need to move your inventory out first.
- This lets you start with a cheap chest and progressively invest in it as you gather better materials, without ever interrupting your storage.
Use the recipe book to see which upgrade leads from each tier to the next.
Tips
- Upgrade in place instead of emptying chests - it is faster and risk-free.
- Use crystal chests where you want to see contents at a glance (sorting rooms, display walls).
- Use obsidian chests for anything you cannot afford to lose to a creeper or other explosion.
- Mix tiers: cheap copper/iron for bulk junk, diamond/crystal for valuables.