Iron Chests is a mod initially created by lishid, then rewritten and currently maintained by cpw. Despite the name, this mod adds a variety of new chests to the game in addition to iron chests, all superior to vanilla chests in that they have more capacity and can be placed next to each other. However, they are single chests only and cannot be combined to create double chests.
Note: These chests are not impervious to creeper explosions.
Note: As of 3.1.1, there is a bug where the Iron Chest Mod's recipes do not show in NEI.
Inventory Capacities
Wooden - 27
Copper - 45
Iron - 54
Silver - 72
Gold - 81
Diamond - 108
Crystal - 108
Most Efficient Crafting
There are many ways to craft the higher tier chests. These are the most efficient by EMC value.
Iron - Wood > Copper > Iron (1772 EMC)
Silver - Wood > Copper > Iron > Silver (3824)
Gold - Wood > Copper > Iron > Silver > Gold (12020 EMC)
Diamond - Wood > Copper > Iron> Silver > Diamond (28405 EMC)
These are all less than the chests' EMC value, so an infinite source of EMC could be made by converting chests into their components and making more chests to be broken down. However, macerating Blaze Rods is more effective.
Chest Upgrades
In addition to crafting chests using their respective recipes, chest upgrades can also be made. The advantage to a chest upgrade is that you do not need to break a chest (spewing items everywhere) and then place a new one. To use a chest upgrade, right click the chest while holding the upgrade.
NOTE: Using the handheld upgrade on a double vanilla chest may crash your game.
Copper Chest
The Copper Chest has an extra 18 slots compared to a Wooden Chest.
Recipe
bronze
*8 = 85*8 = 680
Chest*1 = 64*1 = 64
680+64 = 744 EMC
Normal Chest to Copper Upgrade
Copper*8 = 85*8 = 680
Planks*1 = 8*1 = 8
680+8 = 688 EMC
Iron Chest
The Iron Chest has an extra 9 slots compared to the Copper Chest, and 27 more compared to a Wooden Chest.
Recipe
Iron*8 = 256*8 = 2048
Chest*1 = 64*1 = 64
2048+64 = 2,112 EMC
Or
Iron*4 = 256*4 = 1024
Glass*4 = 1*4 = 4
CopperChest*1 = 744*1 = 744
1024+4+744 = 1,772 EMC
Wooden to Iron Upgrade
Iron*8 = 256*8 = 2048
Planks*1 = 8*1 = 8
2048+8 = 2,056 EMC
Copper to Iron Upgrade
Iron*4 = 256*4 = 1024
Glass*4 = 1*4 = 4
Copper*1 = 85*1 = 85
1024+4+81 = 1,113 EMC
Silver Chest
The Silver Chest has an extra 18 slots compared to the Iron Chest , and 45 more compared to a Wooden chest .
Recipe
Silver*8 = 512*8 = 4096
CopperChest*1 = 744*1 = 744
4096+744 = 4,840 EMC
or
Silver*4 = 512*4 = 2048
Glass*4 = 1*4 = 4
IronChest*1 = 2112*1 = 2112
2048+4+2112 = 4,164 EMC
Copper to Silver Upgrade
Silver*8 = 512*8 = 4096
Copper*1 = 85*1 = 85
4096+85 = 4,181 EMC
Gold Chest
The Gold Chest has an extra 9 slots compared to the Silver Chest , and 54 more compared to the Wooden chest .
Recipe
18,156 EMC
or
12,020 EMC
Iron to Gold Upgrade
18,412 EMC
Silver to Gold Upgrade
8,708 EMC
Diamond Chest
TheDiamond Chest has an extra 27 slots compared to the Gold Chest, and 81 more compared to the Wooden chest.
Recipe
28,410 EMC
Or
28,405 EMC
Gold to Diamond Upgrade
30,458 EMC
Crystal Chest
The Crystal Chest has the same capacity of a Diamond Chest, but does have the advantage of the player being able to see the items inside the chest without it being open.
Recipe
34,894 EMC
Diamond to Crystal Chest Upgrade
28,477 EMC
EMC Values
Note that the EMC values are that of the item, not the cost of creating it.
Chest Type | EMC | Slots | EMC/slot |
---|---|---|---|
Wooden Chest | 64 | 27 | 2.37 |
Double Wooden Chest | 128 | 54 | 2.37 |
Copper Chest | 744 | 45 | 16.53 |
Iron Chest | 2,112 | 54 | 39.11 |
Silver Chest | 4,840 | 72 | 67.22 |
Gold Chest | 18,496 | 81 | 228.36 |
Diamond Chest | 34,886 | 108 | 323.02 |
Crystal Chest | 34,894 | 108 | 323.09 |
Video Tutorials
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