# Some storage options

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [June 2, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741 "2015-06-02T19:12:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![AppEx213](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/appex213/32/17627_2.png) [@AppEx213](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/AppEx213)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/1 "2015-06-02T19:12:50Z")

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When you get to more than 15 hearthlings or so you start to understand how much food you need for that, and that food takes a lot of space. I literally have fields of food baskets in stockpiles, and it looks really weird and out of place having it just lying on the ground.  
So i thought of having some sort of storage options to solve that problem, like chests, crates or even specialised buildings such as a barn or a lumber mill. I think it will help the game be a bit more organised and aesthetically pleasing.

What do you think?

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**Author:** ![xXSlimeyXx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/6a8cbe/32.png) [@xXSlimeyXx](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/xXSlimeyXx)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/2 "2015-06-02T19:46:40Z")

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This has been mentioned before and it’s probably will be added in the next few update  
And if you want to hide the mess you can dig in the mountains and put all your items there!

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**Author:** ![brad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/brad/32/17835_2.png) [@brad](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/brad)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/3 "2015-06-02T19:50:03Z")

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Just added a card for this on our public [Trello board](https://trello.com/b/4XvM0SUd/stonehearth-community-roadmap).  
Please give it a vote if you’re interested!  
Our thought is to create what would essentially be an “infinite building of holding” – could be specialized (like an armory or a materials warehouse), or just general storage. But in either case it would hold far more than an individual stockpile of the same size.

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**Author:** ![8BitCrab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/8bitcrab/32/48512_2.png) [@8BitCrab](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/8BitCrab)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/4 "2015-06-02T19:54:20Z")

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love the thought @brad, kinda makes me think of Stronghold Crusader, and the way they had armories, stockpiles, storage buildings, etc. _stronghold crusader… now that was a good game…_

**edit:** @brad i dont seem to be able to vote on that card…

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**Author:** ![GyroDragon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/gyrodragon/32/47110_2.png) [@GyroDragon](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/GyroDragon)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/5 "2015-06-02T19:55:07Z")

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Agree about the baskets/crates/etc. but… Why not build a barn or storage area and designate stockpiles.

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/stonehearth/original/3X/4/e/4e303c40eacf2b4fac131bd7b7205a04904beaf3.png)  
The circled area is a second basement below the first. Game constraints stopped me from making stone walls no matter what I tried. Dug a massive pit, tried taking the earth walls away and replace and other ways, errors or incomplete walls.

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**Author:** ![xXSlimeyXx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/6a8cbe/32.png) [@xXSlimeyXx](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/xXSlimeyXx)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/6 "2015-06-02T19:56:12Z")

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That was the fastest edit I ever saw…

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**Author:** ![brad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/brad/32/17835_2.png) [@brad](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/brad)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/7 "2015-06-02T20:05:57Z")

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There was a hiccup somewhere… voting re-enabled.

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**Author:** ![8BitCrab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/8bitcrab/32/48512_2.png) [@8BitCrab](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/8BitCrab)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/8 "2015-06-02T20:08:20Z")

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hmm… maybe its just me then, because i dont seem to be able to vote on anything 😟

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**Author:** ![Solus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/solus/32/44015_2.png) [@Solus](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Solus)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/9 "2015-06-02T20:11:16Z")

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> [@8BitCrab](#):
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> hmm… maybe its just me then, because i dont seem to be able to vote on anything

It’s not just you, but apparently Tom can vote. So that’s nice. 😄

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**Author:** ![8BitCrab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/8bitcrab/32/48512_2.png) [@8BitCrab](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/8BitCrab)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/10 "2015-06-02T20:13:37Z")

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> [@Solus](#):
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> but apparently Tom can vote.

i beleieve they turned **off** public voting and its only turned on for Team Radiant…

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**Author:** ![brad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/brad/32/17835_2.png) [@brad](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/brad)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/11 "2015-06-02T20:28:03Z")

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OK, try it now… permissions should be correct.

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**Author:** ![Solus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/solus/32/44015_2.png) [@Solus](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Solus)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/12 "2015-06-02T20:28:44Z")

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> [@brad](#):
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> OK, try it now… permissions should be correct.

Works fine for me! Thanks.

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**Author:** ![8BitCrab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/8bitcrab/32/48512_2.png) [@8BitCrab](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/8BitCrab)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/13 "2015-06-02T20:30:23Z")

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and work fine for me too! thanks @brad 😄

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**Author:** ![phector2004](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/phector2004/32/44268_2.png) [@phector2004](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/phector2004)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/14 "2015-06-02T21:29:05Z")

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> [@GyroDragon](#):
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> Game constraints stopped me from making stone walls no matter what I tried. Dug a massive pit, tried taking the earth walls away and replace and other ways, errors or incomplete walls.

Looks like you need this:

> [@Post your Alpha 10 Screenshots!](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/post-your-alpha-10-screenshots/11976/16):
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> #Mini Tutorial: Building a basement! So this was a bit of a hassle… It’s taken me a few tries to get it right, and the build editor is still a bit finicky, though it’s gotten robust enough that I was able to undo many actions, remove building plans, and even remove a built building (though the scaffolding remained until I rebuilt it as intended!) Some considerations before starting: The basement will require an “outside” bit. I dig an extra bit adjacent to where my basement will be: …

Enjoy, and remember to have an ‘outside’ bit for underground walls!

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**Author:** ![GyroDragon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/gyrodragon/32/47110_2.png) [@GyroDragon](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/GyroDragon)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/15 "2015-06-02T21:46:58Z")

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Thanks, looked at it think I can see where I went wrong.

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**Author:** ![Kalanar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cab0a1/32.png) [@Kalanar](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Kalanar)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/16 "2015-06-04T14:44:49Z")

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Infinite storage would be babying us too much. Please don’t implement that.

I think the better option would be having barrels or chests that can store several items. Provide options to adequately address the storage problem, but don’t give a blank check.

Storage issues are just another game-play element that the player can have some creativity in solving. Infinite storage would reduce the interesting choices from many, to only one solution because it’s the obvious best to have infinite storage.

But I’ll stop short of a filibuster 😀

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**Author:** ![8BitCrab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/8bitcrab/32/48512_2.png) [@8BitCrab](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/8BitCrab)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/some-storage-options/12741/17 "2015-06-04T14:49:33Z")

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> [@Kalanar](#):
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> Infinite storage would be babying us too much. Please don’t implement that.

thats kinda what i was thinking, thats why i remembered Stronghold Crusaders way of doing it.

they had multiple types of buildings that stored a different types of items (food, armor & weapons, building materials, etc.) however each of those could carry a limited amount (but still lots) of stuff, meaning you had to build more of them the bigger your castle got.