Storage Box
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| “ | A shared storage container that can be used to stash items. | „ |
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The Storage Box is a player built structure used to store a small amount of items.
Description
The Storage Box is a small player-built container used to store up to 15 slots of various items, typically in areas away from a Building's Stockpile. Its has 15 inventory slots, which has different properties for different items.
- Ammo magazines, raw resources, and various materials - stack up to 100
- Concrete Materials and Large Materials - does not stack
- Bandages stack, but Blood Plasma does not
- All infantry equipment - does not stack
- All shells - does not stack
Unlike other player-built structures, it cannot be locked or claimed by a Squad, so items can be freely transferred in and out of it (regardless of faction).
Due to its ease of access, it is useful to have some near the frontline to quickly and safely store recovered or looted equipment, which can be transported back to a base at a later time.
Interactions
The Storage Box can only be accessed on foot. Youn can interact with it by:
- pressing
E - pressing
Shift+Eto select a specific box if there are multiple around you
The Storage Box's menu has a "Submit Large Item" 
button, where it submit any large item you are equipped with and put it into the inventory. Alternatively, you can do this by pressing V when you're right next to it.
Construction
The Storage Box is built using a hammer and 25 Basic Materials. It must be built by hand, and cannot be built using a Construction Vehicle.
Destruction
Unlike other player-built structures, the Storage Box is considered 'Neutral,' meaning it can be freely destroyed by any player, regardless of their faction. Doing so will not trigger Friendly Fire, resulting in weapon restriction.
Similar to other structures in their category, Storage Boxes are immune to small arms, but they can be destroyed by any weapon using 12.7mm or explosives. It will instantly be destroyed if run over by any vehicle stronger than a standard truck, such as tanks, APCs or Half-tracks.
Tips
- You can vault over Storage Boxes by pressing the
spacebar, which will get you on top of them - Placing Storage Boxes behind sandbag walls will allows vision over them, allowing players to shoot or spot from them
- Storage Boxes should not be overly built as it will contribute to msupp consumption
- Ideally, Storage Boxes should not be built when there is a Base's Stockpile nearby
Trivia
- Originally, the Storage Box had a different model, which was a blue box, with a grey outline around the box's edges. On the top, it had a large grey star
- The Storage Box, along with the Watchtower, were updated to their current models in Update 0.48
Gallery
Render Model of the Storage Box
A Storage Box placed in the world
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