Large Cargo Container

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Large Cargo Container Icon.png
Large Ship Icon.png
Large Ship / Station
Large Cargo Container
 
Components
Required

 

 
 
20
 
 
Mass (kg):
0
 
Integrity:
0
 
Build time (seconds):
45
 
Storage Capacity (L):
421875
 
Dimensions (W x H x D):
3 x 3 x 3
Large Cargo Container Icon.png
Small Ship Icon.png
Small Ship
Large Cargo Container
 
Components
Required

 

 
 
8
 
 
Mass (kg):
0
 
Integrity:
0
 
Build time (seconds):
25
 
Storage Capacity (L):
15625
 
Dimensions (W x H x D):
5 x 5 x 5

Overview

Largest of the Cargo Containers available currently in the game, scaling at 3x3x3 (large grid) and 5x5x5 (small ship). The large cargo container is a block with a very large inventory used for storing components, ores, materials, and tools.

Usage

The container can be manually inserted with items. However, this can be very inefficient. You can also connect it to other blocks to directly transfer items between them. Simply connect the cargo container port to either a block such as Refinerys or Conveyors connected to one with an inventory.

This size cargo container is a 5x5x5 object for the small ship variant, which makes it 125 times the volume, in terms of blocks of space occupied. For a small ship, this means that it's capacity is 1.728 times more compact (125 small cargo containers would be 125*125 = 15,625 L), which is less efficient for capacity than the medium storage.

The large ship variant of the Large Cargo Container, being a 3x3x3 object (in large blocks) makes it 27 times the physical volume occupied. This makes it 0.296 times as efficient compared to using small containers (yes, this is worse, not better), since it is only 8 times the cargo capacity of the small container.

While inefficient in terms of volume, Large Cargo Containers provide more capacity for a given weight. The large ship Large Cargo Container provides 51.03 liters of capacity per kilogram of mass, compared to 27.11 liters per kilogram for Small Cargo Containers. For small ships, the liters/kilogram for Large/Medium/Small cargo containers are 43.12, 24.78, and 1.70, respectively. For a given cargo capacity, Large Cargo Containers are a bulky but light weight solution. Don't use them on stations unless you are short on components, but if you are looking to keep fuel costs down and don't mind a fat ship, consider using Large Cargo Containers.

Media

Large Cargo Container (Small Ship), is equivalent to Small Cargo Container (Large Ship). They are 15625 liters to cube 2.5 * 2.5 * 2.5 meters

Tips

  • If you leave containers as is, items will automatically pile up inside them. But they won't prevent any from coming in. If you want to make specific cargo containers, use the Conveyor Sorter block!

Known Issues

  • As of Update 01.093, stored items in inventories will add to the mass of the ship. The more items that are stored inside, the slower you will get!

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