Originally posted by umop-apisdn:

No you wouldn't, stacks are ridiculously stupid as a storage mechanism.

It takes 1 full stack of wood (50 pieces) to make a wood pile... and you can fit 2 chests in the same space without even trying... which can store 1200 wood.

The only reason to make stacks is if you like the way they look...

Originally posted by Jitatha:

Thanks for posting pic, yeah your build is fine no issues there with it, unless you got some weird anomaly. So...

When arrive at base from a distance does it do the same thing when you arrive by gate real close? If so try to move your gate a little bit, maybe.

Originally posted by pipo.p:

Originally posted by umop-apisdn:

No you wouldn't, stacks are ridiculously stupid as a storage mechanism.

It takes 1 full stack of wood (50 pieces) to make a wood pile... and you can fit 2 chests in the same space without even trying... which can store 1200 wood.

The only reason to make stacks is if you like the way they look...

You are right for the second assertion: stacks can be seen as furnitures indeed, to make a workshop look like a workshop.

But for your first assertion, you didn't try hard enough. Stacks can be dropped inside one another if the ground and/or the line of sight are okay. You can even drop stacks of different materials at roughly the same place. I don't know if it is the most efficient way to store raw resources, but it is certainly not way behind a 8-slot chest.

Cherry on the cake, in case this storage is out of a base and is attacked (foraging camp), a chest and nearby workbench are rather fragile, whereas several piles inside each other cause spreading of damage. I use to drop stone piles at the foot of my palissades to strengthen them, for instance (when I don't need stone).

Originally posted by sarteck:

Then again, I play with mods that allow me to craft from chests and allow me to auto-store items in chests, and would probably organize quite differently if I didn't use those. (FOr example, instead of storing wood, stone, marble, etc., I'd just make stacks.)

Originally posted by sarteck:

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

If you switch to black metal chests you won't have to build as high to hold the same amount of stuff.

Normal chests can carry more than black metal in "space taken," actually. You can fit roughly six in the area it would take to place a black metal chest, if you squeeze them all together.

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

Originally posted by sarteck:

Normal chests can carry more than black metal in "space taken," actually. You can fit roughly six in the area it would take to place a black metal chest, if you squeeze them all together.

Yeah, you can squish 4 regular chests into mostly the same area as a single black metal chest but I really don't like having to open 4 chests to find what I'm looking for. I just slap down a black metal chest and a sign over it that says what it holds.

If you need more than 1 black metal chest for each item in game you are a hoarder any way. Except for the trophies its easy to get more stuff, just a bit time consuming if you don't plan ahead.

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

If you switch to black metal chests you won't have to build as high to hold the same amount of stuff.

Originally posted by Jitatha:

Can you supply a screenshot? What you describe sounds fine, however there are some draw order issues in the game which can cause unexpected disassembly, or pets to escape etc. These are especially prevalent if you use "fly", but I do not think you are doing that.