Primitive Chest
How to get it
Unlock on the early automation quest; capacity 30 items.
- Follow the early automation quest until Primitive Chest unlocks.
- Place it as a buffer at the end of a harvester pipe.
- Capacity is 30 items — keep it emptying into crafts or extra chests.


Shared route notes for every building live on the buildings hub — steps above cover this item’s unique path.
Overview
Early buffer chest. Unlock on the first automation quest, capacity 30. Sit it at the end of a harvester pipe so Oak Wood (or later stone/wheat) does not stall the machine. Logs + planks to build.
Where it shows up
Covered in: Nightwater biomes & resources (expand the island), Nightwater first automation (wood chain)
Still unknown
- Whether later chests raise the 30-item cap.
- Stack rules inside the 30-slot container.
Other buildings
All buildings →WorkbenchEarly Primitive build; Select Building panel shows a wood-logs cost.Research TableEarly tutorial build using wood and planks; opens the research book.Primitive Wood HarvesterUnlock at Wood Milestone 1, then place on trees.Primitive Rock CrusherUnlock on the Stone milestone track, then place on rock nodes.