You are a hero--and you're absolutely right, this should have been a vanilla feature. It's like they just forgot. Gonna be honest: working on aesthetic organization is one of my favourite aspects of building, and being unable to STACK BARRELS is unthinkable. Thank you for your service.

gotcha, thank you!

Yes. The patch doesn't affect IDs, so the mod is safe to add or remove at any time.

would this mod be safe to add mid-save? just want to make sure it won't PGI all of my placed barrels before installing haha

@ZippoMoon
Yes. This does not affect any changes made my ES, and I've been using both together as long as this mod has existed.

Is it safe to use this alongside Enhanced Storage?

Much appreciated Azure. I'm very patient. :)
I'll keep an eye on your profile, but a post here would be awesome when you finish it. I've searched everywhere to try to find a mod to stack more containers, and this is the closest I've found so far.

Thanks again! ^_^

@Drexl
We actually had a discussion about accessing stacked barrels in the comments a while back. That said, I understand the sentiment. Sure, I'll go through vanilla containers when I have a chance and see about platforming some more. At the moment, I'm working on getting vanilla farm animals to spawn like monsters without cluttering planets (almost done with that one, actually), a few upgrades within the RPG Growth project, and a few other ideas that I'm fleshing out, so I have a few projects in line. But I'll definitely have a look

Also, I don't necessarily care if I cant jump on each one like a platform, I just want them to stack.

I realize there are times it doesn't make sense, but I just like having the freedom to make that decision and be granted more creative control over interior design of my ship. Off the top of my head the avian sarcophogi (not sure exactly what they are called) are an example of something I'd like to stack on top of each other. Weapon creates (they have a flat top). I mean technically stacking barrels doesn't make sense either because you couldn't even open them without taking the one above it off first so to me it's less about logic and more about aesthetics.

@Drexl
There shouldn't be many other containers that would be logical to adjust, but if you can give me an example I'll take a look. As to Patreon, no I haven'y opened a Patreon.

So I've been looking for a mod that would allows us to stack ALL containers like this. Any chance you'd be able to whip that up? Also, do you have a Patreon by chance?

Thx Azure Fang ! ^^

DO A B A R R E L ROLL

Cryptic message found carved on the side of a barrel:

"1.4 dropped today. Still can't stand on barrels unless I pray to some minor Totem the native salad people call 'Azure Fang'. The hell kind of universe am I stuck in? I hear whistling, I wo-"

BARREL

Could you please upload it so playstarbound official repository?

@Jazzy Jasper
Use workshop collections. You'll have an easier time with that

Ok because i've generally been including this on the modlist of required mods for my friends to play on my server just in case. I just wish there was an easier way for me to share the modlist of my game with my friends without having to type it all out all the time.

@Jazzy Jasper
I assume it will be needed by all involved players, but I honestly do not know.

@Azure Fang you're quite knowledgeable about bung holes LMAO, anyway is this mod clientside or does everyone on the server need it?

BARRELS

@Rowman
That's literally impossible with this mod.

Your apparent "fix" wiped my entire ship of everything and now I have to start from scratch. A warning would of been nice.

That was my bet as well, just wanted to check if you tested it and found out otherwise. I guess I can take this risk for my collection, the worst thing that can happen is an impromptu inventory management session.

@Deluxeloy
I can only assume that the next time you enter the planet/ship/station with the stack, it will collapse. As implied by the bottom of the description, this actually happens every time you load an ocean planet :P

One question before I install. If I were to stack some barrels and then uninstall the mod, what would happen to my lovely stack? Would it collapse, would it disappear, or would it stand upright until disturbed?

That is why you have laser weapons. Whenever you can't reach the hole on top, make a new one.

The real question is, how do you open a barrel with a barrel on it?

HA WHAT XD ?

@Combiner
Not since beta.

wait....this wasn't a thing?

Wow so simple, so awesome. Thanks

One of the first things I found weird in the game. Finally corrected. Thanks!

idk why would toxic barrel do that..whatever

@1MINISKIDI
What's interesting?

interesting..

@1MINISKIDI
I can confirm that this is caused by Enhanced Storage. Additionally, this barrel mod does not touch anything except the large and small wooden barrels.

the toxic barrel (or whatever it was called) should explode into poison when taken damage.
Instead, it just drops itself. it might be this mod or that i have enhanced storage too

@SurferOfTheWeb
To be perfectly honest, must of the content I target is really simple. I have a thing for "quality of life" mods and fan patches :squirtyay;

How tf are you making so many mods? Almost every mod I've looked at has you in it..wow! Congrats

@summer artifex
If I may correct some of that barrel trivia:
You are correct in the term bunghole. However, it is not uncommon to have two or more bungholes bored into a barrel - usually one on the side for the installation of a tap as you mentioned and one on top to allow for fluid replacement without removing the lid. However, barrels can indeed be opened, though usually only on one side. Common uses for barrels over the centuries include salt-curing of meats (mmmmm... corned beef). A barrel used for such would be filled with meat and brine, then sealed with a lid bored with a bunghole filled with a cork bung. The bung could be removed to refresh the brine as necessary, without the need to remove the barrel lid which caused wear on both the lid and locking ring.

You may be thinking of delivery and serving casks, smaller barrels meant solely for short term liquid storage and not meant to have the top or bottom panels removed after fabrication.

@Azure Fang rockin it

@The Honey Badger
Valorous Chest and Legs (both cosmetic), and of course the Protectorate Flower.

what armor are you wearing

@doctroid
@summus artifex
If I remember correctly, this was mentioned by a developer during beta - they had attempted but ran into problems with the engine and decided to expand the mobility techs and introduce rope to compensate. But I could be having false memories from another game's development, too, so take this with a grain of salt.

There's actually unused animations for climbing built-in on the spritesheets... So that means that either they decided to not add it on purpose, or simply forgot to.

actually the barrel doesn't open at either side... it's just there. if anything the barrels should have a bunghole for liquids and taps considering that is what they were used for along with gunpowder. and no i am not kidding. that is what the name for the hole on the side of a barrel is. so really they could have afforded to make barrels stackable from the beginning and were just not thinking outside the box enough to do anything about it. there are plenty of things that don't make sense. infact i think they should add ladders too with honest to god animations for climbing.

Completely second the "should have been vanilla" line, had tried to stack them several times. I guess the reasoning is the barrel opens at the top/bottom?

Now I'll make a crate and barrel fort owo