Delverium Chest Crafting: Why Aren't Nearby Materials Available?
A short checklist for crafting with materials stored in a chest, including the range changed in the first Early Access patch.
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Quick Answer
In Delverium v0.1.0.1, the developer increased the maximum chest range for crafting, restocking and stacking from 5 to 10 tiles. You can craft using materials in a nearby chest without first moving every ingredient into your inventory. If a recipe is unavailable, stand close to the chest and check the recipe and any required crafting station.
How Far Away Can the Chest Be?
The official v0.1.0.1 update note, published September 23, says the maximum chest restock, stack and craft range increased from five to 10 tiles. Older guides that still say five tiles describe the earlier range. The note does not explain how the game measures distance around walls or corners, so if the chest seems to be on the edge of the range, move right beside it for a clean test.
What to Check When Crafting Still Fails
- Check your game version. The 10-tile range was added in v0.1.0.1. An earlier build used five tiles.
- Stand next to the chest. This removes range as a likely cause. Open it to confirm the material is actually there, then close it and try the recipe again.
- Check the recipe and station. The community wiki's pre-release crafting documentation says recipes must be unlocked and that some need a nearby crafting station. These details have not been re-tested here in the current build.
- If playing co-op, ask others to close that chest. The same pre-release wiki says materials are not drawn from a container another player is accessing. Treat this as a troubleshooting check, not a confirmed v0.1.0.1 rule.
If that does not isolate the problem, move the required ingredients into your inventory and try once more. If the recipe then works, the issue may be with chest access or range; if it still fails, check the recipe and station again. This is a diagnostic step, not a guaranteed fix.
Do You Need to Craft Intermediate Materials First?
The community wiki describes nested crafting: when a recipe needs an intermediate item, the game can make it from available base materials if the required station is nearby. A post-release player review on Steam also reports crafting from nearby chests and automatic intermediate crafting. The exact station distance in v0.1.0.1 is not confirmed by the developer's chest-range patch note, so do not assume the 10-tile chest limit is also the station limit.