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11 Starting Bag Size

33 You begin with 30 bag slots (shown in the lower portion of your inventory screen). A separate 20-slot equipment bar along the top holds your tools and weapons and does not count toward bag space. Eight expansions are available, each adding 5 slots, bringing the bag total to 70 slots.

55 Because your day-to-day tools fill an entire row on their own, upgrading the bag early gives you the breathing room you need for gathering trips, quest items, and gifts.

77 How to Expand Your Bag

99 Open your bag (press B on PC).Below your existing slots, in the bottom-left corner, there is a button labeled "Expand". Click it.A pop-up shows the materials needed for the next expansion tier.If you have all the required materials in your inventory or nearby storage, confirm the expansion. If you are missing something, hover over the item icon to see its name and how to obtain it.

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1111 You do not need to visit a shop or NPC. The upgrade is built directly into the inventory screen and can be done anywhere, anytime, as long as you have the materials.

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1313 All Expansion Tiers

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1515 Each expansion adds 5 slots. The first three tiers use basic raw and refined materials that are easy to gather in the first few in-game days. From expansion 4 onward, the recipes grow significantly and demand products from multiple professions, farming outputs, animal drops, and crafting station output. This encourages diversifying across professions rather than specializing in only one.

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1717 TierTotal SlotsMaterials RequiredMaterial Sources1355 Softwood, 5 Stone, 5 FiberGather from trees, rocks, and shrubs. Available immediately.2405 Carbon Line, 5 Stone Brick, 5 Softwood PlankCarbon Line from Spinning Wheel; Stone Brick from Furnace; Softwood Plank from Cutter3455 Radiant Core, 5 Copper Ingot, 5 Glass PaneRadiant Core and Copper Ingot from Furnace; Glass Pane from Cutter. Requires Fluorite and Copper from the Moonlit Forest.4506 Bronze, 16 Flour, 6 Flannel, 5 Carbon LineBronze from Furnace (Copper+Tin); Flour from Separator (Wheat); Flannel from Loom; Carbon Line from Spinning Wheel.5557 Hardwood Plank, 7 Iron Sheet, 10 Vegetable Juice, 5 Egg, 10 Protein Powder, 10 Fruit PulpHardwood Plank and Iron Sheet from Cutter II; Vegetable Juice, Protein Powder, and Fruit Pulp from Separator; Eggs from Chickens or Ducks.6605 Premium Wood Plank, 5 Alloy, 10 Sugar, 2 Sheep Milk, 10 Fish FilletPremium Wood Plank from Cutter; Alloy from Furnace II; Sugar from Separator; Sheep Milk from Sheep; Fish Fillet from Fishing.7653 Meteor Plank, 3 Eternal Alloy, 20 Honey, 20 RiceMeteor Plank from Cutter III; Eternal Alloy from Furnace III; Honey from Beehives; Rice from farming.8704 Meteor Plank, 4 Eternal Alloy, 1 Rainbow Fabric, 5 Stardew Fern, 1 Perpetual ReactorRainbow Fabric from Loom; Stardew Fern is a rare gathering item; Perpetual Reactor is an endgame crafted item.

1818 Material Preparation Strategy

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2020 To plan ahead for all eight expansions, it helps to know which materials are bottlenecks and start stockpiling early:

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2222 Material CategoryMaterialsHow to PrepareMining productsCopper, Tin, Fluorite, Iron, Alloy, Eternal AlloyRegular Moonlit Forest mining runs. Smelt ores at your Furnace between trips.Processed woodSoftwood Plank, Hardwood Plank, Premium Wood Plank, Meteor PlankCut trees daily and process logs at the Cutter. Hardwood comes from larger trees.TextilesCarbon Line, Flannel, Rainbow FabricCarbon Line from Fiber at the Spinning Wheel. Flannel and Rainbow Fabric from the Loom. Keep cutting shrubs for Fiber.Farm productsFlour, Vegetable Juice, Protein Powder, Fruit Pulp, Sugar, RiceGrow Wheat, vegetables, and fruit. Process at the Separator. Start farming Rice by mid-game.Animal productsEggs, Sheep Milk, HoneyRaise Chickens/Ducks for Eggs, Sheep for Milk. Set up Beehives for Honey.OtherFish Fillet, Stardew Fern, Perpetual ReactorFish Fillet from Fishing. Stardew Fern is a rare forageable. Perpetual Reactor is an endgame crafted item.

2323 Storage Boxes

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2525 In addition to expanding your bag, you can craft storage boxes to place on your property. Crafting stations automatically pull materials from both your bag and nearby storage boxes, so you do not need to carry everything in your inventory while crafting.

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2727 Storage BoxCapacityMaterialsUnlock RequirementStorage Box I18 slots8 SoftwoodComplete "Return to the Cabin in the Woods" tutorial quest from SolaraStorage Box II36 slots6 Softwood Plank, 3 Copper SheetApprentice Crafter rank; buy blueprint from Zerine's General StoreStorage Box III66 slots6 Hardwood Plank, 3 Iron SheetJunior Crafter rank; requires Worktable II; buy blueprint from Zerine's General Store

2828 Flawed Chests

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3030 Flawed Chests are scattered around the world and hold 32 slots (equivalent to a Storage Box II). When you open one, you can either collect the chest itself to place as storage at home, or take the contents inside (usually Coins). Keep an eye out for these while exploring, as they are a free storage upgrade early on.

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3232 Realm Box

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3434 The Realm Box is the endgame shared-inventory chest. Every Realm Box you place shares the same internal inventory, similar to an Ender Chest in other games. Items placed in one Realm Box are accessible from any other, making it invaluable for keeping supplies at your farm, the Moonlit Forest entrance, or any other frequently visited area.

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3636 DetailInfoUnlockIntermediate Crafter certification from ZerineBlueprint Cost7,500 Coins at Zerine's General StoreCrafting Materials5 Alloy, 3 Spirit Cube I, 5 Starflare Core, 6 Hardwood PlankCrafted AtWorkbench II

3737 You can also access a Realm Box directly from your inventory if you carry it in your bag. Building more than one and placing them at strategic points around the island is well worth the investment. Recommended locations include your home base, the Moonlit Forest entrance, and any area where you spend significant time gathering or processing.

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3939 Storage and Inventory Tips

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4141 You can turn in materials for Bulletin Board requests and quests directly from your storage chests. You do not need to carry those items around, which saves bag space.Gifts for NPCs are the exception. You must have those on your person.Build Storage Box II and III from Zerine's General Store to increase home storage capacity early.Keep one Storage Box near your crafting stations and another near your farm for convenience.Position storage boxes near relevant workstations: ores next to smelters, cooking ingredients next to your kitchen, seeds near your crop fields.Maintain a buffer of 5 to 10 empty bag slots before leaving your base so you have room for unexpected drops while exploring.The Realm Box eliminates the need to carry materials back and forth between locations. Build one at home and one wherever you spend the most time.Consider expansion tier 5 a priority milestone. It requires products from farming, ranching, and processing, so start raising Chickens or Ducks early for the 5 Eggs required.For expansion tiers 7 and 8, begin stockpiling Honey and Rice well in advance. These take time to accumulate (20 Honey and 20 Rice for tier 7 alone).

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