Trapped Chests

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Trapped Chests

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Statistics

Type	MechanismFurniture
Placeable	(2 wide × 2 high)
Use time	10 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Sell	1

• Internal Tile ID: 441, 468

See also: Dead Man's Chest, a Chest-like item that also activates when used, but has storage slots.

A Trapped Chest is a mechanical item that has the appearance of a normal chest. It cannot be used for storage, as it does not have any storage slots. When it is opened, it emits a signal and can be connected with wire.

Any chest can be crafted into a Trapped Chest at the Heavy Work Bench with the desired chest and 10 wire. The Trapped Chest can be sold for 1.

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Trapped Bamboo Chest Internal Item ID: 4585	Bamboo Chest Wire (10)	Heavy Work Bench
Trapped Blue Dungeon Chest Internal Item ID: 3693	Blue Dungeon Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Bone Chest Internal Item ID: 3694	Bone Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Boreal Wood Chest Internal Item ID: 3689	Boreal Wood Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Cactus Chest Internal Item ID: 3695	Cactus Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Chest Internal Item ID: 3665	Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Corruption Chest Internal Item ID: 3680	Corruption Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Crimson Chest Internal Item ID: 3681	Crimson Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Crystal Chest Internal Item ID: 3886	Crystal Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Desert Chest Internal Item ID: 4713	Desert Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Dynasty Chest Internal Item ID: 3684	Dynasty Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Ebonwood Chest Internal Item ID: 3668	Ebonwood Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Flesh Chest Internal Item ID: 3696	Flesh Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Frozen Chest Internal Item ID: 3672	Frozen Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Glass Chest Internal Item ID: 3700	Glass Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Gold Chest Internal Item ID: 3666	Gold Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Golden Chest Internal Item ID: 3887	Golden Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Golf Chest Internal Item ID: 4266	Golf Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Granite Chest Internal Item ID: 3703	Granite Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Green Dungeon Chest Internal Item ID: 3691	Green Dungeon Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Hallowed Chest Internal Item ID: 3682	Hallowed Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Honey Chest Internal Item ID: 3685	Honey Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Ice Chest Internal Item ID: 3683	Ice Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Ivy Chest Internal Item ID: 3671	Ivy Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Jungle Chest Internal Item ID: 3679	Jungle Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Lesion Chest Internal Item ID: 3976	Lesion Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Lihzahrd Chest Internal Item ID: 3677	Lihzahrd Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Living Wood Chest Internal Item ID: 3673	Living Wood Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Marble Chest Internal Item ID: 3704	Marble Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Martian Chest Internal Item ID: 3701	Martian Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Meteorite Chest Internal Item ID: 3702	Meteorite Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Mushroom Chest Internal Item ID: 3688	Mushroom Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Nebula Chest Internal Item ID: 4206	Nebula Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Obsidian Chest Internal Item ID: 3697	Obsidian Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Palm Wood Chest Internal Item ID: 3687	Palm Wood Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Pearlwood Chest Internal Item ID: 3670	Pearlwood Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Pink Dungeon Chest Internal Item ID: 3692	Pink Dungeon Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Pumpkin Chest Internal Item ID: 3698	Pumpkin Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Rich Mahogany Chest Internal Item ID: 3669	Rich Mahogany Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Sandstone Chest Internal Item ID: 4268	Sandstone Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Shadewood Chest Internal Item ID: 3675	Shadewood Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Shadow Chest Internal Item ID: 3667	Shadow Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Skyware Chest Internal Item ID: 3674	Skyware Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Slime Chest Internal Item ID: 3690	Slime Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Solar Chest Internal Item ID: 4164	Solar Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Spider Chest Internal Item ID: 3950	Spider Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Spooky Chest Internal Item ID: 3699	Spooky Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Stardust Chest Internal Item ID: 4227	Stardust Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Steampunk Chest Internal Item ID: 3686	Steampunk Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Vortex Chest Internal Item ID: 4185	Vortex Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Water Chest Internal Item ID: 3678	Water Chest Wire (10)
Trapped Web Covered Chest Internal Item ID: 3676	Web Covered Chest Wire (10)

total: 52 row(s)

Unobtainable

Fake new chest 1

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Statistics

Type	Furniture
Placeable	(2 wide × 2 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Sell	1

• Internal Item ID: 3705
• Internal Tile ID: 441 (53)

Fake new chest 2

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Statistics

Type	Furniture
Placeable	(2 wide × 2 high)
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	00*
Sell	1

• Internal Item ID: 3706
• Internal Tile ID: 441 (54)

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The item(s) or effects described in this section exist as functional game items, but cannot be acquired through normal gameplay.

In the game code there exist 2 Unobtainable Trapped Chests: ItemName.Fake_newchest1 and ItemName.Fake_newchest2 (these names are the internal names, as proper names don't exist). They can't be obtained by legitimate means, but if they're spawned into the Player's inventory, they do not immediately disappear, unlike most Unobtainable items.

In the inventory they have the same appearance as the normal Trapped Chest, and when placed into the world they look exactly like the Trapped Crystal Chest and Trapped Golden Chest, respectively.

These Trapped Chests were given new IDs when it was reported that they were glitched. The Player character and all items that were used in that moment freeze when the Cursor is hovered over them once they're placed. The Player character completely stops, even in mid-air, and no items can be used. The Player unfreezes once the cursor is moved away from these chests.

Trivia

• There are several unplaceable Trapped Chest sprites despite them being fully functional: a trapped version of every Locked Chest, a Trapped Dead Man's Chest (that can't open), a Trapped Barrel, and a Trapped Trash Can.
  • Although Trapped Locked Chests need a key to be unlocked, they will still send a signal if the player tries to open one without having the appropriate key.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Spider, Lesion, Sandstone, Bamboo, Nebula, Solar, Stardust, and Vortex Trapped Chests added.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Crystal and Golden variants added.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.1372.5: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.1096.2: Crystal and Golden variants added.

• Switch 1.0.895.9: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.