Always Open Chests

Always Open Chests

In vanilla Minecraft a chest refuses to open when a solid block sits directly on top of it, or
when a cat is sitting on its lid. Always Open Chests removes those restrictions, so you can build
compact, hidden or tightly packed storage without leaving air above every chest.

It works for normal and trapped chests, including double chests. Ender chests, barrels and
shulker boxes are not affected, because vanilla never blocked them.

Copper golems

Copper golems use the same vanilla rule when they sort items into chests. By default they follow
your settings, so they can also reach the chests you unblocked. If you prefer, a separate setting
keeps them on vanilla's rules: they then skip a chest with a block or a sitting cat on top, even
while you can open it yourself.

Settings

All settings are in the TRC settings screen (press U) under Always Open Chests, or can be
changed with /trc. They are server-side and take effect immediately, without a world reload.
Setting names are available in English, German and Pirate Speak.

With the first two settings off, chests behave exactly like vanilla.

Example: /trc ubchest ignore_block_above true

Requirements

• Fabric API
• TRC Core & Libs 1.2 or newer
• Java 25

There is one file per Minecraft version. Install the mod on the server, or simply in your game
for singleplayer. Players joining a server do not need it.