# Character storage limit

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/character-storage-limit/9811>\
**Category:** The Lab\
**Created:** [June 14, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/character-storage-limit/9811 "2015-06-14T16:25:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![John\_the\_Gamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_the\_Gamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_the_Gamer)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/character-storage-limit/9811/1 "2015-06-14T16:25:25Z")

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I’ve been fiddling with the game files for a few days now, and lately I’ve been trying to make a new backpack for a late-game power armored character, basically to allow for a large carrying capacity to simulate something like a small towed cart or something. However, I’ve run into a wall.

I can’t seem to be able to raise the storage capacity of a piece of clothing (a backpack/cart in this case) above 232.

I’ve done some testing and these are the results:

left: storage in the armor.json file  
right: actual storage in game  
200 = 200  
300 = 44  
600 = 88  
800 = 32  
1000 = 232  
1200 = 176  
1500 = 220  
2000 = 64  
8000 = 64  
40000 = 64

In my mind there is no pattern present in these results. Can anyone tell me how this works? Is 232 the maximum allowed amount? 200 is a fine number for my purpose, but I’m really curious about how this works.

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**Author:** ![Zorbeltuss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/76d3ee/32.png) [@Zorbeltuss](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zorbeltuss)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/character-storage-limit/9811/2 "2015-06-14T16:33:57Z")

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Seems like it’s capped at 255, with 256 being 0, 257 being 1 and so on in a repeating pattern.

/Zorbeltuss

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**Author:** ![John\_the\_Gamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_the\_Gamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_the_Gamer)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/character-storage-limit/9811/3 "2015-06-14T20:08:15Z")

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[quote=“Zorbeltuss, post:2, topic:9811”]Seems like it’s capped at 255, with 256 being 0, 257 being 1 and so on in a repeating pattern.

/Zorbeltuss[/quote]

Ah. So that’s how it works. Well that’s too bad then. Guess I’ll have to make do with 200. I have actually found that vehicle parts do not have this limit, so a 10.000 capacity cargo rack is totally possible. Turbo-shopping bicycle anyone?

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/character-storage-limit/9811/4 "2015-06-14T23:45:30Z")

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Why try and simulate a towed cart? They’re in the game.

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**Author:** ![John\_the\_Gamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_the\_Gamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_the_Gamer)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/character-storage-limit/9811/5 "2015-06-15T06:52:47Z")

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> [@Kevin Granade](#):
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> Why try and simulate a towed cart? They’re in the game.

It was mostly about trying to find out what I could manage to do with the .json fiddling.