::Forum - Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?

Year 9 Day 328 11:09	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Phillip Bromley	I tried to store some items in a cargo container but it gave me an error message: "Cannot store anything in production cargo containers." I know these had items that were produced at a factory, but it makes no sense why I can't store stuff in them. They're not full so it's not like there's no room. Why isn't it possible?

Year 9 Day 328 11:13	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Gravnkev Forestwanderer	Production cargo containers are one-shot deals. They cannot be re-used and will disappear when emptied.

Year 9 Day 328 11:16	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Phillip Bromley	I know that. But why is this so?

Year 9 Day 328 11:39	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Sheng-ji Yang	You would think that you could keep and reuse the cargo containers. After all if you paid for it when you bought the items. However looking at this from a programmer/database point of view, the database would be overloaded if it had to keep track of every single cargo container ever produced, hence they disappear after emptied.

Year 9 Day 328 11:47	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Phillip Bromley	Take all the cargo containers ever and I'm sure it adds up to way less than the total number of items in the game currently. Database issues obviously isn't the problem.

Year 9 Day 328 12:03	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Kevin Goodman	You're not actually buying the containers, you just get them as a useful way to pick up your items. They're meant to be temporary. ____________ I use and support quote-unquote use and support banners.

Year 9 Day 328 13:58	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Rogmi Talzuk	Be glad you get them in the first place. Otherwise you'd have to carry all zillion items by hand. >.> The reason they can't be reused is because people would use them as storage instead of lockers and the other storage items and since everyone would have them, It'd be kinda stupid to buy lockers. Thus why you can't reuse em. ____________

Year 9 Day 328 14:05	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Gravnkev Forestwanderer	However, lockers could be locked and permanently mounted whereas a crate cannot. That would just make it easier for someone to steal all your goodies.

Year 9 Day 329 1:21	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Gitane Z Demone	Think of the Cargo Containers as the packaging you get your product it. If you buy a candy bar, you don't keep the wrapper when you're done. ____________ Ask not what the Combine can do for you, ask what you can do for the Combine.

Year 9 Day 329 12:39	Cannot store anything in production cargo containers?
Phillip Bromley	Alright, I understand now. Thanks guys.