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While mining around the world inCore Keeper, you may come face to face with a locked chest. If you have no keys on hand, you may have to simply remember the spot (or mark it on your map), and then continue on until you get a key that works.
How exactly do you get the copper keys to open locked chests? In this guide, we’ll take a look at how you can find locked chests and obtain the copper keys that are required to open them. First, let’s go over how to find these chests and keep them for later.
There are different types of locked chests that you can find throughout the world. This will just address opening the first tier that you will find; the locked copper chest.
Where Are Locked Chests?
Locked copper chestsappear throughout the world naturally.You may come across them as you mine tunnels to connect areas. The chests themselves are never buried; they will be visible when you are nearby.
If you try to interact with the chest, you won’t be able to open it, but you will see akey slot appear telling you that a copper key is required.From here, the best course of action if you don’t have a key is tomine the chest up.
That’s right, just because you can’t open the chest doesn’t mean that you can’t take it with you! This is the most convenient option, as it lets youbring the chest home and put it in a place temporarily until you get your hands on a copper key.
How To Find Copper Keys
There are two main ways to get a copper key; finding and making. Let’s take a look at finding these keys first. Copper keys can be looted from the following places that aren’t tied to a specific location.
These sources above have around aone to two percent chance to yield a copper key.If you manage to find the following area types, then you may also find a chest with a key inside.
Area Type (with chest)
Abandoned camp
6.33%
100%
Clay Melody Room (type 2)
8.82%
Hidden chests are similar to locked chests, but you don’t need a key to enter.
Overall, if you are in anarea with greenery or in the Larva Hive,you have a good chance to find a copper key within a chest.
How To Make Copper Keys
Copper keys can also be made at the Key Casting Table,which is first made from the Iron Workbench. This is thefourth workbench tier that you can make,but you can check out the flow of workbench crafting below.
10x Wood
6x Copper
8x Wood
Can be crafted from inventory
With the Iron Workbench placed, you can then make aKey Casting Tablewith the following materials.
At this table, you will be able to make a variety of keys, including thecopper key with five copper bars.
This table makes higher-quality keys,so be sure to keep it around!
