Better Containers
baldurs-gate-3 — Mods & Enhancements
This mod increases the default grid size of all containers in Baldur's Gate 3—backpacks, pouches, chests, and even the camp chest—from the vanilla 4x4 or 5x5 slots to a larger 8x8 or 10x10 grid, without scaling the container's visual model. It also adds quality-of-life fixes like auto-sorting items by type (weapons, armor, consumables) within each container, and increases the maximum stack size for arrows and potions from 10 to 99. Players install it to stop the constant 'Inventory Full' spam during long dungeon crawls and to organize loot more efficiently, especially when using loot-heavy mods like 'More Loot' or 'Tactician Plus'.
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Downloads: 1,130,090 | Endorsements: 14,739💡 Notes
By Caites | v1.7.9 | 14,739 endorsements
🎯 Tips & Tricks
Extract the .pak with 'BG3 Pak Extractor', navigate to 'Public/Shared/Content/Data/Containers.lsx'. Open it with a text editor, find the 'GridWidth' and 'GridHeight' attributes for each container type (e.g., 'Backpack', 'Pouch'). Change them to '10' or '12', save, and repack. Note: setting values above 12 may cause UI overlap with the item tooltip, so stick to 10 for backpacks and 12 for chests.
In-game, right-click any container (e.g., a backpack) and select 'Sort Items By Type'. This will group all weapons together, armor together, etc., within that container. To make this automatic for all new containers, open the mod's config file 'Public/Shared/Content/Data/ContainerSettings.lsx' and set 'AutoSort' to 'true'. This is especially useful for the camp chest, which tends to accumulate junk.
Install 'Better Inventory' from Nexus, which adds a scrollbar to container grids. After installing both, in the mod's 'Settings' (in the pause menu under 'Mod Options'), set 'Container Scroll' to 'Enabled'. This prevents the 8x8 grid from overflowing your screen on a 1080p resolution—without it, the grid may clip off the edges of the screen.
🔧 Troubleshooting
Container grid appears as 4x4 even after installation, especially in older saves
The mod only affects new containers created after installation. To fix existing saves, open the console (using 'BG3 Script Extender') and type: `Osi.SetContainerSize(GetContainerByIndex(0), 8, 8)` for each container you own. Alternatively, sell all your containers to a vendor, then buy them back—this refreshes their properties. This is a known issue with the mod and patch 5+ saves.
Crash when opening a container with a huge number of items (e.g., 500 arrows) after using 'More Loot' mod
This is caused by the game's UI trying to render too many item icons in the expanded grid. Reduce the 'MaxStackSize' in the mod's .pak from 99 to 50 (edit 'StackSize' in 'Containers.lsx'). Also, install 'Performance Optimizer' mod and set 'Inventory Rendering' to 'Low' in its settings—this reduces the icon quality, preventing memory spikes.
⚠️ Common Mistakes
- Assuming the mod increases the camp chest's capacity—it only increases the grid size, not the weight limit. If you're over-encumbered, you still can't store more than 80kg in the camp chest, so you'll need to use 'Unlimited Carry Weight' mod as well.
- Placing the mod after 'Bags Bags Bags' (a mod that adds new container types) in load order—'Bags Bags Bags' creates custom containers with their own grid sizes, so 'Better Containers' won't affect them, leading to inconsistent inventory management where some bags are large and others are small.
👍 Pros
- 14,739 endorsements
- 1,130,090 downloads
- Category: User Interface
👎 Cons
- Requires mod manager installation
- May conflict with similar mods