Changes: Treasure Chest

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Treasure Chest (Monster) has an identical name. If an internal link incorrectly referred you to this page, please change the link to point directly to Treasure Chest (Monster).

Treasure chests contain various treasures and are found in many dungeons throughout Vana'diel. In order to open a chest, you will need to use a treasure key, which are dropped from specific monsters in the same area that the chest is located or, occasionally, in an adjacent area. If you're a Thief, you also have the option to pick open the chest by using a lock-picking tool.

When a chest is opened you will randomly receive either a single treasure item, which will be placed in your treasure pool; some gil, which will be split amongst your party; or a key item, which can only be obtained by the character that opens the chest.

Treasure items can include gems, armor, weapons, quest items; which will only be obtained if the quest is active, and maps; which can only be obtained once. Quest items take first priority when receiving items, with maps taking next-highest priority, and all other items taking last priority.

Special caution should be used when opening chests: they cannot be opened while invisible or weakened, and successful opening of a chest will remove sneak and deodorize effects, possibly causing aggression from nearby monsters.

Since the December 2008 update, treasure chests will always reappear approximately five minutes after being opened. However, whenever a chest is opened to obtain gil or treasure items, all chests in the area will be reserved for artifact armor and key items for approximately one hour. Attempting to open a chest for other types of treasure during this period will cause the chest to disappear with the message "The chest was but an illusion." (The treasure key that was used will not be lost if this happens).

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+Treasure chests contain various treasures and are found in many dungeons throughout [[Vana'diel]]. In order to open a chest, you will need to use a [[:Category:Keys|treasure key]], which are dropped from specific monsters in the same [[area]] that the chest is located or, occasionally, in an adjacent area. If you're a [[Thief]], you also have the option to pick open the chest by using a lock-picking tool.
+When a chest is opened you will randomly receive either a single treasure item, which will be placed in your [[Treasure Pool|treasure pool]]; some gil, which will be split amongst your party; or a [[Key Item|key item]], which can only be obtained by the character that opens the chest.
-[[Image:Treasure Chest.jpg|thumb|An unopened Treasure Chest]]Treasure chests are objects containing various treasures, found in many dungeons throughout [[Vana'diel]]. In order to open a chest, you need a [[:Category:Keys|treasure key]], which are dropped from specific monsters in the same zone that the chest is located. If you're a [[Thief]], you also have the option to pick open the chest by using a lock-picking tool.
+Treasure items can include gems, armor, weapons, quest items; which will only be obtained if the quest is active, and maps; which can only be obtained once. Quest items take first priority when receiving items, with maps taking next-highest priority, and all other items taking last priority.
-When a chest is opened by "trading" the appropriate key, you will randomly receive either a single treasure item, which will be placed in your [[Treasure Pool|treasure pool]]; some gil, which will be split amongst your party; or a [[Key Item|key item]], which can only be obtained by the character that opens the chest.
+Special caution should be used when opening chests: they cannot be opened while [[invisible]] or [[Weakness|weakened]], and successful opening of a chest will remove [[Sneak (Status Effect)|sneak]] and [[Deodorize (Status Effect)|deodorize]] effects, possibly causing aggression from nearby monsters.
-Treasure items can include gems, armor, weapons, quest items, which will only be obtained if the quest is active, and maps. Quest items take first priority when receiving items, with maps taking next priority and the other items taking last priority.
+Since the [[2008 - (12/09/2008) The December Version Update Cometh!|December 2008]] update, treasure chests will always reappear approximately five minutes after being opened. However, whenever a chest is opened to obtain gil or treasure items, all chests in the area will be reserved for [[Artifact|artifact armor]] and [[Key Items|key items]] for approximately one hour. Attempting to open a chest for other types of treasure during this period will cause the chest to disappear with the message "The chest was but an illusion." (The treasure key that was used will not be lost if this happens).
-Please note, that while you are [[Weakness|weakened]], you cannot open a Treasure Chest. Chests cannot be opened while [[invisible]], and opening a chest will result in losing effects of [[Sneak]] and [[Deodorize]], possibly in aggro from surrounding monsters, so special caution should be used when opening one.
-Since the 12/8/08 update, treasure chests and coffers now repop approximately 5 minutes after being opened; however, if you recently opened one, you will be unable to open another for 1 hour. If you try to open another before, you get following message: "The chest was but an illusion..." and it despawns, but you keep the key.
-*This also includes Harvesting, if you harvest you will get illusions as well. So be forewarned!
-*Looks like this also affects party members, if one of the party opened a chest within less than 1 hour.
-*Does not seem to affect the open time if gaining Artifact Equipment or Key Items
 ===See also===
 *[[Treasure Coffer]]
 *[[Treasure Chest/Coffer Guide]] for information on specific chests
-*[[Picking your Coffers and Chests]] for [[Thief]]-specific information
+*[[Picking your Coffers and Chests]] for Thief-specific information
+[[Category:Terminology]]