The bonus chest is a feature that appears near the player's spawn if the "Bonus Chest" option is toggled on the "Create New World" screen. It generates with a semi-random collection of basic items to help the player survive early on and gather necessary resources, including tools, blocks, and food.
Generation[]
If the "Bonus Chest" option is set to "ON" in the "More World Options..." in Java Edition or "Game Settings" in Bedrock Edition part of the "Create New World" screen, a single bonus chest is generated in the world, no matter how many players there are. It appears somewhere near the player's initial spawn point, with up to four torches generated around it on adjacent blocks.
The Bonus Chest option is not available in hardcore mode, thus making the bonus chest unavailable as well.
In Java Edition, on servers, the bonus chest can be enabled by running the server with the --bonusChest argument.
Construction[]
Bonus chests contain a single chest surrounded by four torches. The torches may be overridden if the torch locations are obstructed by other blocks such as uneven ground, trees, or leaves, or they may instead float.
Loot[]
In Bedrock Edition, when the player opens a chest, a live salmon will appear from the chest. In Java Edition, each bonus chest contains items drawn from 4 pools, with the following distribution:
| Item | Stack Size [A] | Weight [B] | Chance [C] | Avg. per chest [D] |
Avg. # chests to search [E] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 1× | 3× | 4× | 1× | 1× | 3× | 4× | ||||
| Apple | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 5⁄11 | — | 83.8% | 2.045 | 1.2 |
| Wooden Axe | 1 | — | — | — | 3⁄4 | — | — | — | 75.0% | 0.750 | 1.3 |
| Wooden Pickaxe | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3⁄4 | — | — | 75.0% | 0.750 | 1.3 |
| Oak Planks | — | — | — | 1–12 | — | — | — | 10⁄41 | 67.3% | 6.341 | 1.5 |
| Stick | — | — | — | 1–12 | — | — | — | 10⁄41 | 67.3% | 6.341 | 1.5 |
| Bread | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 3⁄11 | — | 61.5% | 1.227 | 1.6 |
| Raw Salmon | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | 3⁄11 | — | 61.5% | 1.227 | 1.6 |
| Acacia Log | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3⁄41 | 26.2% | 0.585 | 3.8 |
| Birch Log | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3⁄41 | 26.2% | 0.585 | 3.8 |
| Dark Oak Log | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3⁄41 | 26.2% | 0.585 | 3.8 |
| Jungle Log | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3⁄41 | 26.2% | 0.585 | 3.8 |
| Mangrove Log | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3⁄41 | 26.2% | 0.585 | 3.8 |
| Oak Log | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3⁄41 | 26.2% | 0.585 | 3.8 |
| Spruce Log | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | 3⁄41 | 26.2% | 0.585 | 3.8 |
| Stone Axe | 1 | — | — | — | 1⁄4 | — | — | — | 25.0% | 0.250 | 4.0 |
| Stone Pickaxe | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1⁄4 | — | — | 25.0% | 0.250 | 4.0 |
- ↑ The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
- ↑ The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
- ↑ The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
- ↑ The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
- ↑ The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
In Bedrock Edition, each bonus chest contains items drawn from 14 pools, with the following distribution:
| Item | Chance [A] | Avg. per chest [B] |
Avg. # chests to search [C] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Planks | 100.0% | 6.500 | 1.0 |
| Stick | 100.0% | 6.500 | 1.0 |
| Apple | 100.0% | 1.500 | 1.0 |
| Bread | 100.0% | 1.500 | 1.0 |
| Brown Mushroom | 100.0% | 1.500 | 1.0 |
| Raw Salmon | 100.0% | 1.500 | 1.0 |
| Wooden Axe | 75.0% | 0.750 | 1.3 |
| Wooden Pickaxe | 75.0% | 0.750 | 1.3 |
| Cactus | 60.0% | 0.900 | 1.7 |
| Acacia Log | 50.0% | 1.000 | 2.0 |
| Dark Oak Log | 50.0% | 1.000 | 2.0 |
| Carrot | 50.0% | 0.750 | 2.0 |
| Potato | 50.0% | 0.750 | 2.0 |
| Cocoa Beans | 40.0% | 0.600 | 2.5 |
| Beetroot Seeds | 33.3% | 0.500 | 3.0 |
| Melon Seeds | 33.3% | 0.500 | 3.0 |
| Pumpkin Seeds | 33.3% | 0.500 | 3.0 |
| Jungle Sapling | 28.6% | 1.143 | 3.5 |
| Birch Log | 25.0% | 0.500 | 4.0 |
| Jungle Log | 25.0% | 0.500 | 4.0 |
| Oak Log | 25.0% | 0.500 | 4.0 |
| Spruce Log | 25.0% | 0.500 | 4.0 |
| Stone Axe | 25.0% | 0.250 | 4.0 |
| Stone Pickaxe | 25.0% | 0.250 | 4.0 |
| Acacia Sapling | 14.3% | 0.571 | 7.0 |
| Birch Sapling | 14.3% | 0.571 | 7.0 |
| Dark Oak Sapling | 14.3% | 0.571 | 7.0 |
| Oak Sapling | 14.3% | 0.571 | 7.0 |
| Spruce Sapling | 14.3% | 0.571 | 7.0 |
Data values[]
ID[]
| Configured feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | bonus_chest |
| Feature | Identifier |
|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | [No ID] |
History[]
| Java Edition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3.1 | 12w16a | Added the 'bonus chest' option to the options menu. | |||
| 12w17a | The player can no longer have a bonus chest in Hardcore mode. | ||||
| 12w19a | Torches now spawn around bonus chests if each side has a block at the same height around it. | ||||
The server jar now accepts the command-line argument --bonusChest. | |||||
| 1.7.2 | 1.7 | Wood in bonus chests may now be acacia. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w43a | Wood found in bonus chests can now be of any type, rather than just acacia or oak. | |||
| 15w44a | Bonus chests now have less wood. | ||||
| 1.19 | 22w15a | Bonus chests can now contain mangrove logs. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Added the Bonus Chest option, which can be toggled in World Options. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU5 | CU1 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added the 'bonus chest' option to the options menu. |
| Education Edition | |||||
| 1.0.21 | Added the Bonus Chest option, which can be toggled in World Options. | ||||
First image of the bonus chest option in bedrock edition.
First image of a bonus chest in bedrock edition.
Issues[]
Issues relating to "Bonus Chest" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.