after several close calls i finally lost a spear after around 180 hours play time.

i had previously noticed at times, when hunting deer in the blackforest, that the spear can clip through rock formations. keep in mind that "rock" is not really part of the terrain, it is cut and pasted on top of the real terrain. rock is an object, like a tree, or wall. when the spear clips through the rock, it sometimes falls down to the terrain, or it gets displaced and comes out the side of the rock. most of the time it just lands on the rock when thrown, but occasionally the aforementioned takes place.

well, i have entered mountain biome and have been one-shotting drakes with the thrown fang spear once i had enough silver and fangs. very effective way to deal with drakes without wasting arrows. i hit a drake on a downhill shot and the spear fell through a rock, and i lost track of it. did it disappear? did it clip through the rock and roll down a cliff? did it despawn in the hour i spend looking for it? not sure, but be careful throwing the spear. i would be fine losing a spear if i missed and threw it off a cliff by mistake, but to make the hit and then have the spear basically get lost was pretty frustrating.

spear has been my main melee weapon throughout the game; i really enjoy the dual function of melee and ranged, and the short throw has often been an answer to the problems targeting enemies at different elevations in this game. i had around 75-80 skill level at the time i lost it, then died a couple times while looking for it since i was not resting, afraid to leave the area. i tried building campfires and workbenches all over to prevent despawning but i honestly dont know if it just disappeared and could not have been found. I smashed up the entire mountainside of rock formations looking for it, until it was basically bare earth with no rocks, but couldnt find it.

would be nice if there was some kind of recovery feature, maybe something that would fully drain stamina for x seconds to prevent combat abuse but would call the spear back to you. i can make another spear but the damage to my confidence in using the spear the way i want to has been affected by this.