Items no longer despawning?

I have had stuff strewn around for ages, far from any workbench and not disappearing. If intentional, this is a welcome change. I never liked that mechanic in the first place. Or is it a "current_time > dropped_time + 3600" type of bug? Are there other entities that prevent nearby items from despawning?
11:13 pm, March 30, 2022
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Happy replied to Items no longer despawning? April 1, 2022 @ 4:19:12 am PDT

Oblit......

Originally posted by dmonroeschool:
why dont you guys just build the obliterator for unused or trash items.
Never mind.
2:13 pm, April 1, 2022
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dmonroeschool replied to Items no longer despawning? March 31, 2022 @ 7:49:51 pm PDT

why dont you guys just build the obliterator for unused or trash items.
5:13 am, April 1, 2022
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Lil Puppy replied to Items no longer despawning? March 30, 2022 @ 9:22:54 pm PDT

I've never had anything despawn anywhere in the world. I'll be running around through a forest I haven't been in for in-game months and stuff I dropped is still just sitting there. Personally not aware of any despawning mechanic, if it exists I haven't noticed.
5:13 am, March 31, 2022
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Skylar replied to Items no longer despawning? March 30, 2022 @ 3:49:11 pm PDT

Around your base or out in the world? I throw mine in the water, still takes a few in game days to vanish. Weird if no workbench near by
11:13 pm, March 30, 2022
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