So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not?
I'm sure this is a common question, but I have seen somewhat contradictory answers. If I leave an item drop out in the world, does the game eventually de-spawn/delete that item or does it exist forever? If it exists forever, won't this cause tremendous lag and load issues once your world gets past 100+ hours played and whatnot? Seems like it could be quite a problem.
8:13 pm, August 5, 2021
loppantorkel replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 13, 2021 @ 10:44:18 pm PDT
Do like the good lord Odin has ordained, walk to the end of your dock and chuck it in.I hope there's an end game stat or achievement for the amount of trash you've dumped into the ocean. Odin is watching!
8:13 am, August 14, 2021
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Ryzilynt replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 13, 2021 @ 10:47:25 pm PDT
me tooDo like the good lord Odin has ordained, walk to the end of your dock and chuck it in.I hope there's an end game stat or achievement for the amount of trash you've dumped into the ocean. Odin is watching!
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Honorable_D replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 14, 2021 @ 12:38:56 am PDT
I don't think chopped trees that have fallen over but not yet been reduced to wood that can be picked up despawn.
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Weaver replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 14, 2021 @ 1:10:52 am PDT
I don't think chopped trees that have fallen over but not yet been reduced to wood that can be picked up despawn.
No. Only items that have the sparkly indicator. Stuff you can add to your inventory.
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Danson replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 14, 2021 @ 1:12:31 am PDT
I don't know how your search led you to "somewhat contradictory" answers. This question is asked extremely frequently and every time the answer is "yes, outside the range of a workbench". You don't need to dig a hole or throw things into the ocean.
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Solarus replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 13, 2021 @ 8:40:12 pm PDT
Since I always build my settlements directly on the coast, I find a spot where the water drops of suddenly and build a platform that overlaps the water a bit and use that as a dumping spot for all my junk. It works great since the stuff goes so deep into the water you never really see it again.
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rob replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 13, 2021 @ 9:40:29 pm PDT
the default game time is 3600 seconds = 1 hour real time
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Ryzilynt replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 13, 2021 @ 9:53:33 pm PDT
Do like the good lord Odin has ordained, walk to the end of your dock and chuck it in.
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GeoForce replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 5, 2021 @ 5:53:56 pm PDT
What about stuff like excess wood/stone I couldn't pick up due to inventory space?They will also, but its so plentiful, don't sweat it....
One thing some have said causes lag are stumps, so i always clear them. Somebody may know if that's true or not.
I also clear stumps. It's strange though that regardless of what type of tree you have cut down, the stump never gives anything but the base wood.
2:13 am, August 6, 2021
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stvlepore replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 5, 2021 @ 3:39:58 pm PDT
What about stuff like excess wood/stone I couldn't pick up due to inventory space?They will also, but its so plentiful, don't sweat it....
One thing some have said causes lag are stumps, so i always clear them. Somebody may know if that's true or not.
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stvlepore replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 5, 2021 @ 11:23:24 am PDT
I toss them in the ocean, they eventually go away
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Everbliss replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 5, 2021 @ 11:27:07 am PDT
What about stuff like excess wood/stone I couldn't pick up due to inventory space?
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Nogen replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 5, 2021 @ 11:43:11 am PDT
You just need to drop things you want to disappear out of range of any workbench or forge. They'll eventually disappear after some time.
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Megahurts replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 5, 2021 @ 11:45:38 am PDT
They do indeed despawn if dropped out of range of a 'claim' item (like workbenches, fires, forges, etc...there's a bunch of items fall into this category that prevent enemy spawn / item despawn...check Wiki for more info).
It does take a couple of in game days for them to go away though (about 80 RL minutes).
It does take a couple of in game days for them to go away though (about 80 RL minutes).
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Weaver replied to So... do items in the world eventually de-spawn or not? August 5, 2021 @ 12:24:43 pm PDT
Dropped items outside of workbench radius despawn within about 2-3 game days. Items dropped into 2m or deeper water despawn within a much shorter period, and will do so even in workbench range.
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