Almost instant item decay inside houses?

Mordhak · Post by **Mordhak** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:49 am

I'm wondering what happened here. I took my dried cow hides from the drying rack and wanted to build some tanning tubs. To free some inventory space I dropped the hides on the ground inside my timber house. I went outside for like 10 minutes to gather some boards, but when I came back inside to collect the hides, they were gone. Just the ones I put in a crate were still there. Is it impossible to put items on the ground for longer than 30 seconds?

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:57 am

Items that fit in your inventory tend to disappear after a while. The only way to be 99% sure that items dont dissapear when dropped on the ground is it put them in a cubboard or chest of some sort. (is it just me or do items dropped in houses dissapear faster then items outside?)

Mordhak · Post by **Mordhak** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:11 am

I noticed this too. I dropped a torch outside and a bone hook inside to test this. The bone hook is gone now and the torch is still there. What the hell? My hides

Darkren · Post by **Darkren** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:22 am

Inventory items do decay at their own, different rates. Maps (e.g. houses, basements, mines) that have no players will eventually unload, I believe, despawning critters/items.

Mordhak · Post by **Mordhak** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:27 am

Sure, eventually. But after 5 minutes? Isn't that a bit overkill?

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:28 am

chop down a tree and make a cubboard, problem solved.

Mordhak · Post by **Mordhak** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:37 am

Gromit wrote:chop down a tree and make a cubboard, problem solved.

Yes smart guy, but that's not the issue here.

burgingham · Post by **burgingham** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:01 pm

Well it pretty much is the issue. You are not supposed to store items on the ground, so build something to store them in. Problem solved.

Gilbertus · Post by **Gilbertus** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:34 pm

10 minutes is lot of time.
Few days ago i made boards but was out of inventory space to take all i left two on ground. I walk into the house put boards to build sign and walk out. The two board were gone. Everything took like 20 seconds.

DatOneGuy · Post by **DatOneGuy** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:13 pm

Gilbertus wrote:10 minutes is lot of time.
Few days ago i made boards but was out of inventory space to take all i left two on ground. I walk into the house put boards to build sign and walk out. The two board were gone. Everything took like 20 seconds.

Put them in a cupboard building sign.

Putting things on the floor inside a house is like saying you don't want them.

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