Vacuum storage losing items?

[Bane882266]

I love games that minimise mass inventory management but having 90 percent of my items disappear is quite annoying. Coming from a big looting run dump everything into the vacuum and go straight out to collect anchors for research. When I come back there is a few pieces of rubber one piece of scrapped and one electronic. Where did the rest of my stuff go? I was starting to think items were being lost when vacuumed into garage storage but this time I have proof. I was also storing a number of panels as well as fax items that have also disappeared. Brought my whole playthrough screeching to a halt I don't really feel like playing if my stuff keeps disappearing.

[Buzzzz]

Origineel geplaatst door Regent:

the skull an crossbones on it made me consider it might deleting stuff... but that might not click for everyone. The part that is confusing is the fact that SOME items delete and SOME do not. They should in fact all delete as a way to get rid of stuff. Instead it gives the impression of long term storage when it never is.

Every storage in the garage, this includes you backpack and the storage in the car supplies mats to the crafting bench and the fabricator. This may be why people think items are getting deleted.


The skull and crossbones + the clock symbol on the vacuum canister means don't leave mats in here too long or they will be deleted.

[Elkee]

Origineel geplaatst door Buzzzz:

Origineel geplaatst door Zeviticus:

I'm not convinced the vacuum is the problem. Items seem to be deleted from all of the storage options. Will items disappear from some random locker in this unstable world?
The items in the vacuum show up as being in your inventory. Why on earth would they get deleted? This is a resource gathering game, and there is no assurance that you will be able to keep anything you gather. This game just went from one of my favorite games to a completely broken game. I have no desire to go on another run.

I have never had an item disappear from a normal locker.

Sounds like operator error to me.

And how the hell can your opinion of a game go from 10 to 0 that quickly?

2024 man these gamers aren't loyal

[Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds]

Origineel geplaatst door zen:

Origineel geplaatst door Yojimbo:

It doesn't.

THIS.

What is wrong with people confusing a VACCUM for a storage?

What's wrong with you or are you always such a prat? Maybe people confuse it with storage because it looks exactly like other storage in the game such as the customization station. It's clearly not obvious that stuff left in the vacuum will get deleted on exit. It's bad UI design plain and simple.

[Buzzzz]

Origineel geplaatst door Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds:

Origineel geplaatst door zen:

THIS.

What is wrong with people confusing a VACCUM for a storage?

It's clearly not obvious that stuff left in the vacuum will get deleted on exit. It's bad UI design plain and simple.

It's not obvious because the symbols put there by the dev's are intended to be cryptic. The player is supposed to figure it out. It's part of the game.

So it's not bad UI. It's actually genius on the part of the devs.

[Honorable_D]

The skull with the clock icon kinda made it clear that whatever was in there wouldn't be there for long.

Was the skull and clock icon not there in an earlier version of the game?

[Buzzzz]

Origineel geplaatst door Honorable_D:

The skull with the clock icon kinda made it clear that whatever was in there wouldn't be there for long.

Was the skull and clock icon not there in an earlier version of the game?

I dunno, good question.

[Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds]

Origineel geplaatst door Yojimbo:

Origineel geplaatst door Clifford, Destroyer of Worlds:

Maybe people confuse it with storage because it looks exactly like other storage in the game such as the customization station.

It doesn't even remotely resemble the customisation station or any of the storage lockers and there is nothing whatsoever to indicate, imply or infer that the VACUUM is intended to be a storage locker in any way shape or form. You and anyone else making that assumption need to really work on your critical thinking skills.

Oh dear, it obviously doesn't physically look the same on the outside, but the interior storage menu looks similar enough. It should be a given that one shouldn't be putting things in it for long-term storage, but also the game doesn't tell you that items that are vacuumed up will be deleted either. People could just answer the OP without being a douche about it. Anyway, I don't normally spend this long conversing with self-important kiddies in forums, so have a good day.

[Astrid]

Origineel geplaatst door Bane882266:

then why on earth does it present itself as storage!! If this is just a signposting problem this can be a real deal breaker for some people. I really enjoyed the zero effort required inventory management.

it literally has a skull next to it. this is on you lmao