Dropped item on escape pod - Item gone. Is there a way to find it? Does it despawn?

[Druppi]

When you drop an item on the escape pod, is there a way to find it again or is it just gone?

As you can see in this Twitch clip: https://clips.twitch.tv/BlitheFinePicklesKreygasm-SxrGyhTevpEg7pgo

The player dropped the habitat builder instead of equipping it, after which it could no longer be found. The item was searched for on, in and at the escape pod. It was not in the storage either. It could not be found on the seabed either. Do you know any other ways to find the item? Does it despawn?

[Notoshy]

Check your clip again. Around 27 seconds, near the Hatch. the Tool is still there.

[admiral1018]

Yeah, you can see it at the time Notoshy mentioned.

Dropped items do not despawn, but they can clip through the seabed if you move far enough away from them, which effectively removes them from the game. Items will not clip through base structures or the lifepods though, so anything dropped there can be found.

[Druppi]

Originally posted by Notoshy:

Check your clip again. Around 27 seconds, near the Hatch. the Tool is still there.

This little white thing is it!? This thing was searched for at the bottom of the sea for a good amount of time! It looks like a handle to hold on to.

Originally posted by admiral1018:

Dropped items do not despawn

That means it will still be there when we load the savegame again!? That's funny!

[Notoshy]

Originally posted by Druppi:

Originally posted by Notoshy:

Check your clip again. Around 27 seconds, near the Hatch. the Tool is still there.

This little white thing is it!? This thing was searched for at the bottom of the sea for a good amount of time! It looks like a handle to hold on to. :2017meatball:

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