Dropping Items?

[MagicNutz]

How do I drop an item out of my inventory? I dont have space anymore and I want to craft but looks like I cant do it from my inventory?!

[DocSeanson]

Hold it in your hands, then Press Q

[dabossa]

Or if you want to free up your hands, click on a empty box in the invantory.

[MagicNutz]

Ok, thanks for the help guys.

[nannyoggins]

I have started a new game and just had the same problem. Is it me or is there really no ingame access to the controls menu? Surely that is a basic requirement! I couldnt craft a bed because my inventory was full. I now have to start AGAIN because I could not save my progress, how frustrating. Ive been away from this game for a year and was looking forward to seeing the new updates, but Ill leave it for now Im so dmn irritated.

[brazil_nut1954]

I have a related question. I have seen people dropping items directly from the inventory without actually putting it in their hand and pressing "Q". How?

[QueenPixxa]

Originally posted by brazil_nut1954:

I have a related question. I have seen people dropping items directly from the inventory without actually putting it in their hand and pressing "Q". How?

hover on the item in inventory and right click. It will fall on the floor.

[dragonbornzyra]

Pixxa has your answer. Right click [RMB] drops items from inventory.

I rebinded my Q key to put items up. My ` button drops things.

Did you know if you are holding an item with [RMB] up in the air, you can "throw" it by pressing [LMB]?

By running, sprinting, doing 180 (or 360 if you are pro gamer) motions and pressing [LMB] while letting go of [RMB] I can throw items so far away they despawn from view.

I've thrown Wooden Containers up so high they despawned from view and spawned back into sight falling down meters away to the side a half minute later.

Or chucking items from the shore into my island and having them dissapear in the air, and finding them later at the other end of the island.

If you are ferrying Barrels/Tires from wrecks to shore, this can be a nice way to saving time if you get the muscle memory down.

Plus you can actually do some pretty impressive Hog'Tossin' and Shark Floppin' action going out and make mini games for yourself like Bowling. Or Coconut Basketball with a "hoop" and ball catch.

[thomlovessue]

I also normally rebind keys. I move the Q drop to T so that I do not accidentally drop anything. I bind X to empty hands. And to make it easier to sprint, then I bind my empty Q to sprint.

[QueenPixxa]

My X empties hands as well :D and Z opens inventory. Great position on the keyboard, those 2 keys are always used as hotkeys in my games.
I changed most of the hotkeys, and I have an amazing Hcman £12 mouse where I can assign macros to buttons, that's so handy! The trigger button (not many mice have that one) has a macro to light the fire, how good is that... I love this cheap mouse. Almost every button has a macro for doing things in game.