How to delete an item?

[Parusoid]

I have some items in my inventory that i wont use, and dont want them to be dropped to lay around and lag my game. I noticed "remove" option is greyed out, so how do i remove items from game?

[Sam]

I don't recall a "remove" however the only way I know is to drop the item.

[Seftak]

If a couple of items rotting on the ground for 2 minutes lag your game, you have a much bigger problem than you wanting to get rid of those items.

[Parusoid]

Originally posted by Seftak:

If a couple of items rotting on the ground for 2 minutes lag your game, you have a much bigger problem than you wanting to get rid of those items.

except they dont rot, so jokes on you

[Seftak]

Well then you have another problem. All items dropped despawn after 2 minutes if you did not change the despawn timer.

[British Geezer]

items dropped won't lag your game ... even if playing on a potato

[Pantherr]

You can always throw them in a grinder if you have one and grind them up for resources..

[Lethal]

Dropped items have a despawn timer so they will decay over time. Dropped items, in the excess, will eat up server RAM resources and result in lag and/or crashing. We are talking about 1,000s to accomplish that though, and the "drop all" function helps reduce that risk by dropping a single package of multiple items for less impact. It doesn't help that large quantities of dropped items in a small area causes them to bounce around all over the place either, adding physics and processing.

Are you by chance an admin? You can use the destroymytarget command on the loot bags to poof them. You could also grind them as well.

[Rushi]

Just drop them. Stacks drop together in one package, so you'll never get a moment where you're dumping out loads of different items.

Got spare item skins?
Store them just in case a neighbouring tribe wants to trade.

Got gear you didn't mean to make?
Store it away for when you inevitably die and lose your stuff.

Got any spare material you aren't using at the moment?
Store them away because by god it saves a ton of time down the line if you need 900 stone and see youve racked up a hefty amount in storage.

Ark has no entirely useless items like some games, say if youre fishing and catch a useless old boot. Even spoiled meat is used for narcotics which play a big part in taming larger creatures.

If you, for some reason, need to drop something maybe if youre encumbered, you obviously drop it and leave it behind to decompose but if 4 or 5 packages drops your fps a ton then something is clearly wrong.

[Parusoid]

Originally posted by Lethal:

Dropped items have a despawn timer so they will decay over time.

Originally posted by Seftak:

All items dropped despawn after 2 minutes if you did not change the despawn timer.

OK, i was not aware of item decomposing, i thought only food items will perish eventually.

So to permamently destroy an item (without using console or repurposing it) just leave it on the ground, it will despawn after some time.

[Spirit3057]

Drop the items in an area you do not go to.

[Uueerdo]

Originally posted by Parusoid:

Originally posted by Lethal:

Dropped items have a despawn timer so they will decay over time.

Originally posted by Seftak:

All items dropped despawn after 2 minutes if you did not change the despawn timer.

OK, i was not aware of item decomposing, i thought only food items will perish eventually.

So to permamently destroy an item (without using console or repurposing it) just leave it on the ground, it will despawn after some time.

Yes, if you look at the info on the dropped item/bag, you'll notice a timer counting down.