Grave Retrieval Debug

[AnExiledOne]

For a game in early access, we should have access to some sort of stuck grave retrieval. All of my gear is currently in an unreachable spot because the game decided while sliding down the cliff side there was a point where I didn't slide and it's now where the my grave is

I get that I can just recraft everything and regather materials. But either the grave spawn system is bugged in that it is supposed to spawn the grave at your last reachable area (like when falling in a river or off a cliff), or the sliding was bugged and my character wasn't supposed to be sliding at that point. With how weighted the movement is currently in the game, retrieval of a large amount of items is going to be extremely tedious, or players will just get frustrated at needing to get everything again

I tried building to get to the spot, but many areas along the river are marked building not allowed here. And currently building anything that is "floating" (attached to something other than a floor even if it has structural integrity) is pretty finicky

I guess for now I'll just accept the gear and resources as lost. But it's very annoying and hampering the enjoyment of exploration

[Ketamarine]

This happened to me as well. The grave system needs a backup system for these issues.
I don't care that it's "cheating" if I am using it to overcome a bug...

[AnExiledOne]

Originally posted by Ketamarine:

This happened to me as well. The grave system needs a backup system for these issues.
I don't care that it's "cheating" if I am using it to overcome a bug...

It's just useful to have in a game like this in general. Even if it's locked behind a server function so only an admin can use it, or if you're playing offline it's available. I eventually managed to get my stuff back, but it was a very tedious game of putting a bed spawn nearby and just falling down the cliff side until I could stop in that spot lol

[Trapdoorspongecake]

I have the same issue :/ I fell into the water when it was night time. My torch had just broke too! It says my gravestone is there on the map. But I have searched and searched for it.. and still cannot find it. So I gave up looking for it, and crafted new gear. Its a shame ..coz, I was carrying a lot of resources when I died. The most annoying thing for me..is still seeing it on the map...knowing I cannot retrieve my stuff from it :/ I think it must be in the damned water ..it is nowhere nearby on land..anywhere

[halodbag69]

It happened to me also, gliding around the map and fell hard, all my gear went into the ground literally, had all endgame gear, i honestly probably wont play until they fix this issue, i dont feel like spending hours making a whole new loadout.

[jwallace0926]

Same issue here. Fell long distance off a tree. Grave spawned on unreachable root on the side of the tree. Very frustrating! Will probably not play much until this is fixed.

[stretch]

I have the game but have not played at all yet. Reading these posts I might hold off a little. Many games let you die in places you will never get to again (alive anyway) and they spawn the tombstone in a place nearby that was effectively the last accessible place your character was before dying. Just spawning it where the body lies is a pretty bad idea in general.

[AnExiledOne]

Originally posted by stretch:

I have the game but have not played at all yet. Reading these posts I might hold off a little. Many games let you die in places you will never get to again (alive anyway) and they spawn the tombstone in a place nearby that was effectively the last accessible place your character was before dying. Just spawning it where the body lies is a pretty bad idea in general.

Usually that's how it works. In the event of a falling death *river/heights) your grave is spawned where you last had stable footing. My issue was caused by my character gaining footing while falling against a cliff face. However it looks like there are some bugs with placement, I just haven't experienced them yet

[Tenderfoot]

I have just lost everything for the third time today - each time fell while flying and gravestone marker seen on map but could not be found to retrieve the goods - like it just went into the ground. Given how very grindy this game is I won't be playing again until I see this bug is recognised and fixed.

[Tachyon]

Originally posted by Tenderfoot:

I have just lost everything for the third time today - each time fell while flying and gravestone marker seen on map but could not be found to retrieve the goods - like it just went into the ground. Given how very grindy this game is I won't be playing again until I see this bug is recognised and fixed.

Were you using winged armour? It's impossible to take fall damage because if you run out of stamina because you can just slowly descend to the ground. Did you lower fall damage as low as it will go, because 50% damage at least gives you a better chance of survival if you somehow end up falling.

One good tip is to manually save your game in the game menu and then drag the saved games folder to a backup somewhere. If disaster strikes, just restore from backup.

If you're really quick with ESC and clicking Quit you can often save your character by exiting to the main menu, quitting and then going back into your world. This puts you back beside your spawn bed with all your stuff... if you're quick. 😉

That said I have read two or three times in here that people happened across their lost gravestone at the very first place you spawn when you make a new character. The one where you see a couple of guards when you head out for the very first time. Have a look and see if that's the case.

[Drudackus]

Originally posted by Tenderfoot:

I have just lost everything for the third time today - each time fell while flying and gravestone marker seen on map but could not be found to retrieve the goods - like it just went into the ground. Given how very grindy this game is I won't be playing again until I see this bug is recognised and fixed.

It may be a bit late now, but if the same occurs again in the future, I recommend looking for the gravestone in the branches of the trees at the location marked on the map. That's where I found mine. It took a delicate touch to retrieve it, in my case, but I reckon some caught in branches will simply be too hard to retrieve.

Having said that, they seem to disappear after a time and then you can find them near where your character starts, just outside the Burrow.

[johnw4733]

Originally posted by Drudackus:

Originally posted by Tenderfoot:

I have just lost everything for the third time today - each time fell while flying and gravestone marker seen on map but could not be found to retrieve the goods - like it just went into the ground. Given how very grindy this game is I won't be playing again until I see this bug is recognised and fixed.

It may be a bit late now, but if the same occurs again in the future, I recommend looking for the gravestone in the branches of the trees at the location marked on the map. That's where I found mine. It took a delicate touch to retrieve it, in my case, but I reckon some caught in branches will simply be too hard to retrieve.

Having said that, they seem to disappear after a time and then you can find them near where your character starts, just outside the Burrow.

I just got a load of stuff i could not get from very small branches about a week ago, got it at the start area.

[thorstein]

I keep going back to find my gravestone because it has my really hard to get stuff. I stand right over the marker but no grave stone....

[william_es]

Originally posted by thorstein:

I keep going back to find my gravestone because it has my really hard to get stuff. I stand right over the marker but no grave stone....

Your grave marker will eventually be moved all the way back to opening of the underground smallfolk city. Right where you started the game the first time.

There's also options for the future, of turning off drop on death. So you won't have any grave marker ever again. You will respawn with all your items. I've had that feature turned on since it was added, just because of issues like what you're experiencing now.