How much time does it take before an items despawn?

[AOwlNation]

Like if I drop a stack of iron and teleported back to my base to get my ship I need nearly 20 min sailing, will it despawn?

[HuckleberryHound]

It won't despawn. You're good to go get the ship. Happy sailing :)

[Kiba The Stupid Space Fox]

HuckleberryHound původně napsal:

It won't despawn. You're good to go get the ship. Happy sailing :)

This is in fact your answer.

[Sunny]

I think it's either 1 game day or 3 game days for stuff outside of a workbench radius. Inside a workbench radius it never despawns. If you're not 100% sure how long it will take you, put a workbench beside the pile of iron. Very important if you get distracted by squirrels often.

[Butcher]

AOwlNation původně napsal:

HuckleberryHound původně napsal:

It won't despawn. You're good to go get the ship. Happy sailing :)

Thanks 💐

I think it is true only for items dropped near workbenches. Items without workbenches nearby despawn in an hour or so.

[Sunny]

AOwlNation původně napsal:

Sunny původně napsal:

I think it's either 1 game day or 3 game days for stuff outside of a workbench radius. Inside a workbench radius it never despawns. If you're not 100% sure how long it will take you, put a workbench beside the pile of iron.

It tooked me like 20-35min depending on the wind last time

If you're going straight there you should be fine! But I'd still drop down a workbench just in case of storms or other insanity -- it's only 10 wood, and you can be SURE that way. With games like this, planning for the worst case scenario makes a significant difference.

[Wariat117]

Despawning takes 1H for items
Sleeping in the bed speeds it up tho.

Items have to be away from player or any base-related buildings to despawn.
If you stay close to item, or they are in range of base building then it won't despawn.

List of player-base buildings:

fireplace
bonfire
hearth
portal
ward
workbench
stonecutter
artisan table
forge
smelter
blast furnace
charcoal kiln
windmill
spinning wheel
fermenter
bed
dragon bed
sconce
standing torch (all 3 of them)
hanging brazier

[Interloper-69]

I have encountered some dropped items in middle of nowhere that I dropped there like weeks ago. Those items have survived like 400+ game days and weeks of irl time. Even many server restarts. No one have facts about how long it takes for items to despawn.

[Wariat117]

Interloper-69 původně napsal:

I have encountered some dropped items in middle of nowhere that I dropped there like weeks ago. Those items have survived like 400+ game days and weeks of irl time. Even many server restarts.

if you keep them in player or player-base range then they are going to stay there forever

[jimmy69]

Why sail? You can decostruct the ship, portal to your last location, build a workbench, build your ship and sail home. Deconstruct it in shallow water, so you can pick ALL your matz.