How long do items persist on the ground outside?

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I've occasionally had to leave an item, like wood or stones, uncollected on the ground due to a full inventory. I notice that they persist between area changes (so I can cut down a tree in the Backwoods, run home and clear out my inventory, then go collect the remaining items), and I once picked up some hardwood I'd forgotten about a day or two after cutting it.

How long to items persist outside on the ground? They persist at least a day, but for how long in general: a set number of days, the whole season, … or indefinitely?



Best Answer

Items will disappear over night if they are left on the ground. I just finished testing this:

I placed one item from my inventory on the ground. I also harvested one item from a resource and let it stay on the ground. Then went directly to my bed to sleep and both items were gone the next morning.

I was also curious if crops were an exception, but they disappeared over night as well.

I tried this inside the farm and outside the farm




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How long do items stay on the ground Animal Crossing?

If you drop items on the ground in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, they will remain in the same place and not disappear. You're able to travel to and from your island, as well as enter buildings, without those items disappearing. It's completely safe for at least 10 days (our testing period).

How long do dropped items stay Minecraft?

After you die in Minecraft, all the items dropped on the ground will automatically vanish after five minutes. To prevent your inventory items from disappearing after your death, don't load the chunk that you died in, use the keepInventory cheat or a command block to set the item's age to -32768.

How long does it take for an item to Despawn?

Items despawn after 6000 game ticks (5 minutes) of being in a loaded chunk. If two item stacks merge, the timer is set to the item that has more time remaining. The 5-minute timer is paused when the chunk is unloaded.

How long do items stay on ground Stardew?

1 Answer. Show activity on this post. Items will disappear over night if they are left on the ground.



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