Terraria when do items despawn

We spent a long time trying to go retrieve our items, we saw them on the ground as we got closed, managed to pick it up sometimes, but died again. After a while when we got close again, it had disappeared. So yes they can despawn. After some research I discovered it's not time based, it's based on other items around.

There's a limit to that, once it's reached things start to disappear. So If you drop your stuff and need to get it back, try not to cause too many other items to appear in order to slow down the despawn of the items you care about. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Items will not despawn under any other circumstances.

Last edited by CellarDwellar ; 19 Oct, pm. Per page: 15 30 Date Posted: 19 Oct, pm. Posts: 6. Discussions Rules and Guidelines. Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic harassment, fighting, or rude posts. All rights reserved. But there are some features that I can't find that would make it perfect. Can I change the number of items that stay on the ground before the oldest ones are despawned?

It would also be nice to be able to delete each item after a certain time when playing hardcore for added difficulty. Thanks in advance! Joined: Feb 16, Messages: The number of drops allowed before despawning the oldest is most likely hardcoded not sure though.

However, using plugins you can schedule TShock to clear all drops at fixed intervals. New posts. Search forums. Log in. Install the app. More info here. Report bugs here. Journey's End on Xbox and PlayStation! For any other bugs, report them with as much detail as possible here.

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