Dayzo 182 Posted April 5, 2013 Can anyone explain the game mechanics for when, for example, you leave stuff on the ground, do some looting, and then return to your dropped equipment? Sometimes it disappears and sometimes it doesn't, and it's maddening.Today I saw a body with a Czech backpack, laying on an ATC after being mauled by zombies. I dropped my own backpack and ran about 300m to the body, quickly put on the Czech and ran back to cover. But my own had despawned when I returned, taking all my stuff with it and leaving me with an empty Czech.However, in the past I remember running for kilometres and hours away from dropped equipment, and yet it would sometimes still be there when I got back.Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GOD™ 2795 Posted April 5, 2013 Well then you learned a lesson today don't leave your shit on the floor and run 300m just to pick up more shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fluxley 2228 Posted April 5, 2013 It depends on the server, many servers run a script that clears dead bodies and placed items in order to improve overall server performance, could be every 20 minutes or every hour or whatever they set it to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas 5195 Posted April 5, 2013 I always recommend you use the left window of your inventory screen and drop items with the small < arrow > buttons. If you use the drop button on the right side, the item often disappears for a moment before it reappears somewhere randomly around you or fall below the geometry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hetstaine 10852 Posted April 6, 2013 I love it when i drop something to pick something else up and sort out my gear and the server drops out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites