Tents despawn time

[Jon Jony 0]

Can someone tell me how long do tents last?

[GaryWalnuts 1680]

In the last Status Report here Hicks said this about persistence

Most items are 30 minutes.
Barrels are 8 days
Tents currently 45
Backpacks are 4 hours last I checked.

He also mentioned that tents don't currently refresh their lifetime unless you pack/pitch, so it would seem we have 45 days to do that.

Barrels seem to be working as intended, as long as you access them regularly their lifetime does refresh (I just move one item into a different slot)

Edited July 13, 2016 by GaryWalnuts
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[eno 1049]

I stumbled into a barrel I haven't accessed for at least 2 weeks... Probably more but I've lost track of time. One of the first I ever set up in .60.

Good to know the tent repack / pitch restriction on inventory is still a thing... We lost a lot because of that in .59. 

 

Oh and aren't crafted backpacks only an hour? And I don't think any backpack is persistent through a restart. 

 

Not sure about containers like pots, protector cases and first aid kits. I know they last through restarts but not how long they are persistent. 

Edited July 13, 2016 by eno

[Mookie (original) 799]

Protectors seem to last an age, and definitely through a restart. I had one at my main stash that had been there since the start of the patch...

[emuthreat 2837]

This persistence confusion has happened many times in the past, I would not take anything said about persistence at face value.

It seems to me that both barrels and tents are on the 45-day timer, as I have stashed and forgotten a few barrels that should have been despawned--though I suppose it is possible that someone else found my empty barrel and fiddled with the inventory a couple times.

Until someone conclusively proves different, I am operating on the assumption that barrels, tents, and protector cases are persistent for 45 days after being placed by a player.

 

Please, somebody, prove me wrong.  I want persistence working properly as much as anybody.

[eno 1049]

4 hours ago, emuthreat said:

Please, somebody, prove me wrong.  I want persistence working properly as much as anybody.

I think one can safely assume that the whole "pack / pitch" thing is still going to be a thing for tents and barrels... we've got some work to do! 

 

[Jon Jony 0]

On 13/07/2016 at 0:14 PM, GaryWalnuts said:

In the last Status Report here Hicks said this about persistence

Most items are 30 minutes.
Barrels are 8 days
Tents currently 45
Backpacks are 4 hours last I checked.

He also mentioned that tents don't currently refresh their lifetime unless you pack/pitch, so it would seem we have 45 days to do that.

Barrels seem to be working as intended, as long as you access them regularly their lifetime does refresh (I just move one item into a different slot)

Did the last update fixed the despawn time?

[Kirov (DayZ) 585]

Same, I found a barrel of mine I forgot about for at least 3 weeks, quite likely much more. I doubt anyone fiddled with it and it looked like this, so I guess it's the 45-day period as mentioned.

[sneakydude 480]

On 7/13/2016 at 7:41 AM, eno said:

I stumbled into a barrel I haven't accessed for at least 2 weeks... Probably more but I've lost track of time. One of the first I ever set up in .60.

Good to know the tent repack / pitch restriction on inventory is still a thing... We lost a lot because of that in .59. 

 

Oh and aren't crafted backpacks only an hour? And I don't think any backpack is persistent through a restart. 

 

Not sure about containers like pots, protector cases and first aid kits. I know they last through restarts but not how long they are persistent. 

You didn't hurt yourself did you?

:)

[nl 986]

Well I checked a barrel today I had not visited in 22 days, still there, everything in it.

[sneakydude 480]

49 minutes ago, nl said:

Well I checked a barrel today I had not visited in 22 days, still there, everything in it.

That is good news, now what about mines and wire-traps-frag traps?

I don't know if anyone knows this answer. I am testing the mine to see if its there later today.

 

[Jon Jony 0]

Anyone know if the last update fixed the tents despawn time?

[sneakydude 480]

On 7/28/2016 at 4:30 AM, sneakydude said:

That is good news, now what about mines and wire-traps-frag traps?

I don't know if anyone knows this answer. I am testing the mine to see if its there later today.

 

Tested to what i think is the best answers.

Server restarts, or 4 hours? does that make sense.

They have to be permanent otherwise take them out of the game, rarity to get one, and if they only last will be a simple grieving tool for the looting areas they are found at.

Not that i don't grief people now, but they need to be like tents. I want it to be more milsim in the aspects to military equipment,but to a degree. Its rare, and whither it works or not is another question.

 

But that's just me.

[sneakydude 480]

1 hour ago, Jon Jony said:

Anyone know if the last update fixed the tents despawn time?

The true answer was 8 days, the projected answer was 45 days.

Moving an object inside is always a good choice. But i believe all items and objects have to be stored and the tent placed back on your back. Reset and volla i think your ok for another 45 days. I would consider 8 days though until its out of alpha.