The potatoes were on the ground.
Thanks for letting me know SmokedLargeMeat. As crates were not involved I’ll include this info in a separate report for the team.
@Clare my crates are missing at random. Crates filled with antidote, rope, meat, etc. And they are disappearing off the shelves after a save and then they are gone when I reload in. What the heck? I’ve “lost” 10 crates and this is garbage
I have noticed that my potatoes do disappear after a few days (may be the same as the harvest cycle) after they spoil. I always leave them on the ground, just thought this was a normal game mechanic, as I have had spoiled meat disappear in the same way when stacked on the ground. Seems like the disappearance occurs around 3 days after spoiling, but can’t be sure. I used to have multiple potato plots to support my fuel still, but I don’t use that much fuel and don’t need to eat that many potatoes, so I have since reduced my potato section of the farm to one plot because unused spoiled potatoes have always disappeared for me after a few days anyway. Just keep one around growing and harvesting so I don’t have to go seek out more when I do need them. Playing on Xbox Series X, online multiplayer, version always current but this mechanic has persisted as long as I can remember.
Also perhaps worth noting, I haven’t had any crates disappear since I stopped storing my perishable foods in them (eggs, meat, potatoes). Now I only store smoked meat instead, anything else I leave on the ground just in case it could be the cause of the disappearances.
Hi @Kryss89 - I’m sorry to hear you’ve lost so many crates to this issue and that they have contained a number of different things including non-perishable items. I understand this is frustrating after gathering these resources.
Please let me know:
- What version of the game are you playing (this number is in the bottom left of the main menu)
- Is this occuring in a single or multi player game?
- Are you using Container Shelves to store the crates or are they stacked on wooden shelves?
- Do you only put one type of item in your crate?
- Do you rename crates? If so, do you use any special characters or do you stick to numbers and letters?
- If you use container shelves, do you find some crates end up jumbled or their names are incorrect after a reload?
- How many crates do you have on your island?
Any extra information you can share would be greatly appreciated as I believe there is a chance you are experiencing a slightly different issue related to using container shelves.
@ArmchairTuna66 - Thank you for sharing those details, the information on the vanishing of items after spoiling is interesting and I shall pass this onto the team.
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So I actually had the same issue today and after reading this thread in troubleshooting I discovered that I had not lost any crates where I thought I’d lost four I went back through took all my crates off the shelves including the ones that were on my raft and then put them back on the shelves did another count and realized that I had managed to find all my missing crates sometimes it won’t be right next to the container where you had it originally sometimes it might go to another shelving spot and just sit there for whatever reason the game doesn’t know how to fully load in containers when they’re on shelves and to keep them on the shelves that they put them on
Hi Djmax, welcome to the forums,
Thank you for reporting your experience with this issue. While I’m sorry to hear it has affected your save also, I am glad to hear all of your crates were accounted for and just seemed to shift position.
I will pass this info onto the team.