Items only despawn 5 minutes after they are dropped. If the item goes into unloaded chunks (determined by the render distance in singleplayer and the server render distance on multiplayer) then the despawn timer is paused. However, as the chunk is unloaded the item entities will not be moving either.Read More →
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 toRead More →
Yep! Animals and mobs in Minecraft have a habit of disappearing when you’re not looking – as exemplified in the sad story above. But a named creature won’t despawn except in a handful of unusual circumstances. For example, you can name a hostile mob but it’ll still vanish if youRead More →
So, if you want to keep your Zombie Villager from despawning, either stay near him or keep him in the 16×16 area of chunks near spawn. NOTE: “Spawn” means WORLD spawn, not bed spawn. It is where you originally spawn. Also, logging off will NOT despawn anything. Can you putRead More →
The strider is a passive, rideable mob that can survive and walk on lava. They can only be controlled by a warped fungus on a stick, similar to how pigs can be controlled with a carrot on a stick. Striders can also be bred with warped fungus. Striders roam fasterRead More →
Items despawn 5 minutes after you load the chunk. So if you died, and teleported out of the nether, the timer will start once you’re within chunk loading distance of your items. So you’re probably ok. How long do items last after death Minecraft? 5 Answers. Items will disappear ifRead More →