Configurable Despawn Timer
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<p><a href="https://serilum.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn.serilum.com/description/header/header.png" alt="A Serilum Mod. Made with love. Lots of active mods for Fabric, Forge and Neo!" width="838" height="400"></a></p> <p><a href="https://curseforge.com/members/serilum/projects" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://workflow.serilum.com/badges/svg/curseforge.svg&w=400" alt="CurseForge" width="200"></a> <a href="https://modrinth.com/user/Serilum" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://workflow.serilum.com/badges/svg/modrinth.svg&w=400" alt="Modrinth" width="200"></a> <a href="https://patreon.com/serilum" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://workflow.serilum.com/badges/svg/patreon.svg&w=400" alt="Patreon" width="200"></a> <a href="https://youtube.com/@serilum" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://workflow.serilum.com/badges/svg/youtube.svg&w=400" alt="YouTube" width="200"></a></p> <h2><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/about-the-mod.svg&w=1676" alt="About the mod" width="838" height="64"></h2> <p><span>Configurable Despawn Timer allows items and experience orbs to remain on the ground longer or shorter than the default lifespan. It is highly configurable. There is a global settings file for the default values. You can also set it so that all items dropped by players will remain on the ground infinitely. And lastly a config file is generated after the first world load, containing all item names. Here you can set a despawn time for any item specifically. There is a command to reload any changes.<br><br>Minecraft's default despawn time is 5 minutes. The mod's default is 10 minutes for both items and experience orbs.</span><br><br></p> <p>The ItemExpireEvent will still run after the altered lifespan, making it compatible with other mods.</p> <h2><br><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/dependencies.svg&w=1676" alt="Dependencies" width="838" height="64"></h2><p><a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/collective" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/dependencies/requires/collective.svg&w=502" alt="Requires Collective" width="251" height="49"></a><br><a href="https://modrinth.com/modpack/the-vanilla-experience" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/dependencies/includes/the-vanilla-experience.svg&w=700" alt="Included in The Vanilla Experience" width="350" height="49"></a><a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/serilums-customization-bundle" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/dependencies/includes/customization-bundle.svg&w=832" alt="Included in Serilum's Customization Bundle" width="416" height="49"></a><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/environment/server.svg&w=440" alt="Environment: Server" width="220" height="49"></p> <h2><br><br><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/configurable.svg&w=1676" alt="Configurable" width="838" height="64"></h2> <p><a href="https://serilum.com/configuration-guide" target="_blank"><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/badges/configuration-guide.svg&w=440" alt="Configuration guide" width="220" height="49"></a></p> <p> All available config options:</p> <details><summary>Show Spoiler</summary> <p><span><strong>globalItemDespawnTimeInTicks</strong></span> default 12000, min 1, max 2147483647<br>The delay in ticks when an item should despawn. Minecraft's default time is 6000 ticks. 1 second is 20 ticks.<br><br><span><strong>globalExperienceOrbDespawnTimeInTicks</strong></span> default 12000, min 1, max 2147483647<br>The delay in ticks when experience orbs should despawn. Minecraft's default time is 6000 ticks. 1 second is 20 ticks.<br><br><span><strong>preventDespawnForPlayerItems</strong></span> default false<br>Whether items thrown/dropped by players should not despawn at all. Works for manual dropping and also on death. Overrides the other time settings.</p> </details> <h2><br><br><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/commands.svg&w=1676" alt="Commands" width="838" height="64"></h2> <p><span><span><em>/cdt usage</em></span> - Shows the usage of commands.</span><br><span><span><em>/cdt reload</em></span> - Reloads all manual changes to the despawn timer config file.</span></p> <h2><br><br><br><img src="https://wsrv.nl/?url=https://cdn.serilum.com/description/nameplate/description.svg&w=1676" alt="Description" width="838" height="64"></h2> <p><span><strong>Item specific settings:</strong><br></span><span>It is possible to set despawn times for specific items as well. When you first generate or load a world, a file is created located in '<em><strong>./config/con
Configurable Despawn Timer allows items and experience orbs to remain on the ground longer or shorter than the default lifespan. It is highly configurable. There is a global settings file for the default values. You can also set it so that all items dropped by players will remain on the ground infinitely. And lastly a config file is generated after the first world load, containing all item names. Here you can set a despawn time for any item specifically. There is a command to reload any changes.
Minecraft's default despawn time is 5 minutes. The mod's default is 10 minutes for both items and experience orbs.
The ItemExpireEvent will still run after the altered lifespan, making it compatible with other mods.
All available config options:
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globalItemDespawnTimeInTicks default 12000, min 1, max 2147483647 The delay in ticks when an item should despawn. Minecraft's default time is 6000 ticks. 1 second is 20 ticks.
globalExperienceOrbDespawnTimeInTicks default 12000, min 1, max 2147483647 The delay in ticks when experience orbs should despawn. Minecraft's default time is 6000 ticks. 1 second is 20 ticks.
preventDespawnForPlayerItems default false Whether items thrown/dropped by players should not despawn at all. Works for manual dropping and also on death. Overrides the other time settings.
/cdt usage - Shows the usage of commands. /cdt reload - Reloads all manual changes to the despawn timer config file.
Item specific settings: It is possible to set despawn times for specific items as well. When you first generate or load a world, a file is created located in './config/con
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Minecraft Mods
- Author
- Serilum
- Version
- 26.2.0-4.5-fabric+forge+neo
- Downloads
- 74,246
- Endorsements
- 125
- Category
- fabric
- Created
- 9/1/2022
- Updated
- 6/18/2026
- Game Versions
- 26.2
- Tags
- game-mechanics, utility
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Which Minecraft Mods versions does Configurable Despawn Timer support?
The author lists 26.2. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.
What is the latest version of Configurable Despawn Timer?
Version 26.2.0-4.5-fabric+forge+neo, published 2026-06-18 with 74,246 downloads recorded at the source.
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