Vehicles Disappearing Near Cave Entrances

[bleak shale]

We built a fully equipped vehicle with multiple storage crates filled with rare materials. After parking it 2-3 meters from a cave entrance, we entered the cave. However, upon exiting, the vehicle had completely disappeared.

To confirm the issue, we reproduced the bug with three additional smaller vehicles. Every time we entered the cave and then exited, the parked vehicle vanished. Based on our tests, a minimum safe distance of approximately 30-40 meters from a cave entrance seems necessary to avoid this problem.

Vehicles disappearing after entering/exiting caves, making storage unreliable

Rare resources permanently lost, affecting game progression

Significant frustration, as hours of work were erased in seconds

Thanks
Elurium

[dreamy arch]

It’s not permanently lost. It’s just under the map. Do a search here and it has happened to others.

[storm jackal]

Dm me and I will recover them, it’s not the location but more likely the way you are building them. I can recover it all for you but I’m going to bed so about another 10hrs I’ll be online.

[devout lintel]

@storm jackal can you explain more abt the way that they were built being a problem?

[storm jackal]

Making them too heavy is usually the issue, ships need to lightly touch the ground and have inflated balloons all the time, I see many just using pop up balloons and they always cause issues.

[storm jackal]

My vid explains a little and has a really good ship that was the prefab that epic built and failed… with that i rebuilt and fixed. https://youtu.be/-YL2RfNj2QM?si=BXBC1PHk1JTQycOL