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Darkness Falls Disappearing Items: Fix Chunk Resets and Land Claims

Dealing with Darkness Falls disappearing items and vanishing tree farms? Here is how to stop chunk resets, place land claim blocks correctly, and back up your world so your builds stay put.

  • Common causes of Darkness Falls disappearing items
  • Server settings to disable or extend chunk reset timers
  • Land claim placement, backups, and quick recovery tips
Darkness Falls disappearing items fix
Protect builds from chunk resets with land claims, settings tweaks, and backups.

Darkness Falls disappearing items: main causes

  • Chunk reset timer: If ChunkResetTime is low (or the server thinks a chunk is untouched), it can revert to wilderness when no land claim or bedroll is present.
  • No land claim coverage: Blocks outside your claim can be reset by the timer or server cleanup.
  • Map regen after updates: Wiping or switching worlds without clearing cache can respawn vanilla terrain over your builds.
  • World corruption/server crash: Unexpected shutdowns can roll back the last save.

Settings to stop chunk resets

  1. Open your server config (serverconfig.xml or panel) and set ChunkResetTime to -1 (disable) or a high value (e.g., 9999).
  2. Ensure PersistentPlayerProfiles is true to keep player data consistent.
  3. Restart the server cleanly; avoid force-stopping while saves are writing.
  4. If you changed seeds or worlds, delete the old Saves folder cache before relaunching.

Land claim and bedroll coverage

  • Place a land claim where your base and farms sit; overlap claims for large builds.
  • Check your claim radius in settings; increase if your panel allows.
  • Drop a bedroll inside the area as an extra “touched” marker to prevent resets.
  • Avoid building critical farms just outside the claim; move tree grids into the claimed zone.

Backup and recovery checklist

  1. Stop the server and copy Saves/ (world folder) to a backup location after each play session.
  2. Before big patches, take an extra backup and note the seed/world name.
  3. If a reset happens, restore the latest backup and re-run with ChunkResetTime = -1.

Quick fixes if items already vanished

  • Restore from your last backup and re-place a claim covering the area.
  • Verify server logs for chunk reset messages; if present, lower or disable the timer.
  • Check for mod updates; mismatched DF versions can cause terrain mismatches.

FAQ

Do I need multiple land claims? For wide bases, yes—overlap claims so all chunks stay flagged as player-owned.

Does a bedroll stop resets alone? It helps mark the chunk, but use a land claim for full protection.

Where can I read more? See the 7 Days to Die forums for Darkness Falls server tuning threads.

Need stable hosting for Darkness Falls? Check our server tips to keep worlds online without unexpected wipes.

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