-Variant Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 If I had to name any singular gripe that grinds my gears, boils my blood, and doesn't butter my biscuits, it'd be this one grievance summed up in a single image. There's been countless times where I've found myself unable to pick up items that are nearby the shore, like these twigs for example. Super, super frustrating. Doubly so if its an important item like a treasure bottle! Shipwrecked doesn't have this problem at all, since in Shipwrecked they had a mechanic called "retrieve" which would let you drag in items near shore by playing a slightly longer pick up animation. This one change eliminated this persistent annoyance, and is something I've been dying to see added to DST ever since we got our own ocean. And... that's it. That's the post. Just making a humble request to have this life savior of a mechanic brought to DST. 39 3 2 5 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Pufferfish Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Absolutely would love for this to be added! 5 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1850055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-met Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 So many years overdue 8 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1850058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggf Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 There's a lot of great mechanics from Shipwrecked that I'd love in Together like retrieving and border fog. 9 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1850062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameoAppearance Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Please. I don't want to drop an entire boat to pick up a single twig, if there's even room to place one. (And the small grass boats disintegrate, creating more offshore litter!) I've resorted to burning them with a fire staff sometimes, just because I got sick of looking at them. 5 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1850083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty_Mentos Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 That or sea fishing rod would hook those items and reel them in to get them like those muck piles. 2 2 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1850102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike23Ua Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 3 hours ago, Frosty_Mentos said: That or sea fishing rod would hook those items and reel them in to get them like those muck piles. Or add the Trawlers Net that’s existed in Unimplemented features since idk the beginning of life on earth? Seriously… I want More Tools & Craftables. I can Refine Grass Tufts into Rope, so why on earth can’t I just make a Trawlers Net (a net you toss out into the ocean that is thrown over stuff out of reach and can be pulled back into shore) 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1850120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Variant Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Auuugghhh... Please. 3 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1851755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike23Ua Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, -Variant said: Auuugghhh... Please. I feel your pain, but I’m a bit confused, isn’t this what those weird names hats are designed to do? Polly Rogers or something like that.. 1 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1851763 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Rage Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 41 minutes ago, Mike23Ua said: I feel your pain, but I’m a bit confused, isn’t this what those weird names hats are designed to do? Polly Rogers or something like that.. Yeah, exactly. There are already items for retrieving items at sea (??). Plus at that distance the Lazy Forager does the job. I usually keep one at hand for collecting and harvesting kelp with the Shadow Reaper (fastest fillers in the game, hands down). Until I obtain said item flotsam does not cause any inconvenience anyway. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1851767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radicaljoe Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, Mike23Ua said: I feel your pain, but I’m a bit confused, isn’t this what those weird names hats are designed to do? Polly Rogers or something like that.. Polly Rodger is more suited for sailing by something like a bottle, and getting Polly to pick it up without stopping, or lots of dispersed items in the water like post ck fight. also, Polly is SO much work! first, need to defeat a pirate raid captain, then find the X and gamble on getting the hat bp, then, get a yellow feather (the easiest part tbh but still a chore.) all of that, to get 1 item 1 centimeter too far away from shore. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1851768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Variant Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 9 hours ago, Mike23Ua said: I feel your pain, but I’m a bit confused, isn’t this what those weird names hats are designed to do? Polly Rogers or something like that.. Polly Rodgers is an obscene amount of work and effort for something you can do day 1 by pressing spacebar in SW/HAM. Even needing ruins gear to retrieve items that simply drop a few inches too far from a mob dying near the shore shouldn't need any extra items or flare. And I'm saying this as someone who LOVES using Polly. She's fantastic for actually grabbing far out items. Not stuff directly near the shore, since even then she prioritizes further items. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1851804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouKnowWho142 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I just dropped an item into the water to let it rot and suddenly found myself unable to reach it for no apparent reason, i have never wished for this feature more 1 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1851807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaymime Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 On 1/27/2026 at 5:49 PM, Frosty_Mentos said: That or sea fishing rod would hook those items and reel them in to get them like those muck piles. +1 on that. i'd actually touch sea rods if they had that utility 14 hours ago, Captain_Rage said: Yeah, exactly. There are already items for retrieving items at sea (??). Plus at that distance the Lazy Forager does the job. I usually keep one at hand for collecting and harvesting kelp with the Shadow Reaper (fastest fillers in the game, hands down). Until I obtain said item flotsam does not cause any inconvenience anyway. which is fair and fine..... once you get far enough along to make those items. until that point the problem persists. as someone with ocd however i personally DO get stressed by this stuff to the point where sometimes i just eat a death so i can go haunt stuff that is out in the water since that first year i don't have access to anything else to retrieve it with. day one caves rush or spending my first season sailing on a grass boat instead of gathering resources just is not fun or reasonable to do every single time i start a new game or join a pub. having a way to take care of it early would be a GOOD thing and does not take away from other later-game methods it just allowed the player something to ease the pressure earlier on 1 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/169638-portadd-sws-retrieve-mechanic-please/#findComment-1851814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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