How to Change Global Despawn Times for Items and XP Orbs

Understanding Tick Values

In vanilla Minecraft, dropped items and experience orbs disappear after 6,000 ticks (5 minutes). The Configurable Despawn Timer Mod increases this default lifespan to 12,000 ticks (10 minutes) and allows you to adjust it anywhere between 0 and 72,000 ticks.

Because Minecraft operates at 20 ticks per second, you can calculate your preferred timer before editing the configuration:

• 6,000 ticks: 5 minutes (vanilla default)
• 12,000 ticks: 10 minutes (mod default)
• 72,000 ticks: 60 minutes (maximum limit)

Adjusting the Global Setting

To set a new worldwide timer for all dropped items and XP orbs, follow these steps:

1. Open your Minecraft game directory and navigate to the configuration folder.

2. Locate and open the configuration file for the Configurable Despawn Timer Mod in any plain text editor.

3. Find the global despawn setting and enter your desired duration in ticks (between 0 and 72,000).

4. Save the file.

5. Return to your game world and run /cdt reload in the chat window to apply the new lifespan immediately without having to close and restart Minecraft.