How to Pick Up Dropped Items from the Ground

With DayZ Inventory Mod active, walking over items on the ground will no longer pull them into your pockets automatically. Instead, you must collect dropped blocks, tools, and mob drops deliberately through your inventory screen.

Scanning Nearby Ground Loot

1. Walk close to the dropped items on the ground. The mod scans a three-block radius around your character to detect loose loot.

2. Press E (or your bound inventory key) to open the survival interface.

3. Look at the Vicinity column along the left side of the screen. Every dropped item currently sitting within three blocks of your position appears in this scrollable list.

Moving Loot into Your Inventory

Once you spot the items you want in the Vicinity list, you can organize your carry space before taking anything, leaving unwanted clutter behind on the ground.

1. Scroll through the left Vicinity column until you find the item stack you want to keep.

2. Click and drag the item directly from the Vicinity panel over to an open slot in your main inventory grid or hotbar.

3. If you want to hold and use the item right away, drag it straight from the Vicinity column into the Hands panel instead, which places it into your active hotbar slot.

4. Close the menu with E or Esc when you finish looting.