Hi! I think that it would be better if the trees and foliage that you take the research pods out of should despawn after a while. For Instance, when you dig under a tree, it topples over leaving the trunk behind. I think that trunk should despawn after maybe 5 minutes. This could also possibly improve preformance of the game by a little bit for those who need the extra fps.
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