Death

Death occurs when the player takes too much damage and their health drops to zero.

Damage

Damage is taken when a player engages in combat or is otherwise attacked by a hostile monster or NPC. Damage from environmental hazards can also take place, such as from a sawblade traps, lava, poison, or going to a planet without the recommended protection pack.

Consequences

The penalty for death is determined by the difficulty mode selected for the current character.

• In Casual mode, you will not drop any items, but 10% of pixels are lost.

• In Survival (default) mode, 30% of pixels are lost, and all items except for tools and weapons are dropped at the location of death.

• In Hardcore mode, your character will be unable to respawn and will become permanently unplayable. As in Survival mode, all items except for tools and weapons are dropped at the location of death, and may be picked up by another character.

Note that items are not dropped on death in instanced missions. If a Hardcore character dies in such a mission, all items they are carrying are permanently lost, even in multiplayer.