This has been posted on before, but it's one of those small QoL issues that would be nice to not have to think about. if I'm quickly trying to take mags or rearm off a body/vehicle i suddenly pick up extra things i don't want because the item position in the inventory moves on it's own while i am looting. Why?

In T187513#2723849, @Yamachinu wrote:

This has been posted on before, but it's one of those small QoL issues that would be nice to not have to think about. if I'm quickly trying to take mags or rearm off a body/vehicle i suddenly pick up extra things i don't want because the item position in the inventory moves on it's own while i am looting. Why?

In my eyes this is not only a "small QoL issue". This is a missing essential functionality of the engine itself. The presentation of items in the inventory has to be some kind of sorted to prevent it from "jumping".
And it is an inventory thing: The player interacts every session with it and in looting situations it has to be happen quickly and the player shouldn't have to fight against the interface then.

In T187513#2724186, @Wetzer wrote:

In T187513#2723849, @Yamachinu wrote:

This has been posted on before, but it's one of those small QoL issues that would be nice to not have to think about. if I'm quickly trying to take mags or rearm off a body/vehicle i suddenly pick up extra things i don't want because the item position in the inventory moves on it's own while i am looting. Why?

In my eyes this is not only a "small QoL issue". This is a missing essential functionality of the engine itself. The presentation of items in the inventory has to be some kind of sorted to prevent it from "jumping".
And it is an inventory thing: The player interacts every session with it and in looting situations it has to be happen quickly and the player shouldn't have to fight against the interface then.

I agree, as a feature that interacts closely with the player it's important to fix these issues and polish the feature well

Yes, we need this fixed.
Example of taking magazines from an Arsenal (.gif):
Taking multiple magazines fills load-bearing system to 8 magazines, fills the pants, then the t-shirt, then proceeds to fill the rest of the load-bearing system.

Also it needs to be clearer when one bagpack / clothing can or can't fit certain items or their amounts in. The volume of all items is a hidden number, what we can do to know is to drag the item to check if it fits - a "Volume exceeded" or "Size exceeded" warning appears.

e.g.

• ALICE Automatic Rifleman - can fit x3 200rnd M249 belts | ALICE Machine Gunner - can fit 2x 200rnd M249 belts -> what's the purpose of the machine gunner load-bearing system then?

• ALICE Grenadier can only fit x1 200rnd M249 belts but it still has a lot of space left that's because it has only one bag on the back that can fit such a large magazine, but that is hidden from the player one has to physically look at the gear and guess - maybe that's intended?

Why does an entrenching tool occupy this much of my Blouse but a saline bag almost fills it?

An inventory system inspired by DayZ could fix this.