The bug isn't that the items disappear, the bug is that they are put on the ground on the bottom floor below you. Go 'down stairs' to the room below you, and you will ind the item you dropped. If you can not access the area/room below where you were 'upstairs' you will loose the item (unless you glitch into the 'room' as thats also a bug).

The thing to remember with shovel or crowbar, is you do not 'aim' them like you would any gun or fists. The axe kinda arc's more 'top to bottom' so its kind of straight up. The crowbar and shovel swing in an arc 'side to side'. aiming a shovel directly 'center' to you (like you would aim a gun) will result in 'missing' more times than not.

Gamma control its not a bug, its a feature. Arguing weather or not the feature should be in or not is a discussion about features. This is NOT A BUG.

I heard Rocket mention that zombie noises are playing in the ambient sound que's. It actually levels up the creepy factor for me. I have yet to encounter an invisible zombie that hits.

it seems that if after 'making' your new character (designing the skin tone, shirt color etc), if you do not click 'set default" (I think it is) you will have this issue. once you 'set' the character it will save properly.