Static Display

A static item is in short, an item set as decoration.

Static items cannot be destroyed or picked up by anyone other than the person that placed it (read below for details).

Others can click the item to read the inscription on it.

Placing a Static Item

To make an item into a static decoration:

1. Move the desired item to a hand slot in the inventory
2. Select the item in the action mode
3. Click the "Place Item on Display" key (default Shift + P)

Manipulating a Static Item

Static item control window

It is possible to manipulate a static item using the static item control window.

With this it possible move the static item into place or rotate it.

Quotes from patch notes

Update 2015-07-10: Pirates Destroyed My Plants

Repeated missile hits to the front of my ship, where my cabin is, destroyed all my potted plants. :^[

I started the work to enable static display of items. It's not finished yet. Here's where it stands.

• Place Item on Display avatar command added. Default key is Shift+P. Configure in settings.
• Current item in hand is placed at the location you are targeted, if it is within 3m. ::* Otherwise the item is dropped at your feet.
• You must be in a spacecraft or on the ground on a world to place static items.
• Static item rotation matches your body rotation. Head tilt has no effect.
• Static item becomes subordinate to your parent spacecraft or planet.
• Static items cannot be destroyed.
• Static items do not decay.
• Static items can only be picked up by the person who placed them.
• Static items do not block gunfire.
• Static food items do not attract rats.
• Static potted plants can be harvested of it's produce by anyone.
• Static potted plant size cannot be changed by anyone; set it before you place it.
• Static items are not affected by gravity.
• Regular potted plants are no longer immune to environmental decay. You have to make them static.
• The limit of 100 flower pots is no longer enforced. We'll see how this goes. Those textures take a long time to make.

What's left to do is enable selection of static items so you can further manipulate their location and rotation.

Update 2015-07-14: Static Item Exploit Nuisance

Static display items cannot be removed by anybody but the owner. This "feature" can will be abused.

A static display item can be accessed by:

• The avatar who placed the item on display.
• When aboard a spacecraft, any officer of the ship.
• When in a city, anyone in the chain-of-command of the city.
• Anywhere else, anyone can access the item.

Update 2015-07-14: Static Display Manipulation

Need a way to manipulate static display items, without accidentally picking them up all the time.

• Click on static display items you own or can access. Instead of picking up the item, a UI appears that lets you move and rotate the item. The UI also has a button to pick up the item, if you choose.
• Click on static display items you cannot access. A thought message reports what the item is, who placed it there, and the inscription on the item if there is one.