AneeMate auto pickup: choose when to collect
AneeMate's 0.1.5-ce update lets you disable auto pickup in Gameplay settings and collect with the interaction key instead. The released notes name E for the keyboard default and say the choice works per player in co-op. Choose the behaviour around how you want to move through a scene, then check the actual prompt and binding you use.
Start with the choice you want to make
Automatic collection and deliberate interaction support different preferences. One player may want to keep moving along a familiar path. Another may prefer to pause and decide which nearby object they are approaching. The setting gives you a practical choice to compare without requiring the whole group to adopt the same preference.
The source for this change is the 6 November weekly report. This article adds an original comparison routine. It does not establish every item's collection behaviour, inventory rule or ownership policy. If a specific object behaves unexpectedly, describe that object and the interaction rather than assuming all pickups share the same rule.
Before the comparison, note your current setting. Make the change in Gameplay settings, then return to a place where you can see the object you intend to approach. If your keybindings differ from the default, use the game's actual prompt. Our controls guide explains that distinction in more detail.
An original exercise: approach one object
Imagine a short test in a familiar, manageable area. This is a proposed player exercise, not a special quest or a claim that we performed a playtest. Start a little way from one visible pickup and decide what you expect to happen when you approach it. Keep the chosen setting and binding in your notes.
With manual collection selected, look for the appropriate prompt and use the indicated action. Record whether you understood what was being offered before you pressed it. If the interaction is unclear, the useful observation may concern the prompt, the object or its position. It is too early to diagnose a settings failure from that uncertainty alone.
For a comparison with automatic pickup, choose another available, comparable object rather than expecting the first collected object to reappear. Keep the scene simple enough to follow the sequence. You are comparing the collection preference, not testing a respawn rule that the release note never specified.
Keep the pickup and the destination separate
After an interaction, check where the result should be visible for that item. An animation or a sound can help communicate an action, but a useful investigation follows the result as well. Describe the before-and-after state using the actual interface available in your build.
Do not solve a full-bag question by repeatedly toggling auto pickup. Inventory capacity and collection preference are different parts of the experience. Our backpack guide separates a recipe reference from the equipment you actually have. If a report concerns capacity, include that context instead of reducing it to “E did not work.”
A clear report might say which object you approached, what the prompt showed, which action you used and what changed afterwards. Those observations let the team distinguish an input problem from a result that appeared somewhere the player did not expect.
Co-op does not require one shared preference
The dated update describes auto pickup as a per-player choice in co-op. If you and a friend collect differently, first compare your individual settings. A difference can be an intentional preference rather than evidence that one of you has an incomplete version of the interaction.
That setting statement does not define who owns a particular pickup or whether an item is shared. For supplies, our co-op loot guide focuses on the released joining-player interaction fixes. Keep the two questions separate when agreeing how to prepare for the next part of a run.
Try explaining your preference before a busy session. “I am using manual pickup” gives the other person useful context when you pause near an object. You can compare what each of you sees without turning a different collection style into a disagreement about who is playing correctly.
Keep a report focused on the actual sequence
If the setting appears not to take effect, record the installed build, mode, selected preference, binding and object. Include whether you are hosting or joining. A short recording should begin before the approach so the prompt and intended action are visible.
Change one variable before repeating the observation. If you alter the setting, rebind the key and move to another area together, a changed result will be harder to explain. The testing feedback guide offers a wider structure for sharing reproducible observations.
Frequently asked questions
Is E always the interaction key?
It is the keyboard default named in the release note. Use the binding and prompt shown by your current game when you have changed controls or use another input device.
Does my co-op friend's setting change mine?
The published update describes the preference as per player. Check your own selection when comparing an interaction with someone else's.
Does switching the setting change bag capacity?
The cited change concerns collection preference. It supplies no new capacity rule. Check the actual bag and item state when that is the question you are investigating.
Explore the current AneeMate build on Epic, pick a familiar place and compare the option at your own pace. A short, clear sequence is useful feedback when an interaction stops making sense.
Source: AneeMate weekly report, 6 November 2026, checked 9 November 2026. Availability follows studio-confirmed 0.1.5-ce notes. The comparison routine is an original proposal; no gameplay test pass is claimed.