To collect items in New World, you will first need to right-click on an item you no longer want. Right-clicking on an item will reveal the option to retrieve an item in-game under a tab. Click recover, then confirm it. by pressing yes when prompted.
This will then break the weapon or armor into repair parts, which can be used to craft repair kits if you didn't already know that. Repair kits are items that can be used to repair both weapons and armor in the game.
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You can also use spare parts to repair your items with some gold. To do this, right-click on an item and find the repair option.
So if you are interested in the methods of repairing items or repair kits, we strongly recommend that you break down items to get spare parts. However, we also recommend that you only collect the items unless you're sure you don't want to, as even useless items can still get some use out of them.
For example, you can earn a decent amount of money by selling junk in certain towns on the map through the Trading Post, like Windward and First Light. But it takes time for items to sell, so in most cases you can just pick up the item.
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