pretty happy with ladder movement right now

scripts/item_pickup_v2.gd

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ extends RigidBody3D
 var despawning = false
 var despawn_time_s = 10
 
+var mesh_activated = false
 var value
 @export_enum("Ammo", "Stamina", "Health", "Money","Weapon") var pickup_type: int
 var ammo_type
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ var ammo_type
 @onready var money: Node3D = $Meshes/money
 
 
-var magnetable = true #false
+var magnetable = false
 var pickupable = false
 var pick_up = false
 var rand_amt
@@ -32,41 +33,21 @@ var player
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
-	add_to_group("spawned")
-	add_to_group("persist")
-	
-	#Enable mesh
-	match pickup_type:
-		0:
-			match ammo_type:
-				0:
-					light_ammo.visible = true
-				1:
-					medium_ammo.visible = true #medium
-				2:
-					heavy_ammo.visible = true #heavy
-				3:
-					shotgun_ammo.visible = true #shotgun
-				4:
-					rocket.visible = true #rocket
-		1:
-			stamina.visible = true
-		2:
-			health.visible = true
-		3:
-			money.visible = true
-	
 	
 	if despawning == true:
 		timer.wait_time = despawn_time_s
 		timer.start()
 
 func _physics_process(delta):
+	if !mesh_activated:
+		activate_mesh()
+		
 	if player_follow != null:
 		if !pick_up:
-			despawning = false
-			angular_velocity = lerp(angular_velocity, Vector3(0,0,0), delta)
-			position = lerp(position, player.item_holder.global_position, 25 * delta)
+			if magnetable:
+				despawning = false
+				angular_velocity = lerp(angular_velocity, Vector3(0,0,0), delta)
+				position = lerp(position, player.item_holder.global_position, 25 * delta)
 		
 		if abs(position - player.item_holder.global_position) < Vector3(.5,.5,.5):
 			await get_tree().create_timer(1).timeout
@@ -91,12 +72,36 @@ func save():
 		"rot_x" : rotation.x,
 		"rot_y" : rotation.y,
 		"rot_z" : rotation.z,
+		"linear_velocity" : linear_velocity,
+		"angular_velocity" : angular_velocity,
 		"pickup_type" : pickup_type,
 		"ammo_type" : ammo_type,
 		"value" : value
 	}
 	return save_dict
 
+func activate_mesh():
+	match pickup_type:
+		0:
+			match ammo_type:
+				0:
+					light_ammo.visible = true
+				1:
+					medium_ammo.visible = true #medium
+				2:
+					heavy_ammo.visible = true #heavy
+				3:
+					shotgun_ammo.visible = true #shotgun
+				4:
+					rocket.visible = true #rocket
+		1:
+			stamina.visible = true
+		2:
+			health.visible = true
+		3:
+			money.visible = true
+	
+	mesh_activated = true
 
 func _on_magnet_timer_timeout() -> void:
 	magnetable = true