do buildings decay ?

[Finndibaenn]

I have settled in a previous player camp (most probably departed as there's no claim anymore), for a while now, and have started added buildings to it, with no claim yet myself.

However i discovered today that one of them is missing : a drying frame i had build probably 4 or so days ago.
Nothing else seem to be missing so i don't think ti was destroyed by another player.

So ... is this susceptible to happen again (i lost 2 hides that were drying) ? is there anything to be done to prevent it ?

[MagicManICT]

Yes, anything NOT on a claim with paid upkeep will decay. Decay is random and mostly unpredictable. Items that are decaying start taking on a red tone before finally breaking and disappearing. Anything that is reddish from decay can be repaired with the "Repair" command in the Adventure menu.

[Finndibaenn]

thanks for the quick reply

guess that makes starting up quite harder, as that first claim is quite expensive

[TeckXKnight]

thanks for the quick reply

guess that makes starting up quite harder, as that first claim is quite expensive

Naa, you'll make that silver in no time. =)

[Hans_Lemurson]

thanks for the quick reply

guess that makes starting up quite harder, as that first claim is quite expensive

Naa, you'll make that silver in no time. =)

Not with rabbits and crickets that run away now...

[ysbryd]

it costs 30 snake skins... look in stumps

[MagicManICT]

Until you get a claim, you don't want to keep more than a couple of containers around, anyway, as anyone wandering by will want to look and possibly help themselves. Just make sure you have a block or two in your inventory and use the repair command every day. If the lean-to took any damage from decay, it will be fixed.

Bit of newbie help only somewhat related: you can store two containers in the lean-to if you lift them up and then right click the lean-to. It's not guaranteed protection, but anyone wanting to take something will require the theft skill and leave summonable evidence of a crime.

[qbradq]

It would be nice if this were stated in one of the guides. I just lost my first smelter and don't have enough iron bars to build another one. Back to Cricket-a-Gedon for me

[dmdisco]

yea its only stressed out to get a claim in sevenless's guide but i dont see anything about decay.
but again if you didnt have a claim, it could have been destroyed by a random wanderer anyways.

[Champie]

I've been wondering, what happens to boats that take "damage" when they reach zero? Do they stop working, or do they disappear while boating? Thanks!