5/14 i placed a compost heap and an armored animal pen next to my base and one day later the decay state changed to abandoned and I lost both including my 4 sand reapers inside. Was wondering what caused immediate abandonment and what can be done to keep it from happening agaim
Steps on how to reproduce issue:
1.i have screenshots
2.i have pictures
3.its in the event log
4.i have no clue
Next to your base is a relative term. Depending on the distance from your base you may have placed it in a way that gave it a very short timer. I’ve seen things placed that have 24 hours or less timers. So I have 2 recommendations for you.
Always place items on foundations build a platform for whatever you are placing animal pens, map rooms, wells and alike. Ideally those foundation would be connected to your base.
Build a repair hammer. It’s not just for repairs. The repair hammer while equipped will tell you the number of hours before something decays.