Base decay — keep the power on

Everything rots unless you power it

Vanilla decay is off — we run our own. Every buildable has a countdown while it is unprotected, checked every 5 minutes.

To protect a base: place a generator (Portable or Industrial), switch it on, and keep it fueled. It shields every structure you or your group own within its wire range. If the generator is off or empty, protection stops and the timers start ticking.

How long things last (unprotected, full HP → gone)

• Wood structures 48 h · Metal / brick 72 h
• Doors 24 h · Vault door 36 h · Windows / hatches 24 h
• Lockers & metal storage 36 h · Wood storage 24 h
• Wood barricades / spikes 12 h · Metal barricades 24 h
• Traps (mines, claymores, snares) never decay

Good to know

• VIP bases decay 2× slower.
• Rot warnings are VIP-only (in chat and on Discord). Non-VIP players get no warning — watch your own generators.
• Dropped high-value loot lasts longer than the usual 10 minutes: raid explosives ~4 h, launchers ~2 h, strong guns / ALICE packs / filters ~1 h (resets on restart).

Fuel your generator before you log off. A dead generator plus an offline owner is how bases quietly disappear.