Almost instant item decay inside houses?

[Mordhak]

I'm wondering what happened here. I took my dried cow hides from the drying rack and wanted to build some tanning tubs. To free some inventory space I dropped the hides on the ground inside my timber house. I went outside for like 10 minutes to gather some boards, but when I came back inside to collect the hides, they were gone. Just the ones I put in a crate were still there. Is it impossible to put items on the ground for longer than 30 seconds?

[Gromit]

Items that fit in your inventory tend to disappear after a while. The only way to be 99% sure that items dont dissapear when dropped on the ground is it put them in a cubboard or chest of some sort. (is it just me or do items dropped in houses dissapear faster then items outside?)

[Mordhak]

I noticed this too. I dropped a torch outside and a bone hook inside to test this. The bone hook is gone now and the torch is still there. What the hell? My hides

[Darkren]

Inventory items do decay at their own, different rates. Maps (e.g. houses, basements, mines) that have no players will eventually unload, I believe, despawning critters/items.

[Mordhak]

Sure, eventually. But after 5 minutes? Isn't that a bit overkill?

[Gromit]

chop down a tree and make a cubboard, problem solved.

[Mordhak]

chop down a tree and make a cubboard, problem solved.

Yes smart guy, but that's not the issue here.

[burgingham]

Well it pretty much is the issue. You are not supposed to store items on the ground, so build something to store them in. Problem solved.

[Gilbertus]

10 minutes is lot of time.
Few days ago i made boards but was out of inventory space to take all i left two on ground. I walk into the house put boards to build sign and walk out. The two board were gone. Everything took like 20 seconds.

[DatOneGuy]

10 minutes is lot of time.
Few days ago i made boards but was out of inventory space to take all i left two on ground. I walk into the house put boards to build sign and walk out. The two board were gone. Everything took like 20 seconds.

Put them in a cupboard building sign.

Putting things on the floor inside a house is like saying you don't want them.