Caves and decay

[Grable]

Does anything at all decay in a cave? Do items disappear in cave if I leave them on the floor? Does an animal corpse also disappear if I leave it on the floor?

[Potjeh]

Items that can be put in inventory will disappear if they're not in a container. Animal corpses will decay everywhere. Caves are as good as houses, as far as the standard decay protection is concerned.

[TeckXKnight]

Buildings don't decay. Items that go in your inventory will decay on the ground. Animal corpses will decay.

[wolfwing]

So a crate placed on the floor of a cave will not decay? How about a cupboard?

that could make for an interesting lockable "house" in a cave by using a palisade to lock off a section of cave floor.

[Granger]

Cupboards are stable inside a cave.