Decay Rate Problems

[xShapelessx]

K so I found a way to build underneath the water by trapping myself with planks down tot he ocean floor lol. Thing is, my wooden planks just decay rapidly. Is there some way around constant decay?

[saurce]

No. But they only decay to 50%.

[FSHerrante]

You cant prevent wooden structures decay in contact with water. The only not affected by this type of decay is the stone and glass. Build a stone dome and work inside

[xShapelessx]

Does it only decay to 50%?

[Cap'n Bells]

Originally posted by TTV xShapelessx:

Does it only decay to 50%?

yes just like above ground via rain etc and of course piers jettys

[Renlish]

Originally posted by slofish_00:

if he uses the fly command he doesn't have to 'trap himself with planks'
so there is no decay issue
he can just lower himself under water and build whatever (hopefully
with stone)

The problem isn't trapping himself. The problem is the decay.

[Renlish]

As mentioned by others, the decay will only drop to 50%, which is fine if you're not being hammered on by mobs. If you really don't like the browny-green aesthetic, you can use mods (Valheim Plus or others) to turn off the decay. But that's only if you want to use mods. :)

[xShapelessx]

ah ok cool.!

[xShapelessx]

50% is fine. Im making a dock house thing and was just curious. I dont mind if some of m y dockhouse looks decayed, as that would be normal

[Actionhanz]

tip: i found out that if you build wood floors onto stone, they dont decay in the rain with no roof on top. I made a 2-wide woodfloor dock so i can bring a cart to my ship full of ore for quick unload. The woodfloors are on top of stone pillars and such that are in the water as foundation. Those woodfloors are not affected by rain for some reason.