Decay Houses and Ships Stage Duration "like new" approx. 5 minutes "slightly worn" 1 days "somewhat worn" 1 days "fairly worn" 1 days "greatly worn" 1 days "in danger of collapsing" more than 18 hours The overall time from "like new" to the actual collapsing is 5 days. Refreshing a house or ship twice a week is sufficient to keep it from falling apart. It's best to refresh a long time before the server starts saving (at 5 AM local time), more than once has a house decayed because the refresh of the house was not saved. Items Item Decay Time Newbie Items 90 seconds Regular Items 3 hours Corpses Type of Decay Decay Time Animal Corpse 7 minutes Monster Corpse 7 minutes NPC Corpse 7 minutes Player Corpse to Player Bones 7 minutes Player Bones 7 minutes