Bones are created from the death of a player's character, or animals. Some are used in crafting, tools and medical supplies. Some smaller bones can be picked up by hand, while player bones and some animal bones can only be moved using a basket. Some animal remains cannot be moved, but will decay after a set amount of time.
Player Bones[ | ]
Bones appear after a character's death. They bear the name of the character even after moving.
Since untouched player remains take 182 minutes to naturally despawn, it is generally advised to pick them up and move them to speed decay (since Bone Piles disappear after only 120 minutes). A shovel can be used to make a Buried Grave, which further reduces the decay time to 1 hour. However, in most cases the reduced time is not worth the cost of iron. Burying beloved family members is generally accepted.
Picking up bone piles will reset their decay timer, so it optimal to avoid moving bone piles, as well as Old Graves (which also take 120 minutes to disappear), unless they are in the way.
Bone type | Image | Decay time | Decays into |
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Murder Grave | 5 minutes | Fresh Grave | |
Fresh Grave | 2 minutes | Grave | |
Grave | 60 minutes | Old Grave | |
Old Grave | 120 minutes | ||
Bone Pile | 120 minutes | ||
Buried Grave | 120 minutes | ||
Marked Grave | N/A | N/A | |
Basket of Bones | 10 hours | Floppy Basket | |
Baby Bones | N/A | N/A (dropped to get Bone Pile) |
Animal Bones[ | ]
Remains of an animals that have been skinned, butchered and/or eaten.
Bone type | Image | Decay time | notes |
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Sheep Bones | 120 minutes | ||
Pig Bones | 120 minutes | ||
Rabbit Bones | 4 minutes | ||
Rabbit Bone | 4 minutes | created from Rabbit Bones, used to make Bone Needle | |
Goose Bones | 4 minutes | ||
Fish Bones | 4 minutes | ||
Turkey Leg Bone | N/A | for making Turkey Broth | |
Partial Turkey Bones on Plate | N/A | for making Turkey Broth | |
Turkey Bones on Plate | N/A | for making Turkey Broth | |
Mouflon Bones | 4 minutes | ||
Basket of Pig Bones, Basket of Sheep Bones, Basket of Mouflon Bones |
10 hours | Floppy Basket |
Other[ | ]
Bone type | Image | Decay time |
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Skinless Wolf | 60 minutes | |
Skinned Bear | 60 minutes | |
Dead Bison | 2 hours | |
Dead Cow | 10 mins | |
Dead Domestic Lamb | 5 minutes | |
Dead Piglet | 5 minutes | |
Dead Domestic Calf | 5 minutes | |
Dead Mouflon Lamb | 5 minutes | |
Dead Wild Piglet | 5 minutes | |
Dead Bison Calf | 5 minutes | |
Stump with Goose Head | 22 seconds | |
Dead German Shepherd and other Dogs | 10 minutes | |
Dead German Shepherd Puppy and other puppies | 5 minutes | |
Dead Semi-tame Wolf | 10 minutes | |
Dead Wolf Puppy | 5 minutes | |
Snake-Bit Riding Horse | 10 minutes | |
Snake-Bit Horse with Blood Leak | 10 minutes | |
Snake Roadkill | 30 minutes |