I started taking damage in the open then my fences and crops all disappeared, is this some kind of in game event? (vanilla)

[Gabriel Dryer]

[LadyWYT]

Welcome to the forums! Crops and fences shouldn't be disappearing. The only thing that comes to mind is that there may have been a lit pit kiln somewhere nearby that was too close to the farms, or that otherwise started a grass fire that spread to this area.

[Gabriel Dryer]

Thanks, I was standing next to a pit kiln as the screenshot was taken, I did not know that a grassfire would spread all the way to my fence or crops as there was (at one time) a firebreak.

[LadyWYT]

8 minutes ago, Gabriel Dryer said:

Thanks, I was standing next to a pit kiln as the screenshot was taken, I did not know that a grassfire would spread all the way to my fence or crops as there was (at one time) a firebreak.

Oh yeah, fire spread in Vintage Story can get out of hand rather quickly, and pit kilns are quite good at starting fires. It's best to build them several blocks away from flammable structures, as well as making sure there's not grass, bushes, or other combustible things next to them.