My house spontaneously combusted after the update

[ronsardis]

So I logged back into my prospect after the update and my house instantly caught on fire and burned down before I could make a fire extinguisher (i was 1 sulfur short, fml...). Anyone else had this happen?

[Mourn]

did you leave the gas on again ? :-P
lol, ouch, what was it made of ? and were you holding a lit torch ?

[Skauron]

Not like this no, but i did login once and I ended up coming back into the game standing on top of my camp fire that i build in my house, i became on fire, not realising i was, and must have set other things in my house on fire.

2nd occasion i saw my fire would not stay unlit and kept setting my house on fire.. this time however i was in a storm, a strong wind one and i was convinced the wind was fanning the flame, and my 'wood house' at that time as it was before i'd upgraded to stone then the floors started to go on fire.

Every other time my house was on fire to a point of total loss was due to 'death by lack of stamina' with a firewhacker :)

[Mourn]

Originally posted by Skauron:

Not like this no, but i did login once and I ended up coming back into the game standing on top of my camp fire that i build in my house, i became on fire, not realising i was, and must have set other things in my house on fire.

2nd occasion i saw my fire would not stay unlit and kept setting my house on fire.. this time however i was in a storm, a strong wind one and i was convinced the wind was fanning the flame, and my 'wood house' at that time as it was before i'd upgraded to stone then the floors started to go on fire.

Every other time my house was on fire to a point of total loss was due to 'death by lack of stamina' with a firewhacker :)

lol, I cooked myself several times in beta (I don't make for very tasty drumsticks)

[Barbary]

Originally posted by Skauron:

Not like this no, but i did login once and I ended up coming back into the game standing on top of my camp fire that i build in my house, i became on fire, not realising i was, and must have set other things in my house on fire.

2nd occasion i saw my fire would not stay unlit and kept setting my house on fire.. this time however i was in a storm, a strong wind one and i was convinced the wind was fanning the flame, and my 'wood house' at that time as it was before i'd upgraded to stone then the floors started to go on fire.

Every other time my house was on fire to a point of total loss was due to 'death by lack of stamina' with a firewhacker :)

This happened to me recently, too

[Cambie]

I have set my place on fire with a torch.
I have put my firepit too close to a wall and set my place on fire.
I have been on fire and not realized it and burnt my place to the ground.
I have come back from mining and there was a thunderstorm and lighting hit and burn my house to the ground.

Oh the funny times I have had with friends and we learned something. If you see me with a torch inside a base and that base be made of wood, make a fire-whacker.

[ronsardis]

nope, wasn't standing on my campfire and I don't think you log in with anything in your hands. Not sure what happened, was super odd

[Mourn]

hmmm, a conundrum.
Only time I've seen things like that happen was when another drop ship landed or took off too close to the base (co-op)

[Soul]

I had this issue with the firepit. In one prospect the fire startet every time after I relogged back in. Im not quite sure if it happens when the pit is over a wood beam. But this happend already before the update.

[johndai]

I respawned into my burning house, death, death and more death lol

Luv this game.

[Boikinov]

Just happened to me 30 mins ago
I also login back to game, just found the house burning right in front of me
The fire did start from the campfire, but I am at least 2 blocks away from it

[Spook]

I had an incident today inwhich I heard on Voice chat;
"Haha, that deer is on fire and running towrd our base."

Ensue my full volume scream at the squad to kill the deer before our entire base went up in flames. I read the stories last week about burning rabbits setting bases alight by getting trapped under the floorboards. XD

[GeekFurious]

It's a feature.

[Jimmy James]

I went to sleep once pretty far away from a campfire on a wood floor and woke up to the floor on fire. I suspect there's a small chance of things going up in flames.