Burning barrels don't set fires

[p3st|cIdE]

I can stand on burning barrels now with no ill effects?! How else are we supposed to light zeds aflame? Sad that it's now just a light source.

[vgifford]

With a torch, or a burning shaft mod. Oh, I understand, you don't want to get close enough to be hit back.

[FT]

You can still light them on fire with campfires.

I think you can also put a burning-shaft mod into the JunkSledge turret.

[The Giving One]

Pretty sure the burning barrels do not have heat effects due to possibly attracting screamers, so we can have burning barrels in our bases and enjoy them without the added side effects of this.

Someone can correct me here if I am wrong.

[vgifford]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Pretty sure the burning barrels do not have heat effects due to possibly attracting screamers, so we can have burning barrels in our bases and enjoy them without the added side effects of this.

Someone can correct me here if I am wrong.

The burning buff is NOT related to screamers. If they wanted to have them burn, they still could. It has nothing to do with the HEAT map. (HEAT is activity in the area, not a temperature thing.) They were probably abused by players (IE: Making floors out of them) and "this" is how the devs countered that.

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by vgifford:

The burning buff is NOT related to screamers. If they wanted to have them burn, they still could. It has nothing to do with the HEAT map. (HEAT is activity in the area, not a temperature thing.) They were probably abused by players (IE: Making floors out of them) and "this" is how the devs countered that.

Ok, thanks.

[JimmyIowa]

Originally posted by p3st|cIdE:

How else are we supposed to light zeds aflame?

Campfire in front of a vault door. Row of campfires in a hallway.

[SiEgE]

Originally posted by p3st|cIdE:

I can stand on burning barrels now with no ill effects?! How else are we supposed to light zeds aflame? Sad that it's now just a light source.

campfires. Will lag the ♥♥♥♥ out of your PC, tho.

[SylenThunder]

This is another one of those examples where people exploited a mechanic, so it was removed.

[Crater Creator]

Campfires are great. I use them liberally, at least until late game, even though the chance of lighting a zombie is pretty low which balances how cheap they are. But I’m surprised no one has mentioned molotov cocktails. They’re hands down the best way light zombies on fire. And it doesn’t look like a flame turret is happening, so this may hold true in the future.

[Supergoober]

Originally posted by Crater Creator:

Campfires are great. I use them liberally, at least until late game, even though the chance of lighting a zombie is pretty low which balances how cheap they are. But I’m surprised no one has mentioned molotov cocktails. They’re hands down the best way light zombies on fire. And it doesn’t look like a flame turret is happening, so this may hold true in the future.

The molotov cocktail is fun to use... I've literally lit myself on fire more than a few times by miss-clicking lol Good times