any ferro rods? (fire steel)

[Jagher_21]

considering the level of details that have been put into this game, the lack of one particular item really surprises me and that is a ferro rod or fire steel or fire starter, whatever you wanna call it.
I've followed the story mode and I'm on episode 2 and I've yet to see one ferro rod.
please let me know if there's a certain spot for them or if I'll see them at any point.

thank you

[SeniLiX]

It is indeed a part of the game.

[jayess65]

considering the level of details that have been put into this game, the lack of one particular item really surprises me and that is a ferro rod or fire steel or fire starter, whatever you wanna call it.
I've followed the story mode and I'm on episode 2 and I've yet to see one ferro rod.
please let me know if there's a certain spot for them or if I'll see them at any point.

thank you

They're in the "real" game, the survival mode. Stop messing about in the made-up nonsense and go star in your own EPIC :)

Just kidding. If story mode is your thing, god bless. I've never played the story mode so can't comment, but they're in Survival mode.

[Jagher_21]

Originally posted by micah6vs8:

> fire starter

fire accelerent, lantern oil, gunpowder?

or a firestriker?

> I've followed the story mode and I'm on episode 2 and I've yet to see one ferro rod.

If this is your first foray into TLD and you are on episode 2 you have barely scratched the surface of what the game is or has to offer.

I'm a little jealous, b/c you are seeing everything with new eyes. Good Luck.

haha no I've been following the game's progress on YouTube but have bought it not too long ago. and yes, I did lose all my saves after the update a couple of months ago and I was on episode 2 which is where I am now again :)
(if you already know what a ferro rod is please ignore this last paragraph lol )
I'm into survival and bushcraft (in real life) and I'm after a very specific device which is called a ferro rod, fire rod, fire starter. it's usually a bar of metal thick as the pinkie finger. and you shave off the metal which creates sparks. it's a more versatile option compared to matches or lighters.

[Jagher_21]

Originally posted by jayess65:

considering the level of details that have been put into this game, the lack of one particular item really surprises me and that is a ferro rod or fire steel or fire starter, whatever you wanna call it.
I've followed the story mode and I'm on episode 2 and I've yet to see one ferro rod.
please let me know if there's a certain spot for them or if I'll see them at any point.

thank you

They're in the "real" game, the survival mode. Stop messing about in the made-up nonsense and go star in your own EPIC :)

Just kidding. If story mode is your thing, god bless. I've never played the story mode so can't comment, but they're in Survival mode.

but the story line is fun too :( though it sucks that I'm on episode 2 and I've yet to see one

[SeniLiX]

This is what is already in the game:
https://thelongdark.fandom.com/wiki/Firestriker

[iwasa]

If comparing real life experience with fire strikers to the game experience, you'll probably find that the game fire strikers are used up very quickly. At least that is the way it seems. I have never actually had a fire striker.

A 100% fire striker loses 2% of condition with each use so that is 50 uses which is about the equivalent of 4 boxes (12 each) of wood matches in the game. That would seem unrealistically fast, for sure, but then the story mode was expected to have a duration of less than 100 game days (the original decay line) and that likely affected the decisions made about game mechanics and tool condition loss.

[cT917]

The ferro rod that this game uses is exactly like this:

https://www.amazon.com/SoloScientific-LIB115020-Aurora-Fire-Starter/dp/B004BU3NJ0/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=aurora+fire+starter&qid=1577653277&sr=8-2

As you can see the outer layer is aluminum and the rod threads inside. There's an o-ring in the design. These types of *strikers are very good for situations where you might deal with salt water. Salt water will degrade ferro rods.