How does the fan work

[Kirei]

Can someone give me a quickie on the fan? It doesn't seem to actually do anything when i use it.

[johnmc50]

the minute you take it out of truck and put it down it should go on

[Kirei]

Yes. I take it out, place it down. And then it makes sound, but smoke doesn't disappear.

[Project153]

Did you break out the windows in the building?

[SkittleKicks Plays]

If doors are opened then windows don't really have to be broken. From what I have tested they can't be shattered (in The City). Heck if water pressure doesn't break windows, then they are indestructible.

I don't even think the fan works correctly. I've rotated the thing with he handles out towards the outside and the reverse. Neither direction worked to force the smoke outside.

[Project153]

Originally posted by SkittleKicks Plays:

If doors are opened then windows don't really have to be broken. From what I have tested they can't be shattered. Heck if water pressure doesn't break windows, then they are indestructible.

I don't play FD often enough but my understanding is if its the suburban houses, you need to break a few windows and place the fan at the door to clear out at least the ground floor. Those are the only buildings that have destructible windows (via breach tools or firearms only).

The windows of shops and stuff in the city don't have destructible windows....so in those cases I believe you just open the back door or something and clear the smoke out that way. Like I said, don't play FD often (last time I played was probably like 6+ months ago if not longer) so my memory on how to clear smoke is a pretty rusty.

I remember a seeing someone post a few years back, how you need to actually take airflow into consideration when airing out a building of smoke (even linking a video of how its done IRL) but to be quite frank, I don't think this game is that advanced to where realistic airflow and all that stuff is modeled....I mean....AI can barely pull over properly even after this many years.

[SkittleKicks Plays]

Originally posted by Project153:

Originally posted by SkittleKicks Plays:

If doors are opened then windows don't really have to be broken. From what I have tested they can't be shattered. Heck if water pressure doesn't break windows, then they are indestructible.

I don't play FD often enough but my understanding is if its the suburban houses, you need to break a few windows and place the fan at the door to clear out at least the ground floor. Those are the only buildings that have destructible windows (via breach tools or firearms only).

The windows of shops and stuff in the city don't have destructible windows....so in those cases I believe you just open the back door or something and clear the smoke out that way. Like I said, don't play FD often (last time I played was probably like 6+ months ago if not longer) so my memory on how to clear smoke is a pretty rusty.

I remember a seeing someone post a few years back, how you need to actually take airflow into consideration when airing out a building of smoke (even linking a video of how its done IRL) but to be quite frank, I don't think this game is that advanced to where realistic airflow and all that stuff is modeled....I mean....AI can barely pull over properly even after this many years.

Yes I believe that is so (regarding the City windows.) The one structure fire I had was in the City at the local gas station. I have not had a fire callout in the Burbs (ironically more medical callouts LOL).

Which makes sense (regarding airflow), but as you pointed out that was a comment from a few years back, and FL has been updated since. Did that mechanic change, or does it still work with the fan? I'll have to experiment with it.

I'm not a real firefighter, but in my head to remove smoke want to vent one side and for the smoke into the back of the fan to force it out the front. Meaning placing the fan at the front door and closing the rear (in the case of the gas station in the City).

Again mechanics of FL is a bit finicky, but maybe it's just a learning curve.

[Project153]

Originally posted by SkittleKicks Plays:

Which makes sense (regarding airflow), but as you pointed out that was a comment from a few years back, and FL has been updated since. Did that mechanic change, or does it still work with the fan? I'll have to experiment with it.

From the little I've done in recent times, not really, the only major thing I had an issue with was clearing out smoke on the 2nd and 3rd floor in the Suburbs (hence why I specified only successfully clearing the ground floor). I couldn't figure out how to get the airflow to clear out the 2nd/3rd floors in the past for some reason. Not sure if that was addressed or that was a skill issue on my end lol.

Originally posted by SkittleKicks Plays:

I'm not a real firefighter, but in my head to remove smoke want to vent one side and for the smoke into the back of the fan to force it out the front. Meaning placing the fan at the front door and closing the rear (in the case of the gas station in the City).

Neither am I lol. My understanding regarding this was to actually do a "push" configuration where you break out one (or multiple) windows to vent and basically use the fan to blow air into the house through the front door, forcing it out the busted window(s).

Edit: Found the post/discussion I was talking about.

[Arthur Morgan]

I'm still trying to figure out how can i clear the smoke using the fan, any guide please ?