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Ikit Claw Mar 15, 2023 @ 3:14pm

Fired needed next to bed... why?

I need a fire next to my bed yet I'm not allowed to place one inside? I placed one outside the wall and now it's storming and it's putting my fire out. So am I just not allowed to sleep at all? I don't understand why this is a mechanic.

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Originally posted by Malnaur:

The fire mechanics are actually semi-realistic and one of the cooler bits of the game mechanics. Fires need draft (so air gets in), venting so smoke gets out (although this can be cheesed), and cover from rain and wind. A fire right next to your building benefits from 3-4 half walls around the base, and a roof suspended far enough above to let the smoke vent out. The roof can be a slanted section or peak section (your choice).

The partially ruined buildings you find with a narrow 2m channel down the center of the roof can have a fire at the end opposite the door (remove the center floorboards to expose the dirt) and no chimney, as that center channel is big enough to dissipate the smoke above your head. Just repair the damage and move in :)

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Subsonic

Mar 25, 2023 @ 12:45pm

Originally posted by Jumboman:
Originally posted by Ruleck2:
Did you tried in RL to sleep when it "a$$cold"? Your own body won´t let you sleep and keeps you moving so you don´t die from the cold. Except it´s this cold you fell asleep. Than you sleep veryveryveryvery long.

Thats with the fire is not that hard. Just build a half roof and put a fire under it. So the smoke can move away from your bed. Later you can buld a nice chimney with a closed roof. The building system is very realistic and cool. Last time i builded a underground bathing hall with many fires burning. The smoke was drained away by big "ventilation" system :)

ah, so it's because of *realism* that I can put my fire *on the other side of a thick wooden wall* to get warm, makes total sense! thank you!

You're overthinking the game. And as already noted, you can't put fire onto a wooden floor. But you can put it on bare earth or stone. So if you want a fire inside and understand ventilation, then cut a square in your floor inside and put your fire on the ground. It's not complicated unless you want to make it that way. The game isn't trying to be "realistic" but it does have some mechanics you have to adjust to, just like any other game. Instead of fighting it or ranting about it, just understand how it works and adapt. You'll enjoy the game much more if you're open to figuring out how things work (and sometimes don't work).

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fligmin

Mar 26, 2023 @ 6:23am

An item hanger with a sertling trophy counts as a fire and it never goes out. I just noticed that the other day as I can still sleep now when my firs are out. I had just placed a few around the other day for decoration. They are them selves on fire so you have a fire. Never have to worry the fire went out and you had run out of wood.

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