Too many fires

[Phink3113]

I have been building a fire in the same spot and found that now when I start a new fire I can't find my lit fire to click on it. I can only find the burnt out fire. Not sure if this a real issue but I have a nice little set up, where I can start a fire away from the wind.

 

[Ruruwawa]

I agree with this feedback.  Prior to v340T, I could find the current fire by targetting the model of the burning fire amongst all the burnt out ones.  Beginning with testing for the Penitent Scholar I couldn't do that any more.  But I could target "beneath"  my fire spot (closer to me, I guess) and get the active fire.  

Now it's super hard to target the active fire.  It's like the burnt out fires are Z-ordered to be closer to my cursor than the active fire and thus block our ability to target the active fire.  I've lost fires because I couldn't target them again to add fuel (or otherwise use them).

This is a real problem for fires built outdoors.  Since burnt out fire models are immortal, many players try to stack them up to prevent covering the entire area with burnt out fires.

[Hotzn]

Burnt out fires still don't disappear after a while? I hope this gets fixed again soon.

[Ruruwawa]

3 hours ago, Hotzn said:

Burnt out fires still don't disappear after a while? I hope this gets fixed again soon.

Nope still immortal.  They made a change to the model for the burned out fire a few weeks ago, and that was really helpful because it was shorter than the active fire.  That made targetting a lot easier.   But now that burned out fires sort to the "top" of what your cursor can target (like a Stick in a pile of Cedar logs), it's super hard to target the active fire at all.

[cekivi]

Yep, I and several others have wishlisted that fires disappear after they burn out.

[Jason C Child]

I've wondered why it is that I cannot build a fire on-top a previous fire site. I mean, if you wanted to be nit-picky about it you could force people to "shovel out the ashes" or whatever and incur some time/calorie hit...but otherwise it is just plain silly (imo)....

[cekivi]

8 hours ago, Jason C Child said:

I've wondered why it is that I cannot build a fire on-top a previous fire site. I mean, if you wanted to be nit-picky about it you could force people to "shovel out the ashes" or whatever and incur some time/calorie hit...but otherwise it is just plain silly (imo)....

Yes it is and welcome to the forums @Jason C Child

[Hotzn]

On 7.7.2016 at 9:43 AM, Jason C Child said:

I've wondered why it is that I cannot build a fire on-top a previous fire site. I mean, if you wanted to be nit-picky about it you could force people to "shovel out the ashes" or whatever and incur some time/calorie hit...but otherwise it is just plain silly (imo)....

That's actually quite a nice idea - I suggest you go and post on the wishlist subforum.

[M.Godfrey]

This is something that I noticed on my first play through, and has always bothered me, I knew that I wouldn't be the only one. I just think i have accepted it as part of the game and forgotten about it. There defiantly should be someway of using the same location consecutively, or even to build a more permanent one if needed. Obviously balanced out with them being covered by snow or something after a blizzard or a few days of snow? 

[cekivi]

Welcome to the forums @M.Godfrey

[sir ice]

On 7/1/2016 at 1:27 PM, Phink3113 said:

I have been building a fire in the same spot and found that now when I start a new fire I can't find my lit fire to click on it. I can only find the burnt out fire. Not sure if this a real issue but I have a nice little set up, where I can start a fire away from the wind.

 

lol. Try to use different locations when starting fires. Welcome to narnya btw. 

[M.Godfrey]

3 hours ago, cekivi said:

Welcome to the forums @M.Godfrey

Thanks!