Why is the indoor temperature of the camp office at -3℃?

[todd1984]

Why is the indoor temperature of the camp office at -3℃?

And other indoor temperatures above zero?

[odizzido]

I personally wonder why it's -3 inside without any heat but it's -30 outside all the time. But you know.

[stratvox]

I've given some thought to that. I think a cool mechanic would be having indoor fireplaces/stoves etc heat up internal spaces with them cooling back down to ambient environmental temperature over time after the fire goes out. So you're at risk of hypothermia and find a house... you're saved! just so long as you can build a good enough fire to warm the inside up fast enough to save you.

[Doc Feral]

10 hours ago, stratvox said:

So you're at risk of hypothermia and find a house... you're saved! just so long as you can build a good enough fire to warm the inside up fast enough to save you.

Yes, but houses with a fireplace inside are rare, and trailers are out of the question. Even in the city-sized Carter Dam there's only one barrel to light a fire in.

[Doc Feral]

"Hmm, there's no fireplace or stove, and I can't light a campfire on the floor. I have a brilliant idea, I'll light some torches and throw them on furniture."

[stratvox]

3 hours ago, Doc Feral said:

"Hmm, there's no fireplace or stove, and I can't light a campfire on the floor. I have a brilliant idea, I'll light some torches and throw them on furniture."

That would explain all the burned out houses.

[stratvox]

Further to that, it would make those structures good for sheltering from predators, but no good as places to sleep without good gear. They'd offer shelter from the storm but not from the cold. Could be a good option to add to the difficulty of the game....

[Fuarian]

Plenty of shelters have indoor temperatures lower than 0