Fires can burn food on the ground?

[vancopower]

So I left my broth close to a stove and it burned up??? When was this mechanic implemented and why??? Im guessing in order to save time when you prepare the insulating flask. I don't like it I was going to prepare some nice rabbit stew  and now I'm left with eating just the meat How close should the items be in order to be affected by the fire does anyone know????

[ThePancakeLady]

Been a thing for as long as we've been able to reheat coffee, tea, canned foods that can be heated up by setting them un the heat radius from a campfire or rim grill or fire barrel or stove. It's not a new thing, or even new-ish. Been a thing for a while. The only thing I have noticed is that the heat radius from a fire (any source) seems to be a little wider now. Not sure what the radius is or if it's different for different fire sources, but I lost 3 out of 8 cups of coffee because I set them on the counter next to the stove in Grey Ma's house while I was cooking a bunch of other things, and noticed that the 4 closest to the stove had steam coming from them- managed to save the last one just before it would have burned away. 

[Calvin]

If you right click and reset the cans/cups etc next to the fire they don't burn and just stay hot, the time to cook/heat them increases slightly though 😉

I never noticed the heat radius had changed, i'll have to check that out later 

[ThePancakeLady]

2 hours ago, Calvin said:

I never noticed the heat radius had changed, i'll have to check that out later 

I didn't say it has changed, I said:

 

On 1/7/2025 at 9:54 PM, ThePancakeLady said:

The only thing I have noticed is that the heat radius from a fire (any source) seems to be a little wider now.

"Seems to be a little wider now". It may have always been the same radius, but I may never placed coffee or tea in the exact spots I did this time. I would have to do some sciencing and go back in time using Steam Time Capsule and play older versions and the current version, and place things in the exact same spots to see if there is any difference. Which is something I may do at some point in time, but just don't have the free time to get into right now.

Edited Friday at 05:59 PM by ThePancakeLady
Typonese, always typonese.

[Veskaida]

Unfortunately yes, but only with "Drinks" or similar items (Soups/Stews/etc) that use the re-heating mechanic. So e.g. this is a risk if you are moving around (e.g. decorating) with items indoors near a possible fire source. I don't believe canned food can heat up (even if it is placed/dropped very close to a fire) without it first being opened (smashed or can opener opened) by the player, but drinks, soups, and stews all can: so exercise caution with those.

Foods which are initially cooked "hot" but cannot be re-heated are not at risk of this.

Campfires also cannot actually 'burn' items/objects/creatures in any way (just injure player if you stand on a lit campfire, and just consume fuel if you insert it ).

Also keep in mind that the cooking timers are preserved, even if e.g. a campfire goes out. This is most obvious if you're boiling snow into water, or cooking a fish and leave the fish on the cooking spot. But be careful since e.g. leaving and re-lighting the fire later (e.g. with that half-cooked piece of Venison on the cooking spot) can result in a shortened time to cook, which can lead to you over-estimating and burning it if you aren't aware.

[Stranzua]

Yeah, came close to doing this recently in Qounset by putting 2 broth on the desk too close to the fire barrel. Thankfully, I heard the sizzling and was able to catch it in time. 

[Calvin]

 Yes i understood what you meant i just worded it wrong! 🤦‍♂️