Frepo Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 How about a tinder box? A limited-use tool to instantly ignite stuff.CraftingClay bowl + flint + iron/steel bits + dry grass 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Razer Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Sounds good. Make it repairable by crafting it with flint and grass and you have a really nice utility item. Also if it runs out, you get back the clay bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Only problem is, once I have a torch; fire starters (including a tinder box) have negligible benefit. They're pretty much a one use item in my worlds. Just wish I could consign the firestarter to a fiery demise. For some reason combining two flammable materials into an object renders the new object impervious to flame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frepo Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 Yeah it's not supposed to be a game changer by any means, merely a "quality of life" tool. I would love to have one when firing up my 16 clay ovens, takes like half a minute to light them all with the torch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfinn Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Which is a good thing, because you can only remove and add pies about that fast anyway. Or at least that's the best I can do. Nine ovens is about right. Stand still in one spot and cycle through the 3x3 stack of ovens, and I rarely have either burned pies or much idle time. I've tried a 3x4 grid but when the ovens are hot, by the time I get back around to the first one, the pie is burned. I'm more like @Maelstrom-- light one torch then yeet the silly thing. I doubt I would waste an iron on that, though it might be a good use for some of that inexplicably useless rusty scrap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelger Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Make it a simple tool you carry around your base. No durability but faster ignition speed would make it a great replacement to the torch in mid-late game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 That's not very logical. Using an existing flame to spread fire is quicker and easier than starting a new fire from scratch. Now making it be 100% successful would be an improvement from the existing fire starter in those rare times where a torch is not available (such as being dowsed when swimming). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garjouan Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 I see where you're coming from, but I rather have lanterns being able to spread fire like torches. They're reasonable mid game item, with the reward for the materials etc. being they're water proof as opposed to the low-tech torch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 (edited) 18 hours ago, Garjouan said: I see where you're coming from, but I rather have lanterns being able to spread fire like torches. They're reasonable mid game item, with the reward for the materials etc. being they're water proof as opposed to the low-tech torch. That's not what a lantern is used for, so I disagree. They're not meant to light fires what so ever, unless they're smashed or thrown. Edited March 27 by Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garjouan Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 You are aware that you can take out the candle, right? I real, I mean, not in game (yet). I don't see why you shouldn't be able to use them as fire starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 18 hours ago, Garjouan said: You are aware that you can take out the candle, right? I real, I mean, not in game (yet). I don't see why you shouldn't be able to use them as fire starters. You're going to grab a burning hot candle to use it to light a fire, then place it back inside your lantern? Come on man. That makes next to zero sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Handling a candle isn't dangerous (I've done so innumerable times in my life) and he has a point. The only issue I have is the inconvenience of opening the lantern, carefully taking the candle out, using it to light a new fire then carefully replace said candle and closing the lantern once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garjouan Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 (edited) Well I don't know what kind of lanterns you handled, but with all I had used in my time this was never a problem. Even less so compared to a burning torch... But you know... it's a game in the end. Real lanterns aren't water proof either... Edited March 28 by Garjouan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Weeeeeellll.... Modern lanterns don't use candles. I was speculating on what it would take to use a candle laden lantern to light a fire. I'm willing to bet in times before electric and gas powered lighting that lanterns were indeed used to light fires. As far as this game goes, though? It doesn't make a lot of sense (to me at least). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfinn Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Just pull Mrs. O'Leary's cow out of your backpack. Instant conflagration. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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