What's the deal with smoke?

[Alonso7]

I recall hearing a YouTuber say that a smoke mechanic similar to the one in Valheim is coming to Vintage Story at some point, but I haven't been able to find any information about it. Is this planned, or have the developers said anything about it? I would love it, I already make chiselled chimneys and smoke extractors for every indoor campfire.

[Echo Weaver]

32 minutes ago, Alonso7 said:

I recall hearing a YouTuber say that a smoke mechanic similar to the one in Valheim is coming to Vintage Story at some point, but I haven't been able to find any information about it. Is this planned, or have the developers said anything about it? I would love it, I already make chiselled chimneys and smoke extractors for every indoor campfire.

I've seen threads on the forum asking for this, but I don't recall the devs saying they had plans about it.

I think the Real Smoke mod probably does what you're asking for. I haven't tried it yet, but it's an interesting idea. Like you, I prefer to build homes that have at least visual ventilation for hypothetical smoke.

[Alonso7]

36 minutes ago, Echo Weaver said:

I've seen threads on the forum asking for this, but I don't recall the devs saying they had plans about it.

I think the Real Smoke mod probably does what you're asking for. I haven't tried it yet, but it's an interesting idea. Like you, I prefer to build homes that have at least visual ventilation for hypothetical smoke.

It looks great. It seems to be quite feature-rich. If a modder can do it, imagine what the official developers can do! I would have thought smoke and chiselled blocks would be problematic, but the game seems to handle them quite well. I think it hasn't been added either because it's not a priority, or because it would disrupt the early stages of the game. Without a chisel you would need to break a block which would leave you with an open room.

[Echo Weaver]

1 hour ago, Alonso7 said:

It looks great. It seems to be quite feature-rich. If a modder can do it, imagine what the official developers can do! I would have thought smoke and chiselled blocks would be problematic, but the game seems to handle them quite well. I think it hasn't been added either because it's not a priority, or because it would disrupt the early stages of the game. Without a chisel you would need to break a block which would leave you with an open room.

Yeah, it seems totally reasonable that the devs would consider a mechanic like this, but I don't think it's on the slate for the next couple of releases. Until such a time, the mod is a good way to go.

[Valsalan]

Nice setup you've got.

I always chisel chimneys into all of my smoke producing areas just as  a matter of habit, since I like how it looks. Glad to see other people doing the same.