Lightning Caused a Fire....

[Nitro Starman]

Learned that it's a bad idea to have lightning causes fire on. Was wondering why my game was getting so laggy.

The devastation a couple lightning strikes from a thunder storm caused to my closest forest.
Luckily I already managed to get a bee farm started before the fire destroyed that wild hive.
RIP bees and most of that forest.

[Nitro Starman]

It finally stopped. The beautiful forest is now scarred 

[Forceous]

I was considering turning on that setting but good to know it's a bad idea lol

[HalfAxd]

I love lighting caused fires in VS.  I generally start fires early game as a way to hunt and clear line of sight.  Fire is good

[Bruno Willis]

1 minute ago, HalfAxd said:

I love lighting caused fires in VS.  I generally start fires early game as a way to hunt and clear line of sight.  Fire is good

If only forest had some way of regenerating naturally  

[Foe Hammer]

4 hours ago, Nitro Starman said:

Learned that it's a bad idea to have lightning causes fire on. Was wondering why my game was getting so laggy.

The devastation a couple lightning strikes from a thunder storm caused to my closest forest.
Luckily I already managed to get a bee farm started before the fire destroyed that wild hive.
RIP bees and most of that forest.

Ya that is painful. Had a friend with the setting on. His home was neat a massive peat field and eventually lightning struck it and very much changed the geography lol.

[LadyWYT]

I mean, it wasn't caused by lightning but...it could always be worse.

I'm pretty sure most everyone has burned something down by accident in Vintage Story at least once.

[Nitro Starman]

15 hours ago, HalfAxd said:

I love lighting caused fires in VS.  I generally start fires early game as a way to hunt and clear line of sight.  Fire is good

I would keep the setting on if it didn't lag my game, and also not leave so many floating leafs behind.

Also would be nice if tree seeds could drop from this (not guaranteed but much higher chance than chopping trees do since no wood or sticks are gained), so that you can try replanting some of the forest.

[ArgentLuna]

20 hours ago, LadyWYT said:

I'm pretty sure most everyone has burned something down by accident in Vintage Story at least once.

I havent had the set peat on fire by pit kiln directly happen to me but some did burn in the great fire that started from a missed patch of grass by a pit kiln that burnt out a huge area of scrubland and only stopped with the rain storm 3 days later

[Forceous]

On 1/22/2026 at 2:36 AM, LadyWYT said:

I'm pretty sure most everyone has burned something down by accident in Vintage Story at least once.

I have my base near a lot of peat, I'm glad I didn't think (oh this is a good spot for a pit kiln) hahaha