# Actual mechanics for fire fuel?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/actual-mechanics-for-fire-fuel/25036>\
**Category:** The Toolbox\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/actual-mechanics-for-fire-fuel/25036 "2020-10-22T21:31:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Pyrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pyrite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Pyrite)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/actual-mechanics-for-fire-fuel/25036/1 "2020-10-22T21:31:01Z")

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So a while back I picked up a habit of using random small bits of zombie clothing to fuel my fires. Recently that doesn’t seem to work as well as it used to, apparently due to the new fire mechanics.

Can anyone explain how the actual mechanics of that works now? And maybe how to look up the ‘fuel value’ of various items?

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/actual-mechanics-for-fire-fuel/25036/2 "2020-10-23T06:51:02Z")

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What makes you say there is a new fire mechanics?

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**Author:** ![spicyshadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 10:01am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/actual-mechanics-for-fire-fuel/25036/3 "2020-10-23T10:01:10Z")

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Wait there are fire mechanics?

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/actual-mechanics-for-fire-fuel/25036/4 "2020-10-23T10:08:58Z")

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Yes, fires are spreading using some rules.

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**Author:** ![spicyshadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@spicyshadow](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/spicyshadow)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/actual-mechanics-for-fire-fuel/25036/5 "2020-10-23T10:11:25Z")

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I know that but for fire duration

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/actual-mechanics-for-fire-fuel/25036/6 "2020-10-23T10:45:50Z")

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What do you mean? Fires are not static.