# FIre/Fireplaces

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-fireplaces/25337>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [November 21, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-fireplaces/25337 "2020-11-21T20:03:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-fireplaces/25337/2 "2020-11-21T20:12:54Z")

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See here:

> <https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/issues/45318>
>
> \# Describe the bug
> 
> Fires lit in fireplaces and furnaces go out in a single tu…rn with plenty of perfectly good fuel in Build version: 0.E-7472-g7f7deed
> They do not do this in 
> Build version: 0.E-7427-g895bbd8 that I was using yesterday.
> The log says the fire was successfully lit.
> 
> \# Steps To Reproduce
> 
> go to a lovely ol' furnace in a basement, or a fireplace
> use that good ol' advanced inventory to throw some planks and even rags in for good measure
> have a lighter or matches
> light fire, get told you were successful
> fire goes out after a single turn.
> 
> 
> \# Expected behavior
> 
> fire burns as per normal
> 
> 
> \# Screenshots
> 
> \<!-- \*\*If applicable\*\*, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
> 
> Do not take a screenshot of the crashing window. Please provide the crash logs in the "Additional context" --\>
> 
> \# Versions and configuration
> 
> Platform : Windows
> Graphics : Tiles
> Build number : #11153
> Build version: 0.E-7472-g7f7deed
> Major version: 0.E

Or search the forum, there are some topics about it:

> [@Fire goes out too quickly](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-goes-out-too-quickly/25271):
>
> Hi everyone, While I was playing Cataclysm recently, I noticed a bug in the game. When I started in the Wizard Retreat scenario (Magiclysm) every fire I started seemed to go out within a few minutes. I don’t think this is normal, as one time I even got a message that said the fire looked like it would go out in thirty minutes or so… then it went out in three. At this point, my character is almost dead of dehydration due to not being able to cook anything. Only mod I am running other than Magicl…

> [@Fires no longer stay lit, even in the presence of fuel (Experimental 11154)](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fires-no-longer-stay-lit-even-in-the-presence-of-fuel-experimental-11154/25218):
>
> This is encountered immediately after updating from 11144 to 11154 on an existing character. The fire I’m trying to light is indoors, in a brazier, has plenty of fuel, is being lit with a butane lighter, and no fire suppressing items or materials are present on the tile. Most of the attempts, the fire starts, exists for \>10 ticks, then goes out, not even changing the fuel to ‘burnt’ before going out. On some of the attempts, the fire doesn’t even exist for an entire tick, the lighter fuel is use…

A temporary solution to that:

> [@Fire goes out too quickly](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-goes-out-too-quickly/25271/10):
>
> As a workaround if you want/need a normal fire; you can use fuel like lamp oil, diesel or gasoline, as well as ethanol and strong alcoholic beverages (and more) as a long lasting fuel for a fire. Other than in real life, just one drop (1 cl) will burn a very, very long time (about a day for diesel and ethanol, a (few) hours for vodka). Also, you can find the other discussion on this topic as well as the link to the GitHub issue here:

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Then…

> [@Sabre](#):
>
> Now, I just switched to 11181 and I’ve noticed that if I’m not crafting something that actually uses the fire, it won’t add more fuel from the firewood source (which might be in 11157 to, haven’t tested).

As far as I know, that’s in the game for… forever. It will only draw material from the firewood source if you’re using the fire.

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