# Fire good

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-good/5486
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [March 18, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-good/5486 "2014-03-18T04:59:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![pulsefrequency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@pulsefrequency](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pulsefrequency)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-good/5486/1 "2014-03-18T04:59:24Z")

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how exactly does fire longevity work? just dropped 100 logs on a wood stove and lit with matchbook, it barely lasted a couple hours; same with 100 paper wrappers, also seems everything burns on the first or second turn after lighting regardless of how many items are there

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### Author: ![EditorRUS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@EditorRUS](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/EditorRUS)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-good/5486/2 "2014-03-18T05:12:09Z")

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According to source code:

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` else if (it->made_of("paper")) {
                                //paper items feed the fire moderatly.
                                destroyed = it->burn(cur->getFieldDensity() * 3);
                                consumed++;
                                if (cur->getFieldDensity() == 1) {
                                    cur->setFieldAge(cur->getFieldAge() - vol * 10); //lower age is a longer lasting fire
                                }`

Damn. It’s hard to describe a little, so, check source code if you need to know: [https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/master/src/field.cpp](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/master/src/field.cpp)

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### Author: ![pulsefrequency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@pulsefrequency](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pulsefrequency)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fire-good/5486/3 "2014-03-18T06:25:58Z")

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na that makes sense, thats how i thought it worked too, but this does not match my experimental results… from the one or two times i tried… ill try again later

EDIT: that is to say, in a wood stove, one item seems to burn just as long as 100