# Firestarting

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firestarting/2163>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [July 10, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firestarting/2163 "2013-07-10T09:38:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Shambhala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/shambhala/32/132_2.png) [@Shambhala](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Shambhala)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firestarting/2163/1 "2013-07-10T09:38:51Z")

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I would personally love for fresnal lenses to be added into the game as a sort of rare item used to start fires, SOLAR FIRES. WITH THE POWER OF INFINITY SUNS, but in all seriousness, wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to create massive solar death rays? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrje73EyKag](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrje73EyKag)

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firestarting/2163/2 "2013-07-10T10:52:22Z")

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I would welcome the ability to light fires using lenses/glasses/bottles. It would take longer than a matchbook/lighter, but would be very nice!

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**Author:** ![Renofox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@Renofox](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Renofox)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firestarting/2163/3 "2013-07-10T12:08:06Z")

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I also wish that the finger flamethrower could be used to light cigarettes and molotovs cocktails. Those seem like the kind of handy little tasks they would be designed for in the first place.

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**Author:** ![darth\_servo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@darth\_servo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darth_servo)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/firestarting/2163/4 "2013-07-10T15:04:35Z")

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> [@Renofox](#):
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> I also wish that the finger flamethrower could be used to light cigarettes and molotovs cocktails. Those seem like the kind of handy little tasks they would be designed for in the first place.

In the latest build at least, the CBM mini-flamethrower works the way you would expect.