Difference between revisions of "Fire"

Revision as of 21:31, 16 November 2017

As a hazard

Fire is capable of destroying crops, resources, structures, and can injure or kill pawns. It spreads via embers that travel up to two tiles and will start another fire if it lands on something flammable. Fire may spread far and wide if left unchecked. Colonists capable of firefighting will only fight fires in your Home area. To make them fight fires outside of this area, use the "Expand home area" tool in the Zone/Area section of the Architect menu.

Basic prevention

A good way to prevent fire from spreading is by using firebreaks. Firebreaks are non-flammable flooring, typically stone, with a minimum width of three tiles. Place firebreaks outside of colony perimeter walls and around other important structures. Another key step to preventing fire is to use non-flammable materials for walls.

Pawns

Pawns on fire will become momentarily disabled by panic and will attempt to extinguish the fire. They may also wander into unsafe open areas where they might be vulnerable to attacks. Pawns on fire can also spread fire.

Interiors

At higher temperatures (~235C/455F/508K), flammables can spontaneously ignite, and an orange haze effect will appear. Pawns trying to put out the fire may collapse from Template:Injury. To prevent pawns from succumbing to the heat in an enclosed room, simply remove some of the roof, and then tend to the fire.

Objects

Objects and structures on fire will take damage to their hit points over time. The damage taken value is the same for everything. The size of the fire depends on the flammability of the material. Objects with 0% flammability can't catch fire.

As a tool or weapon

Countermeasure against infestations

Infestations are difficult to clear, especially when spread through multiple (mined out) caves.

An effective method is to equip a colonist with an incendiary launcher or molotov cocktails and attack the hives one at a time. Without hives, insects will no longer be hostile.

Should one of your caves have power conduits running through all the area and completely sealed with roof, they could be used to spread the fire by closing the caves with walls and then simply shoot at a conduit to ignite. Insectoids will collapse and eventually die of burns or heatstroke, hives will ignite if the temperature gets high enough for spontaneous combustion.

Sources

Sources of fire include:

Incendiary launcher
Incendiary mortar (shell detonation)
IED incendiary trap
Molotov cocktail
Inferno cannon
Lightning strike (especially flashstorm)
Raiders (can set aflame crops or structures)
Colonist with pyromaniac trait (can set aflame crops or structures)
Crashed ship part (psychic or poison; spawns with fire nearby)
Embers (spread from existing fire)
Spontaneous combustion of flammables exposed to intense heat
Fiery explosion - these accidental explosions give off a blast with fire making flammables catch fire
- Mortar (of any kind, when severely damaged)
- Improvised turret (when severely damaged, but has a chance to not explode)
- Battery short circuit event (aka 'Zzztt..')
- Short circuit of any electrical appliance exposed to rain
- Chemfuel (after catching fire)
- Boomrats and Boomalopes explode with flames upon death

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 == As a hazard ==
-Has a destructive capability against anything flammable close to it and may expand to large extensions if left unattended.  Note that colonists capable of Firefighting will only fight fires in your Home area.  To make them fight fires outside of this area, use the "Expand home area" tool in the Zone/Area section of the Architect menu.
+Fire is capable of destroying crops, resources, structures, and can injure or kill pawns. It spreads via embers that travel up to two tiles and will start another fire if it lands on something flammable. Fire may spread far and wide if left unchecked. Colonists capable of firefighting will only fight fires in your [[Home area]]. To make them fight fires outside of this area, use the "Expand home area" tool in the Zone/Area section of the Architect menu.
-=== Base prevention ===
+=== Basic prevention ===
-Fire spreads through little flames flying nearby, a good way to avoid burn damage in your colony is to lay down stone flooring on the wall outer sides by a width of three tiles minimun.
+A good way to prevent fire from spreading is by using firebreaks. Firebreaks are non-flammable flooring, typically stone, with a minimum width of three tiles. Place firebreaks outside of colony perimeter walls and around other important structures. Another key step to preventing fire is to use non-flammable materials for walls.
 === Pawns ===
-Caught on fire will become momentarily disabled by panic and attempt to extinguish their fire, while also wander into unsafe open areas where they might be vulnerable to attacks. Flaming pawns can also spread fire.
+Pawns on fire will become momentarily disabled by panic and will attempt to extinguish the fire. They may also wander into unsafe open areas where they might be vulnerable to attacks. Pawns on fire can also spread fire.
 === Interiors ===
-At higher temperatures (~235C/455F/508K), flammables can spontaneously ignite, and an orange haze effect will appear.
+At higher temperatures (~235C/455F/508K), flammables can spontaneously ignite, and an orange haze effect will appear. Pawns trying to put out the fire may collapse from {{Injury#Heatstroke|heatstroke}}. To prevent pawns from succumbing to the heat in an enclosed room, simply remove some of the roof, and then tend to the fire.
 === Objects ===
-Those caught on fire will take damage over time. The damage taken value is the same for everything, however how big the fire will be depends on the [[flammability]] of its material. Objects with 0% flammability can't catch fire.
+Objects and structures on fire will take damage to their hit points over time. The damage taken value is the same for everything. The size of the fire depends on the [[flammability]] of the material. Objects with 0% flammability can't catch fire.
 == As a tool or weapon ==
-=== Countermeasure against [[Events#Infestations|Infestations]] ===
+=== Countermeasure against infestations ===
-Infestations are difficult to clear, especially when spread through multiple (mined out) caves.
+[[Events#Infestations|Infestations]] are difficult to clear, especially when spread through multiple (mined out) caves.
-An effective method is to equip a colonist with an incendiary launcher or Molotov cocktails and attack the [[hive]]s one at a time. Without hives, insects will no longer be hostile.
+An effective method is to equip a colonist with an incendiary launcher or molotov cocktails and attack the [[hive]]s one at a time. Without hives, insects will no longer be hostile.
-Should one of your caves have [[power conduit]]s running through all the area and completely sealed with roof, they could be used to spread the fire by closing the caves with walls and then simply shoot at a conduit to ignite. [[Insectoids]] will collapse and eventually die of [[Health#Cold and Heat Injuries|burn]]s or [[Injury#heatstroke|heatstroke]], hives will ignite if the temperature reaches threshold.
+Should one of your caves have [[power conduit]]s running through all the area and completely sealed with roof, they could be used to spread the fire by closing the caves with walls and then simply shoot at a conduit to ignite. [[Insectoids]] will collapse and eventually die of [[Health#Cold and Heat Injuries|burn]]s or [[Injury#heatstroke|heatstroke]], hives will ignite if the temperature gets high enough for spontaneous combustion.
 == Sources ==