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You see there's this little thing about The Long Dark that I feel you should be aware of before jumping in. My first steps into this gaming world, well, it was anything but love. I was enthralled with the concept of The Long Dark, and I so wanted to love this game. When I heard the game was coming to Switch, I was champing at the bit to finally get to play a game that had practically become a personal unicorn.

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I did finally buy it last year on one of the annual sales, but still haven'tВ found the time to fit it into my gaming schedule as I so rarely get in front of the screen of my PC for anything other than work. So many times I had nearly pulled the trigger and purchased it only for my better judgement to take hold, take a look at my long list of unplayed games not in 'Early Access,' and take my finger off the mouse button hovering over the Add to Cart button.

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I remember first finding out about it in early access long before its initial full release on Steam in 2017. The Long DarkВ is a game I've been wanting to play for probably five years. And keep in mind that wind direction changes a lot.ДЇires made in a wood stove, burn barrel, fireplace, or furnace will not be affected by the wind.On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. Wind can put out fires even while you're sleeping. You'll just have to find another location to start a new one. You cannot keep it alive any longer by adding more firewood once the wind gets to it. When this happens, you'll see the minutes left for the fire immediately drop into the single- or low double-digits. Fire and WindДЄ fire can be extinguished by wind. Try to increase your chance of success by selecting better ingredients if you have them.

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This depends on the quality of all the elements involved plus your fire skill. If you're having trouble starting a fire, it's probably because the percentage chance of success is low. AccelerantДЄn optional ingredient that drastically speeds up the process and provides a 100% chance of success. Coal is also available, but can only be added to the fire once it's been burning for 30 minutes. FuelДЇuel items are typically just wood lying around in various forms. Like the ignition source, canceling in the middle of starting a fire will still use up the tinder. Just select the stick, select 'Actions' then 'Harvest'. If you don't have any tinder (newspapers, birch bark, cat tail heads, etc) then you can make some by breaking down a stick in your inventory. Canceling in the middle of starting a fire (by pressing ) will still use up the ignition source. Most of the time you will be using matches but there are various other items like a firestriker or magnifying lense. There are several types of ignition sources.

Three things are required (and one optional) to start a fire. These are a wood stove, fireplace, burn barrel, or furnace. Campfires can only be placed:ДЇire can also be placed in a 'fire container' where it is shielded from the elements. The image is red when you can't place it at that location. When it's green it can be placed by left-clicking the mouse. The image of a campfire will appear in front of you. To make a fire, press the key or go through the quick menu. If there's one thing you'll be doing a lot of (besides walking), it's making fire.