Fire Improvements for The Long Dark

This is a mod for The Long Dark by Hinterland Studio, Inc.

Description

This game is a lot about managing resources. However, handling these resources is sometimes unnecessary hard or doesn't let you decide what to use at all. E.g. when you ignite a torch the game always uses the best matches which are better used for lighting fires. It always shows the best torch in radial menu although I want to use up the worst torch first or use the worst torch to throw at a stalking wolf, not the best. When starting a fire, why are the items sorted in such an odd way. Why can it not remember my last selection or automatically use burning torches as fire starter? This mod is a configurable quality of live mod all around fire that lets you add several features to improve your day. Including, remember last used fire item, better item sorting for fire starting, better torch/ flare support for fire starting, better torch usability outside of fire starting, configurable no-tinder penalty and no magic fire duration boost.

Settings

There are several new settings in the Mod Options:

• Torches

  • Worst Torch in Radial

    Shows the worst torch in the radial menu instead of the best.

  • Worst Torch From Quick Access

    Uses the worst torch when pressing the quick access button.

  • Sort Torch Starters

    If you want to sort torch starters from worst to best.

  • Turn Off 0 Heat Fires

    When taking torches fires can reach 0 heat. Enabling this will extinguish the fire.

  • Restore Lit Torches

    When changing location the carried torch sometimes is extinguished. This will restore its previous state.

• Fire Starters

  • Sort by Igniting Chance

    If you want to sort torches by the igniting chance during fire starting instead of sorting by their name.

  • Remember Last Fire Starter

    If you want to automatically preselect the last used fire starter. Torches are excluded from this.

  • Always Sort Torches/ Flares To First

    If you want to always sort burning torches/ flares to the first position regardless of the sorting order. This means torches are no longer in the usual sorting order for fire starters(e.g. sort after ignite chance).

  • Always Select Torches/ Flares First

    If you want to always select burning torches/ flares first regardless of the sorting position or the last selected fire starter.

  • Always Select Magnifying Lens First

    If you want to always select magnifying lens first regardless of the sorting position or the last selected fire starter. Will be overridden by lit torches/ flares.

  • Use Worst Firestriker

    If you want to always use the firestriker with the worst condition.

  • Use Worst Matches

    If you want to always use the matches with the worst condition.

  • Remove Duplicate Entries

    If you want to remove multiple entries on fire starting when you have e.g. multiple firestrikers. Only leaves the worst one.

    See #4.

• Tinder

  Similar to fire starters.

  • Sort by Weight

  • Remember Last Tinder

  • Tinder Not Required Level

    The level where tinder isn't required anymore. Won't get updated in the skill log page.

  • No Tinder Penalty

    The fire start success penalty for using no tinder.

    • Penalty Level

      This setting allows you to set a penalty multiplier per level below selected. E.g. if your current level is 3 and you chose level 5 your penalty will be (5 - 3) x selected penalty. If you are level 5 and select level 5 your penalty becomes 0.

• Fuel

  Similar to fire starters.

  • Sort by Burn Duration

  • Sort by Igniting Chance

    If you want to sort fuel by igniting chance. When burn duration sorting is also set to true fuel is sorted by igniting chance and by burn duration. Igniting chance has the higher priority.

  • Remember Last Fuel

• Accelerant

  Similar to fire starters.

  • Remember Last Accelerant

• Fire

  • No More Fire Duration Boost

    Fire burns longer when the player is outside in the cold. It doesn't matter where the fire is. This disables this magical mechanic.

Installation

1. If you haven't done so already, install MelonLoader v0.5+
2. If you haven't done so already, install ModSettings v1.8+
3. Download the latest version of FireImprovements.dll from the releases page
4. Move FireImprovements.dll into the Mods folder of your The Long Dark installation directory

Uninstallation

The mod can always be uninstalled. Just delete the FireImprovements.dll from the Mods folder.

Modding Discord Server

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