

However, when you have only one fire still going on after the rain stops, you can deal with it : just follow rule 1 and 2, and expand temporarily your home area on and around the fire. For the latter, these is not much to do, and the best defense are stone walls (but expect to lose some vegetation around).

You can even have dry thunderstorms, and these are a real pain. Lightning mostly occurs when it's raining, but sometimes the rain stops a bit early. So what causes fires in the first place ?ĮDIT : So, it looks like lightning is your main source of fire. Now, depending on the source of your fires, some more techniques can be useful. I didn't bother to much with it (except in my boomrat farm of firedeath, for obvious security reasons), the above tips should largely suffice.

Kill 'em all.ĭon't rely too much on batteries, the more you have, the biggest explosion/fire it creates.įirefoam poppers are great too, but costly and need some advanced research.

They ignore terrain movement costs, and are immune to the burning effect of solidifying lava in the Pyroclastic Conflagration.Use the tool to define your home area to cover everything you want to protect, or else your colonists won't even bother.īuild stone walls (I used granite, use whatever is most available and not flammable) all around your base.Īdd a several meters layer of stone floor around your wall can help too. A single fire wasp egg unthinkingly placed in a refrigerator will be enough to spoil all the food inside.įire Wasp attacks will set their target on fire. The danger comes from their eggs, whether fertilized or not: they constantly produce an intense heat, that might even cause fires in the vicinity. The wasps themselves are not particularly dangerous for humans, though they may prey on small animals and pets. Fire wasps are predatory creatures that feed on burning flesh and vegetation.
