Burnt Base After Returning from Caves - Wildfire Disabled (PS4, 485-Day Server)

[farid2mo]

Hello Klei Team,

I am reporting a severe issue we experienced on our Don't Starve Together server on PS4, which has been active for 485 in-game days. After returning from the Caves (Osiris), we found that our entire base was burned to the ground. Despite attempting to roll back the server by 5 days, the issue persists, and the base remains destroyed.

Details of the Issue:

1. Season at the Time of the Incident: Summer

2. Wildfire Setting: Disabled (fire spread due to heat should not occur)

3. Explosive Items: None in the base or chests that could have caused this

4. Player Location: We were in the Caves when the incident occurred, not near the base

5. Rollback Attempts: Rolled back by 5 days, but the base was still burned

This issue has resulted in the complete loss of our progress, which is particularly disheartening given the amount of time and effort my spouse and I put into this server. We were also looking forward to celebrating Christmas in the game, which was ruined due to this unexpected event.

Steps to Reproduce:

Play on a PS4 private server with Wildfire disabled

Enter the Caves during Summer

Return to the base to find it completely burned, even with Wildfire disabled

Expected Behavior:

The base should not burn if Wildfire is disabled in the game settings, regardless of the season.

Observed Behavior:

The base was entirely burned while we were in the Caves, despite Wildfire being disabled.

Additional Notes:

This appears to be a bug related to either the Caves system or the Wildfire mechanic. I have not been able to find similar reports, but I believe this is a critical issue that needs investigation.

I would appreciate any guidance on this matter and hope this report helps improve the game for all players.

Thank you for your time and support.

Best regards,
[farid2mo]

[NSAiswatchingus]

I'm sorry for your loss. I've lost a 1000+ day world before and it hurts way more than it should. The only thing that kept me going was looking at it as a chance to improve upon my initial idea and start again with all the skills/knowledge I gained over that time. Your next world is going to be siiiiick. 

[Fatkitty]

Don't think this is a bug. Something happened.

[Mike23Ua]

Did you disable wildfires when starting your world, or did you more likely disable them later into the world (probably after summer already started?) because simply turning them off doesn’t shut them off, you have to wait till the effects (glowing embers floating about on screen) go away too, otherwise: Your still in the middle of active potential Wildfires.

Some things to note about Wildfires: They can only start during the Yellow portion of day time, Red & Blue are safe to do whatever you want.

Lastly- I don’t know who you were playing with but Willow players can easily cast “Fireball” and it will continue to burn for two entire game days setting fire to anything that the fireball was near.. so even if your all chilling in a caves base underground, they could’ve set a fireball on the surface and left it there.

It’s a weird thing Klei let her keep… seeing as they intentionally tried to make her the only character in the entire game who can play with fire based weapons and items without those fires spreading…

But not fireball, nope! Set it.. & it burns for 2 days (& burns anything it comes in contact with)

[szahal]

Ill add up to this aswell .

Just as fireball dwarf star will light near things on fire .

Red hounds killed by other mobs could caused the fire too .

I recommend using scaled flooring under the chest area or the whole base if you can afford it or have a flingo there just in case .

 

[Fatkitty]

On 1/26/2025 at 11:02 AM, szahal said:

Red hounds killed by other mobs could caused the fire too .

 

99% sure this is it