Hatch Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I'm Sorry if there is a discussion on this i didn't find any with the search feature. But I put a Ice Flingomatic in the center of my crops and they still lit on fire and all burnt to ashes. I saved two farms out of nine. I only had time in the spring to gather enough gears for three flingomatics, and I had to put the other two the rest of my base, it seems imbalanced that for their gear cost, they can't be relied on. Anyone else feel this way? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangerdanger101 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 They can be relied on most of the time, but if you turned on the ice flingomatic right after it caught on fire (not when it was about to catch fire) then the fire will spread so fast the ice flingomatic will be worthless. Don't just turn them on as soon as you see a huge fire. If you look closely, you will be able to see when it is really close to catching fire, make the ice flingomatic hit it when this happens, and all is well. This can get annoying though. A different thing (at the cost of some health) is to make another base, bring plenty of food, and put out all fires you see with your hands. (Only works if it is at the "ABOUT TO CATCH FIRE" stage) Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-457582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 They can be relied on most of the time, but if you turned on the ice flingomatic right after it caught on fire (not when it was about to catch fire) then the fire will spread so fast the ice flingomatic will be worthless. Don't just turn them on as soon as you see a huge fire. If you look closely, you will be able to see when it is really close to catching fire, make the ice flingomatic hit it when this happens, and all is well. This can get annoying though. A different thing (at the cost of some health) is to make another base, bring plenty of food, and put out all fires you see with your hands. (Only works if it is at the "ABOUT TO CATCH FIRE" stage) The Flingomatic had been on the entire time . After thinking more about it though, it may have just barely been off my screen while half the farm was on the screen...Would that mean the flingomatic just wasn't working because it wasn't visible on my screen, allowing half the farm to light on fire and spread? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-457612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangerdanger101 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 The Flingomatic had been on the entire time . After thinking more about it though, it may have just barely been off my screen while half the farm was on the screen...Would that mean the flingomatic just wasn't working because it wasn't visible on my screen, allowing half the farm to light on fire and spread?Ice flingomatics have a certain range, i think about a little bigger then almost half a screen.Yes, that may have been why. That is completely possible. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-457620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oCrapaCreeper Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Ice flingomatics have a certain range, i think about a little bigger then almost half a screen.Yes, that may have been why. That is completely possible.As of the latest update the game shows you the range of the Ice Flingomatic when placing it. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-457622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangerdanger101 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 As of the latest update the game shows you the range of the Ice Flingomatic when placing it.I heard about that, but i havent built one after the update, only before it. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-457628 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 All of the farms were in range, I built it today after the update. I think it was just off screen though so maybe wasn't working because of that? Then, the couple farms that were on screen caught fire and spread and overwhelmed it. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-457692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InaneDugong Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 This is depressing... It should absolutely work to deter a single location fire beginning within range of the contraption. If not, I'd stress you to take careful observation of what exactly happens so you can report as much to the bug/feedback forum since this really shouldn't be a gamble/% chance of working scenario. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-458120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailgunD Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Unless you catch the smoldering too late, the ice flingomatic will prevent any fires. You can also just put out the smoldering at the cost of 6 health i think. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-458463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderwearApp Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 This is a bug in that smoldering crops cannot be extinguished currently, with rot, hands, flingomatic etc. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-458873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfs Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 happened to me today.. the ice thing just stopped shooting ice-balls and began making a strange noise.. its was all fueled-up though..everything caught on fire and just then it started working..everything was under it's rangex\ Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-498029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
emrextreme Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 On the contrary, they need nerfing. Fueling them is way too easy. They should be fueled with only nitrates. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-498033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oCrapaCreeper Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 On the contrary, they need nerfing. Fueling them is way too easy. They should be fueled with only nitrates.Not using indecently renewable resources would be preferable. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-498061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangerdanger101 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 On the contrary, they need nerfing. Fueling them is way too easy. They should be fueled with only nitrates.While it would give a use (not counting cold fires) to the almost useless Nitre that would be a very bad idea. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-498089 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbarian Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Finding fuel may be easy, but remembering to check them isn't always - I totally forgot to refuel mine and lost a load of boxes and some of the contents. Otherwise, mine have been working perfectly, I'm happy to say. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-498174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane501 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Tbh its useless and will run out of fuel when a fire will happen.The fires are the problem, they burn everything!!They should just replace fires with withering to the max which means things withered last 3 days withered or something. Destroying bases and half the world is a dumb mechanic to say the least. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-538053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer320 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Another necro'd post. Keep the flinger fueled and it will constantly run and put out any smoldering objects. It'll even keep crops in range from withering. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-539430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare2V Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 They can be relied on most of the time, but if you turned on the ice flingomatic right after it caught on fire (not when it was about to catch fire) then the fire will spread so fast the ice flingomatic will be worthless. Don't just turn them on as soon as you see a huge fire. If you look closely, you will be able to see when it is really close to catching fire, make the ice flingomatic hit it when this happens, and all is well. This can get annoying though. A different thing (at the cost of some health) is to make another base, bring plenty of food, and put out all fires you see with your hands. (Only works if it is at the "ABOUT TO CATCH FIRE" stage)Nope, have the flingo prevent the items from burning away while you run in with your scaled armour and luxury fan to clean up the mess. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-539433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulka782 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 It would be nice if ice flingomatic would actually put off fires, not only prevent them. I recently got attacked while doing work in the garden by fire hounds, and everything went in flames although the machine was working. It's kind of infuriating, making machine and wasting fuel to make it work for almost zero payback. Klei, please buff the ice flingomatic! P.S.Here's a screenshot:https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=324448738 Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-548456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer320 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 They do put out fires but by the time they work, it's of no use. Why not run away from your base when hound attack is about to happen? That would make more sense, especially if fire hounds are involved. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-548686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
porps Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 the one change i would like to see to flingomatics is for them to somehow show their area of effect even after placement, perhaps if you stand right next to them.... i always have to prebuild 1 extra flingomatic just to be able check ranges or the ones i have placed. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-549118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer320 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Thats what I do too. There's a new mod out that when you inspect the flinger, it shows you the range. Haven't tried it yet but looks useful. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-549163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
porps Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 awesome, thanks spencer, i'll have a look for that mod. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-549243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARamblingSpider Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I don't see any real reason why it should be buffed, it's fine the way it is. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/35175-please-buff-the-ice-flingomatic/#findComment-549259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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