[Suggestion] Brazier lighting is greatly inferior to wall torch

8 votes

Brazier tech depends on getting the wall torch first, and the brazier is more expensive to craft. The tooltip describes the brazier as an "open source of light," but it doesn't light much. See screenshot for comparison of brazier and wall torch placed beside each other in a cave.

Under consideration Balance Suggested by: Iteration 827 (13 Sep, '21) • Upvoted: 27 Mar, '22 • Comments: 3

Comments: 3

13 Oct, '21
Match
I was so disappointed by the brazier when I made it. Pitiful amount of light, open fire source that you can just walk over by accident and light yourself on fire, potentially burning down your structure if you're still in something wooden.

It'd be nice if the brazier was a little harder to walk over, and as a lighting source it should be superior relative to its resource cost (much, much, MUCH higher than campfires and floor torches).
08 Nov, '21
Richard G.
Agreed! The amount of light put out is pitiful. The "Wood Rag Torch" (the item we wander around with) is bright but limited in area that gets lit up. But things like Wall torches or the brazier should throw off much more light - enough to fully light-up a stone base.
06 Jan, '22
Agent Orange
Agreed, tried it in beta and it was shockingly bad, thought i'd risk it and try again now we're live in 1.0 and it's a hard noop - still useless, expensive, not as much light as a wall, hand or floor torch for something many times larger (!?).

Also, added points for irony - given that it states it's "an easily crafted..." when it needs iron and copper ingots, vs. you know - a floor torch, wood, etc.