Not a bug but a question as I haven't done it before

[Oldjim]

Playing Rake-Off I blackjacked a guard carrying a torch.

As usual the torch went out when dropped

So I picked it up again and relit it then dropped it

The torch didn't go out

Is this a setting in the game or just how 2.02 handles it

[grayman]

Either:

 

1 - it didn't happen to go out that one time (did you try it multiple times?)

 

2 - it only goes out if an AI drops it

 

3 - the code that checks for flame verticality for some reason doesn't look at carried torches

[Oldjim]

Tested several times with different torch as well

Will try on another mission if I get the opportunity

[Obsttorte]

By default it should go out, like it does with candles etc. if you throw them to the ground and they land on the side.

 

I also don't see a reason why Fieldmedic (if he was the author, it's what I remember) should have changed it.

 

Torches attached to ai are referred to as props. Maybe they behave different to avoid them going out due to their position caused by an anim of the carrier?!

[grayman]

I reviewed the code, and a torch that's not carried by the player or an AI should go out if it's not vertical.

 

If you've dropped the torch several times and it remains lit each time, then there's a problem and I'll need a bugtracker issue to look at it.

 

When an AI is carrying a torch and an anim causes the torch to become horizontal, the dousing code won't douse it because it's being carried by an AI.

 

Thanks.

[grayman]

I just dropped a lit torch 3x and it never went out, so the problem is confirmed.

 

Pls file an issue.

 

Thx.

[grayman]

The root cause is that the flame on a prop torch is always vertical, regardless of the torch orientation, and is exempt from the verticality check. It's doused when an AI drops it because that situation is specifically looked for.

 

The solution is to also douse the torch when the player drops it.

 

Fix is ready, I'm just awaiting the issue being filed.

[Oldjim]

Trying to make a bug report but access disabled will check again late afternoon

[Bikerdude]

Trying to make a bug report but access disabled will check again late afternoon

Drop springheel a PM if you still cant get in.

[Oldjim]

Sorted - I had blocked cookies

Bug reported

[grayman]

Fixed.

 

Thanks for spotting this.