If the fire burns out, for any reason, before the achievement unlocks, the timer will reset, and you will have to start over. I recommend trying this in a location where wind is not going to be a factor, or not as much of a factor, like a cave.I know some people built the campfire on top of a pot-belly stove in a fishing hut with a door, but I am not sure if you can still do that or not. I think it took around 81 or so in-game hours for the achievement to unlock and the notification to pop up for me (was ages ago.). So,depending on when you light the campfire, it may take more than 72 in-game hours to get the achievement to pop. Not a fire barrel.Īnd the timer will start at midnight, the day/night you light the campfire.

Originally posted by MockingjayRising:ima go for the keep a fire going for 3 straight days achievement eventually Keep in mind that it has to be a campfire. 12+ hour going to 10+ hour).Ĭabin fever risk can be a problem especially if in locations where survival outdoors can be a problem or where one has to spend time indoors because say there is a forging session going on. The 'cure' was to remain outside for 24 hours which should then reduce the average time indoors by 2 hours (i.e. The effect of getting cabin fever was that the player could no longer stay 'inside' and rest (sleep).

This average time is smoothed over a six-day moving average which meant that what one did in the previous six days would impact the risk. To discourage such behavior, cabin fever becomes a risk as the average time a player spends indoors (including certain portions of caves and interior caves) reaches or exceeds 12 hours out of 24. Cabin fever was an affliction introduced by the developers because players were 1) tending to spend more time than the devs liked in shelters and 2) there was a some tendency to go with hibernation (stay indoors, sleep, eat and drink then more sleep).

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