How to check if a campfire is lit in ASA

Development Modding ARK: Survival Evolved
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I need to know how to check whether a campfire in ark is lit or not but I’m struggling to find where/how that’s triggered.

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In “ARK: Survival Evolved,” determining whether a campfire is lit or not involves interacting with the campfire’s status indicators. Here’s how you can check if a campfire is lit in the game:

  1. Visual Indicators:
  • Fire: When a campfire is lit, you will see flames coming out of it.
  • Smoke: There will be smoke emanating from the top of the campfire.
  1. HUD Information:
  • When you approach a campfire, a context menu will appear, showing options and the status of the campfire.
  • If the campfire is lit, the context menu will typically show options related to managing the fire, such as adding fuel, putting out the fire, or accessing the inventory where you can cook items.
  • If the campfire is not lit, you will have an option to light the fire, provided you have the necessary fuel (wood, thatch, etc.) in the inventory.
  1. Inventory Check:
  • Open the campfire’s inventory by pressing the appropriate interaction button (usually E on PC, Triangle on PlayStation, or Y on Xbox).
  • If the campfire is lit, the inventory screen will show a fire icon or indicator, and you might see items being cooked (raw meat turning into cooked meat, for instance).
  1. Automatic Notifications:
  • In some cases, if the campfire runs out of fuel and the fire goes out, you might receive an automatic notification indicating that the fire has gone out.

These are the in-game methods to determine if a campfire is lit or not. If you are looking into the technical details for a mod or script, you’d need to look into the game’s files or development documentation. Specifically, you might want to check the campfire’s status or state variable within the game’s code, which would be handled in the back-end by the game engine (typically Unreal Engine for ARK).

If you have access to the game’s scripting or modding API, look for functions or properties related to the campfire’s state. For instance, you might find a boolean property like isLit or a method like CheckFireStatus() that returns whether the campfire is currently burning.