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I'm the firestarter achievement in DayZ

I'm the firestarter

Ignite fire using a matchbox, a road flare and a hand drill.

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How to unlock the I'm the firestarter achievement

  • Skycaptin5Skycaptin5
    29 Mar 2019 29 Mar 2019 29 Mar 2019
    There are three core parts to this, I'll include a video below showing them and write each out.

    Requirements: Knife, Axe, Rags (similar burning material), A Forest


    Creating a campfire
    -Wood, taken from tree using an axe.
    -Rags, spawn with or cut up clothing for.
    =Combine Wood piece and rags to create campfire.

    Matchbox
    -You'll need to find a matchbox, these are common in standard houses. You just generally need to find a matchbox for it. Once you find one, create a campfire as shown above. Take the matchbox in hands, go over the campfire and hold cn_RT to light it.

    Flare
    -You spawn with it, take it in the hand, ignite it. Then go over the campfire and hold cn_RT to light it.

    Hand Drill
    -Go to a bush, cut it down using a sharp object. You'll get a long stick, use a knife on that stick to split it. Take the split wood pieces, combine it with bark. Tree bark is obtained by using a knife on a tree. Combine the split wood piece and the bark. Then go over the campfire and hold cn_RT to light it.

    Solution from Gamerheadquarters
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    E vee dubSo skycaptn, you take time to text and admit the game changed with an update and still refused to update the guide ... thumbs down.
    Posted by E vee dub on 26 Dec 20 at 15:22
    Dr MartyWhere do road flares spawn? I've played for nearly 20h now and have not seen one...

    Update: After 8h of looking for this one freaking item, I finally found it!
    I spent 5h looking on a community server with increased loot drops, until I started believing that perhaps this item only spawns on official servers. After another 2h of looking on official servers, I switched back and finally found a solitary flare in a shed in the middle of the woods.
    Posted by Dr Marty on 30 Dec 20 at 14:28
    RedneckGaming81Mine hasn't popped any ideas
    Posted by RedneckGaming81 on 30 Jan 21 at 09:13
    ReaboDo you have to do all in one sitting? can i do it over a period of time? Also where do flares spawn?
    Posted by Reabo on 27 Feb 21 at 08:28
    DefconExileWould just like to confirm to anyone trying this in 2022 that you just do this all in one session you cannot do them in separately I had one of each across 3 different servers and it didn’t pop
    Posted by DefconExile on 18 Mar 22 at 00:09
    MaltiGCWhere can I find a road flare? I am hours and hours and nothing!
    Posted by MaltiGC on 15 Aug 22 at 18:13
    KLZC3744please update your guide
    Posted by KLZC3744 on 09 Nov 22 at 09:36
    LSCNeo42I just got the achievement and didn't do it in one session, in fact I didn't even do it with 1 Character. I'd previously started many fires with matches and road flares. With my current character, I built a fire using a hand-drill (the only fire I made in the game) and the achievement popped. So it appears as of the latest update that it is cumulative.
    Posted by LSCNeo42 on 12 Jan 23 at 05:12
    pablodanielminoYou can create a fireplace with shortsticks and rags, no need to get an Axe for Wood.
    Posted by pablodanielmino on 22 May 23 at 19:23
    Vlados95 MCKMine is stuck on 66% although I tried everything already, tried doing it in one session, tried different servers, tried different places etc, any ideas?
    Posted by Vlados95 MCK on 07 Dec 23 at 07:38
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