Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26834366-20151226223041/@comment-26339514-20151227042324

AlteOgre wrote: What would be the source of the smuthering ashes? Lava pools, volcanic activity closeby, campfires gone out of control, zippo squads of evil forces, fire arrows, explosions? If any, I can imagine this. If not, I see no plausible reason for Mevans to put any effort in coding it. If considered valuable

and fitting as described in the OP ... any burning matter will eventually run out of fuel or the fire will 'suffocate': it may burn for a while, but certainly die out unless fed from some source continuously. What will be left is a layer of ash dust that covers an affected area ... but that would not give the effect on npcs and players as intended with the OP, right? So, ... what would be a convincing motive to code for this?

Aesthetic purposes? There are many blocks that they're only good thing is looking good. Wooden beams for example.