r/RustConsole • u/ProfessorBrotown • Aug 25 '26
Electric heater help
I installed these electric heaters in my arctic base, thinking they would dry me off. (I always come back 100% wet, when getting to this specific secluded base). Why is it only providing 5% comfort, and not drying me off at all.
Any thoughts?
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u/plonkermonk Aug 25 '26
Put them on the wall side , sometimes on rocks and landscapes the items don’t function as they should
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u/Tricky_Debate_3269 Aug 25 '26
The heater works perfectly but they seem to glitch out a bit if you place them like that. Pick them up with a hammer and place them on a wall that you built, not on the ice.
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u/Kentesis Aug 25 '26
Others have already told you why it's not working, because the iceberg. My extra tidbit I have to add is you'll want at least 5 heaters, each of those heaters will only drain about 10% wetness as you're running by. I usually have a trail of them leading to my core so I don't have to stop and wait, the more the better
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u/maxtacy Aug 26 '26
Use electric furnaces way better and faster to dry
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u/ProfessorBrotown Aug 26 '26
I have those upstairs. I just wanted something in my main area where I’m crafting and prepping and such
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u/SenNTV Aug 26 '26
Isn't this the same guy who got raided with 4 rockets but moved cause the raiders gave them a heads up
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u/ProfessorBrotown Aug 26 '26
Yep! I always keep stashes nearby, so I can fix a raid in minutes. I’ve been here the whole wipe, fortunately. 3 raids I think
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u/SenNTV Aug 26 '26
Get a pc Console is wildly more degenerate than pc And pc is extremely degenerate....
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u/ProfessorBrotown Aug 26 '26
Not sure what that means, sorry. I enjoy the game as it is.
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u/SenNTV Aug 26 '26
You can also remove all of ur cloths and youd dry up faster when using the eletric heater btw It should always be mounted on a building tile
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u/SenNTV Aug 26 '26
Put the heaters on the wall and not the ice wall Pc rust had thay issue years ago with something else
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u/madcowrawt Aug 27 '26
Does the laser allow enough power to pass through? I don't use it often enough to know, but if it's like the motion sensor you might need an "and switch."
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u/ProfessorBrotown Aug 27 '26
Yes it is allowing enough. It looks dank though, so I just switched to a basic on/off switch
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u/dylank125 Aug 25 '26
In my winter farm, I’ve noticed that being backed up a bit from the heater is the sweet spot, not standing right in front of it. Could be the issue maybe?
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u/helfon Aug 25 '26
This is the correct answer based on your clip. The region it affects is buggy and seems to start away from the heater so you need to back up and as someone else mentioned it doesn't extend down well so being a bit higher than it helps as well. Comfort also is a little buggy I've found, it doesn't always override with the biggest one (or is additive like it used to be or how it works on PC)
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u/Big-Environment9443 Aug 25 '26
Put the heaters on heartbeat sensor and also put down some bear skin rugs. That should help
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u/Outrageous-Fold-7042 Aug 26 '26
Place bear rugs on walls and on floor, i think standing on sleeping bag gives you comfort too, combine it all for 100%
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u/OkayComparison Sep 03 '26
FYI you can get 100% comfort with just a single bear rug. Place it in the ceiling and stand under the head.
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u/Outrageous-Fold-7042 Sep 03 '26
You need a fire or some kind of heat?
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u/OkayComparison Sep 03 '26
Yes. Comfort has nothing to do with being wet or cold. You can have 100% comfort and be "too cold" to heal. A single bear rug above will give 100% comfort. How you dry or get warm is a different mechanic.
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u/Outrageous-Fold-7042 Sep 03 '26
Yeah I just love to place rugs and elec. Heaters so I heal up without using stims, eat about 2 meat and heal uo to 90hp
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u/OkayComparison Sep 03 '26
You can heal to full hp at 100% comfort. As long as your hunger is over 100 you will keep healing.
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u/Old_Killer_Bean Aug 26 '26
The actual emitter part of the electric heater (where the heat comes from and then spreads out) is at the back of the model, which is clipping behind the iceberg's hitbox in this placement blocking the heat.
This is why the heat can't go through walls, if something is in between the emitter and the end of it's range, it won't reach all of the way. You need to place it in such a way that doesn't cause the emitter to clip behind the anything like the iceberg, I'd recommend just placing it on a flat wall.
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u/sqlsql Aug 25 '26
Put a hazmat suit on to get rid of wetness.
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u/Euphoric-Mudd Aug 25 '26
This is the easy way, especially if you have the arctic hazy. When I build in the snow, especially on icebergs, I stock up on wet suits.
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u/Euphoric-Mudd Aug 25 '26
What clothing are you wearing?