Fran, The distant fires are just cones with a fire material - not sitting in anything, just lowered into the terrain.. not too professional, I'm afraid ;) they don't look too bad at a distance, I think. The haze covers up the fact that it's only cones, though the size isn't right. I had one more to start with, further away, but it didn't show so I deleted it. Btw, I'm so impressed with your fire! This is my first attempt and yes! VERY tricky...(just about to give up)

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