Editing Environmental hazards

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'''Environmental hazards''' refers to objects in the environment that can damage a player, causing '''Environmental damage'''. These can either be map elements that directly damage players, and map elements that require interaction from players first before becoming lethal. In the latter case, the player that triggered them may be considered the killer for enemy players killed by the environment effects.

Environmental damage ignores all [[friendly fire]] settings and damages all players equally. Some environmental damage can even damage vehicles.

==Fire==
Some maps contain open flames that will set players on fire if they go over them. Fire damage tends to be small, and it doesn't kill players unless they stand on said flames for too long. Furthermore, flames don't seem to follow typical fire rules, and seem to vanish when players step out of the fire, not sticking to them. Some maps have flame hazards players can trigger, such as the leaky gas pipes on [[Operation Locker]], which players can shoot, exploding along the length of the pipe, potentially cooking players alive who get caught in the blast.

Weapons such as [[flamethrower]]s and [[incendiary grenade]]s inflict fire damage. These often cause persisting "afterburn" damage that can take down escaping players.

Certain maps in ''Battlefield 4's'' DLCs have dry brush where fire can spread, creating a lingering hazard for passing infantry.

==Barbed Wire==
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'''Barbed Wire''', or '''barb wire''' are environmental hazards in ''[[Battlefield 1]]''. Barbed wire has appeared in earlier games as static props, but are proper environmental hazards in ''Battlefield 1''.

It is found on most maps featured in the game where defensive fighting positions have been created. Players cannot [[vaulting|vault]] over barb wire, and it will damage players upon making contact, inflicting five points of damage per second. This makes it crucial that players pay attention to their surroundings as those with low health can be killed instantly.

It is possible to [[Destruction|destroy]] the barb wire through explosives or certain melee weapons.

Barbed wire functions in a similar manner in ''[[Battlefield V]]'' as a [[Fortifications|Fortification]].

==Explosive object==
'''Explosive objects''' are occasionally placed in maps, exploding violently if shot at or crushed by a vehicle. They take the form of bright red/orange crates, barrels, compressed gas tanks, ammunition stockpiles, and even destroyable civilian cars.

It takes a few bullet hits, one sniper round, one launched projectile, or one nearby explosion to detonate an explosive object.

On games featuring [[Destruction 2.0]] or [[Destruction 3.0|3.0]], explosive objects can demolish small structures or gut larger ones.

==Crushed==
[[Supply drop]]s and [[vehicle drop]]s can crush players if dropped on top of them, regardless of if the commander that dropped them is friendly or not.

Some maps in ''Battlefield 4'' and ''Battlefield 1'' contain vertically opened and closed gates. If the gates land on a player or a vehicle, it will be destroyed.

==Destruction/Levolution==
[[Destruction]] can oftentimes cause roofs or entire buildings to crumble. In ''Battlefield: Bad Company 2'' and ''Battlefield 3'', when all the walls on a floor of a building have been destroyed, it will collapse and will instantly kill anyone inside or on top of the building, and in a very narrow radius just outside the perimeter building. Debris from such buildings can also injure infantry and damage vehicles.

In ''Battlefield 4'', players next to or in direct contact with a [[Levolution]] structure when it's about to collapse will be instantly killed.

==Drowning==
''Battlefield 4'' allows infantry to dive underwater. Staying too long underwater will cause the player to suffocate. Downed players that fall into water may also be unrevivable.

==Freezing==
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Hypothermia is a hazard on various singleplayer levels of ''Battlefield: Bad Company 2'' and ''Battlefield V''.

''Battlefield 2042'' introduces cryogenic hazards such as fire suppression systems and liquified gas storage containers.

==Electric shock==
Also included in ''Battlefield 2042'' are electric shock hazards from damaged high voltage equipment such as air conditioning, servers, generators, and electric vehicle charging stations.

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