Campfire protected from the elements by a Shelter
The Campfire is an early game item that is needed for cooking food and purifying water at the start of a new game. Instructions to build the Campfire are included in the game's tutorial.
A Shelter must be built over the Campfire since a fire won't burn if exposed to rain or moist air. Alternatively, the Campfire can be placed beneath a ceiling.
The Campfire has a fuel receptacle, a bucket for boiling water and 4 receptacles for food to be cooked.
To light the Campfire, the player must activate it (default E) and drag Fuel from the player's Inventory to the fuel receptacle, then drag a Lighter on said receptacle. A fully fueled Campfire will burn for 33 minutes in real time.
To cook food on the Campfire, the player must activate the Campfire and drag the food from the player's Inventory to one of the 4 food receptacles. Foods that can be cooked on the campfire are: Raw Meat, Raw Fish and Potatoes.
To extinguish the fire burning in a Campfire, the player must activate the Campfire and drag a flask containing water over the fuel receptacle of the Campfire. The player must confirm the action and one unit of water will be spent to extinguish the fire.
To purify water in a Campfire, the player must activate the Campfire and drag a flask containing dirty water over the bucket. After the fire is lit, the water will quickly be transformed into clean water. There is a circular progress indicator on the bucket that shows the progress of the water purification.
Tip: At the start of a new game it is convenient to place the Campfire right next to a body of water. The Campfire's bucket can hold 200 units of water, but the beginning Flask can only hold 60 units of water. In order to fill the Campfire's bucket, several trips back and forth between the Campfire and the body of water are necessary. If the fire is lit, the player must hurry in order to keep adding dirty water to the bucket before it is purified. Once the bucket contains clean water, no further dirty water can be added to it until the bucket is emptied.
The recipe for the Campfire is found in the Placeables section of the Build Menu under Food.
Crafting Ingredients[]
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Small Stone | 10 |
| Firewood | 8 |
The following fuels can be used to power a Campfire[]
• Firewood
• Stick
• Bark Chips
• Coal
History[]
| v. 6.0 | Amount of water spent to extinguish Campfire changed from entire flask of water to one unit of water. |
| IR | Campfire included in the initial early access release of the game. |