Candle
| Candle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Light Source |
| Weight | 0.2 |
| Uses | about 333 |
| Crafting Skill | None |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Candle
|
The Candle is an unlit wax candle. Once lit, it becomes a small light that glows all around the holder.
It suits any survivor once the power goes out. A candle burns for a long time and weighs very little. Its cost is a short reach, since its glow only covers the space close by. It needs a lighter, matches or another fire starter to light.
Candles are common in convenience stores, gas stations and general stores. A Box of Candles opens into six of them.
Using
The Light Candle recipe turns a Candle into a Lit Candle. It needs any item that can start a fire, such as a lighter or matches. Double clicking the candle starts the same action.
A Lit Candle throws a soft ring of light about five tiles around the holder. That glow is brighter than a Lighter flame at the same distance. A Flashlight reaches much further, about fifteen tiles, but only in a cone ahead. The candle lights a room evenly and needs nothing but its own wax.
A lit candle can also light a campfire. The Extinguish Candle recipe puts it out and turns it back into a plain Candle. It then has to be lit again before use.
Six loose candles pack into a Box of Candles with the Pack Items in Box recipe.
Upkeep
The candle burns down only while lit. A full candle gives a long time of light before it runs out. Putting it out between uses saves wax for later. A candle that burns all the way down is gone for good.
How to Craft Candle
Each recipe that makes the Candle is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Extinguish Candle
The Extinguish Candle recipe makes the Candle. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lit Candle | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.CandleLit
|
Unpack Box of 6
The Unpack Box of 6 recipe makes the Candle. It needs no skill level.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box of Candles | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.CandleBox
|
Used in Crafting
These recipes take the Candle as an ingredient or a part.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Skill | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Candle | Lit Candle |
|
- | None | /additem Base.CandleLit
|
| Pack Items in Box | Box of Fishing Hooks | 
|
- | None | /additem Base.FishingHookBox
|
Locations
Military crates hold candles very often. Convenience stores, corner stores, gas stations such as Fossoil and Gas 2 Go, general stores and Zippee stores keep them on shelves and counters. Each of those shelves holds one a little under half the time. Houseware stores and kitchenware shops are also good. Army surplus stores, camping stores and department storage turn them up regularly. Survivor caches sometimes keep a candle in their crates.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Military crate | 44.7% |
| Kitchenware shop | Shelves | 27.1% |
| Living room | Counter | 3.2% |
| Garage storage | Other | 2.4% |
| Closet | Metal shelves | 1.2% |
| Closet | Other | 1.2% |
| Any building | Other | 0.9% |
| Attic | Cardboard box | 0.6% |
| Attic | Crate | 0.6% |
| Attic | Other | 0.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Convenience store | Shelves | 42.9% |
| Corner store | Overhead cupboard | 42.9% |
| Corner store | Shelves | 42.9% |
| Fossoil | Counter | 42.9% |
| Fossoil | Shelves | 42.9% |
| Gas 2 Go | Counter | 42.9% |
| Gas 2 Go | Shelves | 42.9% |
| Gas store | Counter | 42.9% |
| Gas store | Shelves | 42.9% |
| General store | Shelves | 42.9% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Army surplus | Metal shelves | 26.1% |
| Army surplus | Other | 26.1% |
| Army surplus | Shelves | 26.1% |
| Department storage | Metal shelves | 20.3% |
| Lobby | Counter | 16% |
| Camping store | Other | 14.9% |
| Camping store | Shelves | 14.9% |
| Camping storage | Other | 14.9% |
| Drug shack | Other | 6.1% |
| Army surplus | Counter | 5.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 17.9% |
| Survivor cache | Survivor crate | 8.9% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Survivor crate | 8.9% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 3.2% |
| Survivor safehouse | Cardboard box | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Crate | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse | Small box | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Cardboard box | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Crate | 1.7% |
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Small box | 1.7% |
Notes
- Putting a lit candle out saves the rest of the wax for later.
- A lit candle can start a campfire.
- Its glow lights all around, which suits indoor work.
- Six candles pack into a Box of Candles for storage.
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