The Long Dark is a survival game set in a frozen wilderness in northern Canada, where the main threats are cold, hunger, and wildlife. Your tools and weapons are how you deal with all three. Hand tools let you chop firewood, cut up furniture for materials, and open locked doors and cars, while guns, bows, and a distress pistol help you hunt and keep predators away. Fire starters, lights, cooking and fishing gear, and repair supplies cover the rest, and most of it wears down with use.
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Category
Weapons
Barb's Rifle
A durable .303 rifle variant with a custom stock.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 4.5
- Capacity (rounds)
- 10
- Condition Loss
- 1.125% per shot
- How to Get It
- One spawns per world at a random listed location in Coastal Highway, including Quonset Garage, nearby fishing huts, Train Unloading or Rockfall.
Bear Spear
A defensive spear used to brace against a bear in WINTERMUTE.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- WINTERMUTE only
- Weight (kg)
- 4
- How to Get It
- Restored from the Broken Bear Spear in WINTERMUTE Episode Two by forging a Spear Head at the Maintenance Yard Forge.
Broken Bear Spear
A damaged WINTERMUTE spear that can be repaired with a spear head.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- WINTERMUTE only
- Weight (kg)
- 3.75
- How to Get It
- Found hanging over the fireplace in the Hunting Lodge during WINTERMUTE Episode Two.
Bunker Rifle
A compact rifle variant with a light composite stock.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1.5
- Capacity (rounds)
- 10
- Condition Loss
- 4% per shot
- How to Get It
- Trade with the Trader after completing Sutherland’s fourth Special Request; it can then be ordered again.
Bushcraft Bow
A crafted bow variant unlocked through a blueprint from the Trader.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.5
- Damage Bonus (%)
- 25
- Condition Loss
- 1.6% per shot
- How to Get It
- Unlock its blueprint from the Trader after Sutherland’s Tale, then craft at a Work Bench from 2 Green Birch Saplings and 2 Cured Gut using a knife or hatchet.
Curator's Rifle
A rifle variant built for accurate shots at long range.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 4
- Capacity (rounds)
- 10
- Condition Loss
- 1.325% per shot
- How to Get It
- One spawns per world at a random listed location in Ash Canyon, often beside a corpse at High Meadow, the Gold Mine or Wolf’s Jaw Overlook.
Distress Pistol
A flare gun that fires signal shells and can deter predators.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 0.4
- Capacity (rounds)
- 1
- Condition Loss
- 4% per shot
- How to Get It
- Rare loot, usually inside an orange Emergency Kit case with Flare Shells or beside a corpse.
Forester's Revolver
A revolver variant known for its high durability.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1.5
- Capacity (rounds)
- 6
- Condition Loss
- 0.75% per shot
- How to Get It
- One spawns in Bleak Inlet’s mountain area at a random listed location near Pensive Lookout or Echo One Radio Tower.
Hunter's Revolver
A heavier revolver variant with longer range.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1.75
- Capacity (rounds)
- 6
- Condition Loss
- 1% per shot
- How to Get It
- Found only in a Hunter-type Prepper Cache, among the cache’s hunting gear and furs.
Hunting Rifle
A bolt-action rifle for hunting wildlife at range.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 4
- Capacity (rounds)
- 10
- Condition Loss
- 1.325% per shot
- How to Get It
- Found as loot at selected locations across Great Bear Island, including gun racks, containers, vehicles and beside corpses.
Noisemaker
A throwable explosive that draws or frightens nearby wildlife.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 0.2
- Damage
- 50
- How to Get It
- Find one in the Last Prospect Mine in Blackrock to unlock its Survival Mode blueprint, then craft at an Ammunition Workbench from 1 Recycled Can, 1 Cloth and 0.10 kg of Can of Gunpowder.
Revolver
A six-shot sidearm for defending against hostile wildlife.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1.5
- Capacity (rounds)
- 6
- Condition Loss
- 1% per shot
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings, vehicles and near corpses; the Trader may offer one at 500 Trust outside Interloper and Misery.
Shotgun
A single-shot, break-action firearm found only in WINTERMUTE Episode 5.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- WINTERMUTE only
- Weight (kg)
- 4
- Capacity (rounds)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found during the High Energy mission in WINTERMUTE Episode Five; one is in the Supply Room before leaving the Suzuki Radio Telescope facility.
Spear Head
A forged replacement head for the WINTERMUTE Bear Spear.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- WINTERMUTE only
- Weight (kg)
- 0.5
- How to Get It
- Craft at the Maintenance Yard Forge in WINTERMUTE Episode Two from 2 Scrap Metal using a Heavy Hammer.
Sport Bow
A light bow variant that is more durable than the Survival Bow.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.35
- Condition Loss
- 1.25% per shot
- How to Get It
- Two spawn per world: one at a random listed location in Forsaken Airfield and one beside a corpse in Langston Mine.
Stone
A throwable rock for stunning rabbits or distracting wildlife.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.15
- Condition Loss
- No condition loss; reusable
- How to Get It
- Pick up loose stones from the ground outdoors across Great Bear Island.
Survival Bow
A craftable bow for hunting with reusable arrows.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.5
- Condition Loss
- 2% per shot
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Work Bench from 1 Cured Maple Sapling and 2 Cured Gut using a knife or hatchet; loose bows also spawn in many regions except Interloper and Misery.
Vaughn's Rifle
A light rifle variant with a faster action than the standard Hunting Rifle.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 3
- Capacity (rounds)
- 10
- Condition Loss
- 2% per shot
- How to Get It
- One spawns per world at a random listed location in or near Carter Hydro Dam and Winding River.
Warden's Revolver
A light revolver variant with a quick draw.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1.25
- Capacity (rounds)
- 6
- Condition Loss
- 1% per shot
- How to Get It
- One spawns at a random listed location inside Blackrock Prison.
Woodwright's Bow
A crafted bow variant made at a master workbench.
- Category
- Weapons
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.75
- Condition Loss
- 1% per shot
- How to Get It
- One spawns per world at a random listed location in Hushed River Valley.
Category
Ammunition
Broken Arrow
A damaged arrow that can be harvested for an arrowhead and feathers.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 0.15
- How to Get It
- Appears when a Simple Arrow breaks at 0% condition; broken arrows may also be found as loot near carcasses or hunting blinds.
Broken Fire Hardened Arrow
A damaged fire-hardened arrow that yields a crow feather when harvested.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.15
- How to Get It
- Appears when a Fire Hardened Arrow breaks at 0% condition; it can be harvested for one Crow Feather.
Broken Manufactured Arrow
A damaged manufactured arrow that cannot be harvested for parts.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.15
- How to Get It
- Appears when a Manufactured Arrow breaks at 0% condition; it cannot be repaired or harvested for parts.
Fire Hardened Arrow
A crafted arrow for the Survival Bow that can be reused after a shot.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.1
- Condition Loss
- 7.5% snow; 47.5% flesh; 59.5% wood; 100% stone/metal per impact
- How to Get It
- Craft 3 at an active fire from 5 Sticks and 5 Crow Feathers, using a knife or hatchet.
Flare Shell
A signal shell fired from the Distress Pistol.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.05
- Condition Loss
- 0.067% per day in storage
- How to Get It
- Found as loot, often in orange Emergency Kit cases with a Distress Pistol or near a pistol and a corpse.
Manufactured Arrow
A durable metal-headed arrow for bows.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.15
- Damage Bonus (%)
- 12.5
- Condition Loss
- 2% snow; 12% flesh; 15% wood; 27.5% stone/metal per impact
- How to Get It
- Trade with the Trader after completing his first Special Request; each trade uses 2 cured hides, 2 L of potable water and 2 Ptarmigan Down.
Revolver Ammunition
Cartridges used by the Revolver.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.02
- How to Get It
- Found as loot; craft at an Ammunition Workbench from 1 Bullet, 1 Revolver Shell Casing and 0.01 kg of Can of Gunpowder.
Rifle Ammunition
Cartridges used by the Hunting Rifle.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.02
- How to Get It
- Found as loot; craft at an Ammunition Workbench from 1 Bullet, 1 Rifle Shell Casing and 0.01 kg of Can of Gunpowder.
Shotgun Ammunition
A box of slugs for the WINTERMUTE shotgun.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- WINTERMUTE only
- Weight (kg)
- 0.02
- How to Get It
- Found at the second and third Geothermal Stations during WINTERMUTE Episode Five, in the High Energy mission.
Shotgun Shell Casing
An empty casing left after firing a WINTERMUTE shotgun slug.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- WINTERMUTE only
- Weight (kg)
- 0.01
- How to Get It
- Dropped on the ground when the Shotgun is reloaded after firing; unloading it in the backpack also returns the casing.
Simple Arrow
A crafted wooden arrow that can be reused after firing.
- Category
- Ammunition
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.15
- Condition Loss
- 4% snow; 24% flesh; 30% wood; 55% stone/metal per impact
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Work Bench from 1 Arrowhead, 1 Arrow Shaft and 3 Crow Feathers; arrows may also appear in hunting blinds or near carcasses.
Category
Hand Tools
Bolt Cutters
A heavy tool for cutting bolts and chains in WINTERMUTE.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- WINTERMUTE only
- Weight (kg)
- 1.5
- How to Get It
- Found during WINTERMUTE Episodes Three, Four and Five when required to cut through locked gates.
Cougar Claw Knife
A forged knife made with cougar materials for cutting and defense.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.6
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Forge with a Heavy Hammer from 1 Cougar Claw, 3 Scrap Metal and 1 Cured Leather.
Hacksaw
A saw for harvesting saplings and breaking down metal objects.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings, tool containers and work areas; some can be traded from the Trader at higher Trust.
Hatchet
A chopping tool for branches, furniture, and some crafting tasks.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 1.5
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings, tool containers and work areas; the Trader may also offer one at 300 Trust outside Interloper and Misery.
Heavy Hammer
A heavy tool for forging equipment and breaking down furniture.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 2
- How to Get It
- Found as loot near workbenches, forges and industrial equipment; the Trader may also offer one at 300 Trust outside Interloper and Misery.
Hunting Knife
A knife for harvesting carcasses, crafting, and animal struggles.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 0.5
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings, near work areas and by some corpses.
Improvised Hatchet
A forged hatchet made from scrap metal and a cured sapling.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1.75
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Forge from 5 Scrap Metal and 1 Cloth using a Heavy Hammer.
Improvised Knife
A forged knife made from scrap metal and a cured sapling.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 0.75
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Forge from 3 Scrap Metal and 1 Cloth using a Heavy Hammer.
Prybar
A metal bar for opening locked containers and vehicle doors.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings and vehicles, often near locked doors, trunks and work areas.
Quality Tools
A tool set that speeds up crafting and equipment repairs.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 0.75
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in tool chests, lockers and near workbenches; the Trader may offer them at 300 Trust.
Simple Tools
A basic tool set for crafting and repairing equipment.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in tool chests, lockers and near workbenches.
Survival Knife
A rare knife variant acquired through the Trader.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.75
- How to Get It
- Can be offered by the Trader after his third Special Request; it is unavailable through this trade on Interloper and Misery.
Whetstone
A sharpening stone for restoring the edges of blades.
- Category
- Hand Tools
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in tool containers and work areas; the Trader may offer one at 300 Trust.
Category
Fire Starting
Accelerant
A bottle of fire starter that makes a new fire more likely to catch.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings and supply containers.
Book
A paper book that can be burned as fire fuel.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.5
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in homes, offices and other indoor locations.
Cardboard Matches
A common fire starter that can also provide a brief light.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.005
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings and containers; more common than Wood Matches.
Cash
Paper money that can be used as tinder.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.05
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings and containers.
Cat Tail Head
The seed head of a cat tail plant, used as tinder.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.05
- How to Get It
- Harvest from a Cat Tail plant growing beside freshwater lakes, streams, rivers or ponds; each plant yields one head.
Cedar Firewood
A light piece of firewood that burns for a shorter time than fir.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.5
- How to Get It
- Harvest from downed Cedar Limbs with a hatchet or hacksaw; loose pieces also appear in buildings, firewood bins, near campfires and corpses.
Coal
A dense fuel that burns hot and for a long time.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.3
- How to Get It
- Pick up loose pieces found abundantly in mines and some caves, and rarely along streambeds; Cinder Hills Coal Mine and Langston Mine are major sources.
Fir Firewood
A heavy piece of firewood that burns longer than cedar.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Harvest from downed Fir Limbs with a hatchet or hacksaw; loose pieces may also be found in structures and firewood bins.
Firelog
A manufactured fuel block that burns for a long time.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 2
- How to Get It
- Uncommon loot near indoor fireboxes, outside burned-out campfires and in Prepper Caches.
Firestriker
A compact fire-starting tool that works without a match supply.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.1
- How to Get It
- Rare loot found in buildings and supply containers; the Trader may offer one at 300 Trust outside Interloper and Misery.
Lantern Fuel
Kerosene for refilling lanterns or helping a fire catch.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.5
- How to Get It
- Found as loot, often in houses and cabins; it is also produced by cooking fish or harvesting fuel from a Storm Lantern.
Newsprint
A sheet of paper used as tinder.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in homes and other indoor locations.
Newsprint Roll
A roll of paper that can be broken into tinder sheets.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in homes and other indoor locations.
Reclaimed Wood
Wood salvaged from structures for fuel and crafting.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.25
- How to Get It
- Found near buildings and settlements, or harvested from furniture, crates and wooden structures.
Stack of Papers
A stack of paper that can be used as tinder.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in homes and other indoor locations.
Stick
A small branch that burns as firewood.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.15
- How to Get It
- Pick up loose sticks outdoors or harvest them from branches and scrub bushes.
Tinder Plug
A small tinder bundle used to help start a fire.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.05
- How to Get It
- Craft from a Stick, Newsprint, Newsprint Roll or Stack of Papers; cardboard boxes can also be broken down for plugs.
Wood Matches
A small box of matches for lighting fires and providing brief light.
- Category
- Fire Starting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.008
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings and containers; less common than Cardboard Matches.
Category
Lighting
Crank Light
A hand-cranked light that works without an Aurora-powered battery.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- WINTERMUTE only
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found in the first mine area in Blackrock Foothills during Part Two of WINTERMUTE Episode Five; another appears later in the mine.
Flare
A handheld flare for light, fire starting, and keeping wolves at a distance.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.25
- How to Get It
- Found as loot across Great Bear Island, including buildings, caves and outdoor supply spots.
Flashlight
An Aurora-powered light that can also deter predators during an Aurora.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings, vehicles and industrial locations.
Magnifying Lens
A reusable lens that can start fires in clear outdoor weather.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.1
- How to Get It
- Rare loot in buildings; a confirmed spawn is in the Pleasant Valley Farmstead basement.
Marine Flare
A short-lived flare that can scare wolves and timberwolves.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 0.25
- How to Get It
- Found as loot, especially in coastal regions and places with Timberwolves.
Miner's Flashlight
A heavier flashlight variant with a larger battery.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1.25
- How to Get It
- Found in the Far Range Branch Line or Zone of Contamination; one guaranteed spawn is in the Concentrator control room, except on Interloper.
Spelunker's Lantern
A fuel-efficient lantern variant with a dimmer beam.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- One spawns per world in a set of caves in north-eastern Great Bear Island, including transition caves and caves in Timberwolf Mountain or Pleasant Valley.
Storm Lantern
A fuel-powered lantern that provides portable light and a little warmth.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode and WINTERMUTE
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in buildings, caves and other indoor locations; fuel can be harvested from it.
Torch
A burning stick pulled from a fire for portable light and fire starting.
- Category
- Lighting
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.3
- How to Get It
- Craft anywhere from 3 Sticks, 1 Cloth and 0.10 L of Lantern Fuel, or take one from an active fire.
Category
Cooking Gear
Can Opener
A small tool for opening canned food without spilling its contents.
- Category
- Cooking Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.25
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in kitchens and other residential buildings.
Cooking Pot
A pot for melting snow, boiling water, and cooking food.
- Category
- Cooking Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in houses and buildings with kitchens, often near wood-burning cooking stoves.
Cooking Skillet
A pan for cooking food over a fire.
- Category
- Cooking Gear
- Content
- Tales from the Far Territory
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 1
- How to Get It
- Found as loot in kitchens and around cooking areas.
Insulated Flask
A portable flask that keeps stored drinks warm.
- Category
- Cooking Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.2
- How to Get It
- Found as loot, usually one per region at set spawn points; the Trader may offer the Sticker variant at higher Trust.
Recycled Can
A small container for melting snow, boiling water, and simple cooking.
- Category
- Cooking Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.15
- How to Get It
- One starts in the inventory; more can be recovered by emptying cans or found as loot near fireboxes and in kitchens.
Category
Fishing Gear
Fishing Bait
Bait that can improve the chance of catching larger fish.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.05
- How to Get It
- Process raw fish from the inventory to make bait; 30 minutes of in-game time passes.
Fishing Lure (Acorns)
A crafted acorn lure that improves ice-fishing odds.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.01
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Work Bench from 1 Scrap Metal, 1 Crow Feather and 1 Acorn.
Fishing Lure (Revolver Shell Casing)
A crafted casing lure that improves ice-fishing odds.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.01
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Work Bench from 1 Scrap Metal, 1 Crow Feather and 1 Revolver Shell Casing.
Fishing Lure (Wire Bundle)
A crafted wire lure that improves ice-fishing odds.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.01
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Work Bench from 1 Scrap Metal, 1 Crow Feather and 1 bundle of Wires.
Fishing Tackle
A hook-and-line set used for ice fishing and clothing repairs.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.02
- How to Get It
- Craft anywhere from 1 Hook and 1 Line; it can also be found as loot.
Fishing Tip-Up
A small trap left at an ice hole to catch fish over time.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.3
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Work Bench from 2 Sticks, 1 Cloth, 1 Scrap Metal and 1 Fishing Tackle.
Hook
A small metal hook used to make fishing tackle.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.01
- How to Get It
- Craft 3 at a Work Bench from 1 Scrap Metal.
Line
A length of cured gut used to make fishing tackle.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.01
- How to Get It
- Craft 2 at a Work Bench from 1 Cured Gut.
Simple Fishing Lure
A basic crafted lure that can improve ice-fishing odds.
- Category
- Fishing Gear
- Content
- Base game
- Mode
- Survival Mode
- Weight (kg)
- 0.01
- How to Get It
- Craft at a Work Bench from 1 Scrap Metal.
Hand Tools: What Each One Is For
Hand tools do most of the everyday work, from chopping firewood to getting into buildings. Each one has its own job, so most players carry several instead of relying on one. The hatchet is how you get firewood from trees, and it also breaks up furniture and branches. The hunting knife is quick and handles cloth and cardboard.
The hacksaw cuts through metal furniture, and it's how you get the scrap metal most repairs need. It also cuts open car batteries for lead. The prybar opens locked doors and cars, but it can't be repaired, so it has a limited life. The heavy hammer breaks furniture, and it's the only tool you can use to craft your own tools at a forge.
In a struggle with a wolf, the tool you're holding shapes how the fight goes. The hunting knife is fast but low on damage, though it reliably causes bleeding if you win. The hatchet hits hard at a medium pace, the prybar sits in the middle on both, and the heavy hammer is slow but powerful. A knife and a hacksaw cover most early needs, with a hatchet added for firewood and a prybar for locked doors and cars.
Guns and Bows: What Each One Is For
The hunting rifle is the main gun for hunting, and the revolver is mostly for defense, used to scare animals away. Both wear down with use, so guns need upkeep like any other tool. The Tales from the Far Territory expansion adds more rifle and revolver variants. The Hunter's Revolver has a longer barrel for more reach, while the Warden's Revolver is lighter and quicker to aim.
The bow is the quiet choice. Its shots are silent, so nearby animals often don't notice, and an arrow that hits causes bleeding, so the animal often bleeds out on its own. Simple arrows are the dependable option, and they work on all wildlife. They're made from birch saplings, which cure into shafts, and feathers, which turn up near carcasses that crows circle.
Fire-hardened arrows are the quick version, made at a campfire from cheaper materials. They're fragile, though, and they only work on small game like rabbits and ptarmigans. The distress pistol is a different kind of tool. It fires flares, and players rely on it to stop a bear that's charging, since flares make the bear stop short. Its main job is scaring predators off, not hunting, so save its shots for real danger.
How to Make Ammunition from Car Batteries
Rifle and revolver rounds start with car batteries. Not every vehicle has one, but when it does, a hacksaw cuts the battery apart to get scrap lead. The lead goes into the Ammunition Forge and comes out as bullets, and the Ammunition Work Bench turns those bullets into rifle or revolver ammunition. You'll find the bench in Bleak Inlet and Blackrock.
Gunsmithing is the skill behind all of this. A higher level gives you better rounds with fewer misfires, and working at the bench and forge and reading research books all raise it.
Fire Starters and Lights
Fire keeps you warm and lets you cook, so the starter in your pack matters. Matches are the everyday option, but each attempt uses one up whether or not it works. The firestriker is the strongest starter, but it can't be repaired and it's very rare, so save it for when you really need it.
The magnifying lens never wears out, but it only works outdoors in clear, sunny weather. Accelerant and gunpowder greatly improve your odds, and gunpowder only lasts for a limited number of uses. Light is limited too, so use it carefully. A lit flare gives off light and keeps wolves at a distance, but it burns out after a while.
The Flashlight and Miner's Flashlight don't use batteries you can swap. Their batteries only recharge during an aurora or glimmer fog, so they work for a while after one. Glimmer fog is the daytime version of the aurora, added by the Tales from the Far Territory expansion. Lanterns burn lantern fuel, a kind of kerosene. Storm lanterns can be topped up from a jerry can or a bottle of lantern fuel, and bottles turn up often in houses and cabins. You can also make fuel by cooking fish.
Cooking and Fishing Gear
Cooking gear turns raw meat and fish into food you can eat. Fishing starts with an open hole in the ice, which you clear before you can fish. Fishing tackle does the catching, and a lure attached to it improves your odds at rarer fish. Lures are made from wire, revolver shell casings, or acorns, and wire bundles give the best odds for rare fish but are the hardest to find.
The fishing tip-up is the hands-off option. You set it over a hole, and when a fish bites, it tips toward the hole and scrap-metal chimes ring so you know to come check. Each catch means clearing the hole if needed, retrieving the tip-up, and setting it again. It's built at a workbench from sticks, cloth, scrap metal, and fishing tackle, and it works best alongside fishing by hand rather than in place of it.
Repair and Crafting
Tools wear down as you use them, and once an item wears all the way out, it can't be repaired anymore. Most repairs use scrap metal, which mostly comes from cutting up metal furniture with a hacksaw. You also need a repair kit, either simple tools or quality tools, and quality tools give a better chance of success and a faster repair. A failed attempt still uses up metal, so have enough on hand before you start. The heavy hammer is the exception, since fir firewood repairs it instead.
Whetstones sharpen blades like hatchets and knives, while sewing kits and fishing tackle handle clothing.
Research Books and Skills
Research books are a quick way to build skills, and they only show up in Survival mode. Each title trains one skill, and the list covers archery, carcass harvesting, cooking, fire-starting, ice fishing, mending, gunsmithing, and both rifle and revolver shooting. The Frontier Shooting Guide and Advanced Guns Guns Guns! train rifle, while the Small Arms Handbook trains the revolver.
Reading takes in-game time, and you can break it into several sessions. Duplicate copies are scattered across the map, and each copy gives its own bonus, so you can read the same title more than once. Skill progress is lost when you die, so it's worth reading books early in a run. Books can also be burned to start a fire, but other materials make better tinder, so reading is usually the better use.
FAQ
Can you throw a flare to stop a charging bear?
No. Throwing a flare at a charging bear does nothing, so the distress pistol is the tool that works.
Can a Milling Machine repair a gun?
Yes. During an aurora, a Milling Machine repairs tools, including firearms, using only scrap metal, so it's a useful option when you don't have a repair kit.
What happens if your fishing line snaps?
The lure attached to your tackle is lost, and you have to craft a new one. It's worth carrying spare materials if you fish often.