Melting snow

[Dillinger]

I haven't played this game in like over 6 or 8 months and now I can't melt snow. There is no icon at the top after I make fire and click looking at the fire and there's nothing, no icon at top for melting snow. What am I missing?

[indy-anna]

Go into your tool inventory and click use on the can, place the can on the stove burner or rock, click the can to melt snow.

[sockpuppet12421]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1411691583

[Dillinger]

Thanks guys you rock!

[Quily]

i like to try and figure out games rather than look at videos or threads but damn, the first 5 mins i run into that very problem, it would help if they added more hints in game so at least some people can understand it, 10 mins in and i'm trying to get snow in a can, only option is to drop it, i want to scoop it up but no, is it me or is this game overcomplicated for its own good, i gave up after dying.

[Nil Desperandum]

The game can feel overcomplicated after an update, or when you haven't played for a while or are new.

For your can to be used to melt snow you need to place it on a 'lit' fire - fire is 4 on you keyboard. Once you have selected the can/cans from you inventory, one or two of the stones which are now around the fire will be highlighted, place you can/cans there. Click on the can and you will get a drop down list, select how much water you want - up to 2 ltrs/4 pints if you are using imperial - the size of the can will limit your choice. Select cook and the fire will melt/boil the snow. There will be a timer telling you how long till it's done. Take it when it is done. If you select the pot you are using you will get the choice to pass time if you don't want to wait - this will cause a rapid boil/cook. If you have something else to do, such as read/mend - you can now use the cooking time to do so (multi-tasking) Hope this helps - good luck.

[ism.lor]

excellent instructions but Im not getting any kind of water option when I click on the can on the stove. Just take or leave

[ism.lor]

Actually it appears I can only melt snow on a stove - not a barrel or camp fire

[iwasa]

You did place the can on the fire barrel or the campfire cooking surfaces - they should show up as red when you do the place the can (or pot).

There seems to be a bug possibly introduced in one of the hotfixes recently.

One way to work through that can be pickup the can as if you're going to place it then move it around a bit before placing it. Placing the can right on the cooking surface seems to have some issue, but if you say pick it up from the ground and put it on the cooking surface or pick it up from the surface then (for want of a better word) move it away for a moment or so, then put it back down that seems to fix the problem that time. At least that is how I worked around the problem.

Hope this helps.

[mark]

Originally posted by ism.lor:

Actually it appears I can only melt snow on a stove - not a barrel or camp fire

The can has to 'lock' onto one of the two cooking spots on a barrel or campfire (the two biggest stones). The can might display as green without being locked, since the last update. Aim a little away from the spots (down or to one side) and 'wiggle' around a little until the can 'snaps' into position - you don't have to be pointed right at it; since the last update, pointing right at it doesn't seem to work very well.