Do lamps use too much fuel?

[Furry Eskimo]

Relatively speaking they don't use much, but after a few days of using one (even sparingly) I often find myself running low on fuel.
Does this bother anyone else?

[Shelt]

Yes, and torches burn out too fast. Which is why I have suggested a new badge achivement!

THE FUEL MASTER!

*dramatic music*

[iwasa]

No.

Of course, I would not mind having a liter of lamp oil last multiples of the 200 game-minutes it currently does (last time I tried to figure it out). Any advantage that does not burden me would be nice.

Since lamp oil can be produced, fuel use is not so urgent a consideration as when it was kerosene and irreplaceable.

[Furry Eskimo]

IT CAN BE MADE?????

[iwasa]

Harvested from cooked fish, so you get lamp oil as well as food. Automatically.

Of course that means that only regions with ice fishing huts have sources of lamp oil.

It used to be that lantern fuel was kerosene and irreplaceable. Back then, you would husband it as much as possible since once it was gone no more lantern light unless you found some more kerosene.

[L37]

Yeah, fuel usage is nowhere near realistic. 0.7L lamp can last for weeks when used each evening for few hours.
But gameplay-wise... with fishing lantern fuel becomes something you do not know what to do with really fast.

[Furry Eskimo]

wow, I never knew that..
Fishing has always seemed like a challenge so I never learned how to do it.
If I can get lantern fuel from fish I'll definitly have to give it a go.

[SBlack]

Fishing is pretty easy. The issue on higher difficulties is the fuel used to heat up the fishing huts and/or to cook. Coastal Highway is good for that as you have easy access to coal.

[Krieg_Engineer]

I wish lantern fuel usage was a configurable option before starting a new survival mode game. Even though lantern oil is easy to make, I'd like to be able to leave a lantern running at night to keep my safehouse lit up without having to fish.

[riotintheair]

I think it's decent as is for game play, but realistically a liter of lamp oil should last something like 60-100 hours (it depends on how much of the wick is exposed, but even a really bright lamp would last much longer than 4 hours).

[Furry Eskimo]

Yeah..
Basically I understand them wanting to limit it, but it still feel oppressive.
Most light sources feel untealisticly short.

[Furry Eskimo]

The reason this annoys me is because it’s not engaging.
Managing good and my backpack’s weigh is engaging.
Restarting my torch every two minutes, or turning my lantern on and off is just a hassle.

[SkyKaptn]

My Feuerhand Storm Lantern uses just 0.2L pr 20hrs IRL

[Furry Eskimo]

Online it says each fish drops between 0.038 L and 0.11 L of oil.

1L last 4 hours (20 real minutes)

SO, it takes between 33 and 9 fish to refuel the lantern.

Each fish gives you between 36 seconds to 2 minutes and 13 seconds.

Honestly..... That's not much time per fish.