Talk:Guides/Surviving In Lights Out/@comment-38.141.32.53-20180629163309

I haven't see this posted anywhere else but I'd just like to add - the easiest and most cost efficient fuel source I've found which can last a very long time though techincically is not renewable but vastly time saving early on is simply crafting a pitchfork and digging up the surrounding area turf. Each one burns as long if not longer than logs but takes significantly less time to aquire and is more abundant in biomes like grass fields, marshes, and even rock hills (still burns just as good even though its mostly rocks).

-Tip: if you carry a thermal stone and heat it up next to a roaring fire, you have about 45 seconds of free light with which you can run around and dig up grass with your hands free (Also useful for mining and woodcutting\gathering supplies). Just pull out your torch when your character says something about the dark. I can usually obtain 20 - 30 patches in this timeframe. I used 1 pitchfork and got around 200 turfs this way, on day 47 and havent hardly burned much else and still have about 50 left. Less time, less rescources, and frees up your logs to be used in other things.

Also, update about the tip to hold your shovel over the item and right click - I've found it takes less time to right-click the shovel while standing near it and just press spacebar. After you hear it dig up right-click back on the torch. Ive fought enemies in the dark this way - right click weapon, hit them as many times as you can to kite i.e. twice on pigs, 5 on koalefant, etc by pressing F, then right-click torch and dodge using sound as visual, repeat until dead. Note that, at least for me, you need to move your mouse off of the icon youre planning on clicking or pressing F will act as a left click and pick it up so you wont be able to right click it when you need to.