Light

Light
Light is used to protect against the the unseen monsters that attack during night in pitch black areas. It also prevents Pigs from freaking out and let them to stay near the fire.

Campfire


It's a means of light. Can cook food with it. Made with 3 grass and 2 logs. Very inefficient.

If you build a fire too close to a tree, grass, sapling, or other ignitable items, they will catch fire.

Also adding too much fuel to the fire can cause the surrounding area to catch fire for a short amount of time. This issue can be resolved by later building a Fire pit.

A just placed Campfire lasts 2 min 15 s

Fire Pit


A contained "safer" fire. Can cook food with it. Made with 2 logs and 12 stones. Efficient.

WIll not burn anything around it. Can be re-lit and icon is shown on map.

The firepit cannot be moved or picked up once it is placed.

You can restart the fire pit with anything that will burn.

Things that can be placed on the Campfire and Fire Pit: Fuel placed in a fire pit lasts longer then when placed on a campfire. Cut grass lasts 30 seconds, or one angle of time ingame.
 * Cut Logs
 * Twigs
 * Cut Grass
 * Charcoal
 * Beefalo Wool
 * Manure
 * Pine Cones
 * Spider Eggs

A just placed Fire Pit lasts 3 min

Campfire                                                           Fire Pit
Cut Grass - 15 s                                                   Cut Grass - 30 s

Twigs - 15 s                                                          Twigs - 30 s

Pinecones - 15 s                                                   Pinecones - 30 s

Logs - 60 s                                                           Log - 60 s

Manure - 60 s                                                       Manure - 60 s

Torch
A torch is a portable source of light with a much smaller radius than a campfire. It is made with 3 grass and 1 twig. Its durability is used while it is in hand, regardless of what time of day it is. It will provide light for a minute. When put into a science engine, they give up to 10 research points, and at least 1, depending on its durability left.

Pumpkin Lantern
A Lantern made from 1 Pumpkin and 1 Firefly. This lantern only works for a limited amount of time before falling apart.

When placed it can be smashed in order to release the fireflies inside.

Miner Hat
A Hat with a lamp on it. It is brighter than a torch and lasts a little longer. Its biggest advantage compared to the torch is the ability to use tools or weapons while wearing it.

It is made off a Straw Hat, a Gold Nugget and a Firefly.

When using this hat keep in mind that Fireflies are a finite resource and you might not want to use them all for something you could easily accomplish with a torch instead.