Lighter | |
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Rear side of lighter | |
Description | |
Added in |
v0.01 |
Item type |
Tool Light Source |
Obtained through |
N/A, Provided |
Equipable |
Yes |
Upgradable |
No |
Throwable |
No |
Consumable |
No |
Storage |
None |
Statistics | |
Effect on Temperature |
No Effect |
Other Effects |
light source |
Max. Stack |
1 |
Ammunition | |
Uses |
Unlimited |
The lighter is a tool and light source. Players are automatically provided with this at the beginning of the game and therefore cannot be looted or removed from the inventory. It was added in update v0.01 of The Forest.
Gameplay
The lighter emits a small amount of light and is used to start fires and ignite effigies, molotovs or weapons that have been crafted with cloth.
The player starts with the lighter, and it will never run out of uses. By default, the lighter can be equipped by pressing L
.
When held, the lighter may flicker on and off, showing the player to switch it back on (which is done automatically when it goes off). This can lead to some unpleasant situations, especially when the player is really in need of a light source. Using a more durable light source is therefore advised.
The lighter (as well as the flashlight) is held in the player's left hand, and it is one of the few items that is. As such it can be used with most other items. The lighter cannot run out of fuel.
The lighter can be used to ignite the following:
- Fire Arrows
- Fires
- Leaf Pile Trap
- Tennis Balls - Will set the player on fire
- Molotovs
- Dynamite
- Hairspray
- Fire Upgrades
Trivia
- The logo on the lighter reveals that it's made by a company called CIL (formerly CIB). The naming and logo shows that its a parody of popular lighter manufacturing company, BIC.
- When the Lighter was first released, it was yellow, then changed to light blue and now back to yellow.
Gallery
Illuminating the yacht's deck at night with the Lighter equipped
Update History
Version | Changes |
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v1.0 | Color has been changed from light blue to yellow
Player no longer gets stuck igniting lighter when attempting to light fires and structures Fixed stash lighter routine playing sfx even when lighter isn't equipped, was triggering for example when bending the bow L to light now has the circle around it before pressed to indicate you need to hold. |
v0.73 | Fixed lighter not behaving properly (getting stashed) when relighting a burning weapon that was put out
Fixed not able to equip lighter or light fires while holding a dead body It is now possible to light burning weapons, molotov and dynamites while having the plastic torch equipped, it will now switch to lighter automatically |
v0.69 | (Performance) Setting shadow quality to low or lower now disables shadow casting from the lighter |
v0.62 | Fixed lighter in inventory using old version of lighter art compared to held version |
v0.56 | Flashlight will no longer be replaced with lighter when loading a save whilst holding flashlight
Added a fail safe to prevent the lighter system to never reset if a race condition causes it to be in a wrong state Fixed stashing lighter while holding a lightable item in right hand causing circle filling icon to remain visible |
v0.55c | Fixed saving game with flashlight equipped and ignitable item in hotkey breaking lighter on load
Fixed saving with flashlight equipped whilst also holding an ignitable item breaking lighter on load |
v0.55 | Fixed jumping into water while lighting a cloth wrapped weapon causing lighter interactions to break |
v0.52 | Lighter can no longer be equipped during a particular cutscene |
v0.51 | Lighter now stays equipped when entering and exiting caves |
v0.39 | Fixed incompatibility between stashing lighter while holding burning weapon and put out burning weapon features from last patch |
v0.38 | A simple press on the “Lighter” button now stashes it when holding a lightable item (holding the button still lights the item)
Fixed lighter sometimes being equipped while survival book is open |
v0.37 | (Multiplayer) Fixed missing lighter texture on other players lighters
Rephrased lighter tutorial to be more generic and work with flash light as default light (particles) Improved look of lighter flame Added dynamic movement to new lighter and molotov flames |
v0.34 | Fixed lighter flame breaking when camera moved due to motion blur! |
v0.33 | Fixed lighter clipping through various weapons when blocking |
v0.28 | Fixed missing “Lighter” action icon during cave hanging scene |
v0.27 | (Art) New lighter model and textures added! |
v0.26 | Fixed bug where hanging scene could break if player had torch equipped instead of lighter
Made it easier to light campfires with lighter (lighter does not have to be exactly over the fire any more) |
v0.25 | Lighting weapons and projectiles now requires to hold the “Lighter” button for half a second
Lowered brightness of player_net lighter Added lighter action icons to all effigies Fixed spamming the “Lighter” action with a fire arrow equipped creating several fires over time (could eventually cause fire to stay on forever and enemies to get caught on fire when poked with the fire arrow) Lighting arrows now requires to hold the “Lighter” button for half a second |
v0.24b | (multiplayer) Fixed issue with lighter behaving strangely if other players had molotovs out |
v0.24 | Fixed lighter tut coming up in caves while underwater |
v0.22 | (multiplayer) Fixed clients having lighter stuck after loading a saved game with lighter equipped
Tweaked weapon upgrade stats – making a weapon lighter will now also lower its damage slightly. Lowered all upgrade amounts. Equipping plastic torch now properly hides lighter tutorial Fixes issue with lighter not working properly when having a bow on a weapon rack |
v0.21 | When already equipped, lighter no longer needs to be stashed first to light a weapon or arrow
Fixed lighter toggling Fixed torch getting stashed when equipped from inventory while having lighter equipped |
v0.20b | Fixed bug where it wasn’t possible to pull out lighter (or other left hand item) when carrying a log |
v0.20 | Fixed lighter getting stashed after lighting a fire even if it was previously equipped
Fixed bird landing on hand if lighter was out Fixed lighter staying on in water until you dive a certain depth Held map is now more readable under lighter Getting hit while holding lighter now has a 1 on 4 chance to stash it instead of always |
v0.19 | Lighting camp fires now requires player to hold the lighter over the fire until it is lit
Added a 60s delay in between displays of lighter tutorial |
v0.18 | Removed speed penalty when swinging weapon while holding lighter (for now, may change with further game balance) |
v0.17 | lighter stays out now when floating in water, player holds lighter slightly higher when in this mode
(multiplayer) Fixed bug where other players couldn’t see light from other players lighter or flashlight. |
v0.16 | Lighter now stays equipped when exiting/entering ropes |
v0.10 | Tweaks to world lighting and fog/ambient colors. Lighter and plastic torch now cast shadows.
Lighter will always light after a limited amount of attempts (was previously possible to attempt to light 20 plus times if unlucky) Fixed lighter animation playing continuously when stashing lighter quickly after getting it out Fixed lighter flame being too small visually |
v0.08d | Fixed some bugs with using lighter and it vanishes/equipping at wrong times and fixed bug where pressing the ‘O’ Key would attempt to bring up lighter |
v0.08b | Fixed timing issues with lighter and walkman stash anims (items would disappear before the hand was off screen) |
v0.08 | Player now less visible to enemies at night – unless lighter is out, making him more visible. |
v0.07 | Weapon balancing, all weapons will be slower when holding an item in left hand (Lighter, walkman etc) faster when held with both hands. New slower axe anim in combat. |
v0.06 | Lighting effigies uses the lighter correctly now |
v0.03 | Fixed left hand held conflicts between lighter, torch walkman etc |
v0.02 | Increased range of lighter |
v0.01 | Lighter added to the game |
Axes | Plane Axe • Crafted Axe • Rusty Axe • Modern Axe • Machete • Chainsaw(Fuel Can) • (Climbing Axe) |
Handheld Light Sources | Lighter • Torch • Flare Gun(Flare) • Flashlight |
Inventory Storage | Stick Bag(Sticks) • Rock Bag(Rocks) • Quiver(Arrows) • Water Skin(Water) • Old Pot(Water) |
Miscellaneous Tools | Map • Compass • Pedometer • Pouch • Rebreather(Air Canister) • Repair Tool |