"Your candle ran out."
- The message that is displayed once a candle runs out of fuel.
The Candle is a light source item that can be occasionally found on top of tables or desks in The Hotel, or by trading with Louie in The Mines. The candle will only emit light if it is lit.
Appearance[]
It appears as a yellowish-white candle on a small brown glass cup.
Usage[]
When equipped, the candle will remain unlit until a player lights it in fireplaces in the Hotel, cabin fireplaces and firepits in the Outdoors, flaming barrels in the Mines, or lights it with a lighter, using 2 seconds of its fuel. Once lit, it will create a small source of light around the player. The light will go out when the player unequips the candle and will need to be lit again. Having it equipped will slowly use up the candle's fuel. Once out of fuel, it will be removed from player's inventory with a unique message being displayed ("Your candle ran out.")
The fuel of the candle is divided into 8 bars. A candle can last approximately 50 minutes at maximum fuel while being constantly used and will not consume fuel when its flame is out. The candle's model in the player's hand will visibly shorten as its fuel is depleted.
If the candle is placed into the Rift, it will transform into a Moonlight Candle, granting the "Lost In Translation" achievement.
Notes[]
- The candle can spawn as early as The Reception, which can be easily rifted into the Moonlight Candle, if the player already has an item in the Rift.
- Candles cannot be unlit unless unequipped. Unequipping a candle will require the player to relight it.
- The Candle's fuel cannot be replenished. The only way to get more fuel is to replace it with a different candle.
Related achievements[]
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Lost In Translation
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Pros and Cons[]
Pros[]
- Large radius.
- Great for multiplayer runs.
- Has a great amount of fuel durability.
- Usually has a good amount of fuel once picked up for the first time.
- Relatively easy to be found early within in a run.
- Can be reignited by using a fireplace in The Hotel or by using a flaming barrel in The Mines without the use of a Lighter.
- Works in The Rooms, unlike the Moonlight Candle.
- Can be turned into the Moonlight Candle when stored inside the Rift.
- Multiple candles can be found in a single run, even though they are rare. (However, it becomes more common to spawn early multiple times on multiplayer runs).
- Can be useful in dark rooms.
- Can be found on tables in The Hotel or by trading with Louie in The Mines.
Cons[]
- Cannot be used and will lose fuel when in underwater or when under the "wet" status effect.
- Attracts Gloombats.
- It will be removed from your inventory when it runs out of fuel.
- Every time you equip it, it must always be reignited.
Item Skins[]
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Sounds |
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| "Happy 3rd!" | (From the 3rd Anniversary Bundle) | N/A | ||
| "Pumpkin scented!"
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 150
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N/A | ||
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"It's Lit!" | (From the Tower Heroes Bundle) | N/A |
Bugs[]
- A candle can sometimes overlap with a globe or the Green Herb. This makes the item impossible to grab.
- The candle icon had both 3 and 4 subdivisions. This was only a visual bug.
- Although using a lighter causes the player to explode in a Firedamp room, a lit candle won't.[2]
- There used to be a bug where the candle never went out when Rush approached, this has been patched as the candle has been reworked and the function has been given to the Moonlight Candle.
- Even if a fireplace is out, it can still be used to light a candle.
- When unequipping the candle, if the player re-equips it, it will still be lit for a split-second.
Trivia[]
- The cup that holds the Candle is a small cup that used to be found in drawers before The Hotel+ Update.
- The Candle is the only light source to have a message when it runs out of fuel unlike the Lighter and Flashlight. When it runs out, it displays the message "Your Candle ran out".
- Originally, the Candle was able to detect entities in its normal state. After The Mines Update, this functionality was given to the Moonlight Candle, which is only obtainable through placing a Candle in Guiding Light's Rift.
- After The Mines Update, The Candle has its durability decreased from 120 seconds to 75 seconds. It does not detect entities anymore, but its radius was increased.
- The Candle is the first item in the game that can be transformed in the Rift, the second being the Smoothie.
- It is possible to find 2 candles in one run, but it's extremely rare.
- Before The Content Update, when trying to swap 2 full candles, the game says 300/300 instead of the normal light-source-swap icon, which showed the durability bar comparison.
- The same happens with the Moonlight Candle.
- If you have Curious Light's Rift and find a Candle before The Reception despawns, it is advised to insert the Candle in the Guiding Light Rift to turn it into a Moonlight Candle.
Gallery[]
![Unused candles and candelabras.[3] (Note that some of these models were used for 2024 Trick Or Treat Event lobby)](/wiki/File:Candles.jpeg "Candles.jpeg (36 KB)")
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qJLG_4u2xD4
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC13sr6q6cMNc6bOxzowbLXA
- ↑ LightningSplash on Twitter: "random trivia #2: none of these candles/candelabras except for one are used [...]" (link)
