Night Light Purpose and Use?

[Cyde042]

What does it do? It runs on nightmare fuel, it drains your sanity when you're nearby (if it's ignited), you can't move it... What's it's purpose? Or do the devs have un-implemented uses for it? I'd suppose it would act like a science machine but only for items that use nightmare fuel such as the night armor, dark sword, amulet and future implemented items that include it in the recipe. Or...possible Deerclops spawning ritual element?

[Alvhem]

I have not crafted it myself, but i do believe that it functions like an infinite campfire.

[Cyde042]

I have not crafted it myself, but i do believe that it functions like an infinite campfire.

It doesn't, it runs out.

[Alvhem]

It doesn't, it runs out.

Then I have no idea what it is good for.

[Alrom]

So its just like the pumpkin lanter?But you can't just go an break it to release the fireflys to craft another one - you have to hunt more stuff, dangerous stuffPlus it consumes insanity

[Cyde042]

So its just like the pumpkin lanter?But you can't just go an break it to release the fireflys to craft another one - you have to hunt more stuff, dangerous stuffPlus it consumes insanity

Actually, you can pick up a pumpkin lantern by pressing space-bar

[Boy Weevil]

I am guessing it's for lowering your sanity to appropriate levels for Shadow slaying. Some people like to be crazy.

[TylerTheDragon]

I think the night light should be a carriable torch that can be refuled with your sanity , its basically a 1-time-craft torch that requires refuling...Maxwell's brain works in a twisted way...

[buster2Xk]

At the moment all it does is act like a campfire that uses Nightmare Fuel as a fuel instead of combustibles, and it eats at your sanity. It's not really useful, IMO...

[Khrowe]

It may be more useful in a future update. The top hat was useless (aside from looking awesome) until the Insanity patch.

[Boy Weevil]

I feel like the nightlight could have infinite uses...I like the idea of it acting as a sort of "shrine", with another "light" shrine being available to build.I have been toying with the idea in my head of a shrine system and how it could work. I initially considered shrines as something you would find generated into your world, a landmark so to speak, at which you could make sacrifices of meat or gold (as basic examples) with varying effects. Sacrificing meat to a dark shrine could increase difficulty on an unseen scale... hound attacks could become more frequent, or in larger packs, sanity could drain at a faster rate... and adversely gifting gold to a light shrine would move this unseen scale in the opposite direction... hound attacks could become less frequent, sanity drain decreased etc. Both these functions could even be handled with one shrine, dependent merely on what is inserted into it. This "sacrifice" or "gift to the gods" system could allow you to dynamically change your experience, even affecting the appearance of the character. (Wilson sporting a halo or growing little devil horns anyone?)