Overview[1]
Light up the burned out Torch inside Sterling Mines; Ignites Dynamite, Gunpowder Barrel and Acid Barrel; Acts as a heat source; Ignite Kerosene and Devil Tears to make them turn into Fire; Abandoned Buildings (normal Torch); Town (normal Torch); Outlaw Camps (normal Torch); Sterling (normal/Red/Blue Torch); Mines (normal/Green Torch); Starting a Deep Freeze match (normal Torch); Vessel Merchant/Wanderer's Camp (Red Torch); Undepositable (Torches found at Sterling/Mines) The Torch is a Tool or Puzzle item and a heat source in Dead Rails.
The Torch emits light in an area around itself, allowing players to see more easily at Night. It emits 2 separate instances of light, with the nearer one having 12 range and a brightness of 0.5 and the farther one having 32 range and a brightness of 0.25. It can also be used to ignite Dynamite and Gunpowder Barrel, allowing players to blow open Bank vaults, destroy the wooden planks at the Sterling Mines, or use explosives as weapons. It can also be used to light a puddle of Kerosene or Devil Tears to start fires. Additionally, the Torch acts as a heat source, allows players to reduce their freezing effect. The Torch is occasionally sold at General Stores at Fortified Towns for $10. It can also be found in Abandoned Buildings, Towns, Outlaw Camps, or Sterling. Additionally, each player starts with one in the Deep Freeze gamemode.
Stats
- Buy
- $10 (normal Torch)
- Sell
- Unsellable
- Type
- Tool, Utility, Puzzle
- Deposit
- 2 Wood, 2 Linen (normal Torch) Undepositable (Torches found at Sterling/Mines)
- Source
- General Store ($10) Abandoned Buildings Town Outlaw Camps Sterling Mines Starting a match (Deep Freeze)
- Usage
- Provides light Light up the burned out Torch inside Sterling Mines Ignites Dynamite, Gunpowder Barrel and Acid Barrel Acts as a heat source Ignite Kerosene and Devil Tears to make them turn into Fire
Trivia
The Torch's interaction box is much larger than its model. This may make it difficult to interact with objects positioned near one without displacing the Torch first. The Torch is the cheapest item available for purchase at the General Store. The Torch has only one fixed spawn, being the Sheriff's Office in Sterling. The Lantern is generally preferred over the Torch as it is far more portable, though the Torch can still be welded to the Train to allow players to see anything they may have welded easier. There are fixed Torches in some Buildings, but these cannot be picked up or interacted with. However, they can still be used to ignite Dynamite. It takes a total of 6 Torches to completely and effectively illuminate the entire flatcar of the default Train. Players can rotate the torch upside down to remove the circular shadow underneath of it.
