Item · Tool

Candle

Tool made from tallow, used to mark your way through mine tunnels; it can be placed or thrown.

At a glance

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

What goes into Candle and where it’s made.

Needs	Amount
Tallow Made from	4

Made at the Workbench · makes 10 · 2 seconds · tier 2 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Where Candle comes from.

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General Store Sold by
Prospector Supply Sold by

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3 versions

Every fact about Candle by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Made from tallow; 30 candles from one batch; can be placed in mines or equipped and thrown. Players leave candles on the left wall of mine tunnels to find the way out.
Alpha 5	Made at a workbench from 4 Tallow, 10 at a time. Crafting takes 2 seconds; a tier 2 recipe. Vendor price: 3 gold for 10. Sold at the General Store ("Wares" list). Sold at Prospector Supply outposts ("Wares" list).
March alpha	Used to mark your way through the mine on your ranch.

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	9
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 30, 2026	1
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 22, 2026	3