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Tallow

Made from animal fat at the stove; used for candles and better leather.

At a glance

Made
By cooking
Recipe unlock
Tier 1
Crafting time
6 s

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

Compare: Cooking chart

Recipe

What goes into Tallow and where it’s made.

NeedsAmount
Animal Fat Made from1

Made by cooking · 6 seconds · tier 1 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

How to get

Where Tallow comes from.

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Food Merchant Sold by
General Store Sold by

All from Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Used in

What Tallow goes into.

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Patch history

4 versions

Every fact about Tallow by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • Used to make candles and in leather crafting.
Alpha 5
  • Made by cooking from 1 Animal Fat.
  • Crafting takes 6 seconds; a tier 1 recipe.
  • Sold at the General Store ("Ingredients" list, 5 in stock, tiers 2–3 only).
  • Sold at the Food Merchant ("Ingredients" list, 5 in stock).
Alpha 4
  • Tallow is made from animal fat at the stove.
March alpha
  • Early use: making candles to mark your way when starting a gold mine at your ranch.
  • At higher tiers it is used to craft much better leather for endgame armor.
  • Appeared to be produced from animal fat on a stove during a display glitch (client misprediction). Unconfirmed

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