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How to light a campfire in ARK Survival Ascended (ASA)

Gather around the campfire.

A crucial step in surviving ARK: Survival Ascended is building a campfire for warmth, light, and food. But how do you light a campfire?

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How to start a campfire in ARK Survival Ascended (ASA)

To light a campfire in ARK Survival Ascended, you must first unlock the campfire in the Engrams menu. Once you've done this, you can craft and place a campfire. Before it can be lit, you need to gather the necessary materials. Follow the instructions below to craft and activate a campfire.

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  • Craft a campfire.
    • 12x Thatch
    • 1x Flint
    • 16x Stone
    • 2x Wood
  • Place the campfire.
  • Add fuel to the campfire.
    • Wood
    • Thatch
    • Sparkpowder
  • Press E/Y/Triangle to light the campfire.

A campfire provides warmth and helps deal with cold temperatures and hypothermia early on; it also provides a light source and allows you to cook meat for cooked meals. You can turn the fire off. It is important to turn it off when you are not using it lest you waste your fuel. Using fuel in the campfire can reward you with charcoal.

The campfire is a perfect place to store extra wood and thatch early on, as long as you remove it before lighting the campfire. Doing so prevents being encumbered and allows you to safely store extra resources. Be mindful that a campfire is considered a thatch structure and can be damaged by anything other than non-explosive ranged attacks.

For more information on ARK: Survival Ascended, check out How to increase FPS in ARK Survival Ascended and Does ARK Survival Ascended (ASA) have Split Screen Multiplayer Mode? on Pro Game Guides.


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