Community reports
How players equip a lantern
Players in two discussions report attaching a lantern through compatible equipment slots. This is a source summary, not a tested current-build walkthrough; the two reported interface paths are kept separate below.
Reported method 1: select it through Configure
In the Lantern? discussion, a reply describes starting with an equipped belt, opening its right-click menu, choosing Configure, then choosing the accessory slot and selecting the lantern. The questioner subsequently says the method worked. This is what those players reported, not a sequence we have reproduced.
Reported method 2: drag it into a gear slot
In the attachment replies under Can't find new lanterns, another player describes right-clicking a belt or backpack that has an appropriate gear slot, then dragging a lantern into that slot. The player asking how to attach it replies that this worked. The report does not establish compatibility for every belt or backpack.
Why screenshots and menus may differ
Demo 1.0.8 added selection popups for inventory slots; 1.0.9 revised the configurable-slot interface. The developer documents those changes, so an older tutorial can show a different menu. These notes do not establish a new button sequence for every item.
Which method should I expect in my game?
We cannot establish the game builds used in these reports. They support checking compatible equipment slots, but do not prove that both interface paths exist in the current demo. Inspect the menu shown in your own build. A missing slot is not, on this evidence alone, proof of a bug.
What this note does not establish
We have not verified where lanterns spawn, drop rates, crafting recipes, fuel, brightness, maximum attachment counts or camp restrictions. Those are separate questions; the successful attachment replies do not answer them.
Sources & limits
- Reddit: Lantern? — Configure menu report
A player describes selecting a lantern through a belt accessory slot; the questioner reports success. Their game build is not established.
- Reddit: Can't find new lanterns — attachment discussion
Different visible participants describe dragging a lantern to a compatible gear slot and report success. This is not our playtest or proof of a current-build procedure.
- Developer: Demo 1.0.7–1.0.9 patch notes
The September updates change configuration interfaces. They do not independently verify each player-reported lantern procedure.