Permanent Cookout Kit And Better Charcoal Kiln
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #250 of 382 Gameplay Mechanics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Compatible with Stardew Valley 1. 6. 3 and SMAPI 4. 0. 2. Source available on Github:
https://github.com/Goldenrevolver/Stardew-Valley-Mods
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The 1. 6 update made the cookout kit available at Foraging 3. Let's celebrate that by making it more useful!
This mod makes the cookout kit not disappear overnight. Instead the fire goes out and you need to reignite it with a customizable amount of resources (or for free if you want to), allowing you to place cookout kits all over the world at strategic locations.
Also allows the charcoal kiln to use driftwood and hardwood (using the same multipliers as for the cookout kit, see below, so you need 2 instead of 10 by default) and makes the wood amount and time needed configurable (time is in ingame minutes, the game only checks every 10 minutes btw, Automate compatible).
Lastly, there are two immersion features that are disabled by defualt: No reigniting outdoors while it's raining, and Linus reigniting his campfire every morning (and it turning off in the rain if you enabled the former).
Reigniting:
Cookout kits go out overnight instead of vanishing. The next time you are there and want to use them you have to ignite the fire again before you can cook.
There are three things you need (configurable, you can even make it free if you want to):
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[]Wood (default: 5)
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]Fiber/ Kindling (default: 1)[]Coal (default: 1)
Instead of wood you can also use driftwood or hardwood
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[]They count as more than one wood (default: 5 times as much, set to 0 to disallow using the specific resource)
[]Driftwood will get consumed first, then wood, then hardwood (if you have enough and they are not disabled)
Instead of fiber you can also use newspapers, wool or cloth
- []They count as more than one fiber (by default this doesn't matter as only 1 is needed, set to 0 to disallow using the specific resource)
- Newspapers will get consumed first, then fiber, then wool, then cloth (if you have enough and they are not disabled)
Pro tip: Place a charcoal kiln next to your cookout kit, if you don't want to carry around coal and always refill it for the next time.
If you don't have the required resources you will get a friendly reminder of your current mod settings (translated to your language):
Recipe Change:
As a balancing mechanic for being permanent, I
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[]They count as more than one wood (default: 5 times as much, set to 0 to disallow using the specific resource)
Permanent Cookout Kit And Better Charcoal Kiln tweaks the cookout kit so it doesn't vanish overnight; the fire goes out and you must reignite it with a customizable resource cost (or free). It also unlocks the cookout kit earlier in progression, aiming for a balanced, non-cheaty experience. With 346 endorsements and 51,393 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life gameplay mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 346 endorsements and over 51k downloads — clearly a mod people trust.
- Solves the annoyance of losing your cookout kit every night, which is a huge quality-of-life win.
- Customizable reignition cost means you can tailor the difficulty to your playstyle.
⚠️ Cons
- No explicit mention of compatibility with other mods that alter the cookout kit or charcoal kiln, so conflicts could arise.
- The 'better charcoal kiln' part isn't detailed in the description, leaving its exact changes unclear.
- Last updated in March 2024 — if the game has had major updates since, it might be out of date.
For survival players who hate rebuilding their cookout kit every day and want a more persistent camp setup. Also great for those who want to tweak early-game progression without making it too easy. Skip if you prefer the vanilla challenge of losing your kit overnight.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's config file to adjust the reignition cost — you can set it to free if you want a more relaxed experience.
- If you're using other mods that affect the cookout kit or charcoal kiln, test them together to avoid conflicts.
- Since the mod makes the kit available earlier, plan your early-game strategy around having a permanent cooking station.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- Goldenrevolver
- Version
- 1.3.1
- Downloads
- 51,393
- Endorsements
- 346
- Category
- Gameplay Mechanics
- Created
- 2/11/2021
- Updated
- 3/29/2024
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