Dustmeringue

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-05

Overview

The dustmeringue prefab is a small, stackable food item designed to be placed in bait slots (e.g., for Moleworms) and consumed by Dust Moths. It implements the edible, stackable, tradable, inspectable, inventoryitem, and bait components to integrate fully into the game’s inventory and interaction systems. It also supports hauntable smash behavior and floatation on water.

Usage example

-- spawn a dustmeringue instance
local inst = SpawnPrefab("dustmeringue")

-- verify stack size capability
if inst.components.stackable then
    inst.components.stackable:SetSize(5) -- set stack to 5
end

-- when held in an inventory, the `learncookbookstats` event is triggered on the owner

Dependencies & tags

Components used: edible, stackable, tradable, inspectable, inventoryitem, bait
Tags: dustmothfood, molebait

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
foodtype	FOODTYPE	FOODTYPE.ELEMENTAL	The food category used by the edible component for metabolic interactions.
hungervalue	number	TUNING.CALORIES_SMALL	Amount of hunger restored when consumed, per edible.lua.
maxsize	number	TUNING.STACK_SIZE_SMALLITEM	Maximum stack size, per stackable.lua.

Main functions

None identified.

Events & listeners

• Listens to: onputininventory — when the item is placed in an inventory, triggers owner:PushEvent("learncookbookstats", inst.prefab) to record cooking statistics.
• Pushes: No events directly; relies on component events (e.g., edible and bait may emit their own events during consumption or baiting).