Nightmarefuel

Based on game build 722832 | Last updated: 2026-04-21

Overview

nightmarefuel is a stackable inventory item prefab that serves multiple purposes in Don't Starve Together. It functions as high-tier fuel for structures requiring nightmare fuel, a repair material for specific items, and can be socketed into shadow socket equipment. The prefab includes server-side component initialization with client-side optimization tags for waterproofer functionality.

Usage example

-- Spawn nightmarefuel in the world
local inst = SpawnPrefab("nightmarefuel")

-- Access components after spawn
inst.components.stackable.maxsize = TUNING.STACK_SIZE_SMALLITEM
inst.components.fuel.fueltype = FUELTYPE.NIGHTMARE
inst.components.fuel.fuelvalue = TUNING.LARGE_FUEL

-- Check socket quality
inst.components.socketable:SetSocketQuality(SOCKETQUALITY.LOW)

Dependencies & tags

External dependencies:

• prefabs/wx78_common -- provides MakeItemSocketable for WX78 character compatibility

Components used:

• stackable -- enables stacking with maxsize set to STACK_SIZE_SMALLITEM
• inspectable -- allows player inspection of the item
• fuel -- provides fuel functionality with NIGHTMARE fueltype
• repairer -- enables item repair with NIGHTMARE material type
• waterproofer -- set to 0 effectiveness, tagged for optimization
• inventoryitem -- enables inventory storage and pickup
• socketable -- allows socketing into shadow socket equipment

Tags:

• waterproofer -- added for client-side optimization

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
None			No class-level properties defined. Component configurations set in fn(): stackable.maxsize, fuel.fueltype, fuel.fuelvalue, repairer.repairmaterial, repairer.finiteusesrepairvalue, waterproofer.effectiveness, socketable.socketquality.

Main functions

fn()

• Description: Constructor function that creates the nightmarefuel entity instance. Adds all components, sets up animations, and configures server-side logic. Returns the entity instance.
• Parameters: None
• Returns: Entity instance (inst)
• Error states: None

Events & listeners

None identified.