Campfire recovery · Day One patch 0.5.169
Scavland Campfire Healing: Energy and Hydration Matter
Quick Answer
To recover health at a Scavland campfire, the fire must be lit and your Energy and Hydration must be in good condition. Patch 0.5.169 adds particles, sound, and a healing indicator to show recovery. Simply finding an unlit campfire, or waiting while hungry or dehydrated, is not the same as meeting those conditions.
- Reading time
- 2 minutes
- Difficulty
- Focused help
- Checked
- 2026-09-07
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Guide details
Before you begin
Recover health beside a lit campfire with Energy and Hydration in good condition, and recognize the healing feedback.
Campfire health recovery conditions and feedback; no numeric healing rate or promise of curing other status effects.
- Status
- Official guidance checked
- Edition
- Day One patch 0.5.169
- Platform
- Windows PC · Steam
- Checked
- 2026-09-07
- Check note
- Day One patch 0.5.169
Before you set out
Prerequisites#
- Use a burning campfire.
- Keep both Energy and Hydration in good condition.
Route 01
Check the fire and both survival needs#
If your health is not recovering, work through the stated conditions before assuming the campfire is broken.
Make sure the campfire is burning#
The developer’s healing instruction requires a lit fire. An extinguished campfire does not meet that condition. This guide does not assume a particular fuel recipe or ignition button.
Check Energy and Hydration together#
Both need to be in good condition. Address a depleted need before expecting campfire healing; satisfying only one does not match the developer’s rule. No exact percentage threshold is given.
Look for recovery feedback#
The Day One patch adds particles, sound, and a healing indicator. Watch your health as well as those cues to judge whether recovery has started, rather than assuming that proximity alone is enough.