Flare Gun
What It Does
A utility tool for support tasks outside ordinary construction and digging.
The Flare Gun is a Tier 1 utility tool unlocked for 150 Gold. It fires a flare toward the cursor; the flare falls through the world and illuminates the area where it lands.
| Category | Utility |
| Documentation status | Verified research data |
| Research unlock | Flare Gun · Tier 1 |
| Unlock cost | 150 Gold |
Research Data
The Flare Gun is a Tier 1 utility tool unlocked for 150 Gold. It fires a flare toward the cursor; the flare falls through the world and illuminates the area where it lands.
The official Research page is marked work in progress. These facts reflect the version checked August 24, 2026 and may change with game updates.
Flare Gun: Confirmed Function
Direction is controlled by cursor position, and multiple flares can be active, allowing several dark regions or vertical levels to be marked at once. The official Research entry describes illumination only; it does not assign excavation, damage or material-conversion behavior to a flare.
Setup and Production Role
Aim beyond the visible edge or down an opened shaft, fire, and use the illuminated landing area to inspect a route before committing excavation tools. Fire additional flares to preserve reference points while moving, since each projectile marks its own landing region.
Limits and Verification
The Flare Gun is explicitly not upgradable. The official source also omits illumination duration, brightness radius, projectile range, firing interval and a maximum active-flare count, so those values should not be treated as fixed wiki statistics.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Flare Gun do?
Officially confirmed: The Flare Gun is a Tier 1 utility tool unlocked for 150 Gold.
How is Flare Gun used in a production chain?
Officially confirmed: Aim beyond the visible edge or down an opened shaft, fire, and use the illuminated landing area to inspect a route before committing excavation tools.
What remains unverified about Flare Gun?
Officially confirmed: The Flare Gun is explicitly not upgradable.
Sources & Verification
Tool name and category were checked against the live official index on August 24, 2026.