Large Stone
The Large Stone is a 9-slot, 2 kg resource mined from boulders with tools such as a Pickaxe or Sledgehammer. Eight Large Stones upgrade a Fireplace into a Stone Circle, 16 build a Stone Oven, and one Large Stone can be split into 3 Small Stones.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Large Stone is a mined survival resource used for permanent fireplace upgrades and smaller stone production. Survivors can harvest Large Stones from environmental boulders with heavy tools, attach them to a Fireplace to build a Stone Circle or Stone Oven, or split them into Small Stones.
In-game description
“Relatively heavy stone, can be used for enclosure fireplace, or broken into smaller parts.”
Main Uses
- Upgrade a Fireplace into a Stone Circle with 8 Large Stones
- Upgrade a Fireplace into a Stone Oven with 16 Large Stones total
- Add 8 more Large Stones to an existing Stone Circle to build a Stone Oven
- Split one Large Stone into 3 Small Stones
- Create a more permanent cooking and heating setup
- Carry as a heavy mined survival resource
How to use this item
Mine Large Stones
Use a Pickaxe, Sledgehammer, Hammer, or Mace on a suitable environmental boulder or rock.
- Find a mineable boulder or large environmental rock.
- Equip a supported mining tool.
- Use the mining action on the boulder.
- Collect the Large Stone.
- Move it to a Fireplace or crafting location.
Build a Stone Circle
Attach 8 Large Stones to a Fireplace and build the Stone Circle upgrade.
- Create or place a Fireplace.
- Attach 8 Large Stones to it.
- Target the Fireplace.
- Use the Build Stone Circle action.
- Use the upgraded Fireplace for a more permanent camp setup.
Build a Stone Oven
Use 16 Large Stones on a Fireplace, or add 8 more to an existing Stone Circle, to build a Stone Oven.
- Create a Fireplace or existing Stone Circle.
- Attach 16 Large Stones to the Fireplace, or 8 additional stones to the Stone Circle.
- Target the structure.
- Use the Build Stone Oven action.
- Use the completed oven for cooking and heat.
Split a Large Stone
Use a supported heavy tool to break one Large Stone into 3 Small Stones.
- Place the Large Stone on the ground.
- Equip a Pickaxe, Sledgehammer, Hammer, or Mace.
- Use the split-stone action.
- Collect the 3 Small Stones.
How to get Large Stone
- Mine environmental boulders with a Pickaxe.
- Mine suitable rocks with a Sledgehammer.
- Use a Hammer or Mace on supported boulders and rocks.
- Recover Large Stones by dismantling a Stone Circle or Stone Oven with empty hands.
- Loot stones gathered by other survivors.
Spawn info
- • Large Stones are mined rather than found as conventional loot.
- • Supported mining tools include the Pickaxe, Sledgehammer, Hammer, and Mace.
- • Each Large Stone takes 9 inventory slots and weighs 2 kg.
- • Eight Large Stones build a Stone Circle.
- • Sixteen Large Stones build a Stone Oven.
- • One Large Stone can be split into 3 Small Stones.
Important notes
- Large Stones are mined from environmental boulders and rocks.
- Pickaxes, Sledgehammers, Hammers, and Maces can be used for supported stone interactions.
- A Large Stone takes 9 inventory slots and weighs 2 kg.
- Eight Large Stones upgrade a Fireplace into a Stone Circle.
- Sixteen Large Stones upgrade a Fireplace directly into a Stone Oven.
- An existing Stone Circle needs 8 additional Large Stones to become a Stone Oven.
- A Large Stone can be split into 3 Small Stones.
- Stone Circle and Stone Oven upgrades can be dismantled with empty hands.
- Large Stones cannot be repaired.