MyCampfireDontLeaveMe
A hotkey to force load The Kiln.
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MyCampfireDontLeaveMe
Overview
This mod addresses a critical bug in Caldera where the campfire may fails to load on the client side,
preventing progression to The Kiln and trapping players in an infinite loading screen if they try to rejoin.
It provides a simple workaround by allowing players to manually advance to The Kiln.
Problem
The base game occasionally fails to spawn the campfire in the Caldera. When this occurs:
- Players cannot progress naturally to The Kiln
- Rejoining the game does not resolve the issue
- Players also become stuck in an infinite loading screen if they try to rejoin
- Players have no alternative but to abandon the session
Solution
MyCampfireDontLeaveMe forces the final segment The Kiln to load when activated,
enabling affected players to continue their progression without interruption.
Usage
- Press and hold F11 (default) for 3 seconds near the missing campfire to force load The Kiln.
- The hotkey can be customized in the configuration file or by ModConfig
⚠️ Important Notes
- Client-Side Fix: This mod only resolves the issue for your own client.
Other affected players must install this mod independently to benefit from the fix. This is not a server-side solution.
If it's not love to let you leave again, I don't know what is.
Now if my love for you won't make you stay, I don't know what will.
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: