OPENING ITEM · LIGHTHOUSE · REQUIRED · PATCH 1.0.10

How to Get the Empty Beer Can in How to Fish

The Empty Beer Can is obtained in Lighthouse by giving Beer ×1 to the Lighthouse NPC and collecting the quest reward. It is required as the direct bait for Spider Crab before you can complete the first Island route.

Get the Empty Beer Can ↓

1 · GET
Trade Beer ×1
2 · USE
Direct Boss bait
3 · FIGHT
Spider Crab
4 · LEAVE
Boat → Forest

BEFORE THE REWARD

What You Need First

The Empty Beer Can is a quest reward, not a loose pickup. Get one Beer in Lighthouse, give it to the NPC, then collect the reward as a separate step.

ITEM NEEDED: Beer ×1
VERIFIED PRICE: $12

Beer ×1 is ready in Lighthouse
Beer was given to the Lighthouse NPC
The Empty Beer Can reward was collected

GET

How to Get the Empty Beer Can

STEP 101
Get one Beer
Obtain Beer ×1 in Lighthouse; its currently verified purchase price is $12.
EXPECTED RESULT
You have the one accepted item required by the Lighthouse NPC quest.
STEP 202
Give Beer to the Lighthouse NPC
Complete the required one-item Beer exchange.
EXPECTED RESULT
The Lighthouse bait quest accepts the Beer and makes its reward available.
STEP 303
Collect the Empty Beer Can reward
Claim the reward from the completed Lighthouse NPC interaction.
EXPECTED RESULT
Empty Beer Can is available as the direct Spider Crab bait.

LIGHTHOUSE PROGRESSION CHECKER

Empty Beer Can Not Appearing?

Check each state in order. Having Beer, giving it to the NPC, collecting the reward, and using the reward are four different progression states.

LIGHTHOUSE ITEM CHECK

Beer ×1 is ready in Lighthouse
Beer was given to the Lighthouse NPC
The Empty Beer Can reward was collected
Empty Beer Can was used as Spider Crab bait

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Beer ×1 is ready in Lighthouse

Obtain Beer ×1 in Lighthouse before starting the required NPC exchange.

Open the missing step →

USE

What Is the Empty Beer Can Used For?

ROLE: Direct Boss bait
TARGET: Spider Crab
ACTION: Use Empty Beer Can as the confirmed direct bait for Spider Crab.
EXPECTED RESULT: The Spider Crab encounter becomes available.

Spider Crab Boss Guide →

MAIN ROUTE ANSWER

Can You Skip the Empty Beer Can?

CAN YOU SKIP IT?

Empty Beer Can is the confirmed required bait in the Lighthouse Spider Crab route that leads toward Boat access and Forest.

FIGHT → LEAVE

What to Do After Getting the Empty Beer Can

Use the item for Spider Crab, then follow the separate post-fight chain. Defeating the Boss alone does not mean the Boat is already unlocked.

Spider Crab Guide →Continue with the full Boss spawn and fight guide.Continue the Lighthouse Walkthrough →Follow the complete Boat unlock and Forest route.Key Items Guide →Find another required progression object.