Sanity slowly drains at night, and does not have a chance to fully recharge during the winter day. Nights and dusks are much longer (and days shorter) in winter, and this has a subtle impact on Sanity.

Spiky Bushes are not affected by the winter cold and will regrow as normal. Berry Bushes, Saplings, and Grass Tufts regrow extremely slowly in Winter, to the point that they seem to stop completely. Farms do not grow crops, however any crops currently awaiting harvest will still be fresh until picked. In addition to Rain, snow begins to fall during Winter which builds up on trees and many other objects (this snow melts away during Summer or Winter rain). Batilisks will spawn in fewer numbers but stay out longer. Butterflies do not spawn from flowers nor do Mosquitoes or Frogs spawn because Ponds themselves are frozen over and cannot be fished, although they can be walked across. Bees do not leave their hives and thus do not produce honey (Killer Bees and homeless Bees can still be found). A new type of neutral creature known as Pengulls will often hop out of the ocean in huge flocks during the first few days of winter. Deerclops is huge but slow, and will smash structures in addition to characters. In addition, Deerclops also roams the Winter landscape. A Walrus hunting party led by MacTusk along with his son WeeTusk and their 2 Blue Hounds will appear in an igloo at their Walrus Camp (which can be found during Summer). Some new aggressive creatures appear as well. Going on a Koalefant hunt will result in finding a Winter Koalefant whose trunk can be made into a warm Puffy Vest. When the Hounds attack, Red Hounds are replaced with Blue Hounds. The change which can be seen on the first day of Winter (even before snow begins to fall) is that the sepia toned environment gets a bluish tint instead, Redbirds are replaced by Snowbirds, Rabbits change into a white winter coat, and both remain an active and stable food source throughout the Winter season. A good strategy to keep temperature up is to put on warm clothes on the last day Autumn so heat will start off higher in winter.ĭuring Winter several new creatures appear and some others go into hiding. Freezing is often a recurring death for new players as they don't prepare well enough to stop the freezing in an emergency.

Dusk and Night are colder than Day, and they last longer in Winter. Wilson's and Webber's Beards also helps them keep warm similar to warm clothing, and their efficiency increases as it gets longer.īuilding a Thermal Measurer helps the player know when the change in seasons is coming ahead of time, and tells how cold it is getting. Additionally, wearing warm clothing increases the time a character can be away from fire before getting too cold. The best way to do that is to carry around a heated Thermal Stone, and one should always have the means to make Fire in an emergency during winter. To prevent freezing, characters must maintain their body temperature by regularly going back to a source of heat. Freezing quickly drops the player's health. The biggest change in Winter is the drop in temperature which results in freezing if the character gets too cold. Winter lasts for 16 days the first winter will start on day 21 and end on day 36. It will eat Food off the ground and destroy any Structures and Plants that get in its way when it is rampaging.Īutumn leads to Winter, so players might want to spend their first Autumn preparing for the harsh weather that will soon be upon them. Any resource such as Grass, Saplings, or Berry Bushes that withered in the Summer will return to their harvested state at the beginning of Autumn.Īutumn's seasonal Giant is the Bearger. Also, Birchnut Trees will start to lose their leaves, which change color, and fully-grown ones will yield extra Birchnuts when cut down. During Autumn, the player does not have to worry about Overheating or Freezing, there is only occasionally Rain, Farm Crops grow normally, Walrus Camps are not active, Red Hounds may occasionally appear rather than Normal Hounds during timed Hound attacks, Redbirds and Crows appear, and the Koalefant appears with a red hide. Autumn is the starting season for Don't Starve Together.

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