Don't Starve — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Major Quality of Life and Big Fix Update Now Live! | 2023-04-27 | Hey everyone! The big Bug Fixes and Quality of Life update is now live! A big thank you to all the players who checked out the beta, reported bugs, and provided feedback and suggestions. The list of changes and bug fixes is gigantic! So here are some highlights. Highlights: Additions New item: the Seed of Ruin. It can be obtained by defeating the Ancient Guardian (ALL). The Water Beefalo will now have adorable offspring! (SW). New craftable: the Nightmarish Bird Whistle (HAM). New Crock Pot recipe: the Meated Nettles, an antihistamine food made with meat! (HAM). Utility / Interface Changes (ALL) A new integrated backpack layout can now be ena |
| [Beta Update - PT II] Quality of Life Beta Available Now! | 2023-03-14 | Quality of Life Update The acronym in parentheses at the end of each change/bug fix refers to which DLCs this change/bug fix is applied to: Base: the vanilla game, no DLCs. RoG: Reign of Giants. SW: Shipwrecked. HAM: Hamlet. ALL: all of the above. Additions: New item: the Seed of Ruin. It can be obtained by defeating the Ancient Guardian (ALL). Existing worlds where the Ancient Guardian is already dead will have a Seed of Ruin appearing somewhere in the ruins. The Water Beefalo will now have adorable offspring! (SW). New craftable: the Nightmarish Bird Whistle (HAM). New Crock Pot recipe: the Meated Nettles, an antihistamine food made with me |
| [Beta Update] Huge Bug Fix Beta Available Now! | 2023-01-26 | Hello everybody! Surprise! We have a big bug fix update for you all. This is pretty substantial, so we’re going to put this on a beta branch for you all to check out before we push it out to the live version. Instructions for switching to beta versions on Steam can be found here. We have set up a new bug tracker for Don’t Starve that can be found here. Please check it out and let us know any issues that you run into. The acronym in parentheses at the end of each change/bug fix refers to which DLCs this change/bug fix is applied to: Base: the vanilla game, no DLCs. RoG: Reign of Giants. SW: Shipwrecked. HAM: Hamlet. ALL: all of the above Chang |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 428605 to 429404 | 2020-09-03 | - 429404 Updated the less photosensitive lightning effects for DLCs - 428605 Changed the lightning visuals to be less harmful photosensitive eyes. Added a "Screen Flashes" option in settings to adjust the effect. |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 345820 to 379591 | 2019-06-25 | Bug Fixes: Player will wait until after landing on a boat to sneeze. Fixed a graphic bug with fence gates when exiting interiors. Insulated sac, sea sack and gold rock gets a minimap icon. Pathfinding should now work better in interiors. Fixed bug where minimap sometimes didn't properly uncover traversed areas. Can pick up items on the ground near un-sprung tooth traps now. Fixed a spelling error on the Batilisk Wing?. Thumper’s minimap icon fixed. Dense turf will grow tall grass. Fixed crash at the beginning of adventure mode prologue Life vest and amulet will save the player on water in Hamlet. Wheeler tracker won’t steal an item when a sec |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 343524 | 2019-06-14 | We've added a new Performance setting in Settings called Dynamic Asset Loading. It saves memory by loading certain data as needed, and unloading it when it’s not used for a while. Like most optimizations there’s a trade-off - while the dynamic loading decreases memory usage significantly it also means the game has to load assets in the background - depending on your hardware this may be noticeable. The game needs a restart for any change to the asset loading to take effect. Bug Fixes Added a “Dynamic Asset Loading” feature to reduce the memory usage on some machines* Improved performance of Tall Grass. Fixed graphic bug when punching with Bug |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 341281 | 2019-06-06 | Bug Fixes Pig town is more consistent now. Shouldn’t have missing pig palaces Fixed issue where the “Travel” option would not show on teleportato in adventure mode when playing with controller. The Camera will zoom back out after Wilba’s transformations. Fixed controller hint showing “MISSING NAME” when near a bramble site. Fixed examine string for cave entrance on ROC island. Only Wormwood will see the Plant action with seeds when using a controller. Partially constructed Robot can be teleported. Reduced memory spike on save. Dryrack in interiors will still work when it’s raining outside. Controllers won’t detect depleted sparkling pools. Fi |
| Hail Survivors, Don’t Starve: Hamlet has come out of Early Access! + Game Update 338264 | 2019-05-14 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4434400/c6f7d55bfe238aa852060ddce8b4e04093330e47.png A great big thank you to everyone who participated during our Early Access period. The Don’t Starve community is one of the best to interact with, so full of passion and enthusiasm for all things in the Constant. We have thoroughly enjoyed the journey with you, dropping Wilson and his friends into this world of civilized pigs and dangerous jungles. As we come out of Early Access, all of the features tested in the beta branch will of course go live for everybody, including player craftable doors, the new Ancient Hulk giant, W |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 327257 to 332388 | 2019-04-18 | Greetings Survivors! We’re close to releasing Hamlet from Early Access. As we said in a recent roadmap post, we have been working on two new characters plus a new giant to battle with. Actually, we would like to have those tested a bit. So, once more, we invite you to the interior beta branch, this time to meet the newest “guests” of the Constant: Wagstaff and Wheeler. But with light comes shadow. An ancient and terrible metal hulk lies waiting to be discovered. A lonely sentinel still stuck in a long forgotten war. A big thank you to everyone who has tried out the beta branch so far. As always you’ve been tremendously helpful. There are stil |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 319878 | 2019-03-28 | Latest patch here with an invitation to beta test some new features. We’ve been working on improving performance and have a few changes that should make things better. This should particularly help with severe lag in interiors. But some of the backend changes are larger than we are comfortable to just deploy. We have set up a beta branch that people can go to and help us test out the changes. An added benefit of some of the changes, is that the interior system has opened up to the other worlds, not just Hamlet worlds. So if you bring the Key to the City, you can build a pig city in the forest or even on a tropical island. I’m sure there’s som |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 317078 | 2019-03-18 | New Features Root Trunk and Dense Turf made using a Bramble Bulb Tinker Shop added to newly generated words (and available through the Key To The City in previously existing worlds) Revived the Ornaments tab for interior decorating Bug Fixes Fixed a bug when the salt lick is hammered Fixed a bug with werewoodie and werewilba still attracting Gnats at night. Fixed a bug where the pugalisk would be locked trying to freeze elephant cacti. Fixed a bug with Wormwood’s brambe armor and pig men. Fixed brain of thought not showing Volcanic tab in Hamlet compatible Shipwrecked world Fixed rare assert when creatures tried to run away from you in interi |
| [Game Update] - 311861 | 2019-02-27 | Balance/New feature Nettle plants don’t reset when they become dry now but they take a little longer to re-bloom. Added Salt Lick to all versions. Bug Fixes Glowfly cocoons still around after the Humid season will expire. Fixed some causes of Mant overpopulation. Fixed Warrior Mants sometimes disappearing or not properly returning to regular Mant. Added a one-time cleanup for surplus Mants and glowflies as a result of previous bugs Fixed assert when glowflies are killed by spear traps Fixed use of telelocator staff without focus in Hamlet Light from windows does not block mouse clicks anymore DLC compatibility popup can now be navigated with |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 309895 | 2019-02-19 | Balance/New feature Rabid Beetles now have about a one day lifespan once hatched Pig Bankers no longer accept Purple Gems. Their magic is too dark. Bug Fixes It is no longer possible to steal items from locked pedestals Telestaff can be used from inside to outside and vice versa now Fixed the draw order of regrowable vines - they were sometimes drawn behind the door. Slurper can slurp Werewilba, but won’t remove her fur. Also, her fur won’t slip off when wet. Fixed a rare assert when entering the world customization screen. Gnats (and other light seekers) won’t consider Woodie and Wilba lights in were form. Cave flowers wont light up if they |
| Don't Starve: Hamlet Roadmap | 2019-02-15 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4434400/453b29794ecb475eb550043289fb8b7e70527f9c.png Hey everyone! We've been very grateful for everyone's feedback on Hamlet's Early Access. Thanks again for all the time and effort you’ve spent writing your thoughts, opinions and bug reports. This is our roadmap for Hamlet, which we anticipate to last until April: Enhanced Seasons and Content We’re going to be adding more to the seasons, adding new perks and challenges alike. Expect to see more content in every season, as well as a new boss creature. We’ll also be implementing multi-roomed homes, allowing players to build mo |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 309027 | 2019-02-14 | Balance/New features Wormwood has an extra (short) anim when poop healing. Compost Wrap heals Wormwood for more now. Each world type (DS/ROG/SW/HAM) now has its own set of worldgen presets (to prevent incompatible presets from being applied) Bug Fixes Werewilba won’t be groggy in the humid season from her body hair anymore. Werewilba can now eat food by selecting it and clicking on Wilba with it Thunderbirds shouldn't unfairly target players anymore and ignore lightning rods at times. Uncatchable Glowflies fixed. Fix for the disappearing trawlnet (when full) in Shipwrecked Werewilba’s health gets properly set on load Werewilba can now Spelunk |
| [Game Update] Hamlet Character Update - 307715 | 2019-02-07 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4434400/112d5dc754f97dc8f2f248881feac5215472f78d.jpg The Character Update is now live! This update focuses on making our new Hamlet characters more interesting for you to play, particularly when playing outside of the Hamlet world. Wilba has inherited one of her father's more colourful characteristics, namely, she now carries the same curse that inflicts all of her father's family with dreaded werepigism. Also, all of pigkind from Hamlet's town pigs to those of ROG will now recognize her as the king's daughter, and pay her tribute in the form of gifts. We weren't very happy wi |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 305080 | 2019-01-24 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4434400/07b4f9f4616635aa3417a57f21d597a001ca952a.png The pigs of Hamlet are feeling festive, but they need incentive to throw a party. Incentive like surviving an Aporkalypse. So if you can survive several days of torment before you avert the cataclysm, the Pigs in towns all across Hamlet will throw a fiesta to celebrate life. Go join them in the fun. New Feature Pig towns will celebrate for a few days after an Aporkalypse Bug Fixes Fixed mouse over detection on new Hamlet prepared foods Fixed mouse over detection on new Hamlet turf Fixed assert when traveling to Hamlet wearin |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 303895 and 303804 | 2019-01-16 | Hamlet - 303895 (1/16/2019) Fixes Fix Player house being locked again for some characters after obtaining deed Fixed crash when using crockpot in vanilla worlds Hamlet - 303804 (1/16/2019) New Feature Fast Scrolling craft menu tabs as in DST Bug Fixes Fixed potential assert with bearger in Hamlet compatible worlds. Fixed missing minimap icon for cave entrance/exit in ROG Fixed assert when picking up Hamlet city possessions in linked worlds Fixed missing old bell blueprint in Hamlet compatible ROG world Mount injured hud fx fixed Mount speeds fixed Missing Mount animations fixed (actions properly limited) Fixed the missing turf art in Hamlet c |
| Quality of Life Update Available Now! | 2019-01-11 | Welcome to 2019 everyone! We start the new year with an update that brings several nice and fun features from Don't Starve Together to regular Don't Starve. These additions were added to the base game and all DLCs. Beefalo taming and riding (Saddles, Brush, Saddlehorn) The Ewecus (for Steel Wool) Fences (Gates and Walls) Bundles (and Wax Paper and Bee's Wax) Mini signs (and the Feather Pen for writing) Action Key ability while holding an item on your cursor Trap pickup using the action key Along with these additions, the artists took some time to do a visual color pass of Hamlet. Some changes are larger than others, like seasonal tints and th |
| [Game Update] Hamlet - 302650 & 302498 | 2019-01-09 | Hamlet - 302650 (1/9/2019) Bug Fixes Fix for yesterday’s patch which caused a crash when trying to modify world settings with no DLC installed Hamlet - 302498 (1/8/2019) Bug Fixes Miner hat doesn't magically emit light anymore after re-entering an interior where it was left on the ground Fixed the rare relic that spawns outside the bounds of the room Fix for custom options and ROG worlds that are SW or Hamlet compatible Hamlet - 301875 (1/3/2019) Bug Fixes Different handling for aporkalypse clock save load Willow’s lighter should not lost light when moving between interior rooms Lanterns now properly remember whether they were on or off in in |