The Hallowed Nights are upon us once again!

Something special lies in wait for you. Everyone on can once again discover tricks and treats around the world of Don't Starve. Fill your candy bag to the brim and satisfy your sweet tooth with all sorts of sugary seasonal treats!

Spooky costumes are available for a limited time, so be sure to enjoy them before the event ends and they go back from whence they came!

New for 2018, Mix potions in the Mad Science Lab and find new Hallowed Nights Decorations to totally decorate Totally Normal Trees.

Also available are special disguises and new item skins for 2018 that will stick around, but they’ll only drop during the season of Hallowed Nights, so be on the look-out for these rare items and snag them all while you can!

Good luck, have fun, and brace yourself for a scare!

For more details see the offical forums at: https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/97477-hallowed-nights-rises-again/

• Fixed crash when digging up Graves in the Caves.
  
• Fixed crash sometimes if crafting station is destroyed right before you finish prototyping a recipe.
  
• Fixed crash sometimes when giving Trinkets to the Pig King while using a modded character.
  
• Fixed crash during Meteor Showers for some modded worlds.
  
• Fixed a rare World Gen crash.
  
• Fixed Webber and Wes’ Hallowed Nights portrait backdrops.
  
• Fixed The Supernatural’s hair during certain emotes.

• Fixed bug where burning eyes on Totally Normal Trees sometimes do not appear while Hallowed Nights is active.
  
• Fixed typo in Haunted Forest Portrait.

Hey Everybody,

Things have been a bit quiet around here after The Gorge so that we can regroup, prioritize and start on upcoming content for Don't Starve Together. A big thanks to our community for your patience while we worked everything out. We saw posts for those wondering what we're up to next, suggestions and feedback as well as those of you who ensured others that we would update you all when we had more info.

Some games are calling their yearly content schedule "Seasons" - if we were doing so, we're officially kicking off "Season 3". We haven't put a cool marketing name on events yet because we're still building upon what that even means.

Just like last year, this next year will build upon existing content even more than the year before.

I have a lot of information for you today about a lot of different things - so let's get to it.


We have created a new page where players can view their Klei Account information. Right now the functionality is limited to a few things such as changing your email or server setup, but we'll be adding more functionality to allow you greater control over your Klei Account. This is available today, check it out.




Beginning today all players who have their Twitch Account linked to their Klei Account will be able to get drops when watching a DST stream on Twitch. These items are exclusive loyal items exclusive to Twitch.tv. These items will drop on any DST stream where the streamer has linked their Twitch account to their Klei Account. This is available today. Go check out more info here.

We wanted to get this going as soon as possible so we can make use of Twitch drops and Klei Accounts in future content plans.




Speaking of future content plans,With a few new Tricks and Treats, Hallowed nights returns in October. We'll post more info about the details and an exact date soon. Hallowed Nights is coming October 25th!

With that, we kick off the holiday season event schedule. Returning this year with all holiday events including Winter's Feast and Lunar New Year.




Coming later this year, The Forge Returns bigger and better than ever with new items, creatures and community driven goals. You can look forward to more information about the return of The Forge as we get closer to release, but we wanted to let you know that it's coming.





Today's update is entirely a Quality of Life update. We wanted to get in some changes and fixes for some issues we want corrected before we focus entirely on this coming round of event content.

We're adding in some server filtering options to allow players to hide bad server names, we now have special flagging for servers that are official Klei Servers. We've also made a big change to the main menu that now includes important news and announcements about DST.

We found that during recent events that not as many players were aware of announced content as we would to have liked. In an effort to make sure more people see this information we will be showing it in the main menu area. We'll make sure that all important news that players should be aware of is posted in there so you know what's coming up for the game. Check out the update notes here: https://forums.kleientertainment.com/game-updates/dst/




I am sure many of you have question about what's really next for DST. We're not ready to announce that juuust yet. But suffice it to say - things are happening.

• Search for a unique Moon Rock Boulder that falls during Meteor showers to discover new Celestial crafting.
  
• Twitch item drops will be available to streamers and viewers.
  
• Character clothing selection screens updated to use new collection UI.
  
• Profile icons now used in chat and player status screen.
  
• Sort functionality added to item collection screens.
  
• Improved server listing performance.
  
• Server names and descriptions can now be hidden locally.
  
• Klei dedicated servers now have their own icon in the Browse Games screen.
  
• Added folder_name to modinfo environment, to allow for easier modder debugging.
  
• Long running dedicated servers will now properly backup logs periodically.

• Celestial Portal in the Caves can no longer be activated.
  
• Celestial Orb will always show up on the Minimap, even if it is held or inside
• a container.
  Fixed animation bugs with Celestial Portal.
  
• Fixed animation bug with Werebeaver becoming invisible.
  
• Fixed bug where digging up an occupied Burrow did not release a Moleworm.
  
• Fixed bug where chat messages did not fade out.
  
• Fixed “Thingamabob” names in player inspect screen.
  
• Fixed crash sometimes when unravelling items.

• Despawning at the Celestial Portal will now save your crafting, map, and pet data, as well as your survived day count.
  
• Crafting description for On Tentacles now correctly indicates that it requires an Alchemy Engine.
  
• Fixed issue with some users being unable to start a server with Caves enabled.
  
• Fixed black box around the Marble Portrait.

• Sorting mode in Server Browser screen is now remembered.
  
• Fixed issue with some dedicated servers running on Windows failing SteamGameServer_Init if Steam client was not installed.

• Details will now load for all servers listed in the Server Browser.
  
• Lucy will no longer act like she was just equipped everytime you travel to and from Caves.
  
• Fixed bug where some recipes crafted as Wickerbottom are not remembered after changing characters at the Celestial Portal.
  
• Fixed crash sometimes when inspecting players with certain translations enabled.
  
• Fixed minor text sizing issue with Player Avatar Popup.
  
• Cornucopia portrait glow fixed.
  
• Music volume setting will now apply to Intro Cinematic.

Changes

• Recent Encounters screen has been redone.
  
• Player badges now indicate when a player is in a loading screen (i.e. connecting to the server, or migrating between Forest and Caves.)
  
• Updated Spiky Tree Portrait and Spider Nest Portrait.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed rare crash caused by haunting a Crock Pot while it is cooking Jellybeans.
  
• Fixed bug on clients where broken Fences did not clear pathfinding.
  
• Fixed bug causing Baby Beefalo to sometimes split from their herd when fully grown.
  
• Fixed bug preventing herds from merging properly.
  
• Fixed bug where Bunnymen and Pig Men inside their houses can still acquire combat targets.

Hey everybody!

The Gorge and The Gorge Tournament have come to an end.

Thanks to all who participated in The Gorge Tournament! We had a great time working on the event, and we hope you all had fun playing it. We'll get those prizes distributed as soon as possible, and we'll let you know once that's done. The participation prizes will take the longest, but we expect to be done by the end of today or tomorrow.

We have some cool stats we thought you would be interested in.

Over 25k people played The Gorge Tournament! This was significantly more than we expected. Of those who participated in The Gorge, 18,237 completed their Recipe Books!

11,162,027 Meals were snackrificed
129,818,990 Logs were harvested
48,090,945 Seeds were planted
851,676 Meals were burnt
34,297,118 Items were purchased
5,805,526,485 Steps were taken

To put that into perspective, during The Forge, 2,899,027,196 steps were taken.

So what's next?

We're not quite sure yet. We're working on figuring that out, but right now we are considering our options and don't have a solid enough plan to commit to yet. When we run an event like The Forge/Gorge, we are pretty much working on the event live the whole time, so we haven't had much time to work ahead yet.

We'll have some more specific information real soon!

The Gorge and The Gorge Tournament have come to an end.

Thanks to all who participated in The Gorge Tournament! We'll be posting some stats and results and distributing prizes by the end of tomorrow.

We got a lot of great feedback and hopefully we will be doing more events like this in the future.

• Fixed crash sometimes when shutting down a dedicated server on Linux.

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• Fixed bug with Bearger’s spawn timer.

The Gorge Tournament has begun!

Beginning at 11am PST, all Steam DST players who play the Gorge can start competing for the best scores. The top teams will receive the following:

Gold - (Top team of 1 - 3 players): Exclusive Gold Portrait, Exclusive Gold Icon, and Every item introduced with The Gorge, including the Survivors Chest and the Belongings Chest.

Silver - (Next 5 top teams of 1 - 3 unique players): Exclusive Silver Portrait, Exclusive Silver Icon, and The Gorge Belongings Chest.

Bronze - (Remaining Top 100 unique Players): Exclusive Bronze Icon and 25 Gorge Chests.

All participants will receive a special participation reward. Players appearing in multiple teams will only receive the reward for the highest tier they qualify for. Some restrictions apply, see below. 

This is going to be the first event of its kind, so we reserve the right to change things if we need to, or cancel due to unexpected complications.

We would love to do more things like this in the future, so make sure to give us your feedback!



In order to qualify for The Gorge Tournament, you must finish a match with these 4 badges:

 Victory

 No Tributes Failed

 No Repeat Meals

 No Duplicate Survivors

(NOTE: It is OK to have other badges as well.)
Then, if your account qualifies, your score will automatically be entered, and this badge will show up as well:

 Tournament Entry



Appeasement Points are calculated by adding up all the points from each snackrifice (see below), multiplying by 1000, and then dividing by the total number of seconds spent in the entire match.

Coin values are as follows:

 1 point per coin.

 1 coin is worth 28 points, 2 coins is worth 84 points.

 1 coin is worth 98 points, 2 coins is worth 294 points.

 1 coin is worth 343 points.


For example, when the craving is matched:

Tomato Soup is worth 1× + 8× = 28 + 8 = 36 points
Candied Fish is worth 2× + 4× = 84 + 4 = 88 points
And say you escaped in 185 seconds using one Tomato Soup and one Candied Fish, then your match score would be:

(36 + 88) × 1000 ÷ 185 = 670 Appeasement Points


What are the restrictions?

This tournament is Steam only, and only accounts that own Don't Starve Together can participate. Family Sharing "child" accounts will not qualify. Accounts must be in good standing.

Where can I see my rank?

The players qualifying for the gold, silver and bronze rewards are listed in the Tournament section of the leaderboards (https://forums.kleientertainment.com/gorge-recipe-book/).

What if I belong to multiple high scoring teams?

You will be rewarded based on the team with the highest score. If you qualify under multiple tiers, you will receive an award only for the highest qualifying tier.

When does the tournament end?

The tournament ends on July 17th at 11am Pacific time. Winners will be determined and prizes will be distributed shortly thereafter.

What about merch?

We wanted to give out merch as a prize, but the laws are scary, so we decided not to mess with that. If we get a lot of good feedback from this tournament, we'll look into how to go about physical prizes in the future.

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• Updated art for Mossy Gateway Portrait, Altar of Gnaw Portrait, and Pot Hanger Portrait.
  
• Fixed bug where some players received a Tournament Entry badge, but their score did not show up on the leaderboard. If you believe this is still happening on new matches, please let us know by submitting a bug report. (We are still investigating the possibility of restoring previously missed entries.)
  
• Fixed a rare crash when shutting down the game.

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• Fixed bug where overriding a World’s Event setting did not apply to Caves.
  
• Fix a bug where some players would get the "Unable to connect to leaderboard server" message on every match.
  
• Fixed Woodie’s Trader's Furs icon.

Hey Everybody,

As you may be aware The Gorge was scheduled to end next Monday on the 9th. We have decided to extend the event a week to July 17th so that you can have the weekend to finish up your accomplishments, get those levels, and get ready for The Gorge Tournament!

We will be posting details soon, but for a small teaser - We will be giving out Klei game codes and exclusive portrait backgrounds, icons and more - so make sure you come back here on the 9th for details.

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Changes

• The Gorge event extended.
  
• Added new accomplishments for The Gorge.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug causing some servers to fail to respond to connection requests.
  
• Fixed crash caused by mods attempting to load missing assets.

Hotfix - 276644

• Producing Syrup will no longer fail the Killing Spree achievement.
  
• Fixed a rare crash sometimes when unloading a modded world.

We didn't want to spoil things before you all found all the recipes, so now that you have we added a nice loyal portrait for everybody who plays during The Gorge event. Additionally, there are more Gorge profile icons. Thanks for playing!

• Improved controller support for the Recipe Book.
  
• Additional Gorge food Profile Icons added.
  
• Loyal Gorge event Portrait Frame added.

Bug Fixes

• Sap can now be harvested while holding an Axe.
  
• Fixed issue with granting DLC items that were previously claimed on the beta branch.
  
• Fixed crash in Host Game screen when failing to contact Steam.

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• Improved server stability (please let us know if you continue to experience problems).
  
• Fix crash sometimes when picking up a Pot Hanger item.
  
• Fix crash sometimes when using the Recipe Book while food is being offered.
  
• Various string fixes.

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• The Gorge leaderboards have been reset! Your team’s score will now be based on the quality of your offerings over time, rather than an overall total. (Please note that the original leaderboards have been archived and can still be viewed on the website.)
  
• Fixed some issues preventing Players from finding their server to rejoin if they got disconnected.

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• Fixed animation bug causing some clients to crash randomly.

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• Fixed some client crashes when disconnecting from a server or the server is resetting.

Hotfix - 275334

• Players can now join Gorge servers via Steam friends list or invites.
  
• Fixed animation bug causing players to become invisible after entering the Caves.
  
• Fixed problems for users with large collections of items.
  
• Fixed critter rarity colour in the crafting menu.

HOTFIX 276158

• Shadow Minions have slightly increased range and will continue chopping trees even if Players move off screen.
  
• Increased Willow’s fueling bonus.
  
• Improved cooking efficiency bonuses for Wilson, Wendy, and Wolfgang.
  
• Added indicators for stations currently affected by a cooking efficiency buff.
  
• Added more icons for XP awarded in the Post Match Screen.
  
• Improved leaderboard submission reliability and feedback when failing to connect to the leaderboard server.

• Fixed crash for some Players with corrupt Recipe Book data.
  
• Fixed bug with menu header text changing incorrectly in the Host Game screen.

After barely escaping through the Molten Gateway, our survivors plummet headfirst into the ruins of a sickly city ruled by a ravenous beast. Work together to cook fine dishes and placate the Eternal Gnaw's hunger to avoid the curse of its terrible plague. Cook well enough, and you may even get to go home.

The Gorge is a free limited time 3-player co-op challenge with tons of new skins, emotes, items and more. Your goal is to cook and offer food on the Altar of Gnaw, but you'll need all the cooks in the kitchen to keep it fed, so work together to survive!

We put together a nice little recipe book that you can find over here: https://forums.kleientertainment.com/gorge-recipe-book/

The Gorge begins June 14th and ends July 9th. Console will be coming just a short while after, we'll have details on a more concrete date soon. 

F.A.Q.

What is The Gorge?
The Gorge is a new limited time event that we are creating for Don’t Starve Together. During this time players can earn event themed skins and rewards that are only dropped during the event. 

Yeah, but WHAT is The Gorge?
The Gorge is a free limited time 3-player co-op challenge with tons of new skins, emotes, items and more. Your goal is to cook and offer food on the Altar of Gnaw, but you'll need all the cooks in the kitchen to keep it fed, so work together to survive!

The Gorge is played on official Klei servers that are available only during the event. There are no community hosted servers during this event. 

What else is in The Gorge?

• With The Gorge we have added a bunch of new stuff for players to collect. 
  
• New character skins, emotes, item skins and more. In total over 200 items.
  
• New free on-demand dedicated event servers (Gorge Only).
  
• Tons of new main menu UI additions and changes.
  
• Simple Matchmaking with friends / community groups.
  
• Updated drop system (Now 4 items per Chest - Gorge only).
  
• New Item sets available for purchase
  
• More event level progression.
  
• And more!

If I play the regular game during the event, can I still earn skins?
You can. However, with one big difference. All common drops will now reward an event chest that contains Gorge event items. Regular common items will return after the event. 

Is The Gorge free?
Yes! Events are free for everyone who owns DST. Players will have the option to purchase a single character’s Victorian Skin Set for $2.99, or the entire Victorian Skin Set collection for $12.99. We also have a new chest full of 7 awesome Gorge themed items available for $9.99. You can purchase the entire set as a bundle for $19.99. Of course you can always earn these items in the game, or craft them.

We hope that with this mechanism, we can both continue creating great free content while also supporting the development team. In addition, this method of funding allows us to provide content to all our players, instead of splitting the player community if we implemented it with a DLC paywall.

When does the Gorge end? 
The Gorge will last a little over 3 weeks from the time it launches and we ending July 9th. 

Where do I submit feedback and bug reports?
Please submit your bug reports here, and feedback here.  

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• Improved error detection when creating a Custom Match.
  
• Fixed a crash sometimes at the end of a match.
  
• Fixed bug with Fanciful Explorer skin FX.
  
• Increased resolution on regular game Crock Pot foods.

After barely escaping through the Molten Gateway, our survivors plummet headfirst into the ruins of a sickly city ruled by a ravenous beast. Work together to cook fine dishes and placate the Eternal Gnaw's hunger to avoid the curse of its terrible plague. Cook well enough, and you may even get to go home.

The Gorge is a free limited time 3-player co-op challenge with tons of new skins, emotes, items and more. Your goal is to cook and offer food on the Altar of Gnaw, but you'll need all the cooks in the kitchen to keep it fed, so work together to survive!

The Gorge begins June 14th and ends July 9th. Console will be coming just a short while after, we'll have details on a more concrete date when we get closer to launching the event.

Beta starts early next week, so keep an eye on the forums. We'll see you here!