Hey Everybody,

Today we have a new update coming to the test branch, some new Twitch items and a login bonus item.



The team has been hard at work on the next major content update "Reap What You Sow". This is a pretty substantial update in terms of impact so we need your feedback on bugs and as well as tuning, so please don't be shy. To be clear, there are a lot of things we need to dial in to get the tuning right for this, so tell us what you think, this is not final.
There are a number of strings that have not been completed and there are still some items in development, such as the Composting Bin and the Lord of the Fruit Flies so this will be filled out more as we approach release.

• Survivors can now plow fields and sow seeds to grow the crops of their dreams
  
• Each vegetable has their own unique plant with preferred growing seasons and type of nutrients
  
• Stay close and tend to your crops and you will be rewarded.
  
• Neglecting crops won't be the death of them, but you might regret it.
  
• Be sure to cull weeds before they become a problem
  
• Use the Gardeneer Hat to research plants and track your progress via the Plant Registry
  
• Farm like the Ancients with the Premier Gardeneer Hat and learn your plants’ every desire
  
• Additional patch notes

For more details on joining the beta branch, you can see this post here.

While we don't have a live update right now, we do have some free stuff for you.

New streaming drops!



We are adding the Arcane Crystalarium to the Crystalline Collection. For more information on streaming drops and how to get them, check out our post here.

Login Bonus!



For a limited time, Log into DST and get the Straight Razor skin for free!

Simply make sure you have the game updated and log into the game with the update installed to get the items.

Up Next!
We're going to try to get Winter's Feast out for you all in a couple weeks. As with Hallowed Nights, we don't have any real changes to it this year since the team is focused on content updates. But we'll have some more free stuff and some new skins as well. Including, new skins added to the Snowfallen collection!
Shortly after that we expect the content update to release toward the middle of December and we'll make sure to tidy everything up before we head out on holiday break.

Till next time, Have fun out there!

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a client exploit that allowed players to perform actions when they are out of range from the target object.
  
• Fixed the Astral Detector from trying to dig something it can’t.
  
• Fixed Astral Detectors digging up the same item multiple times.
  
• Improved resolution for Mushy Cake, Amberosia, and Milkmade Hat.
  
• Fixed a crash involving the Vitreoasis sounds.
  
• Fixed viewing profiles in the Bans Popup not getting the correct profile.

Changes to the Astral Detector:

• Reduced light during idle (when it has nothing left to find)
  
• Uses are consumed after scanning, including when nothing is left to find.
  
• The recipe now uses 1 Thulecite instead of 2 Thulecite Fragments

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed zone detection on the Crabby Hermit’s island. (This was causing giants to spawn on the island and possibly enabling enlightenment)
  
• Fixed zone detection for the Atrium area. (This was causing the nightmare phase effects to be disabled in some parts the Atrium)
  
• Fixed a bug causing the game to crash on load when upgrading save files.
  
• Fixed world data from a deleted world showing up sometimes when creating a new world.
  
• Fixed Walter’s storytelling buff remaining when Walter disconnects mid story
  
• The Strident Trident's water geysers will now uproot Bull Kelp
  
• Astral Detector light loads properly.

Change:

• The Astral Detector will now locate undiscovered Celestial Altar parts and the Celestial Tribute after the Celestial Sanctum parts have been discovered.
  
• Added a sorting option on the world selection screen for the date the world was created. (Worlds created before this hotfix do not have a creation date so they will sort based on cluster number)

• Astral Detector is now workable
  
• Fixed multiple crashes with critters, pipspooks, woby, antlion, and shadow creatures.
  
• Fixed a crash on the world customization screen.
  
• Fixed being unable to repair objects.

• Fixed attack cooldowns getting improperly reset when getting hit while attacking something.
  
• Fixed a bug causing world settings to get removed from a world after it has been created.
  
• Fixed being unable to modify steam group settings.
  
• Fixed some crashes with Crabking.
  
• Fixed Crabkings health being inaccurate after reloading.
  
• Fixed being unable to place walls on the corners of tiles.
  
• Fixed being able to hop off a boat when walls are in the way.
  
• Fixed Dark Swords playing the wrong sound.
  
• Fix head texture bug with Wurt’s Little Sinker skin.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed another retrofitting crash that would occur if you lacked space to retrofit astral markers.
  
• Fixed up some resonator sounds.

• Walls and Fences can be placed on the very edge of the world.

• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurs when your character is in the caves.
  
• Fixed pathfinding for retrofitted areas in cave worlds
  
• Fixed Traps and Bird Traps not being unusable after being sprung.
  
• Fixed Lunar Spore being triggered by nightmare creatures
  
• Fixed enlightenment area on the lunar island
  
• Fixed various bugs with Wurt’s Sinker skin.
  
• Fixed missing inventory/crafting skins icons.
  
• Fixed ghost Walter eyes.
  
• Fixed Clean Sweeper on broken walls.
  
• Players can no longer give the Moon Rock Idol to the Celestial Portal while mounted (doing so caused the player to become invisible)
  
• Fixed being unable to plant things while Bulbous Lightbugs are around you.
  
• Fixed things being able to steal the Opal Gems from the Archive Switch.
  
• Fixed being unable to attack for a bit after getting hit.
  
• Fixed a retrofitting crash that would occur if you lacked space to retrofit astral markers.
  
• Fixed hovertexts persisting after clicking the world save slot.
  
• Fixed all worlds that had caves enabled having all mods disabled.
  
  • If you experience this problem, you can run the command ShardSaveGameIndex:RerunSlotConversion(slot) replacing the word slot with the slot number of that world.
    
  • The slot number of the world can be found by hovering over the folder icon on the world select screen.

• Forest and Cave world gen swap is fixed
  
• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurs when your character is in the caves.
  
• Fixed moles setting off traps generating souls.
  
• Fixed moonglass stalactites blocking structure placement.

It seems that the chunk of moon that crashed into the ocean did more than create a new island, but broke through to the caves below as well, revealing previously sealed passageways that had sat undiscovered by our Survivors. What ancient secrets might be kept within?

• Lunar Grotto Biome
  
  • Lunar Mush Trees
    
  • Mush Gnomes
    
  • Naked Mole Bats
    
  • Bulbous Lightbugs
• Ancient Archive Biome
  
  • You'll have to explore
• Improved Host Game Screen
  
  • Unlimited save slots
    
  • Retroactively enable caves!

• Halloween Trinkets return
  
• Halloween Candies return
  
• Mad Science Lab returns.

We have also added a bunch of new items available as drops in-game or bundled in chests for purchase. Previous Costume Collection skins have been converted to Heirloom Quality items and will no longer drop after the end of the event.

That's not all. During Hallowed Nights, we have increased the drop chance of Hallowed Nights items, so be on the look-out for these rare items and snag them all while you can!



The Hallowed Nights Survivors Chest, Part III, contains the Hallowed Nights skins for: Walter, Wolfgang, Wormwood, Woodie, and Wurt, for $9.99/16RMB.

The Survivors Costume Chest contains skins for: Wigfrid, Maxwell, Webber, Wendy, Wes, Wickerbottom, Willow, Wilson, Winona, Wolfgang, Woodie, and WX-78, for $12.99/23RMB.

The Costume Clothing Chest contains the complete Catty Costume, Cheeky Chester Costume, Glommy Guise, and Hutch Disguise, for $4.99/10RMB

The Costume Belongings Chest contains Hallowed Light, Macabre Birdcage, Creepy Cauldron, and Vampire Batling, for $4.99/10RMB.

The Complete Costume Chest contains the complete Costume Collection, for $14.99/27RMB.




We are adding the Terrible Ooze Machine to the Hallowed Nights collection. For more information on streaming drops and how to get them, check out our support topic here.




For a limited time, Log into DST and get the Ancient Stone Wall, Ancient Ornamental Wall and
Monstrous Lantern skins for free!

Simply make sure you have the game updated and log into the game with the update installed to get the items.

Hallowed Nights is the best time to pick up any skin set you have been waiting for! For a limited time most skins for DST are up to 50% off!

Also - if you have been waiting to pick up something else in the Don't Starve Franchise, everything is currently on sale for up to 75% off on Steam!

We’re already hard at work on the next update. With the holiday event season coming up we have a lot to do, so the normal content and character refresh schedule is going to be a little out of whack for a bit. We have the beta for another content update coming in November followed by its release and Winter’s Feast in December. After a much-needed holiday break in December, we will bring you The Year of the Beefalo and then be back to our normal schedule.

I have a new little teaser for you for the November beta update. This is a pretty big one, and something a bit different, but… I think you’re gonna like it.



For those of you still paying attention. Here is some free spool: https://accounts.klei.com/link/forgottenspool
Expires in 1 month.

Bug Fixes:

• Stopped Sharks from rotating the world.
  
• Wigfird’s short linked in her compendium.