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Try not to use the wiki, I ruined a big part of my experience because of it.

 

I could not agree more with this. If you don't own the original, single player Don't Starve, I think you should play DST on your own. You will die, but it'll help without spoiling your experience. You won't have much fun if you rely on other people for 20 days. If you can survive 5 days on your own, I think you should be ready to play with other people. 

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@rykky,

  • to start out, gather as much grass, twigs, as you can
  • pick up every food item you can (don't ignore seeds as they can be a great emergency food source)
  • pick up some flint and try to find some rocks to mine
  • find some that have gold in them and build a science machine (1 gold, 4 logs, 4 rocks)
  • build yourself a backpack, a shovel, a log suit and a spear.
  • When cutting trees, always pick the big ones... 15 hits from an axe and you get 3 logs. use the shovel on the stump to get 1 more for a total of 4 logs per tree... plant one pinecone/birchnut in its place to grow and so on.

Those are some of the basics... that should get you through the first season or so...

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My advice?
Ditch DST altogether, play solo Don't Starve until you get the hang of things. 

Don't use the wiki unless you're completely 100% stumped. 

Have fun, learn from your mistakes, that's what DS is about.

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There are many actual guides, including beginner guides, on the wiki itself.

And if you want quick, accurate answers on something specific (e.g. how do I restore Sanity/Health, what are these Pigmen and are they dangerous), it's the place to go to, just open the relevant article.

There are also, of course, guides on the internet reachable by using a search engine, but that seemed too obvious to mention.

It's worth mentioning that you can play (and practice) Don't Starve Together as a single player, if you want, and you don't have to have the regular Don't Starve version to do so.

A piece of advice, some people told you to gather certain items. Once you have a memorized location to drop off items at (such as a base or even something like just an intersection), what you really want to do is to actually hoard any and all items, period - all items in the game can be useful, and you can't really ever have too many of one item, either (except food, since it spoils, meaning you can't hoard it, so harvesting huge amounts at once can actually be detrimental).

But remember that this is very much an inventory management game, and you absolutely can't carry everything on you at once.

To emphasize, even items that look like they are useless or like they are the result of a mistake (such as Rot, Ashes, Charcoal, and more) do have uses, and sometimes they can be very useful.

You shouldn't store certain items (like Ashes) or classes of items on the ground, though (such as food, which could be eaten by mobs), build storage for those.

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Is anyone willing to help me with the game? Pretty please with sugar on top? :-)

 

A few tips on in-game etiquette.

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  • Avoid asking "where is camp?" when you first spawn in. Especially if it's early autumn. Instead, ask for directions to a rock biome. Show people you can survive on your own for the first few days.

 

  • Don't be offended if no one invites you to their camp. If you come across one prove that you can be an asset and not a leech. Try to contribute as much as possible.

 

  • If you find the winter trap burn the chest for the contents.

 

  • If you find a camp don't pick their crops and eat them immediately. Same with food in the fridge. First impressions are important.

 

  • Avoid attacking caged animals. Poop is love, poop is life.

 

  • Avoid attacking mobs with a torch.

 

  • Avoid attacking mobs that other players are kiting...especially Wigfrids. They don't need your help. It may seem like jumping in is the right thing to do but you're just making things complicated.

 

  • Avoid destroying tier 1 spider dens. Farm the spiders for glands, meat, and silk instead.

 

  • Be self-sufficient. Even in large camps you should be able to find your own food without needing to dip into the food storage.

 

  • Tents should only be used for emergencies.

 

  • Sanity drain from ghost players is extremely easy to manage. Instead of asking players to leave the server ask for tips. The people not complaining are probably the best sources for advice.

 

  • If you take something from the camp chest try to replace the item later on. Same for the fridge.

 

  • Let people know if you intend to leave the server after dying. No point in making a heart if you're going to disconnect after being revived.

 

  • Be aware that if you die other players can and will pick up your items. Nothing is sacred.

 

  • Consider using whisper for personal arguments, or anyone in your field of vision. Especially if the server is 20+ players. No need to narrate every second of your life for the entire server.

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