Wilson's skill tree concept (V4).

[Anis5240]

back at it again folks, and I don't bloody care if things are """"""op"""""", klei already threw away character balance ages ago and I'm sick as hell seeing torch toss got replaced by brighter lighter and portable campfire of all things.

also feel free to go down le funny memory lane: 

 

 

 

#WilsonDeservesBetter

[Balter]

Man, Wilson out here askin for a second serving of pudding while some other characters are still starving

[Anis5240]

4 minutes ago, Balter said:

some other characters are still starving

ah yes as if Maxwell needs another heavy helping of steak

[Walrusst]

14 minutes ago, Balter said:

Man, Wilson out here askin for a second serving of pudding while some other characters are still starving

The wilson and wonkey update is real.


Unironically though I wouldn't even be mad if that happened. 

[Wawchik]

Why is there so much stuff. Like, what Wilson CAN'T do with this skill tree? 

And crafting practically free pure horror and pure brilliance is crazy.

[Anis5240]

33 minutes ago, Wawchik said:

And crafting practically free pure horror and pure brilliance is crazy.

ah yes as if people finding joy at material grinding character 

[Steorra]

1 hour ago, Wawchik said:

And crafting practically free pure horror and pure brilliance is crazy.

Nerf / remove the celestial portal first before you praise such thing "for Wilson".

[Reiko24]

2 hours ago, Anis5240 said:

back at it again folks, and I don't bloody care if things are """"""op"""""", klei already threw away character balance ages ago and I'm sick as hell seeing torch toss got replaced by brighter lighter and portable campfire of all things.

also feel free to go down le funny memory lane: 

 

 

 

#WilsonDeservesBetter

Wilson does need a different skill tree, after Klei learned how to do it right.

 

Some of those things need balancing and nerfing, but I like the ideas. Obviously only a part of them would be implemented, but this certainly would give Klei an idea how to give his skilltree justice.

tbh I really would like Wilson to actually do alchemy and create potions, and also create inventions. He is a failed scientist, but still is one. 
 

his inventions would blow up or cause detrimental effects as a downside, but would still work

[Wawchik]

11 minutes ago, Steorra said:

Nerf / remove the celestial portal first before you praise such thing "for Wilson".

??? I don't exactly get what you're trying to tell, just because anyone can switch characters doesn't mean everybody will do that

[Steorra]

10 minutes ago, Wawchik said:

??? I don't exactly get what you're trying to tell, just because anyone can switch characters doesn't mean everybody will do that

Are you trying to hinting that the pre-skilltree Winona and the current Wickerbottom is well-designed?

[Anis5240]

37 minutes ago, Reiko24 said:

He is a failed scientist

I wish people STOP saying this thing, god. He had invented so many things in the game yet """"""still"""""" counts as a failed scientist?????? So other characters can have personality/story growth within their skill tree yet he gotta remain stuck in that role???? Oh, please. 

[Creatorofswamps]

10 minutes ago, Anis5240 said:

I wish people STOP saying this thing, god. He had invented so many things in the game yet """"""still"""""" counts as a failed scientist?????? So other characters can have personality/story growth within their skill tree yet he gotta remain stuck in that role???? Oh, please. 

Stereotypes are a very complicated thing, and unfortunately they exist all over the world. For example, Willow is a bad character because she set fire to the bases. Wendy's is for beginners and those who don't know how to play. Wigfried and Wolfgang are for the lazy, Wurt is for those who ignore/interfere with the team, and so on, . Don't worry so much about it. I can understand your fatigue in this regard. But you shouldn't blame people for believing in stereotypes, they just haven't refuted it in their own experience, that's all, you have to tell them as gently as possible that it's not true.

[FourthLess]

13 minutes ago, Anis5240 said:

I wish people STOP saying this thing, god. He had invented so many things in the game yet """"""still"""""" counts as a failed scientist?????? So other characters can have personality/story growth within their skill tree yet he gotta remain stuck in that role???? Oh, please. 

He is (well at this point in time "was") a failed scientist in the real world. He got a hang of the Constant and made a few silly things like a giant magnet strapped to a boat or some surreal stuff like meat effigy. He is definitely not as much of a loser in this wacky world but I don't think there's any real fundamental understanding of the nature of its nature going on similar to smth Wagstaff is aiming towards. 

 

Regarding actual possible inventions for the skill tree I wouldn't mind some silly stuff. I think things having a chance to blow up or cause a drastic side effect is a pretty funny idea. Or have an item description say what the item does just for the functionality to be different but still useful

Edited March 12, 2025 by FourthLess

[Creatorofswamps]

8 minutes ago, FourthLess said:

He is (well at this point in time "was") a failed scientist in the real world. He got a hang of the Constant and made a few silly things like a giant magnet strapped to a boat or some surreal stuff like meat effigy. He is definitely not as much of a loser in this wacky world but I don't think there's any real fundamental understanding of the nature of its nature going on similar to smth Wagstaff is aiming towards. 

I think he learns science by the method of "scientific poke" = trial and error. I'm sure he died many times while making some of his inventions, but he's stubborn and determined enough to finish what he started

[Anis5240]

46 minutes ago, Creatorofswamps said:

they just haven't refuted it in their own experience

boi I sure wonder why those people kept spouting things that aren't true

45 minutes ago, FourthLess said:

He got a hang of the Constant

And again, so apparently everyone else was "fine" at getting used to the Constant yet for him he's supposed to remain being clueless????? Despite being the one who has the most experience??????

[Wawchik]

2 hours ago, Steorra said:

Are you trying to hinting that the pre-skilltree Winona and the current Wickerbottom is well-designed?

When did I say that? You were the one who started talking about swapping 

And I do think Wicker bottom is an ok character, just because Maxwell can use her books doesn't mean she's a "swap character". 

Edited March 12, 2025 by Wawchik

[Edible Coal]

6 minutes ago, Wawchik said:

When did I say that? You were the one who started talking about swapping 

And I do think Wicker bottom is an ok character, just because Maxwell can use her books doesn't mean she's a "swap character". 

wicker is really boring ngl, her whole playstyle involve standings next to a book shelf and spam books

[Anis5240]

damn I forgot to add that Lunar Blaster do like -15 sanity per attack

[Walrusst]

Another beard related skill idea:
Razor mastery.

Start with the razor prototyped.

• When using a razor on murderables in your inventory, always gain the meat product, with an extra 33% chance of getting a bonus morsel (A morsel specifically,) and a 67% chance of getting one of the mobs non-meat drops (Nothing if the mob has no non meat drop.)
• You can now groom beefalos as if you had a brush with a razor, only shaving them completely if you try to shave them again while their brush cooldown is active.
• You can sharpen most tool items with the razor consuming 5 uses of the tool as a tool, but giving basic tools a temporary damage buff to spear levels (+7.5 damage specifically, so tools that double as a decent weapon also benefit.)

Edited March 12, 2025 by Walrusst

[Bumber64]

On 3/11/2025 at 11:51 PM, Anis5240 said:

ah yes as if Maxwell needs another heavy helping of steak

[Cheggf]

On 3/12/2025 at 5:06 AM, Anis5240 said:

I wish people STOP saying this thing, god. He had invented so many things in the game yet """"""still"""""" counts as a failed scientist?????? So other characters can have personality/story growth within their skill tree yet he gotta remain stuck in that role???? Oh, please. 

Name one thing he invented that would actually work in real life. 

[Edible Coal]

1 hour ago, Cheggf said:

Name one thing he invented that would actually work in real life. 

meat effigy

[MarcoReverie]

2 hours ago, Cheggf said:

Name one thing he invented that would actually work in real life. 

The morning star is actually a LED, is super real life science.

I think many people say "he is a failed scientist" because always link science with engines, tools, etc. Also, just because you see an experiment exploding in his face. Well, doing science is really difficult, a lot of chemistry experiement gonna be fail. 

When I first meet DS I inmediatelly love it because is a game of "magic and science", beacuse I'm scientist.

[Y0sH]

If nothing else, you are indeed persistent lol. I respect it.

[Jakepeng99]

You already know my main opinion on this skilltree and Wilson, i believe this skilltree just turns him into a different character, but some skills are just taking from other characters. Walter has medical skills, and Winona has Blueprint dupings skills (The Winona one is a balanced and non-toxic one because only she gains the recipe when she scans an item , whereas yours is op and not well designed because you can just dupe a blueprint for everyone in the server which makes Wilson almost mandatory)

 

You probably like his personality and lore, but keep trying to make him another character. Please keep him in the game as the pick for the default character with a default skilltree.