[Game Update] - 703494

[V2C]

Changes

• Add a new chair, the Driftwood Rocker, to the Sawhorse.
• Turf-Raiser Helmet will now automatically move the same turf item into the slot if there are any in the inventory when the stack in the hat runs out.
• Added sounds for Wind Charms, and they can now be hung on Winter’s Feast Tree.
• You may find Pearl using the Hot Spring sometimes, if it has been Bath Bombed.
• Tweaked unlocks and conditions for Pearl’s structures.
• Dried Forget-Me-Lots can be used to make Soothing Tea.
• Pearl will stay out during dusk if you’ve built a sufficient number of her light posts.
• Added new ways to raise Pearl’s decoration score.
• Increased decoration score of Drying Racks.
• Lowered costs and adjusted the effects of Pearl’s teas.
• Added an insanity aura to Vargs.

 

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Pearl harvesting everything from drying racks instead of just meats.
• Fixed a crash when feeding Tillweed Tea to certain entities like critters.
• Fixed Beefalo not dropping loot when becoming a corpse.
• Fixed Bearger’s corpse Thick Fur to Fur Tuft conversion to reflect correct ratios.
• Fixed Dried Fire Nettle Fronds not inflicting the same debuff as Fire Nettle Fronds.
• Fixed Fire Hounds that turn to corpses not immediately dropping their fire on death, and their corpses being able to burn.
• Fixed burning creatures being able to leave behind corpses.
• Fixed vases being considered as junk for Pearl’s decoration.
• Fixed items on tables being considered as junk for Pearl’s decoration.
• Fixed Pearl not having her dried meat task reset after the required amount of meat was harvested.
• Fixed Pearl being deleted when docks are broken under her.
• Fixed Pearl's Place having stray art.
• Fixed Sea Strider missing frozen ice chunks when frozen.
• Fixed all Bottles having low resolution art.
• Fixed bug with clients being unable to use Woodie’s skill to stop Weremoose mid-charge.
• Fixed visual layering of Wormholes.
• Fixed Crab King being able to enter the electrocute state when he should be dying, leading to loss of loot.
• Fixed a crash when the game saves with a fake Koalefant corpse in the world.
• Fixed a crash when befriending a spider or a Nurse Spider heals near a spider corpse.

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[PunkShark]

Hey pretty sweet stuff

if i may suggest something. Currently survivor quotes for Pearl are very limited. While Pearl's personality changes to be more friendly, the survivors keep the same ol' quotes that talk about how lonely she is, how cranky/mean she is. While Pearl changes throughout her ventures with her and her quest for the better, the survivors state the same about her 'till the very end. Personally for me that ruins the immersion that we're making friends with her and i would love to see what the survivors think about her when she's getting friendlier and turns into our ally.

Edited December 10, 2025 by PunkShark

[Cruvimaster]

After the update, I can't log in.

[omar_klei]

1 minute ago, Cruvimaster said:

After the update, I can't log in.

There is a known issue with the Combriner crashing during loading process. We'll be pushing another hot fix to patch this.

To ensure this is the same issue you're running into, can you share your server log after encountering this issue?

https://support.klei.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029881191-Logs-and-Useful-Information-for-Bug-Reports-for-Don-t-Starve-Together

[-Variant]

I saw that the salt anims got sneaked into Saily's build. Could it also be made HD?
Its always sucked that only 1 of two Snails actually were HD. Its eating my eyes out!

[Cruvimaster]

7 minutes ago, omar_klei said:

There is a known issue with the Combriner crashing during loading process. We'll be pushing another hot fix to patch this.

To ensure this is the same issue you're running into, can you share your server log after encountering this issue?

https://support.klei.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029881191-Logs-and-Useful-Information-for-Bug-Reports-for-Don-t-Starve-Together

 

server_log.txt

[Pumking7]

34 minutes ago, V2C said:

Fixed Pearl being deleted when docks are broken under her.

Cool update, Glad this has been finally been fixed.

35 minutes ago, V2C said:

Pearl will stay out during dusk if you’ve built a sufficient number of her light posts.

Sad this is in the only solution to keep Pearl outside before reaching W.A.R.B.O.T. requiring immense amounts of progress, and its only till dusk too. Please let her remain outside at dusk if reaching friendship level 5 or somewhere around there or I fear one too many Pearls might be locked in an enclosure never to return home.

28 minutes ago, PunkShark said:

Personally for me that ruins the immersion that we're making friends with her and i would love to see what the survivors think about her when she's getting friendlier and turns into our ally.

Amazing idea! Would love to see this!

(Also its funny that the survivors quotes only change to positively reflect their relationship with her by examining her house, and not Pearl herself. I can see where their true priorities lie...)

[Jakepeng99]

Could you make the sawhorse blueprint bought from pearl for bottles too please so decorating is more stream lined and linked.

[Well-met]

21 minutes ago, -Variant said:

I saw that the salt anims got sneaked into Saily's build. Could it also be made HD?
Its always sucked that only 1 of two Snails actually were HD. Its eating my eyes out!

while we're at it please make the Slurtle Helm HD aswell

[-Variant]

20 minutes ago, Well-met said:

while we're at it please make the Slurtle Helm HD aswell

They beat you to it in this very patch. :}

[Instant-Noodles]

5 hours ago, V2C said:

• Add a new chair, the Driftwood Rocker, to the Sawhorse.

 

Driftwood Rocker w/ Pearl

Spoiler

 

EDIT:  And here's a GIF of Pearl in the Hot Spring

5 hours ago, V2C said:

• You may find Pearl using the Hot Spring sometimes, if it has been Bath Bombed.

Pearl's Hot Spring w/ Pearl

Spoiler

 

Edited December 10, 2025 by Instant-Noodles

[-Variant]

OH YOU CAN GIVE HER YOUR PET

[Dingle]

Haha, the rocking chair and the pet is great!

Do either give an early friendship point for the CK Pearl quest?

[Milordo]

2 hours ago, V2C said:

 

• Added an insanity aura to Vargs.

 

WOW! This is big! I can't believe it! Some care towards Vargs. Maybe in the future they will receive more balancing and care by making them more of a boss fight and fairer.

[Cassielu]

2 hours ago, -Variant said:

Its always sucked that only 1 of two Snails actually were HD. Its eating my eyes out!

Snails share the same build, the other one just replaced the shell.

So actually they are all HD now.

[mima_]

3 hours ago, V2C said:

Turf-Raiser Helmet will now automatically move the same turf item into the slot if there are any in the inventory when the stack in the hat runs out.

this is huge, i love thiss

3 hours ago, V2C said:

Lowered costs and adjusted the effects of Pearl’s teas.

huhu this instead of buffing the effect

3 hours ago, V2C said:

Tweaked unlocks and conditions for Pearl’s structures.

what changed?

[crushcircuit]

19 minutes ago, mima_ said:

huhu this instead of buffing the effect

they made them cheaper and buffed them, to be clear

[mima_]

4 minutes ago, crushcircuit said:

they made them cheaper and buffed them, to be clear

oooo.. can u spill the number? 
i really excited for tea update XD

[crushcircuit]

21 minutes ago, mima_ said:

oooo.. can u spill the number? 
i really excited for tea update XD

my friend shared them with me since im not actually in the beta branch rn haha, here:

petals: 10 sanity + 45 overtime (1/1s over 45s)
dark petals: -15 sanity + -120 overtime (-2/1s over 60s)
tillweed: 20 health + 30 overtime (1/0.5s over 15s)
forget-me-lots: 20 sanity + 90 overtime (2/1s over 45s)
fire nettle/succlent teas: Heating/Cooling duration increased
foilage: sanity auras are 10% as effective for 3 minutes
lune blossoms: Shadow creatures that attack you will panic for 30 seconds (Unsure about duration)

[Cruvimaster]

Cool.

[namhai]

22 hours ago, mima_ said:

what changed?

if I read the codes correctly (I hope, someone please correct me if I am mistaken), they tweaked it so that

• Light posts unlock at 10 decor points, from previously 25
• Tea shop unlocks at 25 decor points, from previously 50
• Hot spring unlocks at 60 decor points, from previously 75
• Large drying racks unlock at 90 decor points, from previously 100. 100 is the max decor point as it currently stands
• Second tier of Combriner now unlocks at 40 points, unlike immediately after rehoming Pearl previously

Edited December 11, 2025 by namhai

[Kondr_]

Base builders do know which items on ground is NOT junk but decor. Unless it is 1 item per stack. And hope it will be true for old granny.  

I mean look at her pond - it is surrounded by rocks.  And we can place rocks anywhere- along roads for example

[namhai]

For base builders, I have to admit they will find it very easy to overshoot the 100 point mark. Junk penalty is capped at negative 50 points, so I guess it is only a matter of getting past 150 points.

I am not a good base builder unfortunately, so if this is hard to achieve in practice, feel free to correct me

Edited December 10, 2025 by namhai

[Kondr_]

32 minutes ago, namhai said:

I am not a good base builder unfortunately, so if this is hard to achieve in practice, feel free to correct me

neither me. and i think i will overload area with plants/structures because of negative 50 value (^:

Edited December 10, 2025 by Kondr_

[Creatorofswamps]

5 hours ago, -Variant said:

I saw that the salt anims got sneaked into Saily's build. Could it also be made HD?
Its always sucked that only 1 of two Snails actually were HD. Its eating my eyes out!

Does this mean that they are now dying from salt? Do they also leave their shells behind?