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[Clauw]

I've noticed many people at school and around the net talking about Don't Starve lately, pretty cool. Because of this I uploaded some content on it, Check it out!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mljcHhC26jk&feature=c4-overview&list=UUVgyiJXHyPa12c_T3WEo7VQ

[the truthseeker]

I've noticed many people at school and around the net talking about Don't Starve lately, pretty cool. Because of this I uploaded some content on it, Check it out!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mljcHhC26jk&feature=c4-overview&list=UUVgyiJXHyPa12c_T3WEo7VQ

 

 

Welcome to DS  Clauw! I'm glad you found this game! It can get addictively fun! 

 

Three things from your game-play (and I'll keep the rest secret so you can discover it for yourself: )

 

1. Only when it is night (the black clock segments) is there a risk of the Night "killing you," so you can wait until then to make a fire/make a torch. and Sanity also drops faster when it's pitch darkness (and as you noticed, Sanity drops from dusk until dawn.)  
2. Gold rocks have a yellow streak in them and are more textured while the smooth rocks offer Nitre (pronounced NEYE-TER, also known as Saltpeter, used to make Gunpowder in real life...did I just give you a hint?) When you see the Gold rocks, you'll recognize their difference. 
3. Cooked foods over a fire (campfire or stone fire pit) often restore more hunger as well as health (and meats don't lower your sanity this way as eating raw meat does.) However, the difference between raw and cooked berries is 9.375/12.5 (and besides getting health, raw and cooked carrots restore the same Hunger,) so after the first several days when you have enough of a cache of food, you may not have to use additional resources to make a fire to simply cook food and "eat it raw on the go" and use a torch at night. As noted, never eat raw meat unless you want to lower your sanity. There are reasons later to Lower your Sanity but, Spoilers...

Later, there will be other ways to prepare foods and make light, but as promised, I'll let you discover that on your own (unless you get completely stuck and ask for help.)   

 

Again, welcome and good luck...and Don't Starve!

Edited December 17, 2013 by the truthseeker

[Clauw]

Welcome to DS  Clauw! I'm glad you found this game! It can get addictively fun! 

 

Three things from your game-play (and I'll keep the rest secret so you can discover it for yourself: )

 

1. Only when it is night (the black clock segments) is there a risk of the Night "killing you," so you can wait until then to make a fire/make a torch. and Sanity also drops faster when it's pitch darkness (and as you noticed, Sanity drops from dusk until dawn.)  
2. Gold rocks have a yellow streak in them and are more textured while the smooth rocks offer Nitre (pronounced NEYE-TER, also known as Saltpeter, used to make Gunpowder in real life...did I just give you a hint?) When you see the Gold rocks, you'll recognize their difference. 
3. Cooked foods over a fire (campfire or stone fire pit) often restore more hunger as well as health (and meats don't lower your sanity this way as eating raw meat does.) However, the difference between raw and cooked berries is 9.375/12.5 (and besides getting health, raw and cooked carrots restore the same Hunger,) so after the first several days when you have enough of a cache of food, you may not have to use additional resources to make a fire to simply cook food and "eat it raw on the go" and use a torch at night. As noted, never eat raw meat unless you want to lower your sanity. There are reasons later to Lower your Sanity but, Spoilers...

Later, there will be other ways to prepare foods and make light, but as promised, I'll let you discover that on your own (unless you get completely stuck and ask for help.)   

 

Again, welcome and good luck...and Don't Starve!

I appreciate the warm welcome and that you actually gave my video a look and analyzed it. Thank you very much for the helpful tips as well. It is all much appreciated! Also, do you think the video was entertaining in any way? Or just completely mainstream? Brutal honesty is completely what I want. Thank you! 

[the truthseeker]

I appreciate the warm welcome and that you actually gave my video a look and analyzed it. Thank you very much for the helpful tips as well. It is all much appreciated! Also, do you think the video was entertaining in any way? Or just completely mainstream? Brutal honesty is completely what I want. Thank you! 

 

You're quite welcome!

 

It's always nice to see new people (who can type complete sentences that are readable) here!

 

(As for me ending up here, I just happened to see a DS episode from the Cool Canuck and your fellow gaming YouTube/Twitch gaming colleague,  Vanguard of Valor after watching his FTL way back then, and clicking the DS link, the game caught my interest....)

 

 

Others here may share or differ from my opinions, so don't take my opinion as a community consensus. If people like an answer, there's a button for that. Bottom right corner. feel free to click it if you wish...or not.

 

I got a "few" so am not Starving...for attention

 

 

Klei is a different company and the way they handle user communication: 

 

Klei literally taking feedback from its users and changing the way the game plays is pretty unique (in a good way.) Go over to Incognita (in Alpha) and get in on the ground floor (and once you learn about the game, pun intended,) of their development, and spread the word too.  

 

 

Now going back to DS and your broadcast (which I'm always trying to be honest yet helpful,) so here's the best answer in my personal opinion I can give:

 

 

Having played DS since July, I see the game as a person who has been playing it for a while. Trying to keep that out of mind and be subjective, I saw the video as a new player showing a game that is independent and not many others who often play AAA games would know about it.  Since the game is not mainstream, unless the video was done in some formulatic way (which it was not,) it too would not show up as mainstream. It was entertaining as the "new player showing a new game to the masses" way.

 

Whether your style of broadcast is entertaining to your viewers or not is something only you can find out by their feedback on YouTube/Twitch, and it's not fair for me here to comment what they decide there. I'd make several broadcasts of course to see if there is interest and let the feedback (or lack of feedback) speak for itself. 

 

 

I hope that was fair yet constructive for you. Whether you make many more broadcasts or not, I do hope you stick around as a player! it's quite a fun game (which you'll catch yourself doing the Five Stages of Grief over once the Perma-Death part begins to kick in!  )

Edited December 17, 2013 by the truthseeker

[vimrich]

I've noticed many people at school and around the net talking about Don't Starve lately, pretty cool. Because of this I uploaded some content on it, Check it out!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mljcHhC26jk&feature=c4-overview&list=UUVgyiJXHyPa12c_T3WEo7VQ

 

Not a bad video, but spend less time in the intro and get right to the game.

 

Its fun watching someone totally new try to figure things out.  I won't ruin it but a couple of tips:

 

1. Some very dangerous looking things are actually very helpful early on. Chester is one of them and you passed by another one. The actions are a clue. Passive type actions like "examine" or "enter" or "pick up" like with the eye bone - these often suggest it might not be all that bad.

2. OTOH, some easy looking things can kill you very quickly if you're not ready. "Attack" is a big clue here. 

3. In your first days/weeks of the game, huge focus should go into covering as much ground as fast as you can.  Roads let you move faster, and anything else that lets you cover large distances should be followed right away. This will help you locate the biomes you need. The minimap will let you find your way back to anything you didn't have time to mess with while exploring.

4. Food is deceptively plentiful at first. Eventually, you'll need to go way beyond just gathering seeds and berries.

 

In terms of your video and gameplay, use the night to explore the menus and speculate about the possible things you can build. Also spend that time reviewing the last day what you learned, and make a plan for the next day. Set out each morning and try not to get distracted.

 

Last of all, some words of wisdom from the Walking Dead "You step outside you risk your life .. you do anything, you risk your life. The only thing you have to ask is, what am I risking it for?"

[vimrich]

Another video tip - look at what others have done and figure out what your angle is. What am I going to get from your videos that I might not get from the others that are already out there?

[Clauw]

You're quite welcome!

 

It's always nice to see new people (who can type complete sentences that are readable) here!

 

(As for me ending up here, I just happened to see a DS episode from the Cool Canuck and your fellow gaming YouTube/Twitch gaming colleague,  Vanguard of Valor after watching his FTL way back then, and clicking the DS link, the game caught my interest....)

 

 

Others here may share or differ from my opinions, so don't take my opinion as a community consensus. If people like an answer, there's a button for that. Bottom right corner. feel free to click it if you wish...or not.

 

I got a "few" so am not Starving...for attention

 

 

Klei is a different company and the way they handle user communication: 

 

Klei literally taking feedback from its users and changing the way the game plays is pretty unique (in a good way.) Go over to Incognita (in Alpha) and get in on the ground floor (and once you learn about the game, pun intended,) of their development, and spread the word too.  

 

 

Now going back to DS and your broadcast (which I'm always trying to be honest yet helpful,) so here's the best answer in my personal opinion I can give:

 

 

Having played DS since July, I see the game as a person who has been playing it for a while. Trying to keep that out of mind and be subjective, I saw the video as a new player showing a game that is independent and not many others who often play AAA games would know about it.  Since the game is not mainstream, unless the video was done in some formulatic way (which it was not,) it too would not show up as mainstream. It was entertaining as the "new player showing a new game to the masses" way.

 

Whether your style of broadcast is entertaining to your viewers or not is something only you can find out by their feedback on YouTube/Twitch, and it's not fair for me here to comment what they decide there. I'd make several broadcasts of course to see if there is interest and let the feedback (or lack of feedback) speak for itself. 

 

 

I hope that was fair yet constructive for you. Whether you make many more broadcasts or not, I do hope you stick around as a player! it's quite a fun game (which you'll catch yourself doing the Five Stages of Grief over once the Perma-Death part begins to kick in!  )

 

 

Not a bad video, but spend less time in the intro and get right to the game.

 

Its fun watching someone totally new try to figure things out.  I won't ruin it but a couple of tips:

 

1. Some very dangerous looking things are actually very helpful early on. Chester is one of them and you passed by another one. The actions are a clue. Passive type actions like "examine" or "enter" or "pick up" like with the eye bone - these often suggest it might not be all that bad.

2. OTOH, some easy looking things can kill you very quickly if you're not ready. "Attack" is a big clue here. 

3. In your first days/weeks of the game, huge focus should go into covering as much ground as fast as you can.  Roads let you move faster, and anything else that lets you cover large distances should be followed right away. This will help you locate the biomes you need. The minimap will let you find your way back to anything you didn't have time to mess with while exploring.

4. Food is deceptively plentiful at first. Eventually, you'll need to go way beyond just gathering seeds and berries.

 

In terms of your video and gameplay, use the night to explore the menus and speculate about the possible things you can build. Also spend that time reviewing the last day what you learned, and make a plan for the next day. Set out each morning and try not to get distracted.

 

Last of all, some words of wisdom from the Walking Dead "You step outside you risk your life .. you do anything, you risk your life. The only thing you have to ask is, what am I risking it for?"

Thank you very much for the helpful tips and advice from both of you, I've never had so much help on a forum before, Like the PMC forums are kind of one sided and it seems that people stay in a tight circle and anyone that is new is hissed at and not allowed in. That may have something to do with the age groups, but here i find it to be a much better stay. I will try my best to keep all of these tips in mind when I am making it further into the journey of Don't Starve, and also when it comes to my youtube videos as well. You guys help alot and I hope you guys continue to roam the forums and provide helpful advice to people that don't know as much like me! 

[hmaarrfk]

There are a few things that can really help at first.

 

The mod, Relaxed Crafting

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/files/file/340-relaxed-crafting/

 

Or crafting pause (my own mod --- shameless plug )

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/files/file/390-crafting-pause/

 

Can really help get to know the different items.

 

Also, you may just want to move around with WASD and pick things up with space bar.

[the truthseeker]

Last of all, some words of wisdom from the Walking Dead "You step outside you risk your life .. you do anything, you risk your life. The only thing you have to ask is, what am I risking it for?"

 

Rest in Piece Hershel. 

 

There are a few things that can really help at first.

 

The mod, Relaxed Crafting

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/files/file/340-relaxed-crafting/

 

Or crafting pause (my own mod --- shameless plug )

http://forums.kleientertainment.com/files/file/390-crafting-pause/

 

Can really help get to know the different items.

 

Also, you may just want to move around with WASD and pick things up with space bar.

 

 

Slippery slope.

It's not so bad when the main things are activating stuff when paused, but the beginning player does have to get used to crafting stuff (like a burnt out torch) when being pursued, especially at night. 

 

I'd not get ANY mods for at LEAST several weeks of game play so you know how to do the fundamentals, then you can start experimenting with mods (one at a time) so you can see how they change the game play. Finally, you can use the mods you like.

 

I'll skip the "this mod makes you or doesn't make you cheat the game rules" discussion; that's a whole other long discussion that the forum can be divided over.... 

 

 

WASD though for movement (or rebinding for what works best on the keyboard/game pad) is recommended though. 

F will do attacks that Space will not. Control-F will force attack any friendlies, even Chester *Sniff*. of course you can rebind this through Options-Controls for these any any other assigned actions for your Mouse/Keyboard or gamepad. 

Edited December 19, 2013 by the truthseeker

[Clauw]

Rest in Piece Hershel. 

 

 

 

Slippery slope.

It's not so bad when the main things are activating stuff when paused, but the beginning player does have to get used to crafting stuff (like a burnt out torch) when being pursued, especially at night. 

 

I'd not get ANY mods for at LEAST several weeks of game play so you know how to do the fundamentals, then you can start experimenting with mods (one at a time) so you can see how they change the game play. Finally, you can use the mods you like.

 

I'll skip the "this mod makes you or doesn't make you cheat the game rules" discussion; that's a whole other long discussion that the forum can be divided over.... 

 

 

WASD though for movement (or rebinding for what works best on the keyboard/game pad) is recommended though. 

F will do attacks that Space will not. Control-F will force attack any friendlies, even Chester *Sniff*. of course you can rebind this through Options-Controls for these any any other assigned actions for your Mouse/Keyboard or gamepad. 

I'd have to say Chester is far up in the ranks when it comes to awesome companions in a video game. lol i'd never hit him.

[the truthseeker]

I'd have to say Chester is far up in the ranks when it comes to awesome companions in a video game. lol i'd never hit him.

 

Completely by accident when I learned of Force attack. Oh if I could show the look on my face when it happened....

 

who does that Sad Maxwell with violin music again?....

[Clauw]

That's no fun haha