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[ank]

Yeah, I raged against it for 15 minutes before I just installed chrome and bought it anyway. The thing is, I raged at the idea of installing Steam, then Origin, then.........

At the end of the day, I can either stand firm with my convictions or I can play the latest games. (shrug)

Yeah I also refuse to install Steam / Origin / etc. Especially Origin and their ilk which just feel like wannabe Steams trying to get in on that sweet sweet marketplace-control action. And I don't play consoles or mobiles, partly because of region locking (which I've never had a problem with but which is absurd) and exclusive releases (I'm not gonna buy a console just to play a game, it should be released on all da consoles).

Then again I don't play new games. I play games from like 3+ years ago. It means I only upgrade my hardware when it dies, my new hardware is always inexpensive, and the software is inexpensive, fully patched, has available mods and expansions, and there are well-developed reviews online so I can avoid the stinkers and only buy the gems. You generally see games re-released without DRM after some time as well.

So despite being a customer I'm not really the big guys' target audience.

[Moghjubar]

*Casts Necromancy lvl 1: Thread embalming fluid applied*

Don't Starve Together, the multiplayer standalone expansion thing-a-ma-jig is on early release for public purchase (which gives two copies for $5 if you already have the game, or I think $20 and includes one main game and 2 copies of DST if you don't) sometime today.  Also, it gets released free of charge to people that own the game after awhile anyway though (and the cost of the main game goes up afterwards).

Brother got me Don't Starve on the turkey sale thingy and it was decent at least, and had quite a few mods... wondering how this will translate into multiplayer.

[Yolan]

I received beta keys, and I've set up a little "Bay12 Server" on my own laptop. The setting is wilderness, which means you will need to find other people by exploring. Also, when you die you die permanently. PvP is also enabled, but that doesn't mean you're not allowed to be friends.

The password is "fun".

EDIT: Unfortunately I can't seem to keep the server going while logging off myself (have to go to work).

I wonder if there is a way we could set up our own dedicated server.

[Nighthawk]

I'm involved in the Beta as well, but after playing for a few hours with a friend I already miss my RoG content.

Really hope they integrate it.

[aristabulus]

...

EDIT: Unfortunately I can't seem to keep the server going while logging off myself (have to go to work).

I wonder if there is a way we could set up our own dedicated server.

If the computer isn't going with you to work, you can simply lock the login.  Things would continue to run, but no one can mess with it unless the password is entered.

[Yolan]

At what point would I do that though? The character creation screen? I can only seem to host a server while actually having a character in the world. So just let my guy starve and leave things running with my char creation screen as is?

[aristabulus]

At what point would I do that though? The character creation screen? I can only seem to host a server while actually having a character in the world. So just let my guy starve and leave things running with my char creation screen as is?

Hmm...  no idea, then.  Perhaps now that Don't Starve Together is out in the wild (even though it's only early access), options will improve in the future.

[Vendayn]

I bought the frontier thing for 5 dollars (edit: Actually, I had 1.11 steam dollars, so a bit less than 5). Anyone who is interested, that is rather a huge sale. It comes with base game (for those who don't have it), but more importantly (for me anyway) is that it comes with TWO frontier copies. I gifted one to my friend as soon as I got it, and the other one for myself. But, that is quite a deal.

[Yodamaster]

Does anyone have Don't Starve Together and would like to play?

[DragonDePlatino]

Whoa! There's a Don't Starve thread on these forums? Neat! Unlike DF, I've actually found Don't Starve penetrable after a few days of playing. Here's how my last Adventure Mode run went... (spoilers)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

This is me in the final chapter, 10 hours into Adventure mode. This is my first time ever reaching chapter 5 of Adventure mode, and I'm understandably tense. I had no idea that the last world would have eternal darkness and no food, so I had to waste an in-game week foraging for food in the swamp with nothing but Willow's lighter for light. And after I finally crafted my first mining helmet, I ran dangerously low on food and sanity. In this screenshot, I’m two artifacts down but nearly starving, quite damaged and nearly insane, feebly fending off dozens of spiders and a Night Hand.

...I died shortly afterward. D:

Oh, but like DF, Don't Starve is the kind of game I spend more time modding than actually playing. Here's a sneak-peak for a character mod I'm making!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Wyvard
The Cold-blooded Cavalier
"A fiery passion burns within me!"
Hunger:   200
Health: 150
Sanity: 100
Damage Multiplier: 0.75x / 1.00x / 1.25x
Voice: Baroque Trumpet

* Can sacrifice hunger for heat.
* Sensitive to temperature.
* Follows a code of chivalry.

A modded character for Don't Starve, Wyvard is a dragon with many abilities revolving around temperature. He was originally a middle-aged man with a quixotic complex, but was cursed by Maxwell and banished to the world of Don't Starve. Because of his transformation, he suffers from low sanity and a high sensitivity to temperature. Staying in the darkness too long will freeze him and standing too close to a roaring fire will overheat him.

By clicking the hunger meter, Wyvard can toggle his Dragon Fire ability. This will slowly raise his temperature and produce light at the cost of quadrupling the speed of his metabolism. If Wyvard begins to overheat, he can shoot an explosive fireball to lower his temperature by 10 degrees. As Wyvard's temperature approaches 90, his light and the fireball's damage will scale up. At a temperature of 90, Wyvard's fireball will deal 20 damage and he will produce as much light as a torch. But if Wyvard remains at 90 degrees for too long, food in his inventory will be cooked and nearby items may spontaneously ignite. He may also ignite attacking foes and darts when shot.

Wyvard's temperature can have benefits or drawbacks depending on how hot or cold he is. As Wyvard becomes colder, his speed, metabolism and damage will slowly scale down. At a temperature of 0 degrees he will move 25% slower, deal 25% less damage and his hunger will drop 25% more slowly. The inverse is also true; If Wyvard's temperature reaches 70 he will move 25% faster, deal 25% more damage and his hunger will drain 25% faster than normal. Wyvard takes 50% less damage from overheating but 50% more damage from freezing.

During fights, Wyvard follows a strict code of chivalry. If he attacks a creature that is passive, fleeing, sleeping, burning or frozen he will suffer a sanity penalty of 20. Declaring that he fled a battle will make him suffer a sanity penalty of 10. On the other hand, Wyvard suffers half the sanity penalty for being near monsters and he gains 1 sanity for every aggressive creature killed. Due to his monstrous appearance, good creatures will target him but batilisks will not.

Since all true knights are polymaths, he's very knowledgable about a certain subject.

So, what do you guys think? Would a character like this be balanced enough? All I have left to do is the scripting and half of the character lines. All of the art and sound effects are finished.

[thegoatgod_pan]

I really like the design, the art and the powers.

I worry about the sanity stuff though, because while the code of of honor is interesting, it might lead to a snowball effect. E.g. you get hurt bad in a fight and run, which hits your sanity, which summons a shadow monster who hurts you, so you run, losing sanity etc.

[DragonDePlatino]

Hey, glad you like the idea! And the sanity issue wouldn't be hard to fix at all...There could be a 6-hour cooldown for the sanity loss. If you flee from several battles within the same 6-hour period, you don't loose the sanity from fleeing.

[Wiles]

The new DLC Shipwrecked is out! It adds a entirely new map with a bunch of new biomes. You have the ability to build boats and sail between islands. It still feels a lot like the old Don't Starve. Some things are merely reskins of older items but there seems to quite a few new toys to play with as well.

[Sean Mirrsen]

Yeah, some things are reskins, but there is a lot of new stuff. Actually the reskins are rather few, I'd say. Crabs instead of rabbits, and they have new behaviors. Sweet potato instead of carrots. New look of the berry bush. New look of the pigs. Most of everything else I've seen was either completely new or exactly the same as before.

Coconuts make for a great early long-term food supply, I found. Very slow to spoil before they're cooked, and decent nutrition.