Ultimate Beginner Survival Guide (ALL Seasons) Don't Starve Together 

Changes: - Forgot to mention caves are disabled by default, so you must enable them. - Entering caves to cancel hound waves no longer works since March 2022 QOL Update. - Ancient Guardian can no longer be cheesed but his fight can be done with 0 damage with no speed bonus. - The Crafting UI Was changed which categorises items and structures, otherwise this guide is still valid :) Due to fundamental changes to the game including the crafting UI, I plan on making an updated version of the beginners survival guide at some point!

"If you don't use a crock pot, you won't survive very long." has the same feel as "Clearly, you don't own an air fryer."

Jay on Day 1: Already finds gears, Chester, tumbleweed desert, pig village, and more. Me on Day 5: _"wHy CaN't I fInD aNy RoCks?!?!"_

"wilson has no upsides and no downsides" his beard during winter: am i a joke to you?

I just got into Don’t Starve, and made myself a single player world to get a feel for the game On day 1 I died to a single frog. 10/10 game

"A tip for the early game is to just avoid fighting, because fighting is a quick way to die" truer words have never been said

"I feel a lot more confident now, I'm ready for Winter." "Oh god, why does Deerclops have a laser now? I'm dead."

The most important thing I learned from this guide is that you can give spiders top hats. "Thank you, that is all, goodbye" Had me dying dude

I honestly have no idea how a newbie is expected to remember all this information, while being able to effectively continue farming, exploring, and building. It's overwhelming.

I’m so shocked this came out a day after I bought Don’t Starve, this is hella clutch!

This guide is literally invaluable, a gospel even. One thing I still can't wrap my head around is how fast you map out a huge portion of your world. It always feels so sluggish when I do it

*In the first 34 minutes of this video you've taught me more than I've done in 4 Days of playing. You've taught me plenty of new tricks, like CTRL+F, how birdcage birds function, ham bat vs. Tentacle thorn, bee box, simple farm, Glommer poop, lanterns and light bulbs, basing...*

"We wont fight bosses we dont Have to" "Avoid fighting because its a Quick way to die" *kills klaus*

The one server mod I would highly highly recommend for new players is something called "show me". It will help you learn the game so much easier and faster. This mod displays information about everything as you mouse over it. Mouse over food in your inventory and you can see the stats it will change. Mouse over a pig house and it will tell you how long until another pig spawns. Mouse over a tree and it will tell you how many days left in the season. Mouse over an enemy and you can see their attack damage, as well as current and max HP. This mod does make the game a good bit easier, however I think it's worth it at the start to help you learn faster. Turn it off once you're comfortable.

As a brand new noob - this is overwhelming.

This is legit the best beginners guide I’ve encountered and I CANNOT thank you enough. I’ve literally watched it once and played it in the background about 4 times on top of that for 1) good background noise bc your voice is kinda perfect. Not boring not jolting and entertaining. Plus accent so bonus points. 2) I have never survived beyond day 22 (1 time w another player, day 16ish alone) and since starting to watch this one video made it to 26-28. So I play it to absorb more lol. Thank you friend!!

I’m so glad my insomnia led me to your content! When I have trouble sleeping, I search up 100% speedruns or all bosses (for videos that last long enough for me to fall asleep to) of games that I’ve heard of, but am otherwise unfamiliar with and boom! I found you! Not only is your content wonderful to sleep to, as your inflection and volume stay relatively the same, it’s also just… really informative and fun to watch! Thanks for making content for daytime viewers and for us insomniacs!

I literally wathed the whole episode in one go, and even didn't notice how the time has passed... Thank you for a such amazing guide! :)

here are a few specific things you might wanna remember while playing, enjoy ;] 28:53 plant tend thingy 29:33 bee boxes info 33:36 beefalo (hound protection of for meat) 37:43 pig farm 39:22 mack tusk(? camp 42:09 deer antler thing ¡remember to plant trees so the boss (for winter or fall) wil chop them for you! 46:39 klaus (boss) 52:11 deerclips (other boss) 56:13 killing goats for the thingy (remember to keep 1 alive so they respawn 58:45 bunny men thing 1:03:19 moose goose (boss) 1:07:22 eye plant thing (usefull for hounds defense) 1:10:20 boat and being in the sea info 1:13:05 luna island 1:17:16 revive meat effigy 1:17:53 werepigs tip (fertilizer) 1:21:17 mini crops boss(??? 1:22:43 desert goggles 1:24:32 summer boss 1:26:02 the ruins/caves 1:45:06 bearger (boss) 1:46:47 stone fruit tip

There is gonna be a nice little surprise for beginners watching this and going to fight deerclops in winter's feast event 😆

SO GOOD! i've been playing casually for years and have always felt like a noob, i just didn't know the intricate details behind some of the strategies or where to even start. This was legit the best condensed 'how to' guide for DST -- I even took notes lol -- keep up the great work!!

Me just trying to figure out how get a base established and survive a year on relaxed, "THERE ARE BOSSES?!"

It's great to see people making new guides! Even if this stuff has been covered numerous times, it's nice to have a more up-to-date guide for newcomers to watch :] and it covers a lot! Excited for the next tier 👀

I can't wait for this series! I've (finally) learned how to survive a year but I don't know what to do beyond that. I could definitely use the intermediate guide!

one thing to remember is taking care not to go into the sandstorm if hounds havent attacked in a while, having to kill a wave of them with a ton of sand in your eyes can wear you down really fast, if the goal is to survive being careful with their timing is really good to keep in mind.

My one piece of advice is something I am surprised you didn't mention with Antlion is killing them isn't mandatory to avoid their wrath. If you need a bit more time to get ready, or want to avoid fighting them entirely, you can actually feed them foods they enjoy, and trinkets and such, and that can actually buy you time or allow you to avoid their wrath the entire summer. For those who want more time, don't have confidence, or just trying to do a pacifist challenge of some kind. *EDIT* just noticed your character tips video, nevermind.

Dude, this is one HELL of a guide and I'm absolutely gobsmacked at how perfectly paced and informative it is. I'd consider myself an intermediate who can survive pretty well, but can't fight bosses for shit xD please tell me you're doing an intermediate guide surrounding bosses/caves? This vid is already a gem

Started playing DST 2 days ago, and learning that you can press 'F' to attack was mindblowing

2k hours and i cant wait to watch the other versions of these videos, theres so much things to learn about this game it never gets old 😀

This was exactly the video i needed, theres a lot of good guides for the game, but most just focus on autumn and winter, whereas i really feel i get the "big picture" and the long term planning from this video :) Plus, when in doubt i can just retrace your steps to move forward. Super excited for the next one! awesome work

Awesome set of guides! I've played DST with my friends like 2 years ago (before all of the reworks). We did it all wrong, and we were SO afraid of bosses. We returned to the game recently, turns out one of us was playing from time to time and still haven't learned anything, but after watching your guides our gameplay will never be the same. Thank you so much!

this guide is so in depth and comprehensive 😩 as a beginner who is sick of dying thank youuuu

I love watching these videos as someone who plays the game to see how different people teach beginners, it's pretty cool. Plus I can learn new tactics, like the proper way to use Deerclops as a lumberjack and such

I'm learning more from this than all the others I've watched put together, thanks!

I'm currently following this guide to heart, and it's very overwhelming, but fascinating at the same time, I'm already getting better at not camping at campfires at night, figuring out what biome I'm on, and what things to grab and leave behind, obviously I'm nowhere near intermediate yet, not even in winter yet but just goes to show how good ur explanation is! Thank you very much for this guide

This was so helpful! I just got in to don't starve recently and it was very confusing and complicated. I kept dying but this guide helped me and now I have gotten much better!

I’m not sure if he mentioned this and I missed it, but if you somehow get 9 blue gems by a full moon before summer, you can fill each slot of chester with a blue gem on a full moon and he turns into ice chester. Which is just a walking fridge. You can swap out thermal stones from ice chester to keep cool

1:46:23 You can also use the tree guard strategy against Deerclops, it's a little bit harder because he doesn't destroy trees as easily but it's a very passive way to kill him if you suck at fighting

Very well made guide. Ove been really enjoying "Just starve" and have only been relying on the wiki when i find something i dont know. This is the first proper guide I've seen and its actually really well composed and presented

literally playing the game while listening to this. Accidently just right clicked on my science machine with a touch in my hand...

Wow, I played the original don't starve when it came out in like 2013, then got DST and played it like 3 times with a friend. Recently another friend picked it up and the three of us are starting but after so many years and updates, the game's changed so much that I could barely understand what to do. This is actually very helpful because there's simply too much things in the game to figure out yourself and even if you did, you wouldn't know what items and farms are good to set up and what are not. Very well made. Think we'll try going an year and after that I'll watch your other guide so we can fight some bosses.

Really great getting a guide that walks you through like this,cant wait for the other 2

Absolute quality guide. Really in depth information made digestible. Great work and a piece of art!

I've been playing for about 2 weeks now and this video has taught me A LOT! Thank you

my favourite mod, and one that i can't live without is one that just adds classical music, it just gives the game such a great feel!

The timing of this guide is impecable considering DST just went on sale on steam, gonna get into it for real!!

I've played the orignal DS for 200 hrs and am over 200 hrs in DST. This video is so jam packed with information and good tips that I am learning a TON. Thank you!

I sat through the entirety of this! Very helpful- if slightly intimidating at the end. But I'll definitely be able to upgrade my noob-camp from this! Thanks! 👍👍👍

This is a pretty good guide, but the second I see you pick up gears, chester and butter in the first nine minutes, I'm like: STREAMERS LUCK.

My first Deerclops fight was a little different because of the christmas event thingy so he also shot a laser at me that dealt a lot of damage so I eventually had to kite him, it was pretty simple but those damn shadow creatures screwed me a couple of times. Oh and I was playing Maxwell as well (on my first playthrough!)

I love a lot of the info in this video! I love the emphasis on exploration and it teaches some really interesting tools throughout the seasons. I think my big gripe is that it rely’s on gimmicks like despawning the hound attacks by going into the caves, which is something we can’t do anymore.

This is a really good guide. It’s really well explained for both newbies to the game and to gaming in general. And it’s entertaining!

I’ve been playing DST for years. But got really back into it recently. Your videos are 🔥 Spot on 👍 even the beginner guide for me, I learnt some stuff. Keep it up. You’re an amazing advocate of this game

Thanks for making this beginner video and showing how to kite properly! So many people are too scared of clopsy but you show how easy she is! Great job on showing them to use her for farming logs too! I usually plant more trees so she cuts down lots of trees and spawns tree guards to kill her, especially against winter feast clops who has lasers. Also a farming tip for those interested - Easy to remember for farming giant crops in winter; a one to one ratio of potato to tomato in a tile. Each tile can hold maximum 9 crops before overcrowding, we only want 8 crops in each tile for this. Plant four tomatoes and four potato in a single tile. These two plants compliment each others fertilizing needs, planting four of each in a single tile ensures the family bonus so all you have to worry about is watering every day and talking to them! when your giant crops are ready pick them and hammer them for all your food and seeds! Enjoy!

Thanks Jakey! You really covered most of the important stuffs beginners would want to know. And btw, 💯 looove your base it looks neat and cool. Excited to learn more about DST thru your vids. 🤭💛

This is so helpful for newbies like me. Thank you so much i appreciate it. It is pretty daunting as a beginner not knowing what to do and what objectives i have in the early game so once again thank you!

I have 500 hours in Don't Starve Together (and 200 for single player) and this is my first time learning about Auto-Attack and it's relevant hotkey. THANK YOU.

Perfect I'm hopefully going to get this on Christmas and this will be great for me and my mates

Wow, I've played so many hours of Dont Starve, and I thought I was pretty good at it, but you're so efficient in everything you do!

not a beginner at all, been playing dst for years but this is still SO helpful and made me realise I should try and work on other things (not being scared of fighting, getting items, etc) ty for this

I love the energy through this video, but I couldn't help but laugh every time you hear him crack up a bit from his own enthusiasm

I really needed this when I first started playing.

I'm an intermediate-advanced player with awful fighting skills. I initially watched this guide for the deerclops clip but then I started it over because it was so good! I amd really looking forward to your next videos!

Thanks so much for this! I have like, 1000 hours on Don't Starve + Don't Starve Together combined. But like.... I haven't played in years and they update so much so I have no idea how to play anymore. This is helping me get back into it! I know the basics ofc but there's PLENTY I didn't know about how to be most efficient, including tons of little things.

I’ve played over 200hr of this game and I’ve never had such a smooth start 😂. This was super informative!

I've played for years (but not consistently) and felt I was an low-intermediate level player but what he has in this beginner video is way out of my league! I suck so bad at this game I have no idea why I love it so much.

This is the best guide! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this. I struggled soooo hard until I followed this guide. Almost through spring!

If this is the beginner guide only, I am not prepared for the next ones. What a Legend 🔥

I think another tip for a beginner: if Tentacle Skin is ever dropped from an NPC battle you stumble across while farming Reeds in the Swamp Turf, you can make the "Tail o' Three Cats" (along with 3 Catcoon Tails), which might not dish out damage whatsoever, but CAN be used as an easy way to slap Shadow Creatures without getting hit yourself, thanks to the Range advantage.

This guide helped me so much, I kept dying and almost rage quit, a lot of the time is because I didn’t know the best equipment and how to kite

This was really helpful, and absolutely love the commentary. ❤️

Thanks for the video! I'm just starting to consider trying DST after playing the original for a long while, so this was a good way to get myself up to speed on major differences in prep and survival

Jakeysaurus: Make sure not to light trees that are too close to other things or you’ll start a forest fire Also Jakeysaurus: *Starts a forest fire right next to pigs* 10:09

Just a warning for newbies, especially those who just can't seem to get a handle on kiting: Klaus is very much not a beginner boss. It is a raid boss on par with Bee Queen, and is very difficult to beat. Only a madlad like Jakey should try doing this in his very first winter; I would recommend actual beginners wait until they have a Star Caller's Staff and multiple Dark Swords. Otherwise, this is a seriously incredible guide and something I wish I had when I started. I love it, and I think that with the sudden influx of Terraria players looking at DST because of the crossover, this guide will be invaluable to many new players!

I’m a beginner and this was so helpful. I can’t thank you enough 🙏🏼

Your accent and entire vibe is so friggen wholesome.

uhh, this guide is SO cool, ive been failing to follow along with the bee stuff and the pig house building so far, and ive died alot, but the guide itself is so fun to watch i dont even mind failing EDIT: succeeded, and now i am on ur intermidiate guide and already succesfully did a ruins rush and killed dfly EDIT: SUCCESFULLY DID THE INTERMIDIETE GUIDE, TIME TO DO THE EXPERT GUIDE EDIT: got addicted to forge, and im back now final EDIT: did the expert guide lmao

I went from running away from Chester because I thought he was an enemy to building a good base, making myself good combat items and prepared for winter in under 11 days. Maybe I got lucky because everything is located in good areas and because I use Wendy efficiently, but still proud of myself.

cant wait for the other 2 guides! thank you for making these

Jake my guy, don't know where you came from but i love the content seriously, the pre Rework Wolf rush was very nice. I'm looking forward to that advanced guide would love to see what you feel is advanced. Keep up the great work and you deserve all the views.

Autumn and winter are my most favorite seasons. They provide me with the ideal means to mine wood and webs

your guide got me to day 52 :] i died due to wetness because i couldn't find the deerclops in winter so i couldnt make the eyebrella sadly, but day 52 is the farthest ive ever gotten so i thank you. However i feel you should give people more tips on things to do when you're missing something essential.

Really great video. I've been playing for a while, and still learned tons from it. Thank you!

THANK YOU SOOOO MUUUCH!! I wanna learn more about this game because I think it is fantastic, and this video is just what I was looking for

this is really good! i'm not new but my friend is and he was well...new, and he said this video really helped and that the fact that you didn't act like new players are bad that's also a plus

Me seeing the video length: "2 hours? That's crazy!" Also me, with 600+ hours in the game and having a deep understanding of everything discussed in the video: "Hmm yes, the video is over now"

I really just sat here and watched for 1 and a half hours because this guy was so energetic and entertaining

i'm so glad you are gonna do a intermediate and advanced guides bcs as a pretty experienced player i hate that there are only beginner guides and even tho i know like most things about the game im definitely not as experienced as you and i still can learn new things or maybe tactics that i dont know for like being more efficient and stuff so i appreciate it

This guide was amazing, I sadly only learned a few things, but one of them was that I'm not a beginner! Looking forward to the Intermediate guide, also, great editting, near the end of the video you start stuttering and stuff but I can only imagine it's just cause you sat down for a LONG time and just... talked XD lol. Good job.

Please continue the intermediate guide on this world so it can see your progress!

I swear this was one of the best videos i've ever watched on youtube, GJ!

I’ve already played a lot of DST but there’s still plenty for non beginners to learn! Can’t wait for the intermediate guide.

Can you do more runs with different characters? I think it would be very interesting to see. You don’t have to do it with everyone if you don’t want to but I would like to watch some other characters runs or even more duo runs with different starts

could you maybe upload that base design somewhere as a blueprint or something so we see exact distances from each building etc (basically an image that i can just look up whenever i need to)

I love starting a new world and getting an axe, BUT THEN IT TURNS TO NIGHT

Love your DST videos! Cant wait for more.

if you think this guide is for beginners. you forgot what a beginner is a long time ago

you are the best dont starve creatore. keep up the good content

hey. starting to play dst with a friend now and this guide helps to refresh my 56h exp from 2 years ago. Tbh i dont want to spoiler too much but you deserve a sub and a like. I cant even imagine the work you have to put into a video like this.

Love all ur DST guides. Thx for all the tips in game. Really help me a lot. ❤