Don't Starve Together News

[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Hello everybody!

The "Ancient Echoes" update is now available, and with it, we've got some new skins, a login bonus, some new streaming drops, and more.[/p][p] [/p][p]Highlights Include: 

Additions[/p][p] [/p]

• [p]Added a Fumarole area where an old companion of the Ancients will appear during the Shadow Rift.[/p]
• [p]Added a Giant Whirlpool, which tends to pull everything down with it.[/p]
  • [p]Caves must be enabled for it to appear.[/p]
• [p]Added hidden rooms in the Caves that can be explored to uncover Ancient lore, that is if you can find the entrance…[/p]

[p] [/p][p]Quality of Life[/p][p] [/p]

• [p]Woodie’s Wooden Walking Stick no longer consumes durability when its wearer is not moving.[/p]
• [p]Birds now have death sounds.[/p]
• [p]Bird sounds will disappear from the turf ambience for most of the Post-Lunar Hail period.[/p]
• [p]Bridges may now be placed in the Labyrinth Maze.[/p]

[p] [/p][p]New Skins![/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]“Swampy Vacation Chest” ($12.99usd)[/p][p]“This Swampy Vacation Chest contains the Swamp-Lover's Chest and the Vacation Chest.”[/p][p]“Complete Survivor Chest” ($15.99usd)
“This Complete Survivor Chest contains the complete Survivor series of survivor skins.”[/p][p]

New Login Bonus![/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]For a limited time, players will receive the Mythic Bone Armor just by logging into the game. This is a limited-time item, don't miss out![/p][p] [/p][p]
New Streaming Drops[/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]The Global Deconstruction Staff skin been added to the Orbital Collection. Check out the post for more details.

Our Ambassadors have also been given a bunch of new codes to give away. Including Starter Packs, The Full Victorian Collection, and two new Resurrected skins, the Resurrected Glom Pack and the Resurrected Deerclops Duffel!

Rhymes With Play We've got a dev stream coming up later today. Join us over at [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p] and hang out with us as we discuss the new update and what's to come.[/p][p] [/p][p]Don't Starve Franchise Sale

If you're here, it's pretty likely you already have everything you need. But if you don't, check out the Don't Starve Franchise Sale for some of our best deals of the year!

And that's all for now - kinda.
We've got more coming for you very soon. We're heading into the seasonal event schedule soon, and we have an update for Hallowed Nights as well as Winter's Feast, which will also include updates to existing content that we want to release before Lunar New Year, and then we will get back to the conclusion of the shadow arc early next year. So, lots happening. For those of you looking for a points code, it's here somewhere. It's been a little while since we were hiding things properly. Consider it practice. Consider it practice. [/p][p] ​[/p]

The "Ancient Echoes" update is coming next Thursday, September 18th!

[h2]Highlights Include:[/h2]

[h3]Additions[/h3]

• Added a Fumarole area where an old companion of the Ancients will appear during the Shadow Rift.
  
• Added a Giant Whirlpool, which tends to pull everything down with it.
  
• Caves must be enabled for it to appear.
  
• Added hidden rooms in the Caves that can be explored to uncover Ancient lore, that is if you can find the entrance…
  

[h3]Quality of Life[/h3]

• Woodie’s Wooden Walking Stick no longer consumes durability when its wearer is not moving.
  
• Birds now have death sounds.
  
• Bird sounds will disappear from the turf ambience for most of the Post-Lunar Hail period.
  
• Bridges may now be placed in the Labyrinth Maze.
  

As always, we'll also be bringing new skins, new streaming drops, a new login reward, and more... Stay Tuned!

Changes

• Added W.A.R.B.O.T. and Celestial Scion Figures.
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Koalefant Carcass sanity drain being much quicker than it should be.
  
• Fixed Weremoose or other non-interruptable shockable entities being stopped by T.I.N.G.L.E. Fields.
  
• Fixed a crash when attacking Canary (Volatile).
  
• Fixed Shadow Hand’s insanity aura not working properly.
  
• Fixed a specific MacOS crash with invalid string comparisons.
  

[p]Hey all, it's time for Intermission! This time for you we've got a mysterious animation, new login reward, streaming drops, and "Hostile Takeover: Phase Two"!
[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Don't Starve Together: From Beyond - Forgone
It’s easy to lose ourselves in dreams of what might have been. But reality creeps in, quiet and inevitable like shadows at dusk. As the shadow arc draws to a close, every promise must be honored, every debt paid.

Hostile Takeover: Phase 2
We have some additional content and features for Hostile Takeover that were released in the update today. 

Highlights include:[/p]

• [p]Electric weapons adjusted, and shock states added to creatures.[/p]
• [p]Added a new craftable T.I.N.G.L.E. Node.[/p]
• [p]Drying Rack changed to have multiple slots.[/p]
• [p]Celestial Altar crafting adjustments.[/p]
• [p]Post Celestial Scion adjustments to Lunar questline.[/p]
• [p]Lunar Hail optimizations, and the falling debris has been replaced with a new event and mutation.[/p]
• [p]Rendering optimizations..
   [/p]

[p]Streaming Drops![/p][p][/p][p]The Marble Impact Armor skin for the Marble Suit has been added to the Orbital Collection. Check out the post for more details.

Login Reward
[/p][p] [/p][p]For a limited time players will receive the Mythic Bone Helm just by logging into the game. This is a limited-time item, don't miss out!   [/p][p][/p][p]Board Game Update![/p][p]
Our Friends at Glass Cannon Unplugged have updated the Dont Starve The Board Game project page with new images and info. They'll be launching in September. Follow the campaign to stay up to date on future launch details and to get a free gift if you decide to support the project![/p][p][/p][p] Also. from July 31st to August 3rd they are also at Gen Con with a playable demo. If you're attending, stop by, sit down, and see if you can survive.

[/p][p]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glasscannonunplugged/dont-starve-the-board-game[/p][p][/p][p]That's it for now! [/p][p]We're well on our way to the next update that will be coming in September, and we'll have some more information for you about that pretty soon. [/p][p]Have fun out there![/p]

[p][/p][p]The Cawnival returns! Our survivors are once again greeted by the festive feathered Corvus Goodfeather and his crow compatriots. Decorate, try your luck at the Cawnival games, and maybe even win some prizes! [/p][p]Highlights:[/p]

• [p]Start of the annual Midsummer Cawnival event.[/p]
• [p]The master of ceremonies, Corvus Goodfeather can be found near the Florid Postern.[/p]
• [p]Buy the Cawnival Tree, games and Game Tokens from Corvus Goodfeather.[/p]
• [p]Earn Prize Tickets from playing games and exchange them for decorations and other goods at the Prize Booth.[/p]
• [p]Place decorations near the Cawnival Tree and more feathered spectators will come join the festivities.[/p]

[p]Additional Notes:[/p]

• [p]Made some changes to the Personal Floater so that it will actually prevent you from drowning right away.[/p]

[p]Login Bonus:[/p][p][/p][p]“Cawnival Cushion Floater” - Reskins Personal Floater
“Take the festivities to the open water - comfortably afloat.”
 [/p][p]New Skins:[/p][p][/p][p]Cawnival Woodworking Chest” ($3.99usd) “This Cawnival Woodworking Chest contains the following belongings skin items: Cawnival Display Table, Cawnival Show Table, Cawnival Ribboned Chair, Cawnival Stool, Caw of the Cawnival, Cawnival Vase, Cawnival Evening Lamp, Cawnival Frame, The Blue Boid, and Cawnival Mood Setter.” Happy Summer!
Another wonderful summer is on its way! We just released the Hostile Takeover update, but we've also got another smaller follow-up update coming to beta in the coming weeks, so we're working on that as we head towards our plans for the next Intermission and the update that follows. We'll have more details soon. Have fun out there![/p]