Caves & Ruins pt.1 (Don't Starve Reign of Giants – Beginner's Guide Series)

Time to start exploring below the surface in the first of a multi-part set of guides covering the Caves and Ancient Ruins of Don’t Starve, Reign of Giants. Although this Beginner’s Guide Series focuses on the single player version of Don’t Starve, most of what is covered here applies pretty well to Don’t Starve Together, and I do point out some of the key differences between the two games.

This episode focuses on those differences between single player vs DST, and talks about general considerations and inherent dangers to be aware of before venturing into the caves. Included are when to spelunk, lighting options, sanity considerations, and the dangers of darkness, earthquakes, and periodic cave worm attacks.

CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
01:37 What are the Caves, and Structural DS vs DST Differences
02:51 Seasonal & Follower Differences of DS vs DST
04:32 When to Spelunk – To Rush, or Not?
05:29 A More Casual Approach and Seasonal Preferences
07:00 Inherent Dangers – Perpetual Darkness
07:41 Light Bulbs, Miner Hat, and Lantern
09:26 Moggles
10:16 Keep the Lights On – Take Extra Batteries
10:51 Sanity and You – Keeping the Shadows at Bay
11:50 Inherent Dangers – Earthquakes
13:31 Inherent Dangers – Nightmare Fissures
14:44 Inherent Dangers – Periodic Depths Worm Attacks
16:30 Wrap Up and Outro

The next episode will focus on the biomes, residents, and resources of the cave level, and the third and possibly fourth episodes will then venture down into the ancient ruins and all there is to do, get killed by, and hopefully bring home with you back to the surface.

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Game footage is from Don’t Starve – Reign of Giants, and Don’t Starve Together, the delightful action-adventure sandbox survival games by slightly less indie than they used to be developer Klei Entertainment. Interested in trying it out? Visit these links to learn more and/or purchase!

https://www.klei.com/games
https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/Dont_Starve/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/Dont_Starve_Together/

Music is from the Don’t Starve Soundtrack, and was arranged and composed by Vince de Vera, Jason Garner, and/or Emmett Hall. Tracks featured in this video are /”Main/

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