Hey everyone!

Todays a big day for Dont Starve Together. We have quite a few things to talk about today, from Winonas character refresh, to some lore content, to a drastic increase in drop rates.

Here we go!

Next of Kin

Every character has their story, and with each refresh, we will be revealing a bit more of their past. See what memories Winona has to share with you here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Kn9tgO0mQ
Winona Refresh
Winona has been hard at work since landing in the Constant, and shes invented a couple new ingenious tools! She can now construct a catapult to keep enemies at bay, as well as a spotlight to keep her and her friends safe from Charlie. Both of these gadgets are powered by her new portable generators.

Unfortunately, her hardworking nature is getting the better of her, and every time she builds something she burns a few more calories than normal.



Were also launching the new Industrious skin for Winona, an Industrial-themed item set, and the classic Guest of Honor, Triumphant, Survivor and Rose skins are now all available for purchase. All owners of these classic skins prior to today are now upgraded to an Heirloom rarity, with full unraveling value (that is, an Heirloom Elegant can be unraveled for 1350 spool).

New Drop System
In addition to these new skins, we are announcing drastically improved drop rates for everyone.

We want to make sure that players are able to earn skins and new characters in a reasonable amount of time. They previously could not so we felt the drop rate needed to be revised to reflect that. We are starting this new drop system before the first new character to give everybody a nice head start to earn spool before its release.

The first thing we are doing is providing a daily item bonus. Each day you play, you will receive a drop simply by logging in. Secondly, we are doubling the amount of timed drops that are given per week to 8, up from the previous 4. Along with the daily item bonus, players can now receive a total of 15 items per week, nearly 4 times the previous amount.

And finally, we have increased the frequency of elegants and other rare items in the drop table.

Our previous drop rates were as follows:

• Common: 68%
  
• Classy: 23.00%
  
• Spiffy: 6.00%
  
• Distinguished: 2.50%
  
• Elegant: 0.50%

• Common: 52.7%
  
• Classy: 26.0%
  
• Spiffy: 13.0%
  
• Distinguished: 6.0%
  
• Elegant: 2.3%

• Fixed crash sometimes when Winonas Catapult is burnt.
  
• Fixed crash in Shop screen when Steam Overlay is disabled.
  
• Fixed issue causing certain mods (like Geometric Placement) to stop working.