Hi all. The old topic was archived in early 2017, but I thought it'd be a good idea to bring it back. There have been a ton of content since and quite a bit of skins. Personally I really enjoyed the Victorian collection but others were good as well. Well, if you got any cool outfit sets you wish to share - post it here!

I'll start

Colonel Woodie of The Royal Canadian Regiment

Shadow smith Winona

XIX century colonial governor Wilhelm P. Higgsenburgh

Severely beaten yet still dapper Wilson

I know it wasn't announced as a supported platform but could we get an update on where shared unlocks for Playstation stands? Is it something we should hold our breaths for? Or are platform licensing and distribution agreements in their current form preventing or making it financially unfeasible?

On today's update, the teaser had nothing to show, except it mentioned to not lose sleep over the next update. Knowing Klei, this could be a cutesy jab at the next rework. Could it possibly be Wickerbottom? "Don't lose sleep over it though"

Batten down the hatches survivors, we got another swell update for you! In one of our largest updates to date, we've got all kinds of good stuff for you today.   

The Curse of Moon Quay

Someone has been meddling... or should we say, monkeying around with the forces of the Constant, leaving an unstable rift between worlds in their wake. With new sea-faring foes, creatures and resources now free to pour into the Survivors' world, the ocean is more dangerous than ever before... but is this just the start of what's to come?

Once again, thanks to everybody that helped us with bugs and feedback during the beta! 

NOTE: PlayStation and Xbox players will be getting this earlier than originally posted. Against all odds, the team managed to pull everything together in time to get this out to you sooner than expected. We now expect this to be out today or tomorrow. However, this isn't entirely under our control, so it's not impossible for it slip to early next week. The update is now available on Xbox and PlayStation!

For New Features see the spoiler below:

Additional Changes:

• Map controls will now be more intuitive.
  • Zooming will now focus on the cursor.
    • An option in the advanced settings can be used to disable this feature.
  • Zooming in and out will now be smooth.
    • An option in the advanced settings controls how fast zooming is.
  • Rotating the map will be around the current location and not the player.
  • Controllers will see a smooth directional panning experience.
  • Panning the map will try to keep a portion of the map visible on the center of the screen.
  • Some mods that interact with the map or create new map instances may need to be updated for some of these features to work.
• Favorite food bonus now takes into account Warly’s spices.
  • Mods that require a spiced food will still function as expected. Having an affinity for a spiced variant and a regular food item will use whichever gives the most benefit.
• Cactus and Oasis Cactus have been added to world regrowth.
• Reeds and Cactus now have settings for world regrowth.
• Big Woby will now eat the food given to her instead of staring at it.

New Twitch Drops

The Abandoned Ship Boat is the final skin to be added to the Nautical Collection. For a list of participating streamers, please see the spoiler below.

New Skins!

The Swashbuckler Survivors Chest can now be purchased for $11.99usd / 21RMB.

The Inventor's Excursion Chest is available for $5.99usd / 12RMB

As always, these items are also available free as drops in-game and are weaveable using spool.

Login Bonus Items!


For a limited time get the Moon Quay chest with four new swashbucklin' hat skins just for logging into the game.

Klei Rewards!

And if that wasn't enough, you can use those Klei Reward points you have been saving up for some cool new stuff on the Klei Rewards page.

With this update, we're adding all the previous skins from the Nautical Collection to the Klei Rewards page as well! 

Rhymes With Play



That's all for now!
And here's the part where I say some stuff about what we have next. We're not that far away from the next character refresh. Unfortunately, there isn't a single frame from the next short that won't be some sort of spoiler. We only have a few survivors left. So we're just gonna have to remain tight-lipped this time. Don't lose sleep over it though, we'll have plenty for you to checkout soon.

See ya soon!  

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Title speaks for itself.

Now, lets just imagine, if you were given an opportunity to ask DST developer a qustion... What would it be?

I'll start

1. What was that "ocean_silhouette"?A boss or perhaps, something more? It really does look gigantic, like Bigfoot from DS RoG!

2. Are  Wolfgangs wimpy form is aftermath of using powers from Codex Umbra? 

3. Is Wilsons hands are claw－shaped because of nightmare throne doings? Or is it just artist  style?

4. Does Wilson have medical knowledge? He can perform first aid in Forge event, and have doctor themed skin in Gorge!

Now its your turn! Ask your qustions,  and if we get lucky, an actual Dev might answer some of our qustion!

What pieces of lore do you think will never get addressed?

For me, it's these two:

• During the gorge, Mumsy says another survivor passed through their dimension before. I think we'll never know who that was.
• Why do the salt stacks look like people?

Does Wonkey have any new quirks? Any changes to mob AI, Queen's drops, items etc? New art, sounds, music?

as we could see in the new video, there is a new portal, andd it realy looks close to the florid/jurry rigged/moon portal, a wagstaff portal you may say


and on the left there, it kind of looks like the moon energy wagstaff took from the moon champion, as some sort of generator, and whats left from the portal is metal scraps, and a 1 way portal, that keeps spitting out things, wich i asume is some sort of portal explosion because the moon energy was too much, and then wagstaff just ran away, for somereasons, so what you think?

... and prohibit shadow choppers from destroying the immature palmcone trees just like knobbly trees. Killing the young trees obliterates the massive effort invested to get them. Not even walls can protect them...

The DST Skins Checklist has been designed to help you more easily keep track of your DST skins collection.  This can be done by manually checking off items or by directly syncing the checklist with your inventory on Steam.  

The layout is fairly rustic, but it lets you view, filter, and search the skins you own, have duplicates of, or are missing in the game.  All save data is stored locally on your computer (in your browser's Local Storage).

The checklist is a single HTML file (images are all embedded) and can be used online or from your desktop:

• Checklist: https://dst-skins-checklist.firebaseapp.com/
• HTML File: https://dst-skins-checklist.firebaseapp.com/download

For best compatibility, open the file using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox; some features may not function properly in other browsers.

Updates:
06/30/22: Version 1.12.5 - New skins (from DST 06/30/22 Patch) added and updated images for 17 skins (as changed in DST 06/30/22 Patch)
06/02/22: Version 1.12.4 - New skins (from DST 06/02/22 Patch) added
04/28/22: Version 1.12.3 - New skins (from DST 04/28/22 Patch) added
04/28/22: Version 1.12.2 - New skins (from DST 04/28/22 Patch) added
03/24/22: Version 1.12.1 - New skin (from DST 03/24/22 Patch) added
03/19/22: Version 1.12.0 - Syncing for very large (up to 10,000 skins) Steam inventories added
01/27/22: Version 1.11.18 - New skin (from DST 01/27/22 Patch) added
12/17/21: Version 1.11.17 - Removed Holly Beard as a Wilson's Snowfall Ensemble piece (as changed in DST 12/17/21 Patch)
12/16/21: Version 1.11.16 - New skin (from DST 12/16/21 Patch) added
12/16/21: Version 1.11.15 - New skins (from DST 12/16/21 Patch) added
11/24/21: Version 1.11.14 - Renamed Meat Bulb to Lureplant (as changed in DST 11/24/21 Patch)
11/18/21: Version 1.11.13 - New skins (from DST 11/18/21 Patch) added
10/26/21: Version 1.11.12 - New skin (from DST 10/25/21 Patch) added and updated names for 2 skins (as changed in DST 10/25/21 Patch)
10/21/21: Version 1.11.11 - Updated names for 30 skins (as changed in DST 10/21/21 Patch)
10/21/21: Verson 1.11.10 - New skins (from DST 10/21/21 Patch) added
09/09/21: Verson 1.11.9 - New skins (from DST 09/09/21 Patch) added
08/13/21: Verson 1.11.8 - New skins (from DST 08/12/21 Patch) added
06/24/21: Version 1.11.7 - New skins (from DST 06/24/21 Patch) added
06/03/21: Version 1.11.6 - New skins (from DST 06/03/21 Patch) added
05/05/21: Version 1.11.5 - New skins (from DST 05/05/21 Patch) added
04/02/21: Version 1.11.4 - New skins (from DST 04/02/21 Patch) added
04/01/21: Version 1.11.3 - New skins (from DST 04/01/21 Patch) added
03/25/21: Version 1.11.2 - Updated the active Twitch skin drops (as announced in DST 03/25/2021 announcement)
03/16/21: Version 1.11.1 - New skins (from DST 03/16/21 Patch) added
03/11/21: Version 1.11.0 -  New skins (from DST 03/11/21 Patch) and syncing for large (2000+ skins) Steam inventories added
02/19/21: Version 1.10.38 - Fixed a item granting skin bug with the Head Chef's Hat
02/18/21: Version 1.10.37 - Updated the skins that can be redeemed in the Klei Rewards website (as announced in DST 02/18/21 announcement)
02/11/21: Version 1.10.36 - Rarity changed for legacy Lunar New Year Event skins (as changed in DST 02/11/21 Patch)
02/05/21: Version 1.10.35 - New skins (from DST 02/05/21 Patch) added
02/04/21: Version 1.10.34 - New skins (from DST 02/04/21 Patch) added
01/28/21: Version 1.10.33 - Updated the active Twitch skin drops (as announced in DST 01/28/2021 announcement)
01/21/21: Version 1.10.32 - Updated the active Twitch skin drops (as announced in DST 01/21/2021 announcement)
01/14/21: Version 1.10.31 - Updated the active Twitch skin drops (as announced in DST 01/14/2021 announcement)
01/07/21: Version 1.10.30 - Updated the active Twitch skin drops (as announced in DST 01/07/2021 announcement)
01/06/21: Version 1.10.29 - Added Merrymaker collection skins to the Snowfallen Ensemble (as changed in DST 01/06/21 Patch)
12/16/20: Version 1.10.28 - New skins (from DST 12/16/20 Patch) added
12/15/20: Version 1.10.27 - New skins (from DST 12/15/20 Patch) added
12/04/20: Version 1.10.26 - Added the skins from 1.10.25 to the Snowfallen Ensemble (as changed in DST 12/04/20 Patch)
12/03/20: Version 1.10.25 - New skins (from DST 12/03/20 Patch) added
11/26/20: Version 1.10.24 - New skins (from DST 11/26/20 Patch) added
11/10/20: Version 1.10.23 - Fixed a display bug for 2 Classy skins being incorrectly shown in the Spiffy section
10/22/20: Version 1.10.22 - New skins (from DST 10/22/20 Patch) added
09/24/20: Version 1.10.21 - New skins (from DST 09/24/20 Patch) added
08/20/20: Version 1.10.20 - New skins (from DST 08/20/20 Patch) added
07/16/20: Version 1.10.19 - New skins (from DST 07/16/20 Patch) added
06/15/20: Version 1.10.18 - New skins (from DST 06/15/20 Patch) added
05/28/20: Version 1.10.17 - New skins (from DST 05/28/20 Patch) added
04/23/20: Version 1.10.16 - New skins (from DST 04/23/20 Patch) added
04/01/20: Version 1.10.15 - New skins (from DST 04/01/20 Patch) added
03/20/20: Version 1.10.14 - New skins (from DST 03/20/20 Patch) added
03/19/20: Version 1.10.13 - New skins (from DST 03/19/20 Patch) added
01/31/20: Version 1.10.12 - New skin (from DST 01/31/20 Patch) added
01/23/20: Version 1.10.11 - New skins (from DST 01/23/20 Patch) added
12/12/19: Version 1.10.10 - Updated image for Winter Warden Boots (as changed in DST 12/12/19 Patch)
12/12/19: Version 1.10.9 - New skins (from DST 12/12/19 Patch) added
12/05/19: Version 1.10.8 - Updated the Hallowed Nights 2019 Event end date (as announced in DST 12/05/19 Announcement)
11/22/19: Version 1.10.7 - Fixed a display bug for the Distinguished multi-filter and added in missing multi-filter options
11/21/19: Version 1.10.6 - New skins (from DST 11/21/19 Patch) added
11/06/19: Version 1.10.5 - Weaveable filter and filter preload from URL query string added
10/24/19: Version 1.10.4 - New skins (from DST 10/24/19 Patch) added
09/26/19: Version 1.10.3 - New skin (from DST 09/26/19 Patch) added
09/19/19: Version 1.10.2 - New skin (from DST 09/19/19 Patch) added
09/12/19: Version 1.10.1 - Fixed a display bug for old saves (from before Version 1.8.29) that contained duplicates
09/12/19: Version 1.10.0 - New skins (from DST 09/12/19 Patch) and syncing with Drops Reset Countdown data file added
08/15/19: Version 1.9.10 - New skin (from DST 08/15/19 Patch) added
07/25/19: Version 1.9.9 - New skins (from DST 07/25/19 Patch) added
07/17/19: Version 1.9.8 - New skins (from DST 07/17/19 Patch) added
06/27/19: Version 1.9.7 - New skins (from DST 06/26/19 Patch) added
06/17/19: Version 1.9.6 - Updated descriptions of non-marketable event skins
06/06/19: Version 1.9.5 - New skins (from DST 06/06/19 Patch) added
05/08/19: Version 1.9.4 - Updated names for 3 skins (as changed in DST 05/08/19 Patch) 
05/07/19: Version 1.9.3 - New skins (from DST 05/07/19 Patch) added
03/28/19: Version 1.9.2 - New skins (from DST 03/28/19 Patch) added and updated rarity order to match game
03/07/19: Version 1.9.1 - New skins and rarities (from DST 03/07/19 Patch) added 
02/28/19: Version 1.9.0 - Column sorting, multi-filters, tooltips, and skin type column added
01/24/19: Version 1.8.29 - New skins (from DST 01/24/19 Patch) added
01/09/19: Version 1.8.28 - Updated the Winter's Feast 2018 Event end date (as extended in DST 01/09/19 Announcement)
12/19/18: Version 1.8.27 - Corrected the Winter's Feast 2018 Event end date (to 01/08/19)
12/06/18: Version 1.8.26 - New skins (from DST 12/06/18 Patch) added
12/03/18: Version 1.8.25 - Updated the rarity of 5 skins (as changed in DST 12/03/18 Patch)
11/22/18: Version 1.8.24 - Updated the Hallowed Nights 2018 Event end date (as extended in DST 11/22/18 Announcement)
11/19/18: Version 1.8.23 - New skin (from DST 11/13/18 Patch) added
11/13/18: Version 1.8.22 - New skins (from DST 11/13/18 Patch) added
11/08/18: Version 1.8.21 - New skins (from DST 11/08/18 Patch) added
10/26/18: Version 1.8.20 - New skin (from DST 10/26/18 Patch) added
10/26/18: Version 1.8.19 - New skins (from DST 10/25/18 Patch) added and filter layout changed
09/29/18: Version 1.8.18 - New skins (from DST 09/27/18 Patch) added
07/18/18: Version 1.8.17 - New skins (from DST 07/18/18 Patch) added
07/07/18: Version 1.8.16 - Updated the Gorge Event end date (as extended in DST 07/06/18 Announcement)
06/18/18: Version 1.8.15 - New skins (from DST 06/18/18 Patch) added
06/14/18: Version 1.8.14 - New skins (from DST 06/14/18 Patch) added
03/01/18: Version 1.8.13 - Updated the Year of the Varg Event end date (as extended in DST 03/01/18 Announcement)
02/23/18: Version 1.8.12 - Fixed a save import bug from Version 1.8.10
02/13/18: Version 1.8.11 - Updated active event rarity skins for the Year of the Varg event (as enabled in DST 02/13/18 Announcement)
02/11/18: Version 1.8.10 - Fixed incorrect rarity of two skins and checklist versioning scheme changed
02/09/18: Version 1.8.9 - New skins (from DST 02/09/18 Patch) added
01/11/18: Version 1.8.8 - Updated name of Magnificent Fuelweaver Ornament and image for Wes's The Roseate skin (as changed in DST 01/08/18 Patch)
12/24/17: Version 1.8.7 - Corrected the Winter's Feast 2017 Event end date (to 01/08/18)
12/19/17: Version 1.8.6 - New skins (from DST 12/18/17 Patch) added
11/28/17: Version 1.8.5 - Updated the Forge and Hallowed Nights event end dates (as extended in DST 11/28/17 Announcement)
11/09/17: Version 1.8.4 - New skins (from DST 11/09/17 Patch) added
10/30/17: Version 1.8.3 - New skins (from DST 10/30/17 Patch) added
10/26/17: Version 1.8.2 - Fixed incorrect image for Wendy's The Challenger skin
10/26/17: Version 1.8.1 - New skins (from DST 10/23/17 Patch) added
09/13/17: Version 1.8.0 - New skins (from DST 09/13/17 Patch), skin tags, and collapsible headings added
05/18/17: Version 1.7.7 - New rarity modifier and skins (from DST 05/18/17 Patch) added
04/28/17: Version 1.7.6 - Updated name of Ancient Explorer to The Ancient Explorer (as renamed in DST 04/28/17 Patch)
04/27/17: Version 1.7.5 - Updated skin names (as renamed in DST 04/27/17 Patch)
04/25/17: Version 1.7.4 - New skins (from DST 04/25/17 Patch) added
04/24/17: Version 1.7.3 - New skins (from DST 04/24/17 Patch) added
04/22/17: Version 1.7.2 - New skins (from DST 04/21/17 Patch) added
04/18/17: Version 1.7.1 - Updated rarities of skins (as changed in DST 04/18/17 Patch)
04/10/17: Version 1.7.0 - New skins (from DST 04/10/17 Patch), new release filter, and duplicates total tally added
02/14/17: Version 1.6.2 - New skins (from DST 02/14/17 Patch) added
02/08/17: Version 1.6.1 - Corrected the Year of the Gobbler 2017 Event end date (to 02/13/17)
01/19/17: Version 1.6.0 - New skins (from DST 01/19/17 Patch) added, reward progress bar added, and save import method changed
12/21/16: Version 1.5.4 - Corrected the Winter's Feast 2016 Event end date (to 01/05/17)
12/19/16: Version 1.5.3 - New skins (from DST 12/19/16 Patch) added
12/15/16: Version 1.5.2 - Corrected the Winter's Feast 2016 Event start date (to 12/15/16)
12/09/16: Version 1.5.1 - New skins (from DST 12/08/16 Patch) added
11/25/16: Version 1.5.0 - New rarities/skins (from DST 11/24/16 Patch) and skin set detection added
11/14/16: Version 1.4.3 - Updated name of Beeyonet to Bumble Spear (as renamed in DST 11/14/16 Patch)
11/08/16: Version 1.4.2 - New skin (from DST 11/08/16 Patch) added and Steam Inventory syncing method improved
10/21/16: Version 1.4.1 - Corrected the Hallowed Nights 2016 Event end date (to 11/08/16) and event detection prompt added
10/19/16: Version 1.4.0 - New skins (from DST 10/18/16 Patch), dynamic tallying, skin search, and version checker added
09/18/16: Version 1.3.2 - Fixed syncing issue for WX-78 Elegant skins
09/17/16: Version 1.3.1 - Fixed syncing issue for Nightdress (known as Nightgown in some countries/regions)
09/03/16: Version 1.3.0 - New skins (from DST 09/01/16 Patch) and duplicates detection/sorting added
07/25/16: Version 1.2.0 - Steam Inventory syncing via JSON text added
07/23/16: Version 1.1.1 - Skin colors now use Steam item tags as an identifier (instead of description text)
07/11/16: Version 1.1.0 - New skins (from DST 07/07/16 Patch) and save import/deletion added
06/20/16: Version 1.0.0 - Initial release on Klei Forums

Other Tools:

DST Armor Breakage Calculator: https://dst-skins-checklist.firebaseapp.com/armor
A tool to calculate the number of hits different combinations of head and body armor can take from a damage source before it breaks.

DST Daily & Weekly Drops Countdown: https://dst-skins-checklist.firebaseapp.com/drops
A countdown timer for when the daily and weekly skin drops reset in the game.  It will automatically adjust to your local timezone.

DST Tradable Duplicate Skins Matcher: https://dst-skins-checklist.firebaseapp.com/match
A tool to find and match tradable duplicate skins between two Steam Inventories.  It will match tradable duplicates from one inventory with unowned skins of the other.

Original First Post:

What can these pesky thieves steal from? Can they steal from Chester? What about fridges or backpack inventory? What has been your favorite method for keeping your high value loot? Any new strats you've come up with to deal with this ocean menace?

Just thought this would be a good place to share what you've learned while on the beta

Am I the only one who thinks this? I feel like we've strayed further and further from our fur-covered imp friend, and dwelled towards a more gargoyley-like demon style. I don't think it looks very good, either. The last "good" skins we got for Wortox were the dragonic, verdant and snowfallen skins. The no-eyed deer one is meh, and it's just been downhill from there. I know it seems like I'm only hating on three skins, but Wortox almost never gets any skins, in general, so that's a big deal. I'm extremely disappointed with the new pirate skin, as well. The side-profile is especially awful. Anyone else agree? I want our old imp boy back.

We are introducing a system that will allow players to collect "points" on their accounts by doing various things like subscribing to our Youtube or following us on Twitter and then use those points to get items. Currently we will be using this to distribute our out of cycle Twitch items rather than selling them as we had previously suggested. This allows players to get what they missed before or just get them without going through Twitch.

The first version of this can be found on our accounts page here: https://accounts.klei.com/account/rewards

In the future we will update the rewards program with new ways to earn more points and pick up cool rewards they may have missed, or even possibly entirely new stuff. Let us know what you think!

Bug Fixes

• Wortox will drop all souls when becoming Wonkey or using the Celestial Portal.
• Fixed an issue that could cause Gnarwail horn attacks to happen too close to the edge of a boat.
• Powder Monkeys won’t fail to steal Lucy over and over.
• Powder Monkeys will stash stolen equipped items.
• Changed Wurt's Deck Swabster Tail to Spiffy rarity.
• Fixed a missing Vignette string.
• Fixed Swashbuckler Survivors Chest opening texture.
• Fixed Swashbuckler Wortox collection.
• Fixed Swashbuckler Wurt and Wortox ghosts.
• Fixed Swashbuckler Willow nose detail.
• Fixed Wigfrid Swashbuckler quote.
• Fixed Warly’s missing butt when wearing Buccaneer's Blouse.
• Fixed inventory icons for the hat inside the Moon Quay Chest.
• Fixed Wortox’s Swashbuckler tail.
• Fixed missing Gorge tile textures.
   

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Klei has always had a reputation for dropping very subtle hints about their games that we might commonly overlook, but this time? I might have JUST made a substantial discovery!

In terraria, after going through a day with an extra house and no new NPCs currently available, the game checks a random chance of if the party girl will move into the vacant home. And if you haven't played Terraria before you might not understand who the party girl REALLY is. Yeah, that's right...

Quote from the Terraria wiki: 

"Redigit and Cenx have stated that the Party Girl was inspired by the character Pinkie Pie from the Canadian-American children's animated fantasy television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.[3][4] The names Sparkle and Trixy are likely references to the characters Princess Twilight Sparkle and Trixie from the same series."

But why would I suspect that the party girl might be coming up into Don't Starve Together? Well, and this is a very exciting discovery for me.

KLEI REPLICATES THE NAME REFERENCES IN DST!!! 

Anyway, you still might not believe that the party girl from Terraria is actually Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony, but I also have another character to bring up, too. And a small feature in Terraria that may just prove that they aren't who they say they are.

There are also two Kitcoon names that I never got to, and they might be the key to a massive question...

So that leads me to believe that the mysterious "Them" DS has always referred to are none other than

But I haven't said who the Princess from Terraria is supposed to be. And this might sound weird, but I think she is the character Rarity from MLP!

This is mostly because she sews her own dresses, she might've left Equestria and changed her identity to live the life of a princess, which has always seemed to be the kind of thing this character would want. Here are some quotes from Terraria that help with my case:

"The stars at night remind me of glitter on a beautiful, black dress. I shall soon have one made!"

"Like my dress? Gee, thanks! Just sewed it."

"Mmm! This place could use a makeover, for sure. It's not quite fit for anyone, let alone royalty!"

This just might be the reason Klei got sold mostly to Tencent, because Tencent has worked with Hasbro (company that owns MLP) and that might get them closer to achieving this kind of thing they had planned! Also, the money might help with negotiating royalties.

https://company.wizards.com/en/news/wizards-coast-and-tencent-announce-partnership-bring-magic-gathering-arena-and-future

A thread like this existed before but I'm afraid it fell deep into the archive, so here is a new one. You can post funny, odd and terrible pictures that you made while playing DST.

Here are some from my collection:

Love this one because it looks like as if the third bunny from the right (not counting the bunny behind the hut) is throwing the small bunny.

My dear Wolfgang managed to trap himself while being sane and of course I mocked him by taking a screenshot and weeks later finding myself trapped in this too while being sane.

Wigfrid is able to fish in carpet. Who would have guessed.

Alright so. You've seen the title, you know what I'm on about. But what do I mean when I say that Boat skins are a ripoff? Well, a few things really.

To begin, most of you probably noticed that Klei released the first boat skins in today's patch. And this is awesome! Boats are cool, and boat skins are also cool. Buuuut there's a bit of a problem.

Notice anything weird here? See that rectangle on the side? Yeah, apparently Boat skins and plank skins are separate from one another. This, quite frankly, is completely asinine for a variety of reasons. And allow me to explain why.

1. It doubles the spool cost of boat skins.

Both the boat skins and the plank skins are full price to weave at 1350 spools. And obviously you can't just craft a boat or a plank. They are always going to be; for all intents and purposes; one and the same. You just can't have a boat without a deck, or a deck without a boat. so, unless you want your high-quality metal boat to have a flimsy wooded plank, then you better hope you have some extra spools saved up.

2. It's inconsistent.

Historically speaking, whenever 2 or more objects are directly tied together, unlocking 1 skin will also unlock skins for any derivatives. For example, Starcaller staff skins inherently come with a mooncaller staff skin. Many spear skins come with modified versions for fire and ice staves. And Grass hat skins also unlock skins for the miner helmet. However, the best example is probably the Telelocator focus. Like the boat, the Focus is technically comprised of 2 seperate structures. The three pylons, along with the focus itself between them. But unlike the boat, you only need 1 skin for both structures. If you have; say; the Hallowed telelocator focus skin. Then you have a hollowed telelocator focus. You don't a Hollowed focus skin and a hollowed Pylon skin. So then why is it that the boat and the plank are separate?

3. It's inconvenient 

As said earlier, one doesn't just craft a plank. The plank itself is crafted as part of the boat. However, because the skin for the plank is completely seperate, the plank will always be the default one when you deploy the boat. If you have both of the Wagstaff skins for the boat/plank respectively. Then deploying the scrap metal boat won't come with an escape exit gang plank. It'll just be a default plank. This isn't as bad as it could be, sense the recipe for the Clean Sweeper was made way cheaper. But it's still pretty annoying to need an entirely separate item just to have a visually coherent boat.

4. Some skins get left out.

Now, 2 skins have actually been added for the boat today. The Scrap Metal boat and the Abandon ship. So why haven't I brought up the latter one yet?

There is no Abandon variant of the plank. Perhaps they're planning to release it later as a separate twitch drop. But until that happens; or if you happen to miss that drop for one reason or another; you're damned to have a mismatching boat because apparently you can't make a plank out of driftwood.

So ultimately, we have to pay extra spools for a pair of skins to be applied on a single object that may not even have both skins. I am genuinely mystified on what could have led to this being the case. Maybe Klei wanted players to be able to mix and match boat and plank skins? Maybe the coding used for boats is a hot mess? Who knows? But really, these two objects should have just been a single skin. No doubt 'bout it.

So toss a few friends on a boat, build a few cannons... 100 damage each, per shot, 15 shots. Just how viable are these things?

I guess I'll have to go first, well here goes.

I don't...actually own the MacWolf costume set. But I'm working on it!