Winter Guide Part 1 - Mechanics (Don't Starve RoG Beginner's Guide Series)

Episode 5 of this Don't Starve - Reign of Giants Beginner's Guide Series is all about the mechanics of Winter, and covers temperate, freezing, insulation from winter clothing, and thermal stones. Ever wonder exactly how long you can stay in the cold with different clothing options on? Do you tend to drop a frozen thermal stone thinking it will make you colder faster? Well, stick around - as we'll address all these issues and more!

As with all guides in this series, this episode is focused on the Reign of Giants DLC for Don't Starve. In general these concepts will also apply to the multiplayer Don't Starve Together, but some of the specific mechanics function a little bit differently in that version. So don't expect things to translate over exactly as they work here.

CONTENTS:
0:00 Wilson Caroling to a Killjoy Critic
0:23 Introduction
1:22 Winter & Seasonal Temperature Overview
2:33 Cooling and Freezing - No Clothing
3:05 Warming with Fire
4:10 Recap of Cooling and Heating Rate - No Clothing
4:42 Winter Clothing - Tiers and Beards (Sorry Ladies!)
6:11 Insulation, Cooling Rates, and Time in the Cold
7:16 Thermal Stone (TS) Introduction
8:20 TS Rule #1: Holding a Cold Stone
8:48 TS Rule #2: Stone w/ 120 or More Insulation
9:37 TS Rule #3: Stone w/ No Insulation (or under 120)
10:26 TS Feature #1 - Extra Warmth w/ TS and Fire
11:01 TS Feature #2 - Backup Heat Source
11:23 TS Feature #3 - Thermonuclear Reactions
12:30 Recap of Winter Mechanics
13:37 HAHAH LEET CONCLUSION!!

HELPFUL LINKS for Further Reading:
Freezing Wiki Article: https://dontstarve.fandom.com/wiki/Fr...
Thermal Stone Wiki Article: https://dontstarve.fandom.com/wiki/Th...
Interesting Thermal Stone Discussion on Reddit:   / rog_thermal_stones_and_insulation  
Part 2 of Said Thermal Stone Discussion:   / rog_thermal_stones_and_insulation_part_ii_...  

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Game footage is from Don't Starve - Reign of Giants, with the intro clip from Don't Stave Together, the delightful action-adventure sandbox survival games by indie developer Klei Entertainment. Interested in trying them out? Visit these links to learn more and/or purchase!
https://www.klei.com/games
https://store.steampowered.com/app/21...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/32...

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 "Working Through Winter", "Don't Starve Theme", "Spring Cleaning - Reign of Giants", and "Ragtime". Game footage, graphical assets, soundtrack, and sound effects used consistent with Klei Entertainment's "Player Creation Guidelines" as stated on their website:
https://support.klei.com/hc/en-us/art...

Jingle Bells sound effect courtesy of SoundEffectsFactory, used on Creative Commons License 0:    • Sleigh Bells Sound Effect (90 BPM Loop)  

Nothing in this video is sponsored by Klei Entertainment, and the commentary and information in this video do not represent the opinions or positions of any other entity whatsoever. Also, despite their resemblance to Mongol and/or Viking helmets, Beefalo Hats do not provide any armor. And yes, I died more than once back in the day before I realized this.