Winter Guide Part 2 - Gameplay (Don't Starve RoG Beginner's Guide Series)

Time for the gameplay aspects of surviving Winter, including preparation, survival, hunting Walruses, and being ready to take down the Deerclops. This is the 6th Episode of my Don't Stave - Reign of Giants Beginner's Guide Series, a tutorial aimed at new players who are struggling to survive or coming back after a long hiatus.

As with all guides in the series, the focus is on the single player Reign of Giants DLC, but much of what is covered here will also apply to the multiplayer Don't Starve Together, with the notable exception that mobs in DST have more health (MacTusk takes 3 blowdarts to kill, for example) and bosses like Deerclops have MUCH more health (4000 HP in DST vs 2000 in DS).

And don't worry, I've fully recovered from my in-person run-in with Deerclops while recently camping ;-)

CONTENTS:
00:00 Live-Action Deerclops Attack!!!
00:27 Introduction
01:00 Preparing for Winter - A Base to Call Home
01:33 Winter Clothing and Thermal Stone
02:48 Surviving in the Cold
03:18 Arsonist Warming Tactics
04:04 Winter Menu (and poor unfortunate Beefalos)
04:42 Walrus Hunters - Overview
06:00 Walrus Hunted - Option 1: Ranged Attacks
06:50 Walrus Hunted - Option 2: Bait with Mobs
07:39 Deerclops Overview
09:45 Preparing for Deerclops - Character Stats
10:20 Preparing for Deerclops - Equipment
10:55 Preparing for Deerclops - Game Plan
12:23 Fighting Deerclops - Tank Method
13:13 Low Damage Characters (Wendy & Wes)
13:36 Fighting Deerclops - Kiting Method (Less Effective)
15:16 Conclusion

Please like and subscribe, and let me know in the comments if you have any questions or suggestions for future videos and tutorials! And seriously - I would LOVE to hear about your successes if this video has helped you down your first Deerclops or make it through your first winter!

Game footage is from Don't Starve - Reign of Giants, the delightful action-adventure sandbox survival game by indie developer Klei Entertainment. Interested in trying it out? Visit these links to learn more and/or purchase!

Want to have your very own plush Deerclops to snuggle up with on cold winter nights? Get one on the Klei Store!!

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 "Don't Starve Theme", "D.R. Style", and "Ragtime". Game footage, graphical assets, soundtrack, and sound effects used consistent with Klei Entertainment's "Player Creation Guidelines" as stated on their website:

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. If you haven't seen the End of the World video, seriously, go see it. It's a classic!!!

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[placeholderdoe]

You can feel the dad energy in the beginning, in the best way possible!

[animeacc]

lol gotta love the "Live-Action Deerclops Attack!!!" XD i havent gotten to the winter point yet but when i do ill be ready now

[nobodyknows]

Me: *surviving winter for a long time*
Deerclops: may i offer you an unprepared boss fight at this trying time?

[returnofthesun]

I’ve just recently picked up Don’t starve and your guides are the one thing that allows me to get past day 10. I love your content!

[BenCD]

Once again, excellent and informative! It’s good to see Don’t Starve content that isn’t geared towards DST.

[CuateVolador]

I buy don't Starve in a steam sale some time ago, failed miserably like 7 times in the first 5 days And never came back, thanks to this channel i live long enough to be killed by My first deerclop in just My third attempt, And i'm not Even mad this time.

Thanks to help me to be decent And finally appreciate this Game

[chloeharrand]

I GOT HIM !!!!
That battle was definetly something. Thanks a lot to your videos, I'm finaly understanding something to this game, I killed my first Deerclops and I'm not struggling that much !!!
Thanks a lot !

[kaitlynboss]

I know you'll never see this but I just wanted to say that because of your guides I went from barely being able to survive 5 days to being able to survive 18 days at my longest! I'm getting better all the time and it's really encouraging.

[Clapsz]

Your such a great youtuber I've had a hard time getting thru my grandmas death and watching you always makes me feel better

[nathanwgardipee]

I was having a tough time in don’t starve, but with the help of your guides, I have a better understanding of RoG and, winter and we’ll overall the whole game. So thank you, love your content.

[YoNutSDanila]

Best intro i ever saw, made me giggle so much! Thank you for all this awesome videos

[WallScreamer]

Just started the game, and I LOVE this series. Makes the game way more fun and addictive when I know what's going on.

[cockroach]

Your guide is really great, you showed me how much mistakes i did in all my runs, like food management, the way i fought against Deerclops, and much more, thank you very much!!!

[GlogFraud]

Absolutely stellar series man. Cant believe how good your information presentation is. The time stamps for convenience. 10/10

[ssgokusempai]

Your intro keep getting better and your videos are really helpful. Keep up the good work.

[crayon_cruncher]

Greatest tutorial. Easily soloed deerclops following the required steps

[paradeoflaughter]

I had the hounds and deerclops show up on the same night and I managed to beat them (with the help of some local spiders)?!?! Honestly the deerclops was way easier to take down than I thought it would be, but I was worried my fire was going to die out since the spiders kept trying to go for me too when I was trying to stoke it lol.

[PizziXD]

I can't wait to see new episodes of this guide, it's so daaamn well done!

[_DamyK_]

Thanks for the guide man, really appreciate it, now I can properly play this game after owning it for years!

[Ryusuta]

Here's a couple of fun facts about Deerclops, just as a thank you for all of these guides and for your Discord server and streams:

First, Deerclops is canonically female, though only Wurt (being a native of The Constant) seems aware of this fact. This doesn't impact anything from a gameplay standpoint. It's just an interesting factoid regarding the comments the Survivors make about her.

And the second thing actually DOES factor into gameplay, and was even obliquely referenced in this video: Deerclops is nearsighted. This is legitimately the reason she often won't attack you directly; she's myopic and literally might not even see you. Thank goodness Wagstaff never decided to make goggles for her.

Hope this was a fun little bit of trivia for you. Hope you've had a wonderful holiday! Stay safe, stay warm, and don't starve!