Don't Starve Together Guide: Walter, The Fearless (And Woby!)

[@TheBeard777]

Bees only gain an additional 10 damage, including the Bee Queen, so things are not as extreme as we imagined and that kinda sucks actually. One time sanity hits are still a thing all around which is still kinda odd even if they make sense at the end of the day. No, other survivors cannot use Walter's slingshot. Figured that would be obvious considering how making it available to everyone would defeat the purpose. That said, everyone can use the portable tent which is nice. Campfire stories stack and apparently don't get interrupted in caves (likely will be fixed eventually) so have fun there, but just add this to the list of sanity things that Walter does better than Maxwell - a once, literal God... He apparently cannot adopt any other pet which is actually a nice touch. Woby be jealous! :D There are some nuances with Walter obviously, some of which I simply did not wish to spoil cause they may be among the best that he has to offer and discovering them yourselves will be a breath of fresh air. To provide some hints however, perhaps eating some pink stuff and examining particular, fiery and or beaver-ery characters could be fun. As for how I feel about him overall, at least initially, is that he is a beginner friendly character, a support and easy-mode engaged all around - we all guessed that one back when we first heard about him. I am all for something like that and I am happy to see many taking to him already, that said I still feel like he is all over the place. His perks are thrown together, the ones that should feel natural (the ones connected to his scouting background) don't and the sanity thing is random, far reaching and just doesn't fit well - it's like they forced it all. I wholeheartedly believe that they could've made him a beginner friendly character while maintaining his theme of being a scout with survivalist training all the while just giving him an affinity to ranged combat. I have details and have shared them before obviously however if folk want me to take him and darn near completely alter him with my ideas then perhaps I can make another discussion video - let me know. For now, enjoy him - even if he is way too easy for some of us out here. My only concern is that eventually he will get easy for most and then be left in the dust by the rest of the crew. Not only that, easy characters lose their appeal quickly once the initial hype wears down... I hope not and we shall see cause I do enjoy him and Woby, I think they can fit. They just need some tweaks... perhaps more than some but what have you. That slingshot ammo though, the potential is pretty high.

[@geegee2644]

The Beard 777 you should do a series called Wes Wednesday

[@HaBo3Ho]

Whoa

[@MarcosJunior-sf1ft]

The one man band make you gain sanity

[@geegee2644]

Charred because Wes is best when dead

[@Ofxzh]

The Beard 777 If Walter’s health is below 103, it will drain sanity.

[@davidbarnes6672]

What Don't Starve has taught me, more than anything else, is that the number of names that begin with "W" is far beyond what I thought it was

[@shanelawrence7438]

All of them do. You might say Maxwell does not, but his real name is william carter, and his debugspawn name is Waxwell. So, yeah, all of them starts with W

[@danyeun01]

wow you're right

[@ghostleemann955]

walt is still an option

[@ghostleemann955]

wannhannislan is an option

[@zambzix8806]

Willy will more names

[@jamesnolan595]

I love how Walters‘fearlessness’ is much more him just being a kid who can’t tell that something’s dangerous

[@skinnyboi8937]

That's a virtue then a downside

[@sacrificiallambchop3333]

He must be protected

[@afruitypunchy]

@@skinnyboi8937 Depends though. Fear helped you to distinguish danger and harm if you dont let it consume you. Fearless mixed with ignorance only leads to harm. Like the old saying, "if you play with fire.."

[@CuddlepupYay]

If you also didn't noticed, Woby is like a guardian because she knows everything whats dangerous or not in the Constant and Walter is like "Is that dangerous, Woby?" I love this detail alot!

[@kippenegg]

Webber is also a kid so that wouldnt be it

[@Legionofone41]

A good perk that would fit in with his "scoutness" would be an increased map discovery. Let him see farther than the rest, map out more area in fewer steps. Make him an actual scout. Just an idea.

[@usagi2934]

contrary to popular belief, scouts doesn't have 2x the eye sight of a normal human

[@Moonfrosty]

@@usagi2934 Yeah but this is a game :P

[@joearmadillo6756]

@@usagi2934 contrary to popular belief u also cant pull slingshots out of your asshole to fight a giant moose goose

[@dallioncoker4127]

@@joearmadillo6756 contrary to popular belief you can’t tame a giant dog like animal and ride it into the sunset

[@xarzneimittel8220]

Contrary to.... Ok, no, but. Give him an adventage with maps somehow, personal checkpoints or something he could put on the map itself?

[@AllDragonsAreDead]

"Walter’s fearlessness no longer prevents sanity loss while equipping Night Armor and Dark Sword. It was not intended to protect him from the effects of shadow magic." - Klei

[@TheBeard777]

Yup, they added a hotfix sometime yesterday.

[@urSinKhal]

1984

[@BrigetAstila]

I KNEW IT! I KNEW HIS FAVORITE FOOD WAS TRAIL MIX FROM THE START!

[@TheBeard777]

It was a safe bet!

[@TheQuilavaQueen]

It was that or jerky

[@axillucks4532]

yes dude you are legit

[@breadspy5974]

@@TheQuilavaQueen it probably should have been jerky tbh

[@J040PL7]

@@breadspy5974 yeah, he offers it to woby on his release trailer :P

[@Ofxzh]

The music is cursed. Walter is exactly what I wanted in game, a ranged character that is a team player at heart.

[@localbox5825]

I really like Walter’s design! He looks so adorable!

[@TheBeard777]

Glad you like it!

[@gnome2812]

Basicallydowrk

[@gunk4876]

@@gnome2812 I can't unsee it now

[@OzVeroy]

But the face while hes doing scary story is creepy

[@Florida_boy]

@@OzVeroy makes sense, he never sleeps ever, just sits there, telling the same 2 storys over and over again...

[@rence234]

I wish he had better tracking when inspecting suspicious dirt pile, like he can tell if its a ewecus, warg or koalaphat

[@djboswell4325]

yezzz

[@poopoopeepee13]

That would make sense, since he *is* a scout.

[@maxter0842]

*varg

[@ionnryx]

@@maxter0842 *Every Character In Dont Starve References*

[@gramgram2716]

He is already goo lmao. He does not need that.

[@zendakon8299]

If Walter is immune to darkness sanity loss then shouldn't Wendy who's comfortable in darkness gain small sanity at night? Or around ghosts? I dunno I'm with you on doesn't feel right.

[@TheBeard777]

The whole character feels more and more "off" the more I think about him.

[@nicolecronin8917]

I know, right? I feel so spoiled by Willow's sanity gain when around a campfire at night.

[@seraphendipity]

Ye. If this boi is fearless of everythin, loli girl need at least no sanity loss from darkness

[@thegreatalfini]

I feel like Wendy shouldn’t loose sanity in the dark and should get 10 sanity per second from ghosts.

[@zendakon8299]

@@seraphendipity That awkward moment when you realize a fourth of the dst cast are lolis

[@KomboKaz]

Not even a SENTENCE about how Walter wants to know who the Werebeaver is. I feel mildly offended.

[@aesofspades2468]

Username checks out

[@TheBeard777]

You talking to me? I mean, I left the short for ya... :D

[@birb125]

Didn't he also, im assuming, go to Woodys Lumber Shack?

[@roojackaroo8517]

@@birb125 yes

[@KomboKaz]

The Beard 777, yeah I know but, I at least wanted some of your ideas on why Walter wanted to find the Werebeaver. My idea is that someone had noticed a lack of Evergreens in Canada and caught sight of the Werebeaver. What n Walter’s map, it said “cursed.” That leads me to believe that someone possibly could have SEEN Woodie transform.

[@ischeele7203]

Walter: No fear Bees and punches: *Exist* Walter: Two fears

[@Kajnake]

Walter: Cute little scout boy Klei: AND FOR HIS SIDE SPECIAL, HE WIELDS A GUN

[@Green24152]

that was wheeler

[@reynaldoponce3645]

@@Green24152 no that was Warbucks whatever the fuck wheeler has is not normal gun lol

[@philippeleprohon4823]

I love the reference, but it's his 'neutral special'.

[@silvanaferrari9274]

@@reynaldoponce3645 true SHE CAN SHOT A FUCKING CANOO

[@cat_mastery9670]

I really like this character, I specifically like it when he tells stories, it’s great. This is one of my personal favorite characters in a while.

[@TheBeard777]

As long as you enjoy him that is all that matters.

[@Manlikegibbon]

Walter whenever something is going to hurt him: "Hehe I'm in danger"

[@carloscastilleja7111]

So your telling me that a literal CHILD is more fearless than the former king of shadows (maxwell). Edit: 666 likes wtf

[@TheBeard777]

Yeah, the more I think and talk about it the more I don't like any of the sanity nonsense thrown into the mix with Walter.

[@mothichorror446]

Maxwell fully understands what the world is capable of and how vulnerable he is now I guess?

[@CrprCrw]

Yes

[@kuhbillion1112]

I guess Walter just doesn't understand that it's dangerous?

[@baglespelledwrong8159]

walter doesnt even know that the things around him are dangerous so he doesnt care, maxwell on the otherhand knows all about just how deadly the things around him are and that he can do near as much as he once could

[@Leostar-Regalius]

i wish klei would add some of the new characters to single player, it feels like they've completely forgotten about single player

[@nicholasmartindale4118]

Especially when there’s little to no lag on single player

[@boastfultoast7066]

I mean, the DLCs are thing. Hamlet wan't too long ago.

[@kujo4388]

Boastful Toast not on consoles, we’re completely abandoned

[@lillump5678]

Takeo Masaki Hamlet is on Xbox at least, idk about the others

[@conansredbowtie]

It's one of the reasons why I switched to DST recently. There's so much more stuff available overall.

[@thomasjones9631]

Considering Walter is free, I am absolutely okay with how he turned out. My expectations were pretty low

[@TheBeard777]

Fair enough however let us also remember that just cause something is free doesn't mean we cannot critique it.

[@zealotoftheorchard9853]

​@@TheBeard777I shudder at the thought as i look at league of legends

[@RIPCrazyFrog]

" I like monster trucks and fire trucks " - Walter

[@betergriffin1323]

Moster Trucks

[@gruntlos]

Moster trucks

[@weeviladdict4134]

Walter

[@fansundertable649]

Is it okay to have an underground base in the winter?

[@yourfriendlyneighborhooddi3915]

Personally, I wish that he has his sanity also tied to naughtiness. It would contribute to the character, and be a good way to introduce the mechanic to new players. IDK.

[@aurious5821]

definitely a great idea

[@joearmadillo6756]

love the idea, probably hard to implement but idrk

[@Iwantalargesideoffries]

What I found interesting about Woby was she follows you as a ghost (I’m not sure if this is a glitch or not) so I kinda guess it’s neat following your friends as a ghost for a short time to give them a Chester

[@bobshaw3107]

Yeh I ask my friends to store my stuff in doggo when I die

[@UserStupidity]

Cant/Isnt it a common belief That dogs and cats see ghosts?

[@reynaldoponce2062]

its cuz walter is the leader so he follows him Chesters leader is the eye bone not us

[@philippeleprohon4823]

And I found out if you put the eyebone in Wobby you basically have a train following you everywhere uppon death

[@hoarsebard]

Walter's short finally gives me the WOODIE LORE I so badly wanted! Also, I see myself playing a lot of Walter, he's very support focused and that's my kind of gameplay.

[@travisscott5078]

Maxwell: (quietly smokes cigarette in the corner)

[@sourpin3apple10]

But it just might work

[@fujiyaangeles8235]

So I guess he was looking for a were beaver (unaware that it was Woodie) and went to his house. I guess that's also how Woodie got taken to the constant; he turned on the radio and got sucked in. That's just what I think though Also, I'm glad I now have use for marble since I don't use it for anything much

[@danyeun01]

i use marble armor when i just wanna hold down the f key

[@CrprCrw]

Ohhhh that makes sense and so now we have the smallest context on what happened to woddie

[@philippeleprohon4823]

@@danyeun01 Marble armor and the Pinetree hat together must be so good.

[@meeeeee423]

I desperately need a beginner type character so i am with it

[@jcosmick]

Mmh i dont think this new character is beginner friendly, yes he havent problems with sanity but learning how to maintain stats in general is the best for beginners so i suggest you to use wilson because he havent any buff and any debuff

[@TheBeard777]

He is both an insanely beginner friendly character and not at the same time. Not sure if that was intentional (pretty sure it was) however if so then I believe they went about accomplishing that in the totally wrong way.

[@alexameadow5447]

Wendy is a really beginner friendly character. I begun with her because I needed to get used to the fighting mechanics and Abigail really helped with farming spiders and such.

[@SethVII7]

I also dont think he's beginner. Simple maybe but I just wasted lots of time trying to make him work for me and he doesnt. No sanity drain sounds good on paper but we are going to fight and 1 hit will drain your sanity forever on 20dmg if you dont heal. Slingshot is great vs 1ennemy. It is way too slow to deal with multiple ennemies. And because any hits gets you insane you have to deal with nightmare creatures all the time. I dont know I was excited for him, passed 5 days looking for the orb to switch to him. And I really really hate him, I did try the ruins with him. Damn! Now trying to gather a purple gem to try wolfgang instead. But keep wasting my time cuz I keep dying. Im no pro though. I started a month ago. That's why I think he is not that noob friendly.

[@usagi2934]

@@SethVII7 half of my sanity went down when I got hit by tentacle *once*

[@FisherDino.]

I wonder how he reacts to woodie. I'm going to check it out

[@ebrumese7996]

What did he say

[@littlepotato2741]

When he sees the werebeaver, he remarks that he knew it was real.

[@ebrumese7996]

@@littlepotato2741 thankd

[@ebrumese7996]

@@littlepotato2741 thanks mate

[@ashdekanin]

apparently walter is also canadian based on dialogue between the two

[@sunsetsynth]

I LOVE his storytelling feature. It's so cute!

[@Dugouda]

I love the character a lot, his design and some of his mechanics really make him adorable. According to his sanity mechanics, I guess he doesn't get any kind of sanity drain while wearing dark armor or dark sword right ?

[@Dugouda]

Also great video! I've been watching a lot of your videos of don't starve, I've started the game during lockdown and damm it's so cool, I love the visual style and the lore and how deep and imaginative the dev are ! Having good tutos like yours were a pretty good thing haha

[@TheBeard777]

As long as folk enjoy him then that is all that matters, you like and play what and who you want and the rest of us do the same! Thanks for watching by the way and keep on keeping on! :D

[@xandan1668]

Poop pellets deagro enemies Monster Hunter players: Welcome to the club.

[@Sixsikks6]

I searched for this I knew it would be here somewhere 😆

[@mjoz875]

I don't understand why you don't have more subscribers! But congrats on 100k! I love Don't Starve Together and all of your videos! :)

[@TheBeard777]

Thanks for the kind words friend, well wishes to ya and keep on keeping on.

[@Asghaad]

its quite simple, he covers game that is kinda on the fringe of gaming scene, im quite surprised he has as many subs as he does but i agree he deserves more, if he branched into something more "mainstream" i think he could become pretty successful

[@wormiestwood682]

The slingshot is also great for killing tentacles! all you need is 3 rocks, also i didn't know that the pellets stacked to 60, thats very good.

[@misael22]

For me, Walter feels like a character mod, I don't know why. Maybe the weird effects on marbles, or having so much stuff and wacky sanity mechanics.

[@TheBeard777]

He just feels off, in almost every facet. Strange cause I enjoy him however I can't shake the feeling that they did him wrong and missed the mark.

[@Asghaad]

@@TheBeard777 i think the point was to give players who play "Dont starve" character that trivializes combat to actually focus on not starving ... because so far i have NEVER starved in this game, it was always something munching on my face that got me ...

[@travisscott5078]

@@julien2231 absolutely agree however then it will be not so useful

[@baglespelledwrong8159]

i love that unique but not overdone vibe he gives

[@flamboyant_wolf]

@@julien2231 One spear can do 5100 damage. I mean, its not ranged weapon, but still.

[@auces7084]

I was playing last night and you can put the eyebone in wobys chest and have 18 additional slots!

[@Brandon-1996]

Additional 9, I assume? Interesting!

[@shadowvampwolf]

quick everyone, hes so gonna get nerfed after awhile lol the ammo shots are soooo gonna get nerfed once he's past his new character phase

[@Asghaad]

even if he does, people will just mod him back ... nerfing characters is kinda pointless because of this ...

[@_DMNO_]

@@Asghaad that's just a lame thing to do. buffing characters with mods and making them OP doesn't sound fun in a game like DST. its supposed to be hard and unforgiving. you do you though.

[@breadspy5974]

@@_DMNO_ well i mean dont use the mods!

[@MilotusLucifera]

Walter is everything I want to be. Im often very easily frightened and I dont have very strong mental health but Ive always wanted to be like Walter. Having a constant companion around, being able to shoot from long range, not getting scared of everything, being able to talk for hours on end and it gives a positive affect, having freckles. He’s literally everything I want that I don’t have.

[@Γιώργος-ε3τ]

But wait , Maxy say he also is allergic to bees when he examines grumble bees from bee queen why doesn't he take more damage Could it be magic?

[@flamboyant_wolf]

And willow also was scaut.

[@Γιώργος-ε3τ]

@@flamboyant_wolf yes I knows

[@dustonr9570]

I dont generally play too much dont starve together these days, but I am still a huge fan of the series and tune into your videos quite frequently. Thanks for the uploads chief, you make great content. Also, this character seems pretty strong to me, the drawbacks seem like they could be pretty rough but in the right hands, he seems like he could be a monster.

[@TheBeard777]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Babbleplay]

Poop pellets de-aggro mobs. Yeah, nothing calms me down and makes me not want to hurt someone than being pelted by manure. /sarcasm

[@fujiyaangeles8235]

I always feel calmed when someone throws poop at me.... Not

[@bigkirbyhj666]

I mean would you want to attack something throwing poop at you, and have more poop thrown or just leave.

[@Babbleplay]

@@bigkirbyhj666 ..... okay, valid point. It might be a 50/50 chance of 'get the heck away' or 'hurt them lots'

[@stephenmemelord2303]

insert Monster Hunter joke here

[@bigkirbyhj666]

@@Babbleplay while you get kited while more poop is flung at you.

[@machololi]

I think he should be able to see trails of animals and enemy’s

[@emilybooth307]

I played last night with someone in the game as walter, when they came riding on their dog I thought it was a Beefalo with a different skin lol

[@thatseasonalbush]

Hey Beard are you planning on streaming Hollowknight? I think that's something a lot of the people who want you to continue Hollowknight would like.

[@TheBeard777]

We'll start streaming new games eventually, was going to last month until we took an hiatus.

[@FringeSpectre]

Got the walter short as an ad before the video. Nice.

[@TheBeard777]

Neat!

[@sinbadbrown6653]

I am so happy he has my birthday! Hes an Aries!!! He reminds me of my brother (a soon to be eagle scout) and myself(not afraid of most things expect pain!) This is so cool I cried.

[@lovegrapekitty5230]

I love how i just watch the news of him like the ad and i get more info about him right after

[@phearamax4146]

Ngl I love him so much (always wanted a ranged character) but he kinda feels half-baked as the rest of his kit is way too many thrown together bonuses and downsides

[@dejavunostalgia5115]

Don't starve together: WE GOT A NEW CHARACTERS MEET WALTER AND WOBY Don't starve: we got Maxwell

[@mr.sentryanddispenser]

Unlocking characters in Don't Starve:* you need to be good at game,survive a lot days or complete hard challenges* Unlocking characters in DST:PAY PAY PAY PAY PAY PAY PAY PAY PAY PAY

[@lightningonlycommentsonce5824]

@@mr.sentryanddispenser Literally every character is free in DST. If you're going to talk shit about something at least know what the fuck you're talking about.

[@ryanblackthorn1985]

@@lightningonlycommentsonce5824 Well if you wanna play with Wortox or Wurt you have to pay for them,or unlock them by waeving so not all characters are free

[@darkdabber2425]

Walter sings when he eats glommers gut’s

[@TheBeard777]

Pinned comment.

[@mistasfavouritememory2966]

Also something else, i forgot doe

[@normenehlert6682]

Why XD

[@flamboyant_wolf]

@@mistasfavouritememory2966 tallbird egg?

[@darkdabber2425]

@@flamboyant_wolf yes tallbirdeggs work I think

[@nikogelo3863]

Congrats on 100k

[@TheBeard777]

Thank you!

[@MegaXavi999]

I really love his character, so odd and innocent, really cute! I also think he is well thought and that his sanity loss relates to him being hurt due to the fact that he seems quite sensitive and being damaged superficially has an effect on him internally (psychologically).

[@Sleeper0918]

Now I’m waiting for there to be a “Wadlow”

[@diamondknight67]

What would wadlow be able to do?

[@clayblob2]

Walter Would be GREAT for exploring underground

[@TheBeard777]

He's a monster at it, with Woby's help to boot.

[@clayblob2]

@@TheBeard777 warlter vs shadow boss Walter vs nightmare fissures😂

[@DudeWheresMyCardz]

I play with someone who doesn't like fighting , so this is perfect for her! Excited to play!

[@Werewolfkirby]

The first character to have an actual ranged weapon (no the forge, boomerangs and staves dont count) wait until the modding community makes *G U N S*

[@GIGATHEBOT]

Willy the Conservative perks: literal revolver. wont use anything other than guns for attack bullets are made using gunpowder gold and flint. idk what to make another downside other than not using other weapons.

[@Beatr1xx_]

Walter seems like a character that you would stay at your base with and your friends go out.

[@tariqrahim223]

I love this character! Even if he seems unbalanced, that's ok, some characters can be easier than others. I love his design and perks, and his downsides. Haven't gone on DST in a while but I might head back on.

[@TheBeard777]

As long as you enjoy him that is all that matters.

[@josepha.basile2946]

I actually feel like Walter's Character makes sense. He is naturally fearless because he's a kid. This is also why his sanity is fragile, kids tend to get scared easier and don't like getting hurt. I think kids also don't care much for clothes, which is why Walter is not affected by them. His allergy to bees is also really cool and adds character to Walter.

[@slightlydistressedslug6627]

:)

[@monroerobbins7551]

What’s interesting is that he knows about the werebeaver! This kid is my favorite character now, for some reason. I wonder if he knows one of the characters, hence why he knows about werebeavers. He doesn’t know about the radio, but he knows about the werebeaver, which is strange. Who lived in the cabin, that ‘might have answers’? How would the kid know about them??

[@thegrim418]

The fact that he's not survivalist makes him a perfect scout I think. With the exception of Eagle scouts most of the ones I knew, myself included, only really learned how to make a campfire, tie a few knots, and generally just enjoyed being outside. We'd never last a day in the woods with nothing.

[@alanmarcelinosantos5338]

I wanna see that lines about Woody and his werebeaver form from Walter

[@D4DU2000]

This Character is broken as hell ❤️ Love it. Thank you Beard

[@TheBeard777]

And as long as you enjoy it that is all that matters!

[@chiknnoodl]

This entire character feels like a mod, the character design and all his attributes.

[@scpfoundation2040]

Nice taken comment

[@funnylaughed7423]

I feel like they added too many abilities. Like, the campfire cooking, the no sanity clothing, sometimes the bee thing, I feel like he has too much to go with him. Like, imagine if Wilson was made today. He’d probably have something like ‘increased science crafting speed’ and ‘knows some of the science machine recipies’ or ‘can groom his beard if he has one to gain sanity’. I love klei a lot, but I feel like we haven’t had a simple character in a while.

[@armariongraham332]

I would love teleporting rounds or turf round you need turf and and rocks and it would stun enimes

[@TheBeard777]

I was also surprised that they were no stun rounds or mechanic of any sort, seems appropriate for a slingshot.

[@Asghaad]

@@TheBeard777 stun rounds, fire rounds, confusion rounds, blind rounds, hell why not lightning rounds (hit the target which gets struck by the lightning with slight delay), poison rounds, maybe some crazier things like shadow rounds (target hit gets attacked by shadow creatures), bee rounds (you know like bee trap just in projectile form) etc etc

[@danyeun01]

@@Asghaad there are darts for those

[@Kaijukilla]

His skill tree should be versatile. Like, I feel as though he should be one of the easiest to survive with because he has outdoor knowledge and survival skills

[@kyle8393]

I wonder... In the trailer for "the fearless" he's looking for the wharebever, so if you get woody and turn him in to the wharebever, what whould the scout say? P.s. don't know much about the multiplayer thing so hope you can examine other characters.

[@scpfoundation2040]

Me to i wanna know what wagstaff thinks about wx78

[@fluffyorca1st843]

I do believe that Walter has the chance to not only be a unique and exciting character, but one that brings challenge and a different play style. Although Wendy already has the perk of being weak, Walter would benefit from a severe damage reduction to his melee swings. This would show the new players how Walter should be played; as someone who should stay back and not attract a lot of attention. You do bring up a good point about how his disability to gain sanity from clothes is redundant seeing how he would just gain sanity from sleep, but I believe they should make this an even more important part of his kit. Sleeping is widely ignored in DST, and if he gained more health and sanity from doing it, it would not only give purpose to sleeping, but also to his portable tent. Make this perk more drastic and make it the ONLY way he can gain sanity (Of course not including campfire stories.) This would make being hit be much more of a detriment, seeing how he could no longer eat cooked cactus and some pierogis to completely ignore his downside. Walter should be classified as the class that is a good team player, but one that needs to stay cautious.

[@TheBeard777]

The idea that he could wield a dark sword with no penalties to sanity while maintaining damage levels defeats the purpose of expanding on a ranged character. The idea that all his sanity stuff just seems so forced leaves an off feeling about his character overall. The idea that next to nothing about his obvious scouting background was expanded upon enough to mean anything shows a lack of thought, creativity and relevance. It's strange, I like him and the concept but almost every bit of him missed the mark by just a hair however each miss adds up to, well, this.

[@moocowthegamer]

Weird.. Even though I watched the video already, they gave me the ad..

[@scpfoundation2040]

What?

[@emilybrocato1002]

Wormwood in final bloom stage: *chased by bee* Walter: “why do I hear boss music?”

[@goldenbone8288]

Look I love Walter but he seems like a beta character, he's way to unbalanced. The buffs out do the debuffs by way too big of a margin

[@edinaldoc1]

But buffs outdoing debuffs is a thing with most DST characters...

[@valmallol1066]

I was like "oh there is a new caracter in dst" and immediatly after "BEARD I WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM"

[@Ciubix8513]

Saying "Hollow knight" until Beard finishes it. Day 116

[@thefreelancequeen]

He’s the best solely for having The Adventure Zone reference outfit with his Boy Detective.

[@Platinumstyx]

I really like the idea of this character! I may jump back into the game to use him!

[@otsu3011]

As always thank you beard for the video, I really enjoy this character!

[@TheBeard777]

Glad you like him, keep on keeping on!

[@randomsnooze7659]

Man he really is fearless, he has no hesitation with trespassing.

[@carolinavargas5478]

You are a awesome teacher!!! For dst 👌

[@TheBeard777]

Glad you think so!

[@oliv5163]

i love that he is a fearless scout boy and i think its hilarious that he isnt scared of the constant/can use dark magic without being scared when even maxwell cant. (this doesent affect gameplay anyway i promise you will be more insane than most characters as walter when you actually need the sanity.

[@edinaldoc1]

Well, Maxwell was once the king of the world, and has had his mind consumed by the shadow powers of the throne. And now, reduced to the status of a regular survivor, and facing all the dangers he once created, i think it makes sense for him to be afraid of it

[@thebuilder3594]

Easy infinite gold hack. Find a gold nugget, create 10 gold shots, kill some bird for easy meat, find pig king, and ez gold. It's also easy meat for meatballs, killing tentacles, rabbits, aggravating pig friends to enemies from afar, etc. Edit: also an easy way to spawn krampus if you use birds or butterflies.

[@Jorgemgm-us7de]

The night armor now does drain sanity

[@TheBeard777]

Yup, they hotfixed him.

[@Jorgemgm-us7de]

The Beard 777 did you notice any other hot fix aside from that one?

[@PegasusBrill]

I can see Walter, Wigfrid and Wortox being a really good combo team

[@limonero8757]

This new character is just amazing. I never thought that Klei would ever introduce a god damn ranger into the game. I´d just change a little thing: Instead of not getting any sanity boosts for wearing certain clothes, it would be better if those could only make Walter´s sanity stable when below 100% HP, so the player is not forced to cook health-recover food all day to make sanity stop draining.

[@philippeleprohon4823]

It iis like that now. His sanity dops down to a minimum amount depending on how much health is missing.

[@Spazza42]

I've actually got a lot of love for Walter. The slingshot is incredibly useful but ammo isn't free, rocks are practically useless and it's far too easy to tear through a stack of rounds. Gold is easy to come by but it does rely on frequent pig king visits, marble trees are a pain to grow so you have to use the ammo sparingly. It would be good to see a bonus from eating specific "campfire foods" like berries and jerky. Trail Mix as a favourite food is a nice touch and the bonus hunger is handy, I find it's difficult to make a lot of it though. The portable tent roll is extremely underrated, food is almost never an issue early on so it's free health and sanity which Walter suffers from without armour, it also takes up a slot constantly so it has a cost.

[@vonBelfry]

He doesn't seem like a survivalist because everyone is already used to being survivalists in-game already! The fact that he's over-equipped actually lends to the fact that he's a survivalist, prepared for danger from the very start!

[@PB-N-Jenny]

Now this might just be my imagination but it felt to me like he also had the same campfire cook speed increase that Willow has.

[@thegreatalfini]

Quick tip-ish thingy: Walter can use the Melty Marbles trinket as ammo, dealing 60.25 damage.

[@arthur_r626]

13:22 I mean, makes sense that as he is a scout he "trusts" nature so that he can get no sanity loss from animals/dark. It also makes sense that he can befriend a dog, or craft his own ammunition for his slingshot (and what's more scouty if not a slingshot?). And given that he's a kid, it also makes sense to lose sanity if hurt. So I don't think it doesn't feel right. I though beg your pardon for my out-of-practice english

[@TheSingingFoxy]

I just recently got the game so now I’m going through all the characters to see which one I should try first, and this guy definitely seems like a good pick

[@kneftwuppo]

it's always fun to imagine that walter is literally forming shit in his hands slowly to make a ball and then loading it into his slingshot and then pulling it back

[@blackskull3276]

this character is literally everything I want in a Don't Starve character he is so perfect and beautiful

[@Ethonra]

No joke. I just finished watching your salt vid before stubbling across this one, I didn't know there was a knew character. So imagine my surprise while eating spicy, salted beef jerky then seeing this. Beef jerk is my favorite food and Walter ate and used some to befriend Woby...these two are now on my top 5 favorite DST characters list.

[@paulmaximus8780]

Walter: haha monster sanity and darkness drain go bye-bye monsters and Darkness: noooo you can’t just not lose sanity by being near us

[@fallofmanbrand]

amazing video

[@TheBeard777]

Glad you think so!

[@pollyphemeus]

I feel like this character is absolutely OP if you are a seasoned player. That being said, They may have missed the mark on making him beginner friendly. Sanity and health are the things you struggle with most when you first start this game (at least for me). So a character that loses sanity when he's damaged, then gets a negative sanity modifier for it might be more challenging for a noob than theorized. Couple that with sanity gain clothing doing nothing....Could be more a noob trap than noob friendly. that being said, Wobby is adorable so even if the balance feels off he's instantly my new favorite character.

[@TheBeard777]

Initially, Walter seems like a thrown together character with no true connection to his obvious theme who also just feels a bit off in every category he offers. So strange cause I like him, but I don't... You're also correct in saying that he is very much a beginner friendly character with a means of having seasoned players care about him too however they went about it in the wrong way. The very things have are in play to help new players and challenge old ones are the very same things that will hurt new players and bore the old.

[@Asghaad]

@@TheBeard777 well to get him to fit better with the theme he would also get kinda broken... he should be able to make better food without the crockpot he should be able to craft drying rack without research he should receive bonus damage against small critters he should be able to craft bird trap and the net without need for research he should be more proficient at fishing he should be more efficient at gathering berries (either have chance to gather more or be faster at it) he should be better at tracking he should be able to camouflage himself he should be slightly faster offroad and so on... hist "theme" brings way too many advantages ... you know the survivalist focused theme in game about surviving in the wilderness... xD on the other hand while being immune to sanity drain from darkness is fine the sanity drain immunity from supernatural sources doesnt make sense, sure make him more resistant to it but not completely immune

[@TheBeard777]

You're dealing with far too many shoulds, especially when you don't need to do all of them cause you did some of them.

[@Asghaad]

@@TheBeard777 thats the problem with the theme, miss some of them and the "i dont know his theme is underutilized" complaint will continue, do all of them and he becomes too broken to work. its a compromise and overall i think he will work for people who are fed up with the melee and/or sanity mechanic overload in this game. I know ill enjoy that because the one reason i choose Wigg all the time is so i dont have to constantly fight the sanity drain for squashing few spiders :) that and he will be cgood combo for my Wigg with a friend that just started playing and would certainly appreciate someone easier to play.

[@bastiangt3929]

One thing I love about him is I can move the statue pieces with EASE

[@WitchDoctorMegra]

It’s interesting that the last two Don’t Starve Together exclusive characters (I am including wormwood as well) make really good support, depending on how you like the play style then they come out with a character that NEEDS really good support. Mostly in gathering resources for his amo. Gold isn’t that tall of an order and marble not so much either if you grow it. But if he wants to get in his realm of badass he needs things like blue gems, red gems, nightmare fule and ruins stuff. Unless you do multitasking really well actually obtaining any of the bigger amo stuff would be a challenge but it’s still an interesting play style

[@GabeShhh]

I loved everything about him

[@TheBeard777]

And that's all that matters. Keep on keeping on friend.

[@graesondickerson9798]

One thing that’s also broken you can light up a torch for second in the dark and get away from the thing and you can just turn it back on so you can save so much durability

[@TheBeard777]

To be fair we could already do so, the advantage with Walter is that our sanity won't plummet.

[@Ciguli_Puff]

I love your Don't Starve Together videos, Beard. Greetings from Turkey.

[@TheBeard777]

Glad you like them!

[@averyc.8425]

I find it quite funny how i literally got a walter ad before this

[@zambzix8806]

I know this is not on topic with the character but wormwood should have a luner skin because he came from the moon and there are luner plants