Wagstaff - Gettin' Started (Don't Starve RoG Playthrough Ep.1)

[@Lulurikku21]

Well that was the fastest 15 minutes of my day, and absolutely delightful. I really like this style of video!

[@salendrak]

Awwww thanks! This sort of video was a lot of fun to make, so I'm really glad that people are liking it!

[@Nana-wt5ek]

I don’t think Klei themselves could have done a better play-through/tutorial than you did with this series. You don’t understand how much you’ve taught me about this game. You are an absolute legend!

[@salendrak]

Awwww - thanks!! ❤️

[@NotAurichu]

ohh i like this style! feels different than regular lets play series. looking forward to more!

[@salendrak]

Yay - glad you liked it! I've never personally been a fan of the traditional "Let's Play" approach of playing a game and posting huge swaths of un-edited gameplay. I think edited like this provides more overall value. Plus I don't think I could think of enough stuff to say to keep it interesting / informative / entertaining for extended periods of time 😉

[@NotAurichu]

Salendrak Completly agree. this was the right combo for gameplay and commentary. now lets hope more people find it so your channel grows man 🙌

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

Exceptionally informative and fun to watch. You honestly have a very fun, unique and professional format that I entirely admire. I really will enjoy to see you use the other characters in this format as well in due time.

[@salendrak]

Thanks! Even though these aren't guides per se, I still try to put a lot of info into them - the method behind the madness so to speak.

[@minicaxotinho]

This is great! the fast pace feels refreshing for a game that's so grind-heavy. Thank you!

[@salendrak]

Yay! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@dano7782]

nice to see content other than guides on this channel :) keep up the good work

[@salendrak]

I'm branching out!! 😁

[@Quambo1_]

I just wanted to say i think your videos are SEVERELY underrated, they're engaging informative and fun to watch !!

[@salendrak]

Thanks! Someday it is my goal for someone to comment that my videos are appropriately rate 😆

[@OzoneBaby]

I just started watching your beginner series of videos, since I played Don't Starve when it first came out but not since, and I have to say I love your content. Your videos are neat and organized, your commentary is clean but still engaging, and the way you explain everything is not overbearing, which is a personal pet peeve of mine when it is. I feel like a lot of people overexplain or aren't fun to listen to. I hope your channel does well, I think you deserve it.

[@salendrak]

Wow - thanks for the feedback! It's VERY much appreciated!! One of my main goals when starting this series (and which is an extension of my personal philosophy in these games) was to show people lots of different options, steer them towards the good ones, but not unnecessarily disparage options or methods that might be sub-optimal. Because let's face it - this game has no leader-board, it's not competitive, and it's not so punishing that optimized gameplay is even remotely needed to do perfectly well. So don't worry about "optimal" gameplay - just have fun, however you as an individual are best able to accomplish that goal!

[@cabotkee7763]

I really like this format of video and I think it would be nice if you made more play through series with other characters.

[@salendrak]

This series was a lot of fun to make, and though I personally enjoyed the format too, sadly it didn't do so well in terms of views, so not sure if I'll be doing another one anytime soon 😢

[@hvidponi]

Great video - I like the in-depth commentary, and I think the format work alot better than a traditional play-and-talk. Would love to see more :). Looking forward to seeing you deal with the giants, they tend to be the end of my playthroughs at this point...

[@salendrak]

Thanks for the feedback! I debated which format to go with, and settled on this method largely because I'm not much of a talker while playing a game. And I wanted the video to be more of an informative recap rather than an exercise in stream of consciousness lol

[@NewMoonsCaress]

Your content is by far the best don't starve content I've seen on youtube so far! Love it!

[@salendrak]

Wow, thanks! Much appreciated!!

[@Coccacidium]

Only yesterday, I was bemoaning the fact that it seemed to be impossible to find a DS playthrough that didn't consist mainly of screaming and unfunny jokes. This morning, I stumbled upon your tutorials (just finished binge-watching them) and now, I'm looking forward to see Wagstaff's adventures. Yours is exactly the style I was looking for but didn't hope to actually find. Points deduction for preventing me from getting back into DS myself because now I'm glued to the screen watching your content instead. Just kidding, I love it!

[@salendrak]

BAAAHAHAHAH - you just about had me there with the points deduction! Well played, sir, well played!! 😆

[@salendrak]

UPDATE - Looks like it's finally processed! Full HD Version should be viewable. I'm not sure what's up with the resolution - in KZbin Studio it says the HD versions are still processing, even though the upload was now 24 hours ago. Apparently it's a bug or something on KZbin's end, and seems to happen to people all the time. Sorry!!

[@beta4625]

when i first see your video i trough the channel have like 500k subs

[@salendrak]

@@beta4625 Hopefully I'll hit those numbers at some point!!

[@purple_goldfish3811]

I used to watch hours upon hours of don't starve let's plays 10 years ago. I missed the game and youtube and glad I found yours today. Your playthrough is by far the best; good format, good knowledge, and well, very fun to watch. Thank you for the hard work

[@salendrak]

Thanks!

[@ziebzie]

I know its been 2 years. But i love this ! Ive been looking this kind a dst playthrough for a long time... Many thanks Salendrak 🙂

[@salendrak]

Glad you enjoy it! This is one of the few series I've fully completed!

[@rofther]

While watching your guide I started wondering if there would be a playthrough long enough and fun enough to see all the content applied. This was so much fun to watch as a follow up.

[@salendrak]

That was the goal!!

[@jonathan.gasser]

Wow, gotta say this is some high quality high effort content right here

[@salendrak]

Thanks! I suspect that this style of playthrough takes quite a bit longer to edit than the usual fare, but hopefully that makes me stand out in a good way!

[@neemaanjaa1]

I saw more stuff in this video of urs than my 30hrs playtime in game. What a godlike start u had here. I usually struggle finding flint on day one or stone in general. Liking the series. Can't wait to watch rest.

[@salendrak]

Awesome - thanks for the feedback! Yeah, this start was pretty good. But if you want to see a really godlike start, check out my Woodlegs livestream in Shipwrecked. That starting island was AMAZING!!

[@loco2night]

Another great video. Keep up the good job with these! And I agree with you about having fun!

[@salendrak]

Thanks! 😊

[@marshallcaesar3804]

Please do keep this going it's really helpful to watch an listen to I really enjoy this hope more don't starve peeps like it too!

[@salendrak]

Episode 2 should be going up later today (finishing it up now). Be sure to share it with anyone else you know that is into Don't Starve! For some reason, most of the content creators tend to focus on Don't Starve Together, but I think there is a LOT to enjoy in the single player versions as well :)

[@seamus7611]

I’ve played so much don’t starve but I still found plenty of new things to learn from your guides so figured I’d stop by and see how you play too, definitely not disappointed!

[@salendrak]

Awesome! I'm still learning new things all the time myself! And one of the many things I love about this game is there are soooooo many ways and styles of doing things, it really can be molded to suit just about anyone's personal preferences!

[@andrel3198]

I'm struggling to survive for more than a few days, so I'm really enjoying your videos!

[@salendrak]

Have you seen that I have a bunch of guides as well? They're focused on Single Player Don't Starve, but generally apply to DST extremely well.

[@hijeatsdirt]

aw man its been a while since I've watched a video of yours, let alone one of don't starve, and I'm loving this (again)

[@salendrak]

🤗

[@AxeDatcm]

Epic playthrough, auto subscribing after watching 1 episode

[@salendrak]

Awesome - Thanks!!!

[@eddielim3909]

Btw, the pro tip of creating a science machine early for essentials like backpack, shovel, log suit, spear is a life changer in the early days.

[@salendrak]

Yeah, I always make a science machine as soon as I have enough materials either on hand or nearby to prototype basic gear and an alchemy engine for later. It really helps!!

[@Patronux]

I love your beginner's guide and I thought that was all that I was gonna get from your channel, but after finishing this video I've realized how good of a content creator you are, and I know you'll get even better! Just subscribed.

[@salendrak]

Awesome - thanks!!

[@max.weiller]

i love your channel, you explain everything the way i like

[@salendrak]

Thanks! Much appreciated!!

[@alekseyklimets6589]

Cool and informative video format, great job, sir! Thank you!

[@salendrak]

My pleasure - and thanks for the feedback! 😁

[@sinswept]

Really enjoying your videos! The beginner series has helped a lot :)

[@salendrak]

Awww thanks! I appreciate that!!

[@kthylupavid]

Omg know I know how Ive been fckn up my game all by myself :( :( i loveee your series, have been watching them everyday snce i found them! xD

[@salendrak]

Sweet - Glad you like them!

[@xShadowTigeressx]

This was exactly what I needed, thank you

[@salendrak]

You're most very welcome! 😁

[@GostodePiscina]

Seems like your charm extends far beyond your tutorial videos! I hope to see more content from you soon, independently if it has to do with Don't Starve or Terraria.

[@salendrak]

Awwwww thanks! You're too kind!! 😊

[@heyho9811]

I'm rewatching this playthrough for like 3rd time and still not bored :P

[@salendrak]

Yay for repeat watchers!! It really helps the video analytics 😁

[@liamherold7839]

awesome content really enjoy this type of video please continue this series

[@salendrak]

Working on the next episode right now! The show WILL go on!! 😁

[@textheflex881]

I love the video my man. I would like to see more raw footage from you in the future though, as I like to have the excess media to consume while doing chores :P

[@salendrak]

Hahah - I'll see what I can do!!

[@darkessaiden]

You have a very nice voice for narration, I wish KZbin recommended you sooner.

[@salendrak]

Awwww thanks! I'm still a newer channel with not a lot of videos, so I think KZbin doesn't like me too much yet hahahah :P

[@eureitz7490]

oh man I have watched this many, many times! Maybe someday the depth of this game will sink in for me...maybe in 5 yrs? Anyway, this is a great way to teach, thanks for the amazing work!

[@salendrak]

Heh - wait till you see the Wagstaff episode I'm working on now 😆

[@eureitz7490]

@@salendrak looking forward to it! Yeah, computer verses console is a huge difference....I'm currently installing RoG on computer so I'll be able to comment more precisely the differences

[@eureitz7490]

@@salendrak yep, wow! On computer RoG is a whole different ballgame! I can't fight yet, but not having to continually pause the game for every item pickup or drop is a huge difference! I can't see the tentacles rising or the different similar colored biome ground color on my projector as well as my computer screen, either. The controls will take some getting used to, tho....gotta learn how to fight!

[@salendrak]

@@eureitz7490 Yeah, there are lots of little differences like that which take some getting used to. I play on pocket edition every now and then (mostly when I'm out of town and bored) and I always find the pausing effect whenever doing anything with my inventory to be totally annoying!

[@eureitz7490]

@@salendrak well, just to update; it's the vision/ brightness of my projector hurting my game play. Now I have RoG on my computer (which is a gaming machine spec'd for DAW; i7 8700K with GeForce 1050 and 64GB of RAM). I'm no good with the keyboard; but used to using the xbox controller. The console version using a controller has its benefits. Right-Trigger pause allows inventory management. When the game is paused, you toggle between the map and your inventory. But you can't hold more than your inventory like you can with a mouse. Fact is, I'm no good at kiting, especially with keyboard! But the vision is so much better on the computer. I'm currently working on making my projector better :-) Looking forward to your next video

[@coldire1016]

Really great explained play format!

[@salendrak]

Awesome - thanks! It's really tempting just to keep pumping out more of those, as they're quite fun to make!

[@wudolph4255]

DUDE I AM SO HYPEED

[@salendrak]

WOOT WOOT!! 🤣

[@wudolph4255]

Salendrak also i just remembered i wanted to ask you whats your favourite dont starve character (the original 10 - Wilson, Willow, Wolfgang, Maxwell, Wes, WX, Woodie, Wickerbottom, Wendy, Wagstaff)? My personal favourite is Woodie (even the one before the rework)

[@salendrak]

@@wudolph4255 I honestly don't have one! While I've certainly played a few characters more than others, I find that the differences between the characters really adds a ton of replayability and brings something new to the overall gameplay experience. That said, I've never been a fan of Willow's "perk" of randomly lighting things on fire when at low sanity. Probably because I've never been able to forgive her for burning down my first year-plus cave base way back in the day 😆

[@wudolph4255]

Salendrak yeah, thats the main reason i dont play Willow XD, also i just made a cool cave base at day 30 and i died because first charlie attacked because i forgot to bring a light and then a rock tell on my Head and i died ;-;

[@salendrak]

@@wudolph4255 Yeah, this game is really good at throwing together the perfect series of unfortunate events to cause your demise!

[@TomoHKS]

Very enjoyful playthrough :)

[@salendrak]

Thanks! The lastest episode should come out by Wednesday!

[@captntunabeerd]

Awesome and fun video !

[@salendrak]

Thank you 🤗

[@robertpaiva4953]

Actually you can mine and chop trees in the dark in Don't starve together you just have to drag the item out of your inventory and hold click on the resource you want to collect! :)

[@salendrak]

Interesting! I'll have to try that, but it does sound a bit cumbersome...

[@coweyy8095]

Love your content! Just got back into dst and need to know some stuff to survive better :D

[@salendrak]

Welcome back! For general survival stuff, pretty much everything I cover in my guides (and talk about in the playthrough series) will apply really well to DST. Good luck!!

[@reeceolsen1740]

Hey Salendrak. I absolutely love your voice and these type of videos, I just came from the RoG Beginner's Guide and I absolutely loved it... thank you so much. I was also wondering, what is your upload schedule. Thanks😀

[@salendrak]

Sorry for the response delay - was sleeping when you posted 😉 See more recent comment for post schedule!

[@kleber3782]

I found a gold mine. This channel is amazing

[@salendrak]

Thanks! Wait a sec - the channel is a gold mine, or you found a gold mine in the game? 🤔 🤣

[@kleber3782]

@@salendrak Both lol

[@Appollochan]

This was so fun! I love your style of making videos! :DDD

[@salendrak]

Thanks!! I like to think that I do things a little bit differently than the run of the mill gaming channel 😁

[@liquidator2609]

Really nice Video mate keep it up

[@salendrak]

Thanks - will do!

[@simeonbrown3712]

Loving the content

[@salendrak]

Thanks!!

[@saladpng7068]

Lets goooo! I was waiting for this

[@salendrak]

Haha - thanks! 😁

[@terrors_end]

Great to see Wagstaff. Only critique would be higher than 360p, bit blurry, which is ironic considering the character choice. Keep up the awesome work mate.

[@salendrak]

Right?! I promise I kept the goggles on!! Unfortunately KZbin didn't get the memo that my upload was 1080p - hopefully the HD processing will be done soon!

[@lenny5023]

Such a good video dude

[@salendrak]

Thanks!! 😁

[@EnvrixityGames]

Hey sal just restarting the series I love these videos 😊

[@salendrak]

Nice! Have you already seen it through the ending?

[@Duppling]

I feel like this game mocks me. It always either spawns me in a world with very small biomes with lots of rocks and gold to find but no beefalo, or it spawns me right next to beefalo but without any gold in sight.

[@salendrak]

Sounds about right!

[@Snowbearkay]

I would love to see a ROG wigfrid playthrough

[@salendrak]

I would love to do one at some point! Not sure if I'll have time to do it though, as the next DS edited playthrough will most likely be Shipwrecked, which will also probably use a SW specific character. But maybe I'll do a Wigfrid livestream at some point!

[@firstpersonsnooter2519]

Just discovered this channel! Absolutely love your content! New subscriber.

[@salendrak]

Thanks! Hey - wait a sec... Did I just see you pop out of a vent. IMPOSTER!!!

[@firstpersonsnooter2519]

@@salendrakthe fact that you accused me of being the imposter makes you look kinda sus

[@kawaiikiwi4937]

I am a little to late, but wow. Is this really yoyr first playthrough? You are so natural, I mean I don't hear any signs of stress in your voice and if I didn't know I would said that you are a youtuber with years of experience. Good job, you earnd my sub

[@salendrak]

Thanks! Truth be told, the way I've been making these videos is to record the gameplay first, and then write a script and record the audio afterwards. I've never been good at talking and gaming at the same time LOL

[@MrJablis]

This series goes well with the beginner series.

[@salendrak]

Working as intended!! Though the playthrough is now exceeding the guide series. Oh well!

[@alexciawood]

I WANT MORE! Just letting you know lol

[@salendrak]

Thanks hahaha! And more you shall have - probably tomorrow!

[@胡高平]

To make the setpiece completely safe you have to hammer the wood walls near the chest, then light the chest. The loot will be dropped and the trap is not "unlocked" (sorry for my bad english)

[@salendrak]

Nice - I'll try that in a future episode!

[@胡高平]

The 2nd most lucky find in tumbleweeds I saw in videos. The 1st is an orange gem.

[@salendrak]

Pretty sure I've never gotten an orange from tumble weeds, though I think I got a green one once...

[@胡高平]

@@salendrak and me yesterday got a blue one, just after watching video.

[@salendrak]

@@胡高平 Nice!

[@magtheidio]

I'm whatching it again for the 3rd time! When is it you publish another guide (I'm still dying and don't dare go to the caves because you didn't make a guide about it!) or another part of the Wagstaff playthrough?

[@salendrak]

Regular episodes will be starting up again in a few weeks (Guides, Wagstaff, etc). It's just been really busy over the summer with my kids home all day every day. But they'll be back in school in two weeks!!

[@magtheidio]

@@salendrak Oh yeah totally understand! Hope you had fun with your kids! Much more important than my tiny pleasure of watching KZbin while doing the dishes ;)

[@darkerm76]

I like og don't starve lets play. solo run are the best.

[@salendrak]

Awesome!!

[@eldorado9497]

What are the best mods to use in single player?

[@salendrak]

The only mods I use are a minimap mod, and Combined Status, which shows you your temperature, naughtiness, and max health, hunger, and sanity. I feel that these are mostly QoL additions and not particularly game breaking, but others might disagree with that. But I generally recommend playing the game for at least a little while first with no mods, and only adding mods that enhance your enjoyment of it. A LOT of people use a geometric placement mod that helps make perfectly spaced and straight lines of structures and whatnot, but I've honestly never used it.

[@דמכי11]

8:55 I'm dying man

[@salendrak]

The danger symbols?

[@Jel0XD]

Do you drop the bag for more speed?

[@salendrak]

Bag as in backpack? If so, most likely it was to put on the log suit armor for protection!

[@Jel0XD]

@@salendrak oh you can't have both on?

[@Snowbearkay]

Salendrak how long does it usually take you to outline the whole ROG DS map? I mean in game day wise?

[@salendrak]

I think I usually get it done in 8-11 days or so

[@scout5288]

Such a nice youtuber i feel bad bcs you have only 16k subs

[@salendrak]

Someday I'll go viral and TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!

[@Need_A_New_Game]

Would you recommend vanilla or Rog for newbies? I've been playing just been playing vanilla so far

[@salendrak]

I would say maybe play vanilla until you can survive a full year, and then quickly transition to RoG. Or, if you're more daring, jump straight into RoG!

[@Need_A_New_Game]

@@salendrak cool I'll try that see how far I can make it got to day 24 on my best run

[@alexisJonius]

why is this only in 360p?

[@salendrak]

I'm guessing it's something on KZbin's end. I just uploaded the video this morning and it apparently sometimes takes a while for the full HD versions to be processed. The upload was full 1080p though, so maybe try back later?

[@alexisJonius]

@@salendrak ive had other videos that have been up for days stay on 360 p, its very confusing

[@salendrak]

Damn - that's crazy! I guess sometimes they forget to feed their hamsters 😜

[@alexisJonius]

@@salendrak still 360 :/ i wonder what it is cus i litterally watch videos that are uploaded 1 second ago in 1080p

[@salendrak]

@@alexisJonius Bug on KZbin's end, I'm guessing. Based on searches I've done this seems to randomly happen to people all the time, and has been going on for several years. The render I uploaded was in full 1080p using the same software and settings as all my other videos. Hopefully the HD version will be processed soon on their end!

[@xblazegaming9200]

Alright guys I'm watching this series to learn how ro play wish me luck

[@salendrak]

You got this!!

[@slicewdb]

Please do more

[@salendrak]

Yes sir! I've already got the footage for another 2 hours of so of gameplay, just need to edit and add commentary. 👍

[@胡高平]

I think that you should make flower salad with your red caps.

[@salendrak]

Can't yet - that recipe requires at least one cactus flower, and I haven't had a summer yet!

[@胡高平]

@@salendrak yes, I mean when you collect catcus flowers, then use the caps to make them.

[@BorrelTheBarrel]

hey salendrak! i came back to this series because i dont see many people doing this anymore. Also, can you make a shipwrecked series? I am playing shipwrecked right now, but Im not sure what im doing

[@salendrak]

I won't be doing any more edited playthrough series like this one, but I do have a full Shipwrecked Livestream series, and an ongoing tri-linked worlds series that has Reign of Giants, Shipwrecked, and Hamlet. Check the playlists section of the channel and/or the live page 👍

[@BorrelTheBarrel]

@@salendrak okay thanks

[@Aliux8]

can you create more?

[@salendrak]

Of course! These days I'm trying to get a video out every week (sometimes every other week), but depending on how busy I am with other obligations it will vary. Currently working on a Winter guide for Don't Starve, but then will switch and do some videos for Terraria before coming back to this playthrough series. But there most definitely will be more - so be sure to subscribe so you'll be notified!

[@Aliux8]

@@salendrak i subscribed you

[@wudolph4255]

A few days ago i was thinking why would anyone choose Wagstaff. Today i tried him out for the first time. He is in my opinion the best character in the game smh

[@salendrak]

I'm honestly still a bit on the fence. His nearsightedness makes you unable to use a ton of other headgear options, unless you don't mind everything being blurry. The thumper sure is nice for trees though!

[@wudolph4255]

Salendrak true, but other then the blurry/not seeing things just think about this like this: his battle visor or whatever protects him from a whoping 85% physical damage which is huge early game, he has a cool headgear thing that shoots laser fire things, he has a lot of hunger, he has just so much stuff and i think he really changes the way of playing DS.

[@mauricioflores3732]

Just say it already how maxwell portals leads. It just swaps your current character for maxwell. That's it. There is no end to the game

[@salendrak]

It's true! Though in my case I currently have WX-78 sitting on the throne. How will the meeting between him and Wagstaff go?!

[@themadturle5385]

i like turtles

[@salendrak]

At least you're consistent! 😂

[@margaretheb7567]

:)))

[@salendrak]

😁

[@greybeard804]

Am I the only one that sets the world size to huge? Default is too easy.

[@salendrak]

I need to play more with some of the world gen options, honestly. Size, shape, spawn rates, etc - there are lots of ways to mix things up!

[@胡高平]

My world generation are always very "not good".

[@GrimKhazi]

This isn't a play through. This is a walk through. Reported again. Don't lie and say this is a playthrough when you talking through the game like trying to be a pro at it.

[@salendrak]

Uh oh - are those sirens I hear?!?!

[@TheRustyChads]

Is this a mod

[@salendrak]

No, Reign of Giants is the first DLC for single player Don't Starve.

[@TheRustyChads]

@@salendrak i have that but i dont have that character

[@salendrak]

@@TheRustyChads Ahhh - yeah, I think Wagstaff isn't available on the mobile versions.

[@TheRustyChads]

@@salendrak ahhhhhhhhhh thank you

[@TheRustyChads]

@@salendrak hey were u gonna eventually do all chaeacters caude i would like to see webber

[@GrimKhazi]

Walthroughs explain everything. Playthrough is not that. A play through doesn't understand the game. Your game play is NOT a playthrough. This is a walk through and your title is a lie. Your game play is a lie. Reported for lieing.

[@salendrak]

Ahhhh but would it be safe to say that a walkthrough is a subcategory of playthroughs or vice versa? I've personally never been aware that there was a particular distinction between the two, and I'm not sure, if any such distinction exists, if it is uniformly used across the interwebs. But maybe that's just me!