How to Defeat Mobs in Don't Starve
Make your tools., Gather the necessary materials., Create a Science Machine.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Make your tools.
You need a pickaxe and an axe to gather some of the required materials to survive.
They’re both available through the Tool tab (crossed axe and pickaxe icon).
Axes cost 1 each of Twig (gathered from dried-out bushes scattered in the world) and Flint (sharp-looking rock that’s scattered everywhere in the game), while pickaxes cost 2 each of the same materials.
To use tools, select it by right-clicking on the tool (PC), tapping and choosing the Equip option (iOS) or scrolling to it with the right analog stick and pressing the right button of the D-pad (PS4).
Go up to the tree (axe) or boulder (pickaxe) and hold down the left mouse button (PC), tap and hold (iOS), or press the X button (PS4) to wear them down into gatherable materials. -
Step 2: Gather the necessary materials.
Now that you have your tools, get going and get gathering! Make sure you chop down some trees for Logs since they’re vital for creating a Science Machine.
Gathering some Rocks from boulders is also a priority, both for the Science Machine and also for other creations.
Gathering Cut Grass from tufts of long grass poking from the ground is also vital for campfires and torches.
Rocks can be found scattered everywhere, much like flint, but are less common and are more abundantly found from mining boulders.
Everything initially gathered, save for Logs, can stack up to 40 per inventory slot.
Logs stack up to
20. , You’ll need a Science Machine to create the necessary items for your survival.
A Science Machine costs 1 Gold Nugget, 4 Logs, and 4 Rocks, and is the very first crafting station you can make.
You can gather Gold Nuggets by trading Meats to the Pig King (if he’s available in the current world), mining yellow-streaked boulders (which are predominantly found in Rockylands), or by finding them scattered around Graveyards.
Before you craft a Science Machine, make sure that the area is where you’ll be camping permanently, since once you place the Science Machine, it cannot be moved and carried around. -
Step 3: Create a Science Machine.
Detailed Guide
You need a pickaxe and an axe to gather some of the required materials to survive.
They’re both available through the Tool tab (crossed axe and pickaxe icon).
Axes cost 1 each of Twig (gathered from dried-out bushes scattered in the world) and Flint (sharp-looking rock that’s scattered everywhere in the game), while pickaxes cost 2 each of the same materials.
To use tools, select it by right-clicking on the tool (PC), tapping and choosing the Equip option (iOS) or scrolling to it with the right analog stick and pressing the right button of the D-pad (PS4).
Go up to the tree (axe) or boulder (pickaxe) and hold down the left mouse button (PC), tap and hold (iOS), or press the X button (PS4) to wear them down into gatherable materials.
Now that you have your tools, get going and get gathering! Make sure you chop down some trees for Logs since they’re vital for creating a Science Machine.
Gathering some Rocks from boulders is also a priority, both for the Science Machine and also for other creations.
Gathering Cut Grass from tufts of long grass poking from the ground is also vital for campfires and torches.
Rocks can be found scattered everywhere, much like flint, but are less common and are more abundantly found from mining boulders.
Everything initially gathered, save for Logs, can stack up to 40 per inventory slot.
Logs stack up to
20. , You’ll need a Science Machine to create the necessary items for your survival.
A Science Machine costs 1 Gold Nugget, 4 Logs, and 4 Rocks, and is the very first crafting station you can make.
You can gather Gold Nuggets by trading Meats to the Pig King (if he’s available in the current world), mining yellow-streaked boulders (which are predominantly found in Rockylands), or by finding them scattered around Graveyards.
Before you craft a Science Machine, make sure that the area is where you’ll be camping permanently, since once you place the Science Machine, it cannot be moved and carried around.
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