Talk:Wickerbottom/@comment-96.29.172.196-20130418051528/@comment-70.176.248.45-20130421221822

Drawing from the tech bonus description in the game, I assume Wickerbottom can also prototype items with machines a tier below what's actually needed. However, because there are no items exclusive to her bonus tech level, she loses her edge over the other characters later on.

Still, one can best take advantage of her scientific know-how by spending the first Summer as a nomad, settling down once things get chilly. Managing not to find much gold (nor a pig king to sell things to) isn't as big a deal, either.

(P.S. I wish more of the characters looked like Wilson.)