Wetness

“WARNING: WATER LEVELS RISING”

–WX-78, Low wetness

“WARNING: WATER LEVELS DANGEROUS. BAG OF RICE REQUIRED.”

–WX-78, Medium wetness

“WARNINGERROR: WATR LEV”

–WX-78, High wetness

“ERROR ERRORERROR: WWATEER LVVVVLS CATTSTROPHICC”

–WX-78, Highest wetness

Wetness is a game mechanic introduced in the Reign of Giants, Shipwrecked, and Hamlet DLCs as well as Don't Starve Together.

Whenever the player gets wet, a small meter will appear under the other three meters, showing the player's current 'wetness'. Except for WX-78, wetness will not directly damage the player's Health. When the Wetness meter reaches 35, held items will become slippery, items become less efficient, each worn wet item drain 6 per minute, and the player loses additional sanity the more wet they are, up to 3.3 per minute when 100% wet, also their temperature is decreasing; Wormwood in DST and Wurt will not suffer from sanity loss and Wurt won't slip tools, however their temperature will still decrease for both. The meter empties as the player dries, and once the player is completely dry, the meter will disappear.

In both Shipwrecked and Hamlet the player will not freeze, as Freezing is not a game mechanic since Winter is replaced by Hurricane Season and Humid Season, respectively.

Causes of wetness

Rain
Wearing Fashion Melon or Ice Cube
Ice, Hail and Ice Cube melting in inventory
Getting hit by Water Balloon
Using an Oar, a Driftwood Oar or a Malbatross Bill too little time between uses
Drowning in the Ocean
Getting hit by Waves
Stepping on flooded areas
Sailing on a heavily damaged Boat
Being exposed to Fog on Humid Season
Being near a working Sprinkler

Wet Items

The wetness of an item depends on the wetness of the player when it's in their inventory and on that of the world otherwise. Items in containers will always be dry. An item's wetness is seen by a blue outline around it in the inventory. The text also becomes blue, but not on mobile devices. Wet structures and environmental objects like trees become darker when wet, but not in the Shipwrecked DLC. An item can be kept dry by being stored in a container, such as a Chest, Piggyback, or Krampus Sack. All containers will keep items dry, even containers that are not waterproof, such as the Backpack. Items can also be dried faster by placing them next to a fire.

Items and objects that become wet will have the following prefixes effects:

"Wet": Most items and objects. Wet Mobs take more damage from being hit with a Morning Star or being shot with an Electric Dart.
"Soggy": Only applicable to Consumables. Soggy food spoils 30% faster.
"Waterlogged": Logs and other combustibles. Waterlogged fuel burns for only 75% of the time of dry fuel.
"Slippery": Tools and weapons. Slippery tools have a chance to slip out of grip when used, and the character will comment on it when this happens.
"Soaked": Non water-resistant wearable items (such as a Garland). Wearing soaked items reduces sanity by 6/min per item worn.

Ice melting in the inventory will increase wetness, and so will wearing an Ice Cube or Fashion Melon.

Waterproof Items

The following items are waterproof (excluding Water Resistant Items):

Survival

Example of a wet mob, in this case, Chester.

Wetness lowers the thermal sensation of the player. At maximum wetness, the ambient temperature is perceived to be 30 degrees lower and proportionally for other values (for example, at half wetness the temperature is perceived to be 15 degrees lower). If the perceived temperature falls below 0 degrees, the player begins to freeze. Freezing also can occur in winter if one is not prepared, so it is advised to learn about how to prevent and survive Freezing and its effects.

The player can dry themselves out faster by standing next to a fire. The rate of wetness can also be decreased, but not stopped, by standing under a Tree (including Birchnut Trees). This will decrease the amount of time waiting to lose the 'Wet' status. Standing under a Tree grants 35% Water Resistance.

The best way to keep wetness low during Spring is to wear some Water Resistant gear (such as a Rain Hat and/or Rain Coat or the Shipwrecked DLC's alternative, the Snakeskin Hat and/or Snakeskin Jacket). These items decrease the rate at which the player gets wet, and having more than one of them equipped provides a cumulative bonus, and possibly stop wetness altogether. The character stops getting wet when 100% water resistance is achieved, so the player will want to wear a combination of them that doesn't surpass 100% by too much. When 100% water resistance is achieved, any wetness previously had will start to lower until the player becomes completely dry.

Water Resistant Items
Item	Water Resistance	Slot
Battle Helm	20%	Head
Beefalo Hat	20%	Head
Beekeeper Hat	20%	Head
Breezy Vest	20%	Chest
Fashion Melon	20%	Head
Football Helmet	20%	Head
Miner Hat	20%	Head
Pirate Hat	20%	Head
Shelmet	20%	Head
Spiderhat	20%	Head
Straw Hat	20%	Head
Summer Frest	20%	Chest
Top Hat	20%	Head
Windbreaker	20%	Chest
Horned Helmet	35%	Head
Telebrella	35%	Hand
Cookie Cutter Cap	35%	Head
Pretty Parasol	50%	Hand
Tropical Parasol	50%	Hand
Rain Hat	70%	Head
Snakeskin Hat	70%	Head
Snakeskin Jacket	70%	Chest
Umbrella	90%	Hand
Blubber Suit	100%	Chest
Tar Suit	100%	Chest
Dumbrella	100%	Head
Eyebrella	100%	Head
Rain Coat	100%	Chest
Torch	20%	Hand
Blue Funcap	20%	Head
Green Funcap	20%	Head
Red Funcap	20%	Head
Bee Queen Crown	20%	Head
Bone Helm	20%	Head
Pinetree Pioneer Hat	20%	Head
Pith Hat	50%	Head
Cork Candle Hat	20%	Head
Fancy Helmet	20%	Head

As the table shows, wearing a Rain Coat or Eyebrella will be enough to prevent the player from getting wet, making them the best items to survive Spring's rain.

Trivia

While most consumables become a 'Soggy' consumable, the Wet Goop becomes 'Very Wet Goop' when it gets wet.
In Don't Starve Together, if the player carries wet Sculptures, Suspicious Marble, or boulders spawned during summer cave-ins, sanity will be subtracted as if the object was an item being held or worn.
In the Hamlet DLC, when raining, the BFB's shadow and the canopy in Deep Rainforest and Gas Rainforest biomes will provide shelter, granting 35% Wetness resistance, and preventing held Torches from being affected by Rain.

Gameplay Mechanics view
Activities	Cooking • Crafting • Farming • Fighting • Fishing • Sleeping • Beefalo Riding (Boating )
Environment	Day-Night Cycle • Moon Cycle • Nightmare Cycle • Earthquake • Lightning • Rain (Strong Winds • Fog • Waves • Flooding • Volcanic Eruption ) (Fog ) (Sandstorm )
Seasons	Summer • Winter • (Autumn • Spring ) (Mild Season • Hurricane Season • Monsoon Season • Dry Season ) (Temperate Season • Humid Season • Lush Season )
Mechanics	Beard • Biome • Characters • Charlie • Controls • Death • Durability • Experience • Fire • Food Spoilage • Freezing • Health • Hunger • Inventory • Light • Map • Naughtiness • Non-renewable resources • Sanity • Saving • Structures (Wetness ) (Overheating ) (Poison ) (Hay Fever • Peculiar Objects • Aporkalypse • Pig Fiesta ) (Enlightenment • Events • Disease • Ghosts • World Regrowth • Skins )
Mode	Survival Mode • Adventure Mode • Caves • Ruins • Volcano • World Customization
Others	Pig Village • Road (Trail) • Graveyard • Ocean • Abyss • Bridge • Set Piece • Things • Morgue