Winter's Feast

Winter's Feast
Dates	2016: December 15 - January 5, 2017 2017: December 18 - January 8, 2018 2018: December 6 - January 24, 2019
Developer	Klei Entertainment

For the non-event, seasonal mechanic posterior to Autumn, see Winter.

Winter's Feast is a Christmas-themed event in Don't Starve Together, introduced in A New Reign, that first took place during the Winter Holiday Season from December 15, 2016 until January 5, 2017. In 2017, it started again on December 18, and ended on January 8, 2018. In 2018, it started on December 6, 2018, and ended on January 24, 2019.

During the event, many exclusive features are available for players to enjoy, such as Winter Holiday-themed Skins, Winter Foods, craftable Gifts and Gift Wraps, Festive Tree Planters, Winter's Feast Trees, and a variety of Winter Ornaments.

In 2018, the Winter's Feast Lantern Skin was given upon opening the game during this event.

Players can revisit this event by setting Events to Winter's Feast in the world creation menu. However, event-only skins will be disabled when revisiting the event.

Winter Foods

“I'm going to eat forty. For science.”

–Wilson, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“Doesn't look too bad, considering!”

–Willow, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“Does Wolfgang have sugar in moustache?”

–Wolfgang, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“Not nearly sweet enough to balance out this bitter world.”

–Wendy, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“FLESHLINGS LOVE SHAPING FOOD LIKE NON-FOOD”

–WX-78, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“Just like holidays at the library!”

–Wickerbottom, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“Always had a soft spot for a good holiday cookie.”

–Woodie, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“We're celebrating freezing to death, I see.”

–Maxwell, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“Like a snöwflake, it is a gift fröm the heavens!”

–Wigfrid, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“Icy icy icing!”

–Webber, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“No thanks, I'm sweet enough.”

–Winona, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

“I might try one today.”

–Wortox, when examining a Sugar Cookie.

Winter Foods are exclusive Food items for the event. They have a 20% chance to be dropped randomly by killed Animals and Monsters. Much like Halloween Candies, they do not perish over time, and restore up to 2 Health, 2 Sanity and 3 Hunger. As an exception, the Eternal Fruitcake will be rejected by any character upon attempting to eat it, making it only useful for feeding other creatures (e.g. Pigs, to obtain Manure). All Winter Foods stack up to 40. Gingerbread Cookies, Sugar Cookies, Candy Canes, Eternal Fruitcakes and Chocolate Log Cakes can also be used to decorate Winter's Feast Trees.

The following Winter Foods are available:

Name	Able to be put on Winter's Feast Tree				Temperature	Spawn Code
Gingerbread Cookie	Yes	0	3	1		winter_food1
Sugar Cookie	Yes	0	2	2		winter_food2
Candy Cane	Yes	2	0	2		winter_food3
Eternal Fruitcake	Yes	-2	6	-2		winter_food4
Chocolate Log Cake	Yes	1	2	1		winter_food5
Plum Pudding	No	0	4	0		winter_food6
Apple Cider	No	2	0	1	+15	winter_food7
Hot Cocoa	No	1	0	2	+15	winter_food8
Heavenly Eggnog	No	0	3	0	-15	winter_food9

Gifts

Gifts
Code
"gift" (will be empty)

“Is that for me?”

–Wilson

“It's for me right?!”

–Willow

“Is nice little present!”

–Wolfgang

“The only gift I desire is a swift end...”

–Wendy

“MINIONS. ARE YOU FINALLY RECOGNIZING MY NATURAL EMINENCE?”

–WX-78

“Oh goodness, how lovely!”

–Wickerbottom

“They're just as fun to give as they are to receive.”

–Woodie

“An elegantly wrapped social obligation.”

–Maxwell

“A gift! Fröm... the göds?”

–Wigfrid

“Oh! What is it?!”

–Webber

“My presence is a gift. Ha.”

–Winona

“Presents! How fun!”

–Wortox

Gifts work exactly like Bundled Supplies, containing up to 4 stacks of items. They can be created by players using Gift Wraps and vary in sizes and colors. Unlike Bundling Wraps, Gifts do not return the Gift Wrap's crafting materials when opened. Also, upon successfully opening a Loot Stash, 6 Gifts will drop containing items like Electric Milk, Gold Nuggets, Charcoal, Winter Food, and Boss loot, except for the Guardian's Horn.

Gift Wrap

Gift Wrap
"Wrap things up, nice and pretty!"
Crafting
Recipe	×1 ×1
Amount produced	4
Tab
Tier	Always available
Properties
Stacks up to	20
Perk
Bundles up to 4 items together.
Code
"giftwrap"

“That's a wrap!”

–Wilson

“Ribbons burn real good!”

–Willow

“Wolfgang needs help tying little bow.”

–Wolfgang

“Abby... how do I make the ribbon curly?”

–Wendy

“I AM THE SUPERIOR GIFT GIVER”

–WX-78

“Wrapping presents is soothing work, isn't it?”

–Wickerbottom

“Should we do something nice today, Lucy?”

–Woodie

“For wrapping odds and ends...”

–Maxwell

“I must shöw my allies höw much they are valued!”

–Wigfrid

“I want to give someone something nice!”

–Webber

“I could wrap stuff up real nice.”

–Winona

“That's a wrap!”

–Wortox

Gift Wraps work exactly like Bundling Wraps, except their crafting recipe is much cheaper and it gives 4 Gift Wraps per craft. Gift Wraps are found in the Survival Tab and crafted from 1 Papyrus and 1 Petals. They do not require prototyping. Perishable items stop spoiling when wrapped into a Gift Wrap. Some items are not allowed to be put in a Gift Wrap, for example Chester's Eye Bone, Star-Sky or the Stag Antler.

Winter's Feast Tree

Winter's Feast Tree
Code
Cannot be spawned directly

“Happy Winter's Feast!”

–Wilson

“Looks great!”

–Willow

“Tree looks very happy!”

–Wolfgang

“Oh, joy.”

–Wendy

“IT'S JUST A TREE... WE ARE SURROUNDED BY HUNDREDS OF THEM”

–WX-78

“Lovely job on the tree, dears.”

–Wickerbottom

“Must... not chop...”

–Woodie

“How wretchedly jolly.”

–Maxwell

“A majestic pine, wörthy öf celebratiön!”

–Wigfrid

“Winter's Feast! It's Winter's Feast!”

–Webber

“Now that's a job well done.”

–Winona

“So I just place the baubles right on it?”

–Wortox

Winter's Feast Trees can be grown by planting a Pine Cone, a Birchnut or a Twiggy Tree Cone in a Festive Tree Planter. Like regular Evergreens, Birchnut Trees and Twiggy Trees, they take four stages to grow, however, once they are fully grown, they will stop their life cycle.

When fully grown, the trees can be decorated with Winter Ornaments and Winter Food. To do this, players have to access the tree's inventory. Like Backpacks, Winter's Feast Trees have eight item slots, allowing for eight different ornaments to be placed on them. Each slot corresponds to a specific spot on the tree. The trees can also serve as light sources, if they are decorated with Festive Lights.

Winter's Feast Trees can be chopped with an Axe, dropping the same resources a tree of the same type and of equal size drops, as well as any Ornaments placed on them. The Festive Tree Planter will also be destroyed and drop its crafting materials.

If a player sleeps within two pitchfork tiles of a Winter's Feast Tree, a Gift will appear under the tree. In order to receive the Gift, the player must sleep in darkness, without light. The player can also sleep with a weak Thermal Stone inventory light, or sleep with between 1 and 5 Festive Lights on the Winter's Feast Tree.

A soft ringing of a bell will be heard shortly after the player goes to sleep (or when darkness sufficiently engulfs the player), and waking up any time afterwards will allow the player to see the Gift next to the tree.

This feature has a cooldown of four days for a Gift of rare items, or the player will get Charcoal and a Winter's Feast treat from the Gift instead. The following table lists the items that can be obtained from the Gift. Trinkets, Festive Baubles, and Festive Lights can also be obtained from these Gifts (not listed in table).

Days since last gift	Tree Decorations	Possible Gift Contents
Less than 4	Any	One and one of
4 or more	Partially Decorated
4 or more	Fully Decorated

Like regular trees, Winter's Feast Trees are able to provide protection from Rain and Overheating for the players.

Festive Tree Planter

Festive Tree Planter
"Plant and decorate a Winter's Feast tree!"
Crafting
Recipe	×2 ×1
Tab
Tier	Always available.
Perk
Grows Winter's Feast Trees that can be decorated.
Code
"winter_treestand"

“I need a pine cone for that.”

–Wilson

“Are we gonna grow a tree?”

–Willow

“Very nice little pot!”

–Wolfgang

“We can plant a Winter's Feast tree.”

–Wendy

“MY MINIONS HAVE PROMISED IT WILL GROW A SPECIAL TREE”

–WX-78

“Let's grow a proper tree, shall we?”

–Wickerbottom

“I'm sure I have an extra pine cone somewhere.”

–Woodie

“How repulsively festive.”

–Maxwell

“It awaits a grand tree!”

–Wigfrid

“It's just a boring planter without a tree.”

–Webber

“Just needs a tree.”

–Winona

“A tree is meant to be inside.”

–Wortox

The Festive Tree Planter is a craftable Structure located in the Structures Tab and requires 2 Manure and 1 Board to craft. It is always available to craft and does not require prototyping.

Festive Tree Planters can be Hammered like other craftable Structures, as long as they are empty or the planted Winter's Feast Tree is still a sapling. Destroying a Festive Tree Planter will return 1 Boards and 1 Manure, as well as a Pine Cone, Birchnut or Twiggy Tree Cone, if a sapling was growing in the planter.

Ornaments

Festive Baubles

“Every scientist appreciates a good bauble.”

–Wilson

“Bibble-ty bauble-ty boo!”

–Willow

“Is so small in Wolfgang's hand.”

–Wolfgang

“Do you like this one, Abigail?”

–Wendy

“WHAT OBSERVABLE APPEAL IS THERE IN FRAGILITY?”

–WX-78

“Careful with it now, dear.”

–Wickerbottom

“For hanging on the unchopped tree with care.”

–Woodie

“Gaudy, like the rest of this shindig.”

–Maxwell

“A fragile beauty that must be prötected.”

–Wigfrid

“Can we get a boost? We can't reach the treetop.”

–Webber

“Gotta be careful not to break it.”

–Winona

“Bibblity baublety boo.”

–Wortox

Festive Baubles are decorative items meant to be placed on a Winter's Feast Tree. Mobs drop them randomly with a 0.5% chance, with the exclusion of Tentacles, Frogs, Reanimated Skeletons, and Killer Bees. They are also found in at least one of the gifts dropped by the Loot Stash, and by fishing in the Oasis Lake during Summer. When fishing up a Crumpled Package that was supposed to contain a Trinket, there is a 1/6 chance for it to be replaced with a plain ornament, and a 1/6 chance for a fancy ornament.

Festive Baubles stack up to 40, their spawn codes are "winter_ornament_plain1...8" and "winter_ornament_fancy1...4".

In 2017, eight more Festive Baubles were added to the game. Their spawn codes are "winter_ornament_plain9...12" and "winter_ornament_fancy5...8".

Magnificent Adornments

“This one is especially impressive.”

–Wilson

“Woah, shiny! Nice!”

–Willow

“Pretty little token of mightiness!”

–Wolfgang

“This is one of my favorites.”

–Wendy

“I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS RITUAL”

–WX-78

“I'm of the opinion that one can never overdecorate.”

–Wickerbottom

“Y'know, I do believe that was worth it.”

–Woodie

“What a thing to risk one's life for.”

–Maxwell

“Tis nöt a celebratiön withöut a gööd battle!”

–Wigfrid

“Wow, that one looks great!”

–Webber

“Fancy lil ornament.”

–Winona

“Memories of a fun time.”

–Wortox

Magnificent Adornments are Boss Monsters related Winter Ornaments. They are dropped when players kill the respective Mobs and stack up to 40. Their spawn codes are "winter_ornament_boss_..." with the adjuncts "bearger", "deerclops", "moose", "dragonfly", "beequeen" and "toadstool".

Bearger

Deerclops

Moose/Goose

Dragonfly

Bee Queen

Toadstool

In 2017, six more Magnificent Adornments were added to the game. Their spawn codes are "winter_ornament_boss_..." with the adjuncts "antlion", "fuelweaver", "klaus", "krampus", "noeyered" and "noeyeblue".

Antlion

Ancient Fuelweaver

Klaus

Krampus

Red Gem Deer

Blue Gem Deer

Champion Adornments

“I should hang this one over a fire.”

–Wilson

“I should toast this over an open fire.”

–Willow

“Decoration of mighty enemy.”

–Wolfgang

“A remembrance of past carnage.”

–Wendy

“REDUNDANT FLESHLING ORNAMENTATION”

–WX-78

“A harrowing handicraft.”

–Wickerbottom

“Kinda familiar eh, Lucy?”

–Woodie

“A volatile decoration.”

–Maxwell

“Hath been förged in fires.”

–Wigfrid

“Not so scary when they're like this.”

–Webber

“Reminds me of somthin'.”

–Winona

“I remember when we played there!”

–Wortox

Champion Adornments are The Forge related Winter Ornaments added in 2018. They are dropped when players kill bosses and stack up to 40. Their spawn codes are "winter_ornament_festivalevents1...3".

Grand Forge Boarrior

Rhinocebros

Infernal Swineclops

Appeasing Adornments

“For some reason it makes me hungry.”

–Wilson

“So cute I don't even wanna burn it.”

–Willow

“Hello, little friend!”

–Wolfgang

“Should old acquaintance be forgot.”

–Wendy

“THIS FLESHLING IS NOT COMPOSED OF FLESH”

–WX-78

“The needlework on this is quite intricate.”

–Wickerbottom

“That's nice.”

–Woodie

“There's something familiar about this...”

–Maxwell

“It feeds the festive spirit.”

–Wigfrid

“Huh. It kinda looks...goaty!”

–Webber

“Look at that fancy pants decoration.”

–Winona

“Adornment from the land of goats!”

–Wortox

Appeasing Adornments are The Gorge related Winter Ornaments added in 2018. They are dropped when sleeping under the Winter's Feast Tree, either in the form of a present, or added to the players inventory, and stack up to 40. Their spawn codes are "winter_ornament_festivalevents4...5".

Mumsy

Billy

Festive Lights

“A tree's not complete without some electricity.”

–Wilson

“It's like a fire, but without the burning!”

–Willow

“Glass ball of twinkly light!”

–Wolfgang

“Bright lights... Cold nights...”

–Wendy

“WE ARE DECORATING WITH ROBOT GUTS”

–WX-78

“Electrical currents do have a certain appeal, don't they?”

–Wickerbottom

“What do you think, Lucy? Decorate, or chop?”

–Woodie

“How frivolous.”

–Maxwell

“Tis a light enchantment, trapped inside a glass ball.”

–Wigfrid

“We want to keep one for ourselves.”

–Webber

“Finally, something with wiring.”

–Winona

“A light to shine bright in the night.”

–Wortox

Festive Lights have an additional light radius in four different colors. They will twinkle constantly if used to decorate a tree or dropped on the ground, but have a limited duration lasting 160 days. However, their durability only depletes while in use. They currently only drop from Klaus and Deerclops, and can also be found by fishing in the Oasis Lake during Summer. When fishing up a Crumpled Package that was supposed to contain a Trinket, there is a 1/6 chance for it to be replaced with a Festive Light. Similar to Light Bulbs, they can also be used to refuel light sources such as Miner Hats, Hutch or Mushroom Lights, however they will not cause them to twinkle. Festive Lights are able to tint the Glowcap's light color.

Festive Lights do not stack, their spawn codes are "winter_ornament_light1...4".

In 2017, four more Festive Lights were added to the game. Their spawncodes are "winter_ornament_light5...8".

Trivia

• According to the characters, Winter's Feast is referred to as a holiday, replacing Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa.
• This event was first released as a sneak preview in the A New Reign beta branch, and other key features were added later on.
• The Festive Tree Planter used to be found in the Food Tab before it was moved to the Structures Tab.
• Klaus and his Gem Deer were added with the Winter's Feast event.
• This is the second Event added to Don't Starve Together, the first one being Hallowed Nights.
• During the time of the event, the theme in the main menu of Don't Starve Together is replaced by an instrumental version of the "Starver's Carol".

Gallery

The Starver's Carol, a promotional image released for Winter's Feast. Starver's Carol - A Winter's Feast Klei Dev Cover - Happy Holidays! Starver's Carol. The Winter's Feast 2017 poster. A fully grown and decorated Winter's Feast Tree. To decorate a Winter's Feast Tree, one has to access its inventory. Several gifts of different sizes placed around a Fire Pit. Winter Food used to decorate a Winter's Feast Tree. A freshly planted Winter's Feast Tree. A burnt Festive Tree Planter. WinterOrnaments.png All 22 types of Winter Ornaments in 2016. Deerclops from Winter's Feast scaled with Wilson. Moose/Goose from Winter's Feast scaled with Wilson. Bearger from Winter's Feast scaled with Wilson. Dragonfly from Winter's Feast scaled with Wilson. Enraged Dragonfly from Winter's Feast scaled with Wilson. A loading screen exclusive to the event in 2016. A loading screen exclusive to the event in 2016. A loading screen exclusive to the event in 2017. A loading screen exclusive to the event in 2017. A loading screen exclusive to the event in 2017. A loading screen exclusive to the event in 2017. A promotional image of the 2017 event posted by Klei on December 19, 2017. A chest that contains all of 2017's Winter's Feast Snowfallen skins. The game's main menu during the Winter's Feast 2017 event The game image for Don't Starve Together on Steam during the 2017 Winter's Feast event. The comic posted for Winter's Feast in 2018. A loading screen exclusive to the event in 2018.

Sounds

The Winter's Feast main menu theme.