季節/主要季節

不同的季节是Don't Starve的一年中世界环境改变的关键，它会让游戏玩法产生变化。

在沙盒模式（原版游戏），如果你没有定制过世界，第一个冬天将会在第21天开始，在第36天结束 (共16天)。 季节将会在20天的夏季和16天的冬季间持续交替 （例如第二个冬天将在第57天开始）

Season Start (in Days) [w/ Default]

	第一年	第二年	第三年	第四年	第五年	第六年	第七年	第八年	第九年	第十年
夏天	1	37	73	109	145	181	217	253	289	325
冬天	21	57	93	129	165	201	237	273	309	345

对于定制选项而言：

• 设置为“长”（long）的季节长度50天
• 设置为“短”（short）的季节长度10天

在夏天， 白昼更长，作物生长更快，更容易找到食物。

在冬天, 夜晚更长，玩家必须保持温暖以避免冻死。 植物停止生长并且很多生物也停止活动， 而其他的一些生物只能在冬季遇到。

冬天是个挑战，不能疏忽大意。Players should prepare for Winter during the Summer by stocking up on resources and making sure they will have sources of heat, Food, and Health, as well as the means to defend themselves from Monsters.

Reign of Giants

In the Reign of Giants DLC, there are four seasons; Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Winter is largely the same, albeit with changes to Deerclops that make survival more difficult. Autumn, for the most part, is the old Summer, making it the safest season of the year. A new Summer has been added, in which the player is susceptible to Overheating (the opposite of "Freezing" in the Winter). During Spring, there is no Freezing or Overheating, but rainfall is excessive and can cause Wetness, which will lead to Freezing after prolonged exposure. Rabbit holes will close, forcing the player to switch food sources in the Winter and Bees will turn red (hostile), increasing the challenge during Spring.

Spring and Autumn are considered "safe" seasons, while Summer and Winter are considered "dangerous." Because of this, when starting a new game, the default starting season will be either Spring or Autumn. The safe seasons last for 20 days each, whereas the dangerous seasons are only 16 days. A full year in the game is 72 days long.

Season Length Settings (Days)

	Very Short	Short	Default	Long	Very Long
Spring	5	12	20	31	50
Summer	5	11	16	23	40
Autumn	5	12	20	31	50
Winter	5	11	16	23	40

Each season now has its own "Giant", or boss mob, that spawns sometime during the respective season. Winter retains the Deerclops, but now there is the Bearger in Autumn, the Dragonfly in Summer, and the Moose/Goose in Spring. Each giant will drop a material needed to craft an item that can be used to better survive the hazards of the following season, with the exception of the Dragonfly, as being before Autumn (the season with no special hazard), will instead drop a material to craft an item used for combat.

Season Start (in Days) [Spring Start w/ Default]

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Spring	1	72	144	216	288
Summer	20	92	164	236	308
Autumn	36	108	180	252	324
Winter	56	128	200	272	344

Season Start (in Days) [Autumn Start w/ Default]

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Autumn	1	72	144	216	288
Winter	20	92	164	236	308
Spring	36	108	180	252	324
Summer	56	128	200	272	344