Character Rebalances

“We support character equality, everyone gets nerfed!”

–Someone, maybe.

The Uncompromising Mode mod makes some adjustments to the Don't Starve Together characters cast with the intention of leveling their power levels into a similar range. Main changes are the changes directly made to the characters, while Indirect changes don't come from the character itself, but rather come from other features affecting their gameplay. Optional changes are toggled off by default and need to be enabled in the mod configuration screen before launching a server.

A lot of the changes are configurable in the mod's settings.

Overall Changes

These apply to all characters:

• Favorite Foods no longer give extra hunger, they instead provide a varying amount of sanity between 5-15 based on their stat total.
• Decreased Insanity threshold all characters to 20%; originally 15%.
  • Example: Characters with 200 maximum will be targeted by Shadow Creatures when at 40 ; originally 30.
• Health and Sanity restoration from food occurs over time instead of instantly.

Wilson

Main changes:

• Transmute Icky Ⅰ also gives the ability to transmute:
  • Transmute 3 Monster Morsels into 1 Monster Meat.
  • Transmute 1 Monster Meat into 2 Monster Morsels.

Willow

Main changes:

• Willow is able to instantly light things on fire during Winter, ignoring the Winter's smoldering system.
• Bernie now wards away Shadow Creatures when held.
• Willow is immune to Smog
• Removed Bees dropping Ethereal Embers.

Indirect changes:

• Insanity Changes: as Insanity becomes more difficult, Willow's preexisting equipment and perks provides her more security over other characters.

Wolfgang

Main changes:

• Maximum Hunger is increased to 300 ; originally 200.
• Maximum Sanity is reduced to 150 ; originally 200.
• Wolfgang's form is based on his Hunger.
• Added immunity versus Knockback when Mighty.
• Mightiness is now a resource used to perform Feats of Strength.

Skill Tree changes:

• Wolfgang's skill tree has been expanded and re-arranged.
• Mighty Work decreases the Mightiness cost to instantly harvest resources with a tool, and allows Wolfgang to harvest harder resources with weaker tools at a higher durability cost.
• Coach Wolfgang no longer restores sanity, but can be used while in either normal or mighty form.
• Leg day reduces the cost and cooldown of Mighty Leap, and allows it to deal damage.
• Push the Limits increases maximum mightiness from all sources. And doubles the rate you gain it from the gym.
• Mighty Weapons reduces the Mightiness cost to perform a Mighty Strike
• Faustian Bargain locks Wolfgang into his mighty form while reducing hunger drain and HP.
• Shadow Mastery reduces your base damage down to 1.5x, but gives Wolfgang a ramping effect up to 2.5x damage so long as you continue attacking and don't get hit.
• Monstrous Growth greatly increases Wolfgang's sailing and Fishing capabilities at the cost of partial Mermification.
• Lunar Mastery allows Wolfgang to use Hunger in place of Mightiness to perform feats of strength, allows him to create ice floats by jumping into the ocean, and grants immunity to the Curse of the Moon Quay.

For a complete and more detailed change log please visit Wolfgang.

Wendy

Main changes:

• Sisturn converts Petals into Mourning Glory when they rot.
• Spectral Cure-All crafting recipe changed to 4 Mourning Glory and 50 ; originally 3 Mourning Glory and 1 Telltale Heart.

WX-78

Main changes:

• Maximum Health reduced to 100 ; originally 125.
• Maximum Hunger reduced to 100 ; originally 125.
• Maximum Sanity reduced to 100 ; originally 150.

• Removing Circuits will not delete Charge from the Charge Meter or damage Circuits.
• Bio Data can be acquired from breaking down Circuits with the Circuit Extractor, yielding ?% of Bio Data used to craft them.
• The Charge Meter has been completely reworked.
  • The number of Circuit Slots have been increased to 8; originally 6.
  • While equipped and active, Circuits only last for 20 days before breaking.
  • All Circuits become active when equipped as long as there's at least 1 filled. Otherwise, they will all become inactive.
  • When Circuit Slots are in use, WX-78 will lose 1 per 300 seconds.
    • Interval decreases by 30 seconds per additional Circuit Slot in use.
  • 1 is refilled for every 50 points consumed.
  • Zaspberry, Energy Cell, and Electric Milk restore 6 .
  • Zaspberry Parfait and Volt Goat Chaud-Froid restore 8 .
  • Sleeping in a bed device (Tent, Siesta Lean-to, Fur Roll, etc.) regenerates 1 every 6 seconds.
  • While no Circuit Slots are in use, 1 is regenerated every 30 seconds.

• Added immunity to Maximum Health Penalty from damage sources, such as from Rats or Spore Hounds.
• The Bio Scanalyzer can scan Mobs from Uncompromising Mode for Bio Data.
• Wetness will apply Maximum Health Penalty at a rate of ?.
• Removed healing when struck by Lightning.

• Almost all circuits have been reworked!

The list of circuit changes and more details can be found at WX-78.

Wickerbottom

Main changes:

• All characters standing next to Wickerbottom can prototype items of the Science Machine.
• All books now require the Sanity they cost in order to be used.
• The Angler's Survival Guide
  • Crafting recipe changed to 2 Papyrus, 2 Hardened Slip Bobbers; originally 2 Papyrus, 2 Wooden Ball Bobbers.
• Lux Aeterna
  • Increased duration to 2 days; originally 0.5 days.
• Lux Aeterna Redux
  • Increased duration to 6 days; originally 2 days.
  • Crafting recipe changed to Glow Berry, instead of a Feather Pencil.
• Practical Rain Rituals
  • Now also redirects Giant Tornadoes if read under its influence.
• Horticulture, Abridged
  • Crafting recipe changed to 2 Papyrus, 1 Leafy Meat, 5 Manure; originally 2 Papyrus, 5 Seeds, 5 Manure.
• Horticulture, Expanded
  • Crafting recipe changed to 1 Horticulture, Abridged, 2 Papyrus, 1 Tree Jam; originally 1 Horticulture, Abridged, 2 Papyrus, 1 Feather Pencil.
  • Increased interaction limit to 20 plants; originally 15.
• On Tentacles
  • Now spawns Sickly Tentacles instead of normal ones.
    • Sickly Tentacles have 500 , losing 5 per 4.8 seconds.
    • They don't have drops and won't attack players.
  • Reduced use cost to 33 ; originally 50.
    • As Maxwell, Reduced use cost to ? ; originally 125.
• Apicultural Note
  • Changed crafting recipe to 8 Stingers, 2 Papyrus, 1 Honeycomb; originally 8 Stingers, 2 Papyrus, 4 Honey.
  • Now adds Honey to 10 nearby Bee Boxes.
    • Doesn't work during Dusk, Night, or Winter.
  • Increased durability to 5 uses; originally 3 uses.
  • Increased use cost to 50 ; originally 33.
    • As Maxwell, increased use cost to ? ; originally 82.5.
• Lunar Grimoire
  • Crafting recipe changed to 2 Moon Rocks and 2 Moon Shrooms; originally 1 Iridescent Gem, 2 Moon Moth Wings.
  • Now transforms and mutates everything in a 4-tile radius.

Indirect changes:

• Treeguards now drops Leafy Meat instead of Monster Meat.
• Since sleeping is buffed, Wickerbottom's insomnia may prove to be more impactful.

Woodie

Indirect changes:

• Monsters considered "small" drop Monster Morsels where they would have dropped Monster Meat in a lot of small mobs, making it harder to make idols.
• Increased difficulty in Insanity has indirectly made consuming idols and transformations a greater risk.

Tips

• Trapdoor Spiders are a good source of Monster Meat early on. The player can easily kill them using Traps.

Wes

Main changes:

• Has higher odds to be hit by Giant Tornado's Lightning.
• Pengulls are neutral towards Wes.

Tips

• Good luck. :)

Maxwell

Main changes:

• Reading Wickerbottom's Books now require the Sanity they cost in order to be used for Maxwell too.
• Shadow Duelist
  • Increased maximum Sanity loss to 20%; originally 15%.
  • Reduced duration to 1 minute; originally 2 minutes.
  • Increased minimum damage taken to ?; originally ?.
• Shadow Prison
  • Reduce boss Shadow Prison time to 4 seconds; originally 12 seconds.
  • Increased Codex Umbra durability cost to 25%; originally 5%.
  • When not being attacked, increased duration on mobs by ?.
    • Otherwise, reduced duration by ?.

Shadow Pact:

• A Pact Maker appears when Maxwell spawns in. This will allow Maxwell to trade his Codex Umbra for a new permanent playstyle. 'Activating' it will describe the effects.
• "Shadow Pact Maxwell" loses his spells, takes 20% more damage, but gains a summonable Dark Sword and Night Armor that disappear when unequipped for the cost of Nightmare Fuel, as well as access to pure 'Classic' shadows, which mimic his combat, chopping, and mining.

Wigfrid

Main changes:

• Health and Sanity gain on hit effect has been considerably reduced to ?.
• Fireproof Falsetto
  • changed crafting recipe to 1 Papyrus, 1 Feather Pencil, 1 Scale; originally 1 Papyrus, 1 Feather Pencil, 1 Spittlefish.

Skill Tree Changes:

• Rearranged skill tree.
• Bragi's Blessing now increases spear durability instead.
• Elding spear dash consumes 2 uses. Can be repaired with lightning.
• Battle Rönd uses durability when blocking.
• Noble Mount III shares Wigfrid's damage multiplier with the beefalo she's riding.
• Shadow Chanteuse increases life and sanity steal. No longer gains inspiration.
• Lunar Melodist increases inspiration gain and decreases decay rate. All song effects strengthened on self. Innate life and sanity steal removed.

For a complete and more detailed change log please visit Wigfrid.

Webber

Main changes:

• Added Trapdoor Switcherdoodle
  • When fed, Spiders transform into a Trapdoor Spider.
• Nurse Spiders
  • Reduced healing on Webber to 5 ; originally 8.
• Follower Spiders now follow Webber into the Caves.

Indirect changes:

• Nurse Spider's Health reduced to 200 ; originally 400.

Warly

Main changes:

• Warly's butchering skills yield him one extra resource from Mobs that he murders in his inventory.
  • Example: murdering a Bird provides 2 Feathers or 2 Morsels where they would otherwise provide 1 Feather or 1 Morsel.
  • Example: murdering a Trapdoor Spider may provide 3 Monster Meat or 2 Monster Meat + 1 Spider Gland or 1 Monster Meat + 2 Spider Glands where they would otherwise provide 2 Monster Meat or 1 Monster Meat + 1 Spider Gland.
• Chef Pouch is now a portable container like the Tackle Box but can only store food and spices.
• Portable Crock Pot can be used by all characters, but only Warly can cook his exclusive recipes.
• The temperature change of Asparagazpacho and Hot Dragon Chili Salad increased to 10 minutes; originally 5 minutes.
• Seasoning Salt
  • Removes Max Health Penalty equal to the Salty dish's health value.
• Gains Health and Sanity from food twice as fast.
• Food memory increased to 3 days; originally 2 days.
• Increased stats for eating a new dish.
• Decreased stats for repeating dishes.

Food Stat Changes

	New Dish	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	≥6th
	+0%	-10%	-20%	-35%	-50%	-70%
	+20%	-20%	-30%	-45%	-60%	-70%

Wormwood

Main changes:

• Increased damage from digging up plants to -10 ; originally -5.
• Increased fire damage vulnerability to +75%; originally +25%.
• Bees are no longer attracted to Wormwood while bloomed.
• Bramble Trap
  • Added ×2 per craft.
  • Blooming Wormwood automatically resets Bramble Traps.

Skill Tree changes:

• Photosynthesis makes Wormwood naturally bloom in Summer, instead of healing in daylight and full bloom.
• Growth Spurt I and II grant +5% movement speed during full bloom if your Health is above 90% and 80% respectively, instead of their old effect.
• Flower Power decreased required Bloomness to 240; was 480.
  • Fertilizing Wormwood still applies +30% Bloomness speed.

Idea	WormiestWood and Thaumoking
Code	FourthLess and Atoba Azul
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Winona

Main changes:

• Winona's tool use efficiency and weapon & tool durability consumption depends on her Hunger.
  • When > 100, Winona gains +33% tool efficiency and -50% tool/weapon durability consumption.
  • When < 50, Winona gains -50% tool efficiency and +300% tool/weapon durability consumption.
• Winona loses ? per ? seconds when performing certain actions.
  • These actions are chopping, mining, hammering, rowing, digging, attacking, picking and tilling.
    • Actions such as using the Fishing Rod are not affected by Winona's perks or disadvantages.
• Winona's catapults launch fishes in the air instead of killing them.
• Fragile Rose
  • Removed ability to revive Winona. Instead, the Fragile Rose prevents death similar to the Lesser Life Amulet
  • Applies Max Health Penalty on use, similar to other revival methods.
• Added Contraption Сontainer
  • Crafted with 2 Boards, 4 Gold Nuggets and 2 Trusty Tapes. It serves as a portable storage that has 12 inventory slots akin to the Tackle Box. It can only hold tools, Trusty Tape, dismantled structures, eligible generator fuels (Nitre, gems, etc.) and items found inside cache boxes.
• Added Electrical Conversion Kit
  • Crafted with 6 Gold Nuggets, 2 Trusty Tapes and 2 Scrap. Turns Lanterns and Miner Hats into Electrical Versions of themselves.
• Added Energy Cell
  • Crafted with a Trusty Tape, a Gold Nugget and 2 Nitre; makes 3 per craft. It serves as a portable non-spoilable method of recharging electrical equipment.
• Generators can also be used to recharge electrical equipment
  • You need to have them equipped to interact with the Generator.

Recharge Rates

Equipment	Energy Cell	Generators
Bug Zapper	+50%	+33%
Morning Star	+50%	+33%

• Winona can overcharge electrical items up to 200% power, increasing their strength and adding new effects.
• Overcharged equipment has 2x power drain until reaching 100% power or lower

Overcharge Effects

Equipment	Effect 1	Effect 2
Bug Zapper	AOE damage now applies hitstun
Morning Star	Periodically stuns enemies. Shadows and Bosses are immune; unless mechanical.	Deals increased damage to Mechanical enemies
Electrical Lantern	Increased light radius
Electrical Miner Hat	Greatly increased light radius

Optional changes:

• Winona's Catapult changes:
  • Reduced Health to 300 ; originally 400.
  • Removed passive Health Regeneration.
  • Reduced damage to 34; originally 42.5.
  • Winona can use Trusty Tape to repair Walls and Catapults for 200 .

Wortox

Main changes:

• The following creatures do not drop Souls:
  • Bird
  • Butterfly
  • Moon Moth
• Souls heal over time at ~2 per second.

Optional changes:

• Disabled This setting will disable all Wortox changes.

Wurt

Main changes:

• Clever Disguise
  • Removed 15-day spoil time.
  • Added 8-day durability.
• Merm
  • Can leave their house during Winter.
  • Increased respawn interval during Winter to 4 days; originally 2 days.
• Loyal Merm Guard
  • Can leave their house during Winter.
  • Increased respawn interval to 4 days; originally 0.5 days.

Indirect changes:

• Winter stops the growth of almost all plants, including Farm Plants and other vegetarian food sources, making it harder to survive.

Tips

• Trade Fish (obtainable in Winter through the Ocean or by killing Merms) with the Merm King to obtain Kelp Fronds, which can also be dried for a good Sanity source food.
• Since Winter stops the growth timer of Farm Plants, that means crops that fully grew in Autumn will never spoil as long as they're not picked up. This can be used as a way to store them fresh throughout the whole season.
• Killing Bunnymen and Splumonkeys for Carrots and Bananas respectively is another way to obtain food during Winter.
• Exploring new areas with unpicked food sources, such as the Lunar Island and Moon Quay on the ocean, and the Ruins and Lunar Grotto in the caves, helps in staying alive as well.

Walter

Main changes:

With the introduction of Wixie, the delinquent, Walter has received a complete rework to his gameplay. He has given up his trusty slingshot in exchange for a command whistle that can be used while right clicking (the whistle does not take up any inventory slots).

• By using the whistle, Walter can command Woby and allied creatures to:
  • Sit/Stay
  • Pick/Gather items
  • Distract/Kite enemies (Woby will not give out any damage while doing so)
  • Dig up objects (Big Woby only)
  • Chop down trees (Pigmen only)

• As a nature lover, Walter hates to see innocent animals suffer.
  • Walter will lose 6 sanity per minute while Woby is starving.
  • Walter's sanity will decrease by 1/20 of the damage Woby takes (Woby cannot be killed).

• Walter and Woby have received many changes when it comes to food.
  • Walter starts with and is able to craft the Jerky Hat that lets him and other players dry foods on the go, with foods drying faster the quicker the player is moving.
  • Walter's favorite foods have been expanded to all dried foods, excluding both forms of monster jerky.
  • Woby's hunger is increased to a maximum of 110 and can now be seen as a meter to Walter.
  • Woby will revert to her small state when her hunger reaches 30% (33); formerly 0%.
  • Woby will gain extra hunger points when fed monster jerky and small monster jerky.

• During his time in the constant, Walter has earned his first-aid badge.
  • When using healing items, such as the Healing Poultice or Sweetflower Wrap, Walter will receive a 50% healing bonus. This also applies when Walter heals Mobs or other players.
  • Tent Roll now restores Max HP if below 25% penalty.

• Being a master survivalist, Walter spawns with several items prototyped by default, without needing science to craft. These items are:
  • Trap
  • Bird Trap
  • Fishing Rod
  • Healing Salve
  • Honey Poultice
  • Sweetflower Wrap
  • Tillweed Salve
  • Rope
  • Papyrus

• Walter now has the same follower loyalty bonus that Woodie has.

Wanda

Main changes:

• Alarming Clock
  • Reduced damage while Old to 102; originally 142.8.
  • Reduced damage while Middle-Aged to 68; originally 97.92.
  • Reduced damage while Young to 51; originally 81.6.
• Second Chance Watch
  • Now inflicts Maximum HP Loss.
  • Increased cooldown interval to 16 minutes; originally 4 minutes.
  • Increased to 3 Time Pieces; 1 Time Piece.
• Added +25% damage vulnerability from Shadow Aligned Creatures.

Indirect changes:

• As the Creeping Fear has been added, spawning at 0 Sanity, and with drops not worth killing it for, it is recommended to be more careful about going insane in the early game Wanda, as you'd want to avoid the fight at all costs. After your Alarming Clock is made, however, the fight will not be as challenging, but still preferably avoided.

Tips

• If possible, animation canceling can highly benefit Wanda specifically, as it more than nullifies her whips longer attack animation, bringing her effective DPS back to vanilla. This however, requires training, and your ping and FPS to be as low as possible.