Don't Starve Together Walter Guide

Exclusive to: Don't Starve Together.

Walter is a Character exclusive to Don't Starve Together who was released on June 15, 2020 for free.^[1] ^[2]

Origin

" While in pursuit of answers to the strange and unexplained, Walter suddenly plant himself lost and solitary in a place different annihilation even he could have imagined. Luckily, he would non be alone for long. Even a stout-hearted Pinetree Pioneer feels a petty braver with a loyal friend by their side! "

–Official clarification for Constant Companion ^[iii]

Don't_Starve_Together_Constant_Companion_Walter_Animated_Short — Don't Starve Together Constant Companion Walter Animated Brusque

Walter's origin is shown in the blithe short Constant Companion. The Compendium summarizes the short:

The only matter that could ever rival Walter's beloved for the peachy outdoors was his fascination with monsters and mystery. Nothing captured his interest more than a spooky story heard over the radio or a local fable about an elusive cryptid.

Information technology was that pursuit of the unknown that eventually led him to the Constant. While searching for a man who Walter believed would have answers to his questions well-nigh a mysterious fauna rumored to alive in the woods, he instead came upon an abandoned cabin. The owner seemed to have left hastily, leaving all their belongings behind... including an odd radio that miraculously nonetheless seemed to be working. With curiosity getting the improve of him he investigated the radio further, springing a trap that had lain dormant for years...

Now finding himself trapped in the Abiding, Walter has befriended another lost soul - a scruffy dog named Woby. Though much about her remains a mystery, Walter has vowed to one day return her to her rightful dwelling house (later on all, returning lost dogs is the Pinetree Pioneer thing to do).

Special Power

Run into also: Slingshot Ammo and Woby

Walter has a Trusty Slingshot as an exclusive weapon with special Slingshot Ammo with varying furnishings. This weapon has no durability, but can still be crafted. Walter has access to an sectional Slingshot Ammo Tab to craft ammo, crafting each blazon of ammo will create ten pieces.

Pebbles: Basic Ammo, deals 17 damage, requires Rocks to craft.
Aureate Rounds: Deals 34 damage, requires Aureate nugget to craft, and a Science Machine to paradigm.
Marble Pellets: Deals 51 harm, requires Marble to craft, and an Alchemy Engine to image.
Freeze Rounds: Has a similar Freezing outcome as an Water ice Staff, requires Moon Rock and Blueish Precious stone to craft, and a Prestihatitator to prototype.
Deadening Downward Rounds: Lowers the target'due south speed, requires Moon Stone and Royal Gem to craft, and a Shadow Manipulator to prototype.
Poop Pellets: Causes the target to lose aggro, requires Manure to craft, and a Scientific discipline Machine to prototype.
Cursed Rounds: Deals 51 impairment, spawns shadow tentacles, requires Thulecite Fragments and Nightmare Fuel to craft. Can just be crafted side by side to an Ancient Pseudoscience Station
Melty Marbles Trinket: Deals 59.v damage, cannot be crafted.

He tin can also exclusively craft a portable Camper'south Tent. It functions as a Tent with the portability of a Fur Roll and has x uses.

He has a Pinetree Pioneer Hat that reduces sanity bleed from receiving impairment by one-half. Furthermore, the sanity drain from missing wellness is reduced to 25% of its usual strength. He starts with ane in his inventory, and can arts and crafts additional ones using iv silk.

Woby is a special Mob that follows him around. She has 9 inventory slots, like Chester. She can be fed Monster Food to transform into big Woby. Walter can mount big Woby like a Beefalo. While riding Large Woby, Walter is unable to attack with whatever weapon, save for the Slingshot. Additionally, if Woby takes damage while Walter is riding her, she will buck him off, which will oft result in Walter taking extra hits during the animation.

He does not lose sanity from negative aura effects such as Sunset/Night, monsters, Dark Light or Nightmare Calorie-free. He likewise is non affected past sanity consequence (negative or positive) from equipped items similar Tam o' Shanter, Spiderhat, Seawreath or any other equipped items that are wet (he still suffers sanity bleed when being wet himself). Walter's fearlessness even so is not stiff enough to protect him from shadow magic, hence he is afflicted by sanity drain/gain of the following items: Dark Sword, Night Armor, Amulets, Belt of Hunger, Thulecite Suit. He will still lose sanity from sources that instantaneously take away sanity, e.k.: picking upwards Evil Flowers, Telepoofing with The Lazy Explorer, eating certain foods, etc. Also he does not lose sanity when traveling through Worm Hole or Portal or when there is whatsoever Ghost Characters.

Like Willow and Warly, Walter cooks food over fire faster than other characters, he but takes half as long (0.five seconds) as other Characters (ane second) to cook food. In addition, he is able to employ Willow's Lighter to melt food.

He loses just half the normal Hunger when Sleeping.

Walter is able to restore +half-dozen /min and receives but half the sanity drain from missing wellness when there are more 5 Trees within a radius of 2.v tiles around him.

During the Night, Walter can tell stories at a Campfire or Endothermic Burn down by merely right-clicking on them. It generates a sanity aura of +10 /min for himself and all other survivors close to the burn.

Disadvantage

Walter loses sanity when he loses health, the amount of sanity lost corresponding to twice the health lost. For damage over fourth dimension (such as when Starving, Freezing, or Overheating) the sanity loss is equal to the health loss. The Pinetree Pioneer Hat halves the sanity lost from receiving damage.

Walter continuously loses sanity while his wellness is not full, upwards to -12 /min proportionally to his missing Health (0.2 sanity per 1 hp missing). The sanity drain is quartered when wearing a Pinetree Pioneer Lid or halved when near enough Trees (does not stack, Pinetree Pioneer Hat takes priority).

Walter's allergy makes him have 10 extra impairment from Bees (Bees, Killer Bees, Grumble Bees, Bee Queen). This damage is not negated by armor.

Likewise, the sanity proceeds from vesture items have no consequence on him. Other effects, such as the Eyebrella's pelting protection nonetheless utilise.

Considering Walter has Woby, he is unable to adopt a pet from the Critter Den.

Quotes

Walter's quotes can be found here.

Trivia

In-Game

Walter'southward voice sounds similar to an out of tune Bugle or a Blade of Grass whistle.
Upon eating Glommer's Goop or Tallbird Egg, Walter will sing a song. The tune comes from "Keen Green Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts" with the lyrics fit to the Don't Starve universe.
Walter used to exist immune to the insanity of the Dark Sword and the Dark Armor. All the same, this was removed, equally information technology wasn't intended for him to exist allowed to the furnishings of shadow magic.
In Rhymes With Play # 278, information technology was mentioned that Walter was originally designed with a gap tooth, but it was omitted due to existence difficult to implement.
Walter'southward skull was institute in the DST files as of May 6, 2021.

Lore

Walter's quotes for the Farm Plots and Mothling show that he has a mother who disliked his love of bugs and collected porcelain (Leaky teacup: "My mom would impale me if I cracked her fine people's republic of china").
Some of Walter and Woodie's quotes for ane another suggest that Walter is Canadian.
Many of Walter'south quotes for a Wes player suggest that he has Coulrophobia.
Walter hates asparagus and figs, according to his quotes for them and their dishes.
In DST, Willow's quote for Watermelon used to be "I in one case knew a melon named Walter. He was a jerk." and information technology was changed to "Merely where's the firemelon?" as of the She Sells Sea Shells update. The same was done for her Grilled Watermelon quote which was changed from "Warm, sweet, juicy Walter." to "I made my ain firemelon." These quotes were changed to avoid defoliation over the new character.^[4]
- Willow's original Watermelon and Grilled Watermelon quotes mentioning Walter are all the same intact in Singleplayer.
- Joe W farther confirmed that Willow did not know Walter on the Klei forums.^[5] ^[4]
Sometimes a message like this may appear during the loading screen in DST: "Walter's time in the Pinetree Pioneers has made him more prepared than nigh for surviving in the wilderness. Unfortunately, this is undermined somewhat by his blind fascination with monsters."

Cultural References

His "Male child Detective" skin is perchance a reference to the character Angus McDonald from the podcast The Chance Zone. Angus is also known every bit a "boy detective" and wears a like outfit.

Skin Sets

Come across also: Skins

Gallery

Sounds

Walter's vocalisation.
Walter getting hurt.
Walter dying.
Walter sinking.
Walter'due south ghost vocalization.
Walter sighing, every bit part of the /sleepy emote.
Walter yawning, equally office of the /yawn emote.
Walter singing the Starver's Carol, as function of the /carol emote.
Walter's song that he sings when he eats Glommer Goop or a Tallbird Egg.
Walter performing an emote.

References

↑ Don't Starve Together - May QOL Update Posted on May 28, 2020.
↑ Walter & Woby Arrive June 15th! Posted on June 10, 2020.
↑ Walter & Woby Now Available!. Posted on June xv, 2020.
↑ ^four.0 ^4.1 JoeW on the Forums: "Yes - it's a matter where they idea of the new name, then went back and looked to clear out anything that would coincide with the name... Anyway. They don't know each other." Posted on May 28, 2020.
↑ JoeW on the Forums: "That string is outdated on the Wiki, we changed it a while back. Willow did not know Walter". Posted on May 28, 2020.

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Removed	Warbucks ^{(quotes ⋅ clothes)}
Unimplemented	Wilton • Winnie • Wallace • Waverly • Pyro • Watricia
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