Don’t Starve Together Progression Checklist

Review the world settings. Check whether any disabled creatures, structures, resources, or mod changes remove important drops. Choose your character. Spawn into the world without immediately dying.

Gather a full stack of Cut Grass. Gather a full stack of Twigs. Gather a full stack of Logs. Gather some Flint. Gather some Rocks. Collect at least 20 total food items. Prebuild a Campfire without placing it. Keep a full Torch in your inventory. Build a Science Machine. Prototype a Backpack. Prototype a Log Suit. Prototype a Spear. Prototype a Shovel. Prototype a Fire Pit. Find a reasonably central, resource-rich base location. Place a Fire Pit. Leave enough room around the Fire Pit for future structures. Build an Alchemy Engine within the Fire Pit’s light radius. Keep the Alchemy Engine far enough from the Fire Pit to place storage around it. Build at least four Chests. Kill Clockworks and collect Gears. Build an Ice Box. Place Crock Pots tightly around the Ice Box. Arrange Crock Pots so the Ice Box can remain open while filling them. Hammer the old Science Machine after the Alchemy Engine is built. Gather Living Logs. Gather Silk. Gather Pig Skin. Gather useful mob drops with environmental fights where possible.

Gather Marble. Craft Marble Beans. Start a Marble Shrub farm. Build a Garden Digamajig. Craft a Garden Hoe. Start growing crops. Explore nearby Worm Holes. Record or mark where each Worm Hole leads. Dig up distant Berry Bushes. Dig up distant Grass Tufts. Dig up distant Saplings. Replant them near the base. Plant additional trees if wood is scarce. Fertilize transplanted plants. Build an Ice Flingomatic. Cover farms, storage, and important structures with Ice Flingomatic range. Avoid placing the Fire Pit in the Ice Flingomatic’s emergency range. Build a Tent. Build a Siesta Lean-to.

Build a Prestihatitator. Gather Nightmare Fuel. Obtain the necessary Gems. Kill a Bishop if you need a Purple Gem. Build a Shadow Manipulator. Hammer down the Prestihatitator. Prototype useful magic items. Build a Bird Trap. Catch a Bird. Build a Birdcage. Place the Bird in the Birdcage. Feed it Meat or Monster Meat to produce Eggs. Craft useful character-specific equipment.

Find the Eye Bone. Consider upgrading Chester to Snow Chester. Consider upgrading Chester to Shadow Chester. Destroy a tier-three Spider Den without burning it. Collect the Spider Eggs. Plant the den near something that can safely kill Spiders. Hunt one Koalefant per player. Save Trunks for Breezy Vests or Puffy Vests. Collect Beefalo Wool. Craft a Sewing Kit. Repair valuable clothing before it breaks. Craft a Beefalo Bell. Bond with a Beefalo. Craft a Saddle. Begin Beefalo domestication. Shear Beefalo for Wool. Build a Salt Lick. Build a Grooming Station if available. Build a Think Tank. Prototype basic boat and sea equipment. Find the Pig King village. Trade Trinkets and Meat for Gold. Find a Swamp. Hammer Pig Head stakes for Pig Skin. Find Glommer’s Statue. Take the Pan Flute beside it. Collect Glommer’s Flower during a Full Moon. Find Mandrakes. Craft additional Pan Flutes. Carry a Pan Flute during dangerous expeditions. Enter a nearby Cave. Gather Light Bulbs. Prototype a Lantern. Watch for Bearger during extended or later Autumns. Lead Bearger away from the base. Establish a renewable Monster Meat source. Craft around six Bee Boxes. Place Bee Boxes away from the central base. Catch Bees with a Bug Net. Plant Butterflies as Flowers. Provide at least six nearby Flowers per Bee Box. Craft a Beekeeper Hat. Protect Bee Boxes and Flowers with an Ice Flingomatic.

Use Autumn for exploration, construction, gathering, and boss fights. Explore Caves. Explore the Ocean. Gather seasonal preparation materials. Watch for larger Hound waves in later years. Prepare to fight Bearger away from the base. Check the season clock regularly. Confirm Winter supplies are ready.

Store enough food before Winter. Craft two Thermal Stones initially. Carry reliable Fire materials. Prepare winter clothing. Track a Winter Koalefant. Kill it and collect its Trunk. Gather 8 Silk. Gather 2 Beefalo Wool. Craft a Puffy Vest. Find Walrus Camps. Kill MacTusk. Obtain a Tam o’ Shanter. Obtain a Walrus Tusk. Craft a Walking Cane. Prepare armor, weapons, healing, and Sanity recovery for Deerclops. Fight Deerclops away from the base. Kill Deerclops. Craft an Eyebrella. Mine large quantities of Ice. Use Ice as Crock Pot filler. Build enough Ice Flingomatics for Summer. Stock fuel for Summer.

Equip the Eyebrella or craft an Umbrella. Build Lightning Rods near structures. Avoid excessive Wetness. Use Spring crop growth for food production. Avoid attacking Frogs during Frog Rain. Prepare for Moose/Goose. Kill Moose/Goose and Moslings. Collect Down Feathers. Craft a Weather Pain. Craft a Luxury Fan. Hunt Volt Goats. Collect Volt Goat Horns. Craft a Morning Star. Gather Nitre. Build an Endothermic Fire Pit at the base. Prebuild an Endothermic Fire for travel. Prepare Summer clothing. Prepare cooled Thermal Stones. Confirm Ice Flingomatic coverage.

Prepare reliable heat management. Keep two Thermal Stones cooling when useful. Avoid unnecessary time in the Dragonfly Desert. Expect Antlion on the second day of Summer. Move away from important structures when the screen shakes. Find the Oasis Desert. Bring Fishing Rods. Fish in the Oasis. Obtain the Crumpled Package. Learn the Desert Goggles blueprint. Craft Desert Goggles. Prepare armor, healing, weapons, and a very cold Thermal Stone for Antlion. Fight and kill Antlion.

Gather Light Bulbs and carry a fueled Lantern. Remember that Bunnymen attack players carrying Meat or Eggs. Prepare for Depth Worm attacks. Watch for Antlion cave-ins. Find Big Tentacles. Use Big Tentacles as underground Worm Holes. Find the Wilds and the Ruins entrance. Avoid Splumonkeys where possible. Protect dropped items from theft. Leave during Nightmare Phase if unprepared. Kill Slurpers before they knock off valuable headgear. Hammer Ruins walls for Thulecite. Bring strong armor. Bring strong weapons. Bring long-lasting food. Bring healing. Bring Sanity restoration. Bring seasonal protection. Hammer Ancient Statues. Collect Gems. Collect Nightmare Fuel. Collect Thulecite. Find a Broken Ancient Pseudoscience Station. Repair it with six Thulecite. Craft a Construction Amulet first. Prototype desired Ancient equipment. Find the Labyrinth. Prepare for the Ancient Guardian. Kill the Ancient Guardian. Loot the Large Ornate Chest. Take the Ancient Key.

Fully domesticate a Beefalo. Find the three Marble Sculptures. Find all three Suspicious Marble pieces. Carry them using a Beefalo. Repair all three sculptures. Prepare strong armor, weapons, healing, and mobility. Wait for a New Moon. Break one repaired sculpture. Kill the Shadow Knight. Kill the Shadow Bishop. Kill the Shadow Rook. Collect the Shadow Atrium. Collect eight Fossil Fragments. Find the Atrium. Bring a way to pass the Obelisks. Bring 8 Fossil Fragments. Bring the Shadow Atrium. Bring the Ancient Key. Bring a Hammer. Reach the Gateway Room. Assemble the horizontal bull-like skeleton. Activate the Ancient Gateway. Fight Ancient Fuelweaver. Prevent it from eating Woven Shadows. Defeat Ancient Fuelweaver.

Search the surface for Moon Rocks. Find the Moon Stone. Repair the Moon Stone. Find the round Suspicious Boulder. Mine it and collect the Celestial Orb. Build walls around the Moon Stone. Obtain a Star Caller’s Staff. Insert it shortly before a Full Moon night. Defend the Moon Stone beam for one minute. Collect the Moon Caller’s Staff. Use a Deconstruction Staff on it. Collect the Iridescent Gem.

Find the Lunar Grotto. Find the Ancient Archive. Bring the Iridescent Gem. Bring 1 Moon Rock. Find the Archive Switch. Place the Iridescent Gem into the empty pedestal. Collect yellow Distilled Knowledge. Collect blue Distilled Knowledge. Drop the required knowledge in the Archive Orchestrina. Solve the archive puzzle. Learn the Astral Detector blueprint. Craft an Astral Detector.

Place the Astral Detector. Follow its light beams. Hammer it after its uses are exhausted. Repeat until it leads toward the Lunar Island. Build a reliable boat. Bring Boat Patches. Bring Boat Kits. Bring Oars, food, and light. Find the Lunar Island. Locate three Lunar Fissures close together. Use the Astral Detector to uncover the Celestial Sanctum Icon. Use it to uncover the Celestial Sanctum Ward. Find or recover Sunken Altar pieces. Mine Inviting Formations where available. Otherwise recover pieces using a Pinchin’ Winch. Assemble the available Celestial Altar structures.

Find Hermit Island. Upgrade her house three times. Plant ten Butterflies as Flowers. Plant eight Berry Bushes. Fertilize the Berry Bushes. Give her a Flower Salad. Give her winter clothing while it is snowing. Give her rain protection while it is raining. Dry food on all six Drying Racks. Remove nearby Underwater Salvageables. Kill the naturally spawned Lureplant. Give her a qualifying heavy Ocean Fish. Unlock the bottle exchange. Trade an Empty Bottle for a Pinchin’ Winch. Reach maximum friendship. Receive Pearl’s Pearl.

Locate Crab King. Bring Pearl’s Pearl. Bring eight Gems. Bring many Boat Patches. Bring spare Boat Kits. Bring a Weather Pain. Coordinate roles between players. Insert Pearl and the Gems. Prevent Crab King from healing. Repair the boat continuously. Kill Crab King. Recover the final Celestial Altar piece. Assemble all three Celestial structures near one another.

Equip Desert Goggles or Astroggles. Enter the Moonstorms. Find Wagstaff. Bring a Pickaxe. Bring a Bug Net. Mine charged Glassy Rocks quickly. Collect Infused Moon Shards. Catch Moongleams. Use Bundling Wraps to preserve Moon Shards. Complete Wagstaff’s task six times. Collect 6 Restrained Static. Collect 15 Moongleams. Collect 30 Infused Moon Shards. Collect 2 Electrical Doodads. Keep the Celestial Orb.

Separate 1 Restrained Static. Separate 20 Infused Moon Shards. Carry the Celestial Orb. Bring a reliable light source. Bring healing. Bring strong armor. Bring strong weapons. Bring Sanity management. Complete the third stage of the Mysterious Energy structure. Fight the Celestial Champion. Survive all phases. Defeat the Celestial Champion.

Keep food stored and organized. Keep spare armor and weapons ready. Keep emergency healing prepared. Keep Thermal Stones available. Keep Fire and Endothermic Fire materials ready. Refuel Ice Flingomatics. Repair clothing with Sewing Kits. Maintain renewable Meat. Maintain renewable Monster Meat. Maintain renewable Eggs. Maintain renewable Honey. Maintain renewable Vegetables. Maintain renewable Grass. Maintain renewable Twigs. Maintain renewable Wood. Maintain renewable Marble. Keep Worm Holes and Cave entrances marked. Prepare separately before every major boss fight. Regularly check the remaining season length. Never fight a seasonal boss beside the base. Always carry light. Always keep an emergency Campfire or Endothermic Fire prebuilt.