A new Don’t Starve Together hotfix update, patch 529972, is rolling out today. According to the Don’t Starve Together official patch notes, the latest Don’t Starve Together update added a fresh batch of fixes. Apart from this, Don’t Starve Together patch 529972 includes various shadow servant changes. So without any more introduction, here are the complete patch notes for the Don’t Starve Together 52997 update.
Don’t Starve Together 529972 hotfix patch notes
Changes
- Added sound effects for fueling the Codex Umbra.
- Shadow Servants, Polly Rogers, and the Lazy Forager will no longer try to pick up Lanterns or Pumpkin Lanterns.
- Shadow Servants will now try to pick up nearby items before walking around their work radius.
- Shadow Servants will help pick grass, twigs, and berry bushes.
- Shadow Duelists changes:
- Phases out temporarily when hit, similar to other Shadow Creatures.
- Damage taken per hit is now capped, improving survivability.
- Removed passive health regeneration.
- Added a secondary attack where they dash forward to perform a stronger lunging strike.
- Removed kiting behavior to make them more aggressive as an area-targeted command spell.
- Further improved loot tables for Rabbits, Bunnymen, and Splumonkeys transformed by Shadow Sneak.
- Increased the intensity for an AMD-specific issue with the minimap to test banding issues.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a crash sometimes when using Shadow Sneak in the Caves.
- Fixed a Shadow Servant case where they ignore some items to pick up.
- Fixed missing Magician’s Chest minimap icon.
- Fixed Shadow Duelists not relaxing if a player hits them while PvP is off.
Notes for modders
- The handling for shadow_container has been refactored.
After reading through the patch notes for the Don’t Starve Together update, you can find the game available on PC, Playstation 4 & 5, Xbox One & Series X|S. Outside the Don’t Starve Together update patch notes, head to the Don’t Starve Together official website to follow future updates. Lastly, you can follow the team at Klei Entertainment and learn about any other projects they might have in the works on their development website.