Shadow Creatures spawned from Nightmare Lights are not present during the 'warning' phase of the Nightmare Cycle. Sanity loss depends on 'precipitation rate'.

Sanity aura of a friendly and Sanity aura of a glowingįor One-Man Band this is the default insanity aura without followers.

Eating most Crock Pot Dishes except for those shown elsewhere in this table and.

See the Sanity Tables below for a complete list. Generally speaking, being in close proximity to Monsters, Darkness, Rain, eating bad Food, or using various magic items decreases sanity while wearing certain clothing, eating Jerky and Crock Pot food, being near friendly Pigs, and sleeping increases sanity. The size of the arrow signifies the rate of gain or loss.Īs sanity decreases, the player's vision becomes shaky, over-saturated, and bright, whispers are heard, and Shadow Creatures start to appear. These creatures become 'physical' and aggressive and will attack the player when their sanity is below 15% the sign that sanity is low enough for Shadow Creatures to attack is when the player's character covers their ears and closes their eyes while rocking back and forth, as if experiencing a bad headache.īeing alone in the wilderness will take its toll. A small animated arrow appears over the icon, indicating an increase or decrease in Sanity. Characters can gain and lose sanity in various ways.

The Sanity icon, represented as a picture of a brain, is located near the character's Health and Hunger.

Sanity is the character's 'mental health' in Don't Starve.

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