Koalefant/DST

Don't Starve

DST

“Adorably delicious.”

–Wilson

“We will be great friends!”

–Willow

“Nose meat!”

–Wolfgang

“A beast of solitude.”

–Wendy

“POSSESSES AMPLE ENERGY RESERVES”

–WX-78

“Koalefanta Proboscidea.”

–Wickerbottom

“He looks tasty.”

–Woodie

“A distant cousin of the beefalo.”

–Maxwell

“Dearest creature... I am göing tö eat yöu.”

–Wigfrid

“Maybe it's lost.”

–Webber

“Ah, you have fattened up nicely!”

–Warly

“Bruamp! Bruamp!”

–Wormwood

“Hey! You look tasty!”

–Winona

“A gentle beast with tiny horns.”

–Wortox

“What big ears you have!”

–Wurt

“The trail led us right to it.”

–Walter

“It's in the spring of its life.”

–Wanda

Koalefant is a neutral Animal that can spawn at the end of Suspicious Dirt Pile tracks. Upon death, it drops 8 Meat and a Koalefant Trunk, which can be used to craft a Breezy Vest. If killed with fire, the loot will be replaced with 8 Cooked Meat and one Ashes. If left alive, they drop Manure periodically, similar to Beefalo.

Once spawned, it will actively avoid the player until attacked, at which point the animal will become hostile and give chase for a distance. If there are multiple Koalefants on screen, all of them will aggro on the attacker.

Although considered a neutral Mob, killing it does not affect Naughtiness.

Winter Koalefant

“It looks warm and full of meat.”

–Wilson

“He sure looks warm...”

–Willow

“So soft, I want to squish it!”

–Wolfgang

“It stands against the cruel elements.”

–Wendy

“IT RADIATES WITH MEAT WARMTH”

–WX-78

“Koalefanta Proboscidea in thick winter pelage.”

–Wickerbottom

“They get tastier in the winter.”

–Woodie

“It has its winter coat on.”

–Maxwell

“Pöor unsuspecting meat beast.”

–Wigfrid

“We finally found it!”

–Webber

“You can't get attached to cute cuts of meat.”

–Warly

“Bruamp! Bruamp!”

–Wormwood

“Hey! You look tasty!”

–Winona

“How do you do? Why are you blue?”

–Wortox

“What big ears you have!”

–Wurt

“So you're the one who left those tracks!”

–Walter

“It's grown a warm winter coat.”

–Wanda

During Winter, Koalefant is replaced by Winter Koalefant, which has a seasonally appropriate color change. Upon death, it drops 8 Meat and a Winter Koalefant Trunk, which can be used to craft a Puffy Vest.

A Koalefant that spawned before the season change will remain normal during Winter; however, should tracks be found before and followed during Winter, a Winter Koalefant will be found.

Hunting

Main article: Suspicious Dirt Pile

“Tracks left by food. I mean... an animal.”

–Wilson, when examining an Animal Track.

“It leads to my new friend.”

–Willow, when examining an Animal Track.

“Animal went this way.”

–Wolfgang, when examining an Animal Track.

“Signs of the beast.”

–Wendy, when examining an Animal Track.

“LIFEFORM DETECTED”

–WX-78, when examining an Animal Track.

“A sign of animal activity. Leads away.”

–Wickerbottom, when examining an Animal Track.

“A large woodland creature passed this way!”

–Woodie, when examining an Animal Track.

“Some dumb beast passed through here.”

–Maxwell, when examining an Animal Track.

“Öh! I löve a göod hunt.”

–Wigfrid, when examining an Animal Track.

“Whatever it is, it travels single file.”

–Webber, when examining an Animal Track.

“These tracks point to fresh game.”

–Warly, when examining an Animal Track.

“Mystery Prints!”

–Wormwood, when examining an Animal Track.

“Something tasty passed through here.”

–Winona, when examining an Animal Track.

“Those aren't my hoofprints!”

–Wortox, when examining an Animal Track.

“Tracks!”

–Wurt, when examining an Animal Track.

“Tracks! They go this way!”

–Walter, when examining an Animal Track.

“Something went that way... hopefully something tasty.”

–Wanda, when examining an Animal Track.

Suspicious Dirt Pile

Koalefants can be discovered by investigating Suspicious Dirt Piles that randomly spawn nearby; it will change locations if ignored for a period of time. Once examined, it is replaced by a footprint pointing to another pile approximately two screens away.

Occasionally while uncovering tracks, the footprint will not appear and the character will announce the end of the trail; though another Suspicious Dirt Pile may spawn again. The animal will also be lost if the player ignores a track, causing the footprint to slowly fade away.

Upon uncovering the final footprint (there can be 6-12 per hunt), the character will say the creature is close and a Koalefant will spawn. It will remain in the world until killed, regardless of Seasons.

There is a chance a Suspicious Dirt Pile will lead to a Ewecus, Varg, or Volt Goat instead.

Combat

Using a ranged weapon (e.g. Boomerang, Darts) is the easiest way to initiate a fight, but the animal can also be cornered (see Tips) and struck with a melee weapon to engage. After being angered, the Koalefant will attempt to close distance with the attacker and strikes with the same timing as a Beefalo, although with more damage. A player can safely kite one with an attack pattern of 5-6 swings depending on movement speed.

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill a Koalefant (may be affected by some characters' damage modifiers). The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.

Weapon
No. of hits	236	74	60	38	34	30	24	17 - 34	14 or 24	20	17	15	10	5

They need three blasts from Ice Staff to be frozen.

 Tips

• At night, the Koalefant will be sleeping, and although it will wake up and run away if approached. The time the animal takes to perform this action, gives opportunity for a melee strike.

• Cornering the Koalefant can be difficult with varying land tile layouts, it's more reliable to trap it along a precipice. This can be done by herding the animal up against the obstruction, forcing it to run sideways along the edge. If the player is able to catch up with it fast enough, the Koalefant will remain stationary as it runs directly into the edge.

• Another killing method is to chase it into hostile Mobs such as mating Beefalos, Killer Bees, Tallbirds, etc.

• If one has an excess supply of Meat, the Koalefant can be guided to the base and kept for future use. As long as the Koalefant is alive, its Meat will never spoil, which is enough for making 4 Ham Bats. It will not despawn nor affect the future spawnings.

Trivia

• The name "Koalefant" is a portmanteau of "koala" and "elephant". 
• When examined by Maxwell, he states: "It's a distant cousin of the Beefalo".
• According to Wickerbottom, its scientific name is Koalefanta proboscidea.
• A Koalefant can be chased into a pen to be kept as a pet. The Telelocator Staff and Telelocator Focus can also be used to achieve this.

Gallery

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  A Koalefant pen.
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  A yawning Koalefant.
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  Sleeping Koalefant.
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  Frozen Koalefant.
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  Frozen winter Koalefant.
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  A dead Koalefant.
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  A Koalefant Pen that provides easy in/out access.
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  Two Koalefant prints in one screen.
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  An example of a cheap and effective Koalefant pen.
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  A Koalefant as seen in a drawing from Art Stream # 54.

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