Message in a Bottle

Don't Starve

DST

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“Someone wrote me a note!”

–Wilson

“Bottled paper!”

–Willow

“Wolfgang can't fit meaty hands inside.”

–Wolfgang

“The last, desperate act of a doomed soul. In a bottle.”

–Wendy

“INEFFICIENT DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM”

–WX-78

“I am intrigued!”

–Wickerbottom

“Is someone trying to talk to me?”

–Woodie

“What is this primitive communication?”

–Maxwell

“An enthralling missive from a mysterious being.”

–Wagstaff

“A message fröm Valhalla?”

–Wigfrid

“Maybe there's a comic book in here!”

–Webber

“There must be a better way to send a message...”

–Walani

“I wonder if it is a secret menu?”

–Warly

“Oh ho! Be it a map?”

–Woodlegs

“IT SHOW-ETH WHEREFORE YON TREASURE!”

–Wilba

“Says something...”

–Wormwood

“Adventure just seems to find me.”

–Wheeler

A Message in a Bottle is a naturally spawning Item exclusive to the Shipwrecked DLC. It can be found lying on Beaches or floating in the Ocean, and appears as a regular bottle with a piece of paper inside. Once the message has been read, it will turn into an Empty Bottle.

Upon reading the message, the player's Map will automatically open and a red X will be placed on it, possibly in an area the player has already explored. If the player travels to the location, they will find two bones laid out in the formation of an X in a pile of dirt which can be dug up with a Shovel to uncover a Chest and two Bone Shards. This Chest usually contains valuables such as Dubloons and Gems, but may also occasionally cause Snakes to appear.

Each Message in a Bottle corresponds to a single treasure location determined during world generation, making them a finite resource.

Trivia

• If the player tries to spawn the Message in a Bottle using the Console and reads it, the character will say "This message is faded, I can't read it".
• If the player carries a Message in a Bottle and uses the Teleportato to teleport to a new world, once reading the bottle they'll say "This doesn't look like a map of this place".

Gallery

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  Message in a Bottle found in the Ocean.
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  Warly reading a Message in a Bottle.
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  The Message in a Bottle as seen on the Map.