Night Light/DST

Don't Starve

DST

“It gives off a spooky light.”

–Wilson

“It's like fire, but purple!”

–Willow

“Is strange glow.”

–Wolfgang

“Eerie and yet beautiful.”

–Wendy

“UNKNOWN LIGHT SOURCE”

–WX-78

“Curiously luminescent.”

–Wickerbottom

“What kind of darkness is that?”

–Woodie

“It burns with a beautiful glow.”

–Maxwell

“I'm möre cömförtable aröund my öwn fire.”

–Wigfrid

“It makes our skin crawl.”

–Webber

“And I thought fluorescent tubes were a bad invention!”

–Warly

“Glowy”

–Wormwood

“Creepy to the core.”

–Winona

“Goodness gracious, what excellent decorations!”

–Wortox

“Creepy light.”

–Wurt

“It really adds to the atmosphere.”

–Walter

“This feels like a trick.”

–Wanda

The Night Light is a Magic Structure. It requires a Prestihatitator to prototype and costs 8 Gold Nuggets, 2 Nightmare Fuel, and 1 Red Gem to craft.

The Night Light provides light, similar to a Campfire, and can only be fueled using Nightmare Fuel. One Nightmare Fuel provides light for 175 seconds, and reaches maximum output with 3 Nightmare Fuel.

It does not provide warmth, so it will not prevent Freezing during Winter nor cause Overheating during Summer. Once placed, the Night Light cannot be moved (only destroyed/deconstructed). When a Night Light begins to smolder, it will not burst into flames, but instead, lights up as if it were fueled. Also, Night Lights can be extinguished by an Ice Flingomatic, Luxury Fan, or Ice.

Standing next to an active Night Light lowers Sanity by 3 per minute (except for Willow, who gains up to +7/min). Being near the Night Light at dusk or night increases the total Sanity drain to 8 points per minute. The Sanity drain can be avoided by standing some distance away.

The Night Light's ghastly flames can still be affected by Night Hands.

Shadow Queen's Blessing

When Winona selects the Shadow Seeker II Insight skill, dying while holding a Fragile Rose will automatically have her be resurrected at the nearest Night Light. If there are no built Night Lights, Charlie will instead revive Winona at her Florid Postern.

Skins

Main article: Belongings

Woven - Elegant

Reliquary Collection

Ornate Night Light

Almost scarier than just being in the dark.

Tips

Night Lights can be a useful light source in Caves and Ruins, where there is an abundance of Nightmare Fuel. It also has niche use on Maxwell, as it can make it easier for him to go insane due to his constant sanity regeneration, and his dependence on Nightmare Fuel makes it more likely for him to have spare amounts to fuel the Night Light. Otherwise, it's no use on the surface where Nightmare Fuel is not as plentiful and materials to fuel other fires are.

Trivia

• The Night Light was added in the Don't Starve Insanity! update.
• The Night Light used to share its model with Maxwell's Light in the older versions of Don't Starve.
• The gem on the Night Light has five corners. However, the red gem used to build it only has four.

Assets

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Gallery

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  Original HD icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.
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  Two Night Lights illuminating a base entrance.
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  The Night Light's progress without fuel.
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  Night Light as seen in the poster for the Insanity! update.

Sounds

The steady crackle of the Night Light.

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