Nitre/DST

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DST

“I'm not a geologist.”

–Wilson

“There are tiny explosions trapped inside.”

–Willow

“Is rock, but different.”

–Wolfgang

“Herein lies the folly of man.”

–Wendy

“SOME ROCKS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS”

–WX-78

“Also known as saltpeter.”

–Wickerbottom

“It's how we built the railway.”

–Woodie

“One third of the way there...”

–Maxwell

“A magnificent mineral with endothermic properties!”

–Wagstaff

“It cöntains explösive cömpönents.”

–Wigfrid

“What are we supposed to do with this?”

–Webber

“Not just any old dumb rock.”

–Walani

“How curious.”

–Warly

“Cannon food thet be.”

–Woodlegs

“ALL THAT GLITTERS 'TIS GOLD!”

–Wilba

“Pow Rock”

–Wormwood

“It's not gold, but it's not useless.”

–Wheeler

“I got some plans in mind for that.”

–Winona

“I've no earthly clue how to use this.”

–Wortox

“Funny rock.”

–Wurt

“Nitre here nor there. Heh...”

–Walter

“A rock of some sort.”

–Wanda

Nitre is a Mineral resource obtained by mining smooth Boulders, which will drop at least one (along with other minerals) upon being mined. It also occasionally falls during underground Earthquakes. It can be used to craft Salt Licks and Gunpowder.

It can be used to make Endothermic Fires, Endothermic Fire Pits and the Morning Star. Endothermic Fires can also be refueled with Nitre. Nitre can also be obtained by digging up a Moleworm's Burrow. It can be used as a fuel for Ice Flingomatics to refuel 19%.

Nitre is additionally dropped by Petrified Evergreens and used to craft Booster Shots, Flares and Bath Bombs. Winona uses Nitre both to craft her Generator and to refuel it, while Warly can craft Chef Pouches from it.

Nitre can also be crafted by Wilson if he has the "Transmute Ore II" ability from his insight skill-tree.

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Trivia

• Nitre was added in the A Little Rain Must Fall update.
• Nitre was changed to be dropped by the small, smooth boulder in The End of the Beginning update.
• Nitre, a.k.a. Saltpeter (Potassium Nitrate, KNO₃), is a common ingredient in creating gunpowder in the real world. It is also an ingredient in fertilizer. Although it cannot be directly used as fertilizer in game, it can be used to craft Compost Wrap, which can be used as fertilizer in Don't Starve Together.

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