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Shard Network

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-07

Overview​

shard_network is a singleton prefab instantiated only on the master server in Don't Starve Together. It serves as the central hub for world-scoped systems such as timekeeping, seasons, sinkholes, players, world resets, voting, autosaving, and boss/event spawners. The shard instance is permanently attached to TheWorld.shard and does not persist to disk.

Usage example​

-- This prefab is instantiated automatically by the engine on master sim startup.
-- It is not intended to be manually added to entities.
-- However, other systems may access it via:
if TheWorld.shard ~= nil then
    local shard = TheWorld.shard
    -- e.g. shard.components.shard_clock:GetTime()
end

Dependencies & tags​

Components used: shard_clock, shard_seasons, shard_sinkholes, shard_players, shard_worldreset, shard_worldvoter, shard_autosaver, shard_daywalkerspawner, shard_mermkingwatcher, shard_wagbossinfo
Tags: Adds CLASSIFIED
Entity flags: SetCanSleep(false), SetPristine(), persists = false

Properties​

No public properties

Main functions​

Not applicable — this is a prefab factory function, not a component with instance methods.

Events & listeners​

None identified.