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Wes

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

Overview​

wes.lua defines the character prefab for Wes, a playable character in Don't Starve Together who trades durability and insulation for enhanced effectiveness in mining, chopping, and hammering actions. This file uses MakePlayerCharacter to construct the character and applies multiple component-level modifications via common_postinit and master_postinit. Key mechanics include reduced insulation (making temperature regulation harder), increased hound targeting, lower max stats (health, sanity, hunger), and boosted work multipliers for core actions. The character also gains special tags (mime, balloonomancer) and quagmire-specific tagging.

Usage example​

-- The character is created automatically by the game; use this as reference when modding:
local wes = require("prefabs/wes")
-- To modify Wes's behavior, hook into `common_postinit` or `master_postinit` via mod overrides
-- Example: Increase work multiplier for mining
inst.components.workmultiplier:AddMultiplier(ACTIONS.MINE, 1.2, "my_mod")

Dependencies & tags​

Components used: health, hunger, sanity, foodaffinity, temperature, grogginess, playerlightningtarget, workmultiplier, efficientuser, combat, houndedtarget, luckuser (commented out) Tags: mime, balloonomancer, quagmire_cheapskate (only in quagmire mode)

Properties​

No public properties are defined directly in this file. All state is managed by attached components (e.g., inst.components.health.maxhealth), which are initialized with values from TUNING.

Main functions​

This file does not expose standalone public functions. Core logic resides in common_postinit(inst) and master_postinit(inst), which are callbacks passed to MakePlayerCharacter.

common_postinit(inst)​

  • Description: Runs early in character initialization on both client and server. Adds character tags and applies animation overrides.
  • Parameters: inst (Entity) — the entity representing Wes.
  • Returns: Nothing.
  • Error states: None; safe to call on all game modes.

master_postinit(inst)​

  • Description: Runs on the server (after world join) to configure gameplay-affecting properties, including health, hunger, sanity, insulation, work multipliers, hound targeting, and combat multipliers.
  • Parameters: inst (Entity) — the entity representing Wes.
  • Returns: Nothing.
  • Error states: May silently skip houndedtarget and efficientuser components if already present; checks for TheNet:GetServerGameMode() to branch behavior (e.g., special handling for lavaarena).

Events & listeners​

  • Listens to: None explicitly defined in this file.
  • Pushes: event_server_data("lavaarena", "prefabs/wes").master_postinit(inst) is invoked conditionally during master_postinit when in lava arena mode, but this uses an external function rather than local event registration.