Warly's Eventual Refresh

[Violet42]

I love Warly! He's one of my absolute favorite characters, and I'm hyped that he's coming to DST. This leaves me thinking how his abilities will be best adapted for multiplayer.

One idea I had was that in addition to his usual signature dishes (e.g. Monster Tartare) Warly would apply a special tag to all dishes he cooks. I'd think titles such as "Warly's Meatballs" or "Fishstick a la Warly." This way Warly could apply his bonus to crockpot meals so that whoever eats them would see the benefits. Besides, I'm not sure that, fiction-wise, Warly would enjoy someone else's cooking. If Wilson slaps together some Meatballs, I don't think the ever-snotty Warly would enjoy them. This way Warly can stay a great chef without simply being a great eater.


Some problems that I foresee:

Warly's Chef Pouch - It's simply a straight upgrade to a backpack available at day 1. Of course the recipe will have to be changed (as it requires SW specific materials). But will it be a similar situation to Wigfrid, where she crafts Battle Spears and Helms for everyone. Will Warly mass craft Chef Pouches?

Possible Solutions:
1) Make the Chef Pouch Warly-specific
2) Make the Chef Pouch only able to hold food
3) Just let it be, and let everyone have cheap refrigeration

Warly's Hunger Drain Rate - Warly eats a lot. If the meals that Warly cooks are better for everyone, this may not be so much of a problem. Maybe Warly can make up for the amount of resources he consumes by providing meals for the other players (if, and only if, the Warly player feels cooperative). Yet, if there are multiple Warly's on a server, will there be enough food to survive early days?

This may not even be a balance problem, really. After all, Wes is in the game, and Wes has the same hunger drain as Warly, while not making up for it in food production at all. Even still, I'll jot down a few "solutions."

Possible Solutions:
1) Lessen Warly's hunger drain
2) Make Warly's hunger drain dynamic. Maybe based on his recent meals, or on his hunger meter's fullness.
3) Let it be, Wes exists.

So here's me rambling about potential ways in which Warly can be adapted to DST. What do you think about it all? Any problem's I've overstated (probably), any that I haven't considered?

[JPM岩]

TBH, I like the idea of Warly's bag being able to only hold food, maybe be like a fridge, and mass produceable

[Retrolicious]

Originally posted by JPM岩:

TBH, I like the idea of Warly's bag being able to only hold food, maybe be like a fridge, and mass produceable

great constructive discussion for once. 'thumbsup'

#makeInsulatedPackgreatagain

Personally i hope that his portable crockpot will be upgradable into several tiers & be awesome addition even for mega base builders. For example you could make a special warly crockpot recipe where you need moon glass from the lunatic island to make the "final" crockpot upgrade to offer a party coop grill for several players at once with awesauce recipes to cook!

Drooling of dreaming of new steak recipes & gobbler meals

Warly has literally the potential to add another 100+ gorge cook + recipes + grill/ cook stations for all the party to enjoy.
(dreams of huge cooking minigame metas)

PS: Warly mass crafting chef pouches for all the party would be one of best party synergie and finally replace wickers boring grass backpacks! We really need a deeper container meta!

[JPM岩]

Originally posted by 󰀀 Redhead 󰀈:

Originally posted by JPM岩:

TBH, I like the idea of Warly's bag being able to only hold food, maybe be like a fridge, and mass produceable

great constructive discussion for once. 'thumbsup'

#makeInsulatedPackgreatagain

Personally i hope that his portable crockpot will be upgradable into several tiers & be awesome addition even for mega base builders. For example you could make a special warly crockpot recipe where you need moon glass from the lunatic island to make the "final" crockpot upgrade to offer a party coop grill for several players at once with awesauce recipes to cook!

Drooling of dreaming of new steak recipes & gobbler meals

Warly has literally the potential to add another 100+ gorge cook + recipes + grill/ cook stations for all the party to enjoy.
(dreams of huge cooking minigame metas)

PS: Warly mass crafting chef pouches for all the party would be one of best party synergie and finally replace wickers boring grass backpacks! We really need a deeper container meta!

While he has the potential to add all those recipies, keep in mind, theyd have to add all of those ingredients as well

[blank3t_m0nst3r]

Originally posted by JPM岩:

Originally posted by 󰀀 Redhead 󰀈:

great constructive discussion for once. 'thumbsup'

#makeInsulatedPackgreatagain

Personally i hope that his portable crockpot will be upgradable into several tiers & be awesome addition even for mega base builders. For example you could make a special warly crockpot recipe where you need moon glass from the lunatic island to make the "final" crockpot upgrade to offer a party coop grill for several players at once with awesauce recipes to cook!

Drooling of dreaming of new steak recipes & gobbler meals

Warly has literally the potential to add another 100+ gorge cook + recipes + grill/ cook stations for all the party to enjoy.
(dreams of huge cooking minigame metas)

PS: Warly mass crafting chef pouches for all the party would be one of best party synergie and finally replace wickers boring grass backpacks! We really need a deeper container meta!

While he has the potential to add all those recipies, keep in mind, theyd have to add all of those ingredients as well

That's where Wormwood could come into play.


Otherwise, I have a few ideas for Warly that could be cool.

Reduced cooking times.
Whether cooking on a campfire or crockpot, he should do it faster as Winona does for crafting.

"Special Sauce" or "Spice"
Warly can craft a special, stackable food additive which increases the Sanity/Health effects from crockpot food. Just use it on the dish and you're good to go.

Single/several use portable crockpots
Speaks for itself.

Insanity cooking
While insane, all food he cooks will result in monster lasagna or wet goop, or he increases the spoil rates of food in his inventory, or cooked food while insane has freshness halved.

Feed Me!
Warly gets a sanity boost from feeding other players, more so when it's crockpot food. This has a short cooldown, or only works when the player has low hunger.

[JPM岩]

Originally posted by blank3t_m0nst3r:

Originally posted by JPM岩:

While he has the potential to add all those recipies, keep in mind, theyd have to add all of those ingredients as well

That's where Wormwood could come into play.


Otherwise, I have a few ideas for Warly that could be cool.

Reduced cooking times.
Whether cooking on a campfire or crockpot, he should do it faster as Winona does for crafting.

"Special Sauce" or "Spice"
Warly can craft a special, stackable food additive which increases the Sanity/Health effects from crockpot food. Just use it on the dish and you're good to go.

Single/several use portable crockpots
Speaks for itself.

Insanity cooking
While insane, all food he cooks will result in monster lasagna or wet goop, or he increases the spoil rates of food in his inventory, or cooked food while insane has freshness halved.

Feed Me!
Warly gets a sanity boost from feeding other players, more so when it's crockpot food. This has a short cooldown, or only works when the player has low hunger.

TBH, it would be cool if Wormwood could plant seeds that grew into special foods, or if rockfruit and the like on lunar isle added more recipies

[Violet42]

Originally posted by blank3t_m0nst3r:

Originally posted by JPM岩:

While he has the potential to add all those recipies, keep in mind, theyd have to add all of those ingredients as well

That's where Wormwood could come into play.


Otherwise, I have a few ideas for Warly that could be cool.

Reduced cooking times.
Whether cooking on a campfire or crockpot, he should do it faster as Winona does for crafting.

"Special Sauce" or "Spice"
Warly can craft a special, stackable food additive which increases the Sanity/Health effects from crockpot food. Just use it on the dish and you're good to go.

Single/several use portable crockpots
Speaks for itself.

Insanity cooking
While insane, all food he cooks will result in monster lasagna or wet goop, or he increases the spoil rates of food in his inventory, or cooked food while insane has freshness halved.

Feed Me!
Warly gets a sanity boost from feeding other players, more so when it's crockpot food. This has a short cooldown, or only works when the player has low hunger.

Of these I really like the faster cooking time, and the "Special Sauce" ideas. It helps Warly to be a supportive teammate, which I think really needs to be encouraged in DST.

For the "Insanity Cooking," I'm doubtful about giving Warly too many drawbacks. It'd be super cool in fiction of Warly getting flustered when he's insane, but I'd hate to see something like Butter or Royal Jelly go to waste only because Warly was at low sanity. Maybe instead he should drop ingredients the way that wet tools are sometimes dropped? That way he can still create sanity raising food for himself, but have difficulty doing so.

[Drinkcup]

Just leave it the same as SW. And yes, only Warly should be able to carry both the chef's pouch and the PCP, however once on the ground anyone should be able to use the PCP and it should make everything it normally makes (that is, everything plus its custom recepies)


warly is the greatest character this game has ever spawned and the greatest character Klei has ever made and Warly is the best.


I just wish fresh fruit crepes didnt require butter.

[Luna]

warly as how he is in shipwrecked works in reign of giants
dst is rog + a new reign.
why refresh him?
don't fix what isn't broken but the sugjestions in this tread are great!