Return of Them

Return of Them is a free Don't Starve Together expansion. It was distributed as an "Update Chain", meant to add game-changing features in the same vein as A New Reign. Similar to its predecessor, Return of Them started as a beta.
 Return of Them Updates
Update 	Beta Release Date 	Release Date
Turn of Tides 	May 16, 2019.Upcoming Content Beta and Roadmap Update Posted on May 16, 2019. 	August 15, 2019.Forums Update: Return of Them - Turn of Tides is coming next week! Posted on August 9, 2019.Return of them - Turn of Tides now available on Steam! Posted on August 15, 2019.
Salty Dog 	September 12, 2019Woodie Character Update Next Week + News! Posted on September 6, 2019. 	October 3, 2019.Game Update - 371739 Posted on October 3, 2019.
Hook, Line and Inker	November 11, 2019Hallowed Nights and Wurt available October 24th! (And more!) Posted on October 18, 2019.Game Update - 379886 Posted on November 14, 2019.	December 12, 2019.Winter's Feast + Hook, Line & Inker coming Dec. 12th! (And more!) Posted on December 5, 2019.Return of Them - Hook, Line and Inker + Winter's Feast now available Posted on December 12, 2019.
She Sell Sea Shells 	April 16, 2020Wendy's Character Refresh is Now Available! Posted on March 19, 2020.Return of Them Beta: She Sells Sea Shells Posted on April 16, 2020. 	April 23, 2020. Return of Them: She Sells Sea Shells is live Posted on April 23, 2020.
Troubled Waters 	July 2, 2020Walter & Woby Now Available!. Posted on June 15, 2020.Beta Update: Troubled Waters. Posted on July 2, 2020. 	July 16, 2020.DST Return of Them: Troubled Waters Now Available!. Posted on July 16, 2020.
Forgotten Knowledge 	October 15, 2020Wigfrid's Character Refresh is Now Available! Posted on September 24, 2020.[Game Update - 435008] Posted on October 15, 2020. 	October 22, 2020.Forgotten Knowledge And Hallowed Nights Coming Soon! Posted on October 20, 2020.Return of Them: Forgotten Knowledge and Hallowed Nights Available Now! Posted on October 22, 2020.
Reap What You Sow 	November 26, 2020Now in testing - Reap what you Sow Posted on November 26, 2020. 	December 15, 2020Reap What You Sow is Coming Next Week! Posted on December 10, 2020."Reap What You Sow" Update Now Available! Posted on December 15, 2020.
Eye of the Storm 	April 15, 2021.Return of Them Beta: Eye of the Storm Update 	May 5, 2021.Return of Them - The Eye of the Storm is coming next week! Posted on April 29, 2021.Don't Starve Together - Return of Them: Eye of The Storm Now Available! Posted on May 5, 2021.
Return of Them was followed by a similar series of updates called From Beyond starting in 2023.
== Official Description ==
Charlie’s machinations have come to a head as she turns her attention towards the skies - and the mysterious entity that awaits there. Our Survivors will be forced to contend with terrifying monstrosities beyond their comprehension, and yet, there may be a silver lining: their minds and horizons will be expanded under the sublime light of an ancient moon.
===Turn of Tides===
Something ancient stirs in the night sky, and the world below will never be the same. A strange new island teeming with life has appeared, and with it, a whole new slew of challenges for our Survivors to face.
Keep a wary eye out. They’re almost here.
===Salty Dog===
Welcome to the brine shoals. Filled with the new salt rock resource, survivors looking to stretch the life of their food with this new spice will need to brave the dreaded Cookie Cutters. And watch out for the Malbatross. Getting on it's bad side will be a weight around anyone's neck.
Facing these new dangers and coming home with the goods will make you a real salty dog!
===Hook, Line and Inker===
A nice day of fishing sounded like just the thing to soothe the nerves of our weary Survivors, but it looks like fish aren’t the only things that are biting. Luckily there’s something to distract them from their soggy seafaring sorrows - the return of Winter’s Feast! And this year it seems that the Constant has provided its own assortment of holiday gifts… could it be that a certain someone is feeling particularly jolly this year?
===She Sells Sea Shells===
Far out past the familiar shores of the mainland, something is waiting for our Survivors. What would you do for the thing you treasure most?
===Troubled Waters===
The seas seem to grow more dangerous with every passing day. Is this the work of Charlie, or is the strange, mutating influence of the moon growing stronger? Let’s hope our Survivors can stay afloat long enough to find out.
===Forgotten Knowledge===
It seems that the chunk of moon that crashed into the ocean did more than create a new island, but broke through to the caves below as well, revealing previously sealed passageways that had sat undiscovered by our Survivors. What ancient secrets might be kept within?
===Reap What You Sow===
The days have been filled with tilling and toil,
Gathering seeds and nourishing soil,
In hopes that the crops will produce at their best,
(Just make sure that you keep a sharp eye out for pests!)
===Eye of the Storm===
With the three lunar altars now complete, the truth at the center of this ancient mystery will finally come to light...
They've been here all along.
Don't Starve Together: Return of Them - Eye of the Storm is now available for all players. With this conclusion of the Return of them Story Arc, worlds collide as old threats and familiar faces make themselves known.
As this chapter comes to an end, we are left to wonder to what end will Charlie's machinations bring our survivors. And what does she still have planned?
== Features ==
In Return of Them, the Ocean was completely reworked to create a new area accessible by multiplayer boats, and both types of Farms were removed and replaced with a new system of cultivation. The other features of this expansion include:
=== World ===
* Biomes for the Caves
** Lunar Grotto
** Ancient Archive
* Biomes for the Lunar Island
** Lunar Archipelago
** Lunar Baths
** Lunar Forest
** Lunar Mine
** Rocky Beach
* Ancient Guard Post
* Ancient Kiln
* Ancient Lunarune Stone
* Ancient Moon Statue
* Anenemy
* Archival Stone Wall
* Archival Thulecite Wall
* Archive Chandelier
* Archive Orchestrina
* Archive Switch
* Archive Pillar
* Boat Fragment
* Celestial Altar and Celestial Altar Pieces
** Celestial Altar Base
** Celestial Altar Orb
** Celestial Altar Idol
* Celestial Fissure
* Celestial Sanctum and Celestial Sanctum Pieces
** Celestial Sanctum Icon
** Celestial Sanctum Ward
* Celestial Tribute
* Charged Glassy Rock
* Driftwood
* Fountain of Knowledge
* Hermit Island
** Hermit Home
** Hermit Bee Box
** Hermit Drying Rack
* Hot Spring
* Inviting Formation
* Lunar Spore
* Moon Glass
* Moon Glass Mound
* Moongleam
* Mysterious Energy
* Naked Mole Bat Burrow
* Nightmare Rampart
* Ocean Debris
* Plugged Fissure
* Salt Formation
* Sea Bones
* Sea Sprout
* Sea Stack
* Sealed Portal
* Sentrypede Husk
* Shattered Spider Hole
* Shell Cluster
* Sunken Chest
* Tidy Hidey-Hole
* Underwater Salvageable
* Vitreoasis
* Wobster Mound
=== Mechanics ===
* New crafting tabs: Seafaring, Fishing Tab, and ‎Landscaping Tab
* Rowing and Sailing via Multiplayer Boats
* Enlightenment
* Waves 
* Ocean Fishing
* Farming
** Farm Soil Turf
** Farm Plant
** Nutrient
** Plant Stress
** Plant Registry
** Weeds
** Farm Soil
** Garden Detritus
* Moonstorm
=== Mobs ===
* Ancient Sentrypede
* Bulbous Lightbug
* Carrat
* Cookie Cutter
* Crabby Hermit
* Dust Moth
* Friendly Fruit Fly
* Fruit Fly
* Gestalt
* Gnarwail
* Greater Gestalt
* Grainy Transmission
* Horror Hound
* Lunar Wobster
* Moon Moth
* Moonrock Pengull
* Moonblind Crow
* Misshapen Bird
* Mothling
* Mush Gnome
* Naked Mole Bat
* Ocean Fishes
* Puffin
* Rockjaw
* Saladmander
* Sea Weed
* Shattered Spider
* Skittersquid
* Terrorclaw
* Wavey Jones
* Wobster 
===Boss Monsters===
* Crab King
* Celestial Champion
* Lord of the Fruit Flies
* Malbatross
=== Plants ===
* Bull Kelp
* Fire Nettles
* Forget-Me-Lots Plant
* Giant Crops
* Lunar Mushtree
* Lune Tree
* Variant of Sapling
* Spiny Bindweed
* Stone Fruit Bush
* Tillweed
=== Items/Structures ===
* Seafaring Tab
** Boat Kit
** Oar
** Driftwood Oar
** Boat Patch
** Anchor Kit
** Mast
** Pinchin' Winch
** Steering Wheel Kit
** Winged Sail
** Tin Fishin' Bin
** Deck Illuminator
** Lightning Conductor
** Fire Pump
* Fishing Tab
** Floats
** Lures
* Bottle Exchange Tab
** Bundle of Thanks
** Fish Food
** Tackle Box
** Spectackler
* Craftables
** Applied Silviculture
** Astroggles
** Astral Detector
** Bath Bomb
** Clean Sweeper
** Collected Dust
** Composting Bin
** Cookie Cutter Cap
** Feathery Canvas
** Fish Scale-O-Matic
** Flare
** Garden Hoe
** Garden Digamajig
** Gardeneer Hat
** Glass Cutter
** Growth Formula Starter
** Horticulture, Abridged
** Lunar Siphonator
** Moon Glass Axe
** Moon Moth Figure Sketch
** "Moon" Figure Sketch
** Pocket Scale
** Premier Gardeneer Hat
** Produce Scale
** Salt Box
** Sea Fishing Rod
** Seasoning Salt
** Seawreath
** Seed Pack-It
** Splendid Garden Hoe
** Strident Trident
** Tackle Receptacle
** Terra Firma Tamper
** Think Tank
** Tillweed Salve
** Waterfowl Can
** Watering Can
** Turfs
*** Ancient Stonework
*** Moon Crater Turf
*** Mutated Fungal Turf
*** Rocky Beach Turf
*** Shell Beach Turf
* Food
** Raw and Cooked Barnacles
** Fire Nettle Fronds
** Raw and Cooked Fish Morsel 
** Forget-Me-Lots
** Raw, Cooked and Dried Kelp Fronds
** Lune Tree Blossom
** Moon Moth Wings
** Raw and Cooked Moon Shroom
** Raw and Charred Naked Nostrils
** Plant Seeds
*** Brittle Seed Pods
*** Bulbous Seeds
*** Clustered Seeds
*** Fluffy Seeds
*** Lumpy Seeds
*** Oblong Seeds
*** Pointy Seeds
*** Seed Pods
*** Sharp Seeds
*** Spiky Seeds
*** Square Seeds
*** Swirly Seeds
*** Tubular Seeds
*** Windblown Seeds
** Raw Fish and Fish Steak 
** Raw, Ripe and Cooked Stone Fruits
** Tillweeds
* Crock Pot Recipes
** Amberosia
** Barnacle Linguine
** Barnacle Nigiri
** Barnacle Pita
** Beefy Greens
** California Roll 
** Jelly Salad
** Leafy Meatloaf
** Lobster Bisque 
** Lobster Dinner 
** Milkmade Hat
** Mushy Cake
** Seafood Gumbo 
** Soothing Tea
** Stuffed Fish Heads
** Surf 'n' Turf 
** Veggie Burger
* Advert
* Bull Kelp Stalk
* Compost
* Cookie Cutter Shell
* Distilled Knowledge
* Driftwood Piece
* Enlightened Crown
* Enlightened Crown Shard
* Friendly Fruit Fly Fruit
* Gnarwail Horn
* Infused Moon Shard
* Malbatross Bill
* Malbatross Feather
* Message in a Bottle 
** Empty Bottle 
* Moon Shard
* Restrained Static
* Lunar Essence Extractor
* Pearl's Pearl and Cracked Pearl
* Salt Crystals
* Sea Sprout Starter
* Seedshell
* Shell Bells
* Spoiled Fish and Spoiled Fish Morsel
* Sprouting Stone Fruit
* Tools
** Reticulating Buffer
** Widget Deflubber
** Grommet Scriber
** Conceptual Scrubber
** Calibrated Perceiver
=== Tweaks/Changes to existing content ===
* The Moon has a crack in it.
* The Potter's Wheel now also accepts Moon Shards as sculpting blocks, allowing all Sculptures to be made with this material.
* Down Feathers can now be burned in the fire as fuel, alongside Malbatross Feathers.
* Fish were changed to freshwater fish and are caught alive. They can no longer be stacked as each has an individual weight. Eels are also caught alive and cannot be stacked for the same reason. They now spoil into Spoiled Fish Morsel and Spoiled Fish respectively instead of becoming Rot.
* The Crock Pot now differentiates different fish values: freshwater fish and small ocean fish are worth 0.5 fish, while eels and medium ocean fish are worth 1 fish. As a result, crock pot recipes that require fish were tweaked accordingly: Fishsticks, Fish Tacos and Moqueca require 0.5 fish, Fish Cordon Bleu requires 1 fish and Ceviche requires 2 fish.
* Leafy Meat can now be used in the Crock Pot.
* Some Crock Pot dishes require less meat values now.
* Suspicious Dirt Piles have a chance to find a Volt Goat.
* Removed Wickerbottom's Applied Horticulture and replaced it with Applied Silviculture and Horticulture, Abridged. 
* Bunnyman loot is reduced from 2 Carrot, 75% Meat and 25% Bunny Puff to 37.5% Carrot, 37.5% Meat and 25% Bunny Puff.
* The Disease mechanic is completely removed.
* The Birdcage no longer accepts Cooked Eggs, but now accepts raw Monster Meat. Feeding a Vegetable gives only one plant seed.
* Bees are no longer hostile to Wormwood unless provoked.
== Version History ==
== Trivia ==
* The official Chinese translation of Return of Them is 旧神归来, which means "return of the Elder God(s)." This could imply that They are a reference to the Elder Gods from the Cthulhu Mythos.The Chinese Return of Them Update post by Klei-Weibo account. Posted on Aug 16, 2019.
* In Rhymes With Play # 278, they revealed concept art of an unused mob design. This creature could move in water and on land, but it would spawn only in the sea. It would require being fed, and would float away if you hit it.
* The first update, Turn of Tides was originally intended to be released on June 20, 2019.Return of Them Status Update Posted on June 14, 2019.
* DST developers have repeatedly stated in various places that the Reap What You Sow update is not a Return of Them update, (despite using the Return of Them bug tracker and forums)Game Update - 442403 Scott Hansen: "Although this is not a Return of Them update we will be using the Don't Starve Together: Return of Them bug tracker and forums for this beta." Posted on November 26, 2020.Zarklord's explanation: "No, Reap What You Sow is not a Return of Them update." Posted on May 4, 2021. but it was later included under Return of Them upon its release.
== Gallery==
Don't Starve Together Return of Them - Turn Of Tides Launch Trailer
Don't Starve Together Return of Them - Salty Dog Update Trailer
Don't Starve Together Return of Them - Hook, Line & Inker Update Trailer
Don't Starve Together Return of Them - She Sells Sea Shells Update Trailer
Don't Starve Together Return of Them - Troubled Waters Update Trailer
Don't Starve Together Return of Them - Forgotten Knowledge Update Trailer
Don't Starve Together- Return of Them - Reap What You Sow -Update Trailer-
DST Turn of Tides Announcement Promo.png|A promotional image accompanying the launch announcement of Turn of Tides.
Return of Them She Sell Seashells Update Teaser.png|A teaser image for the She Sells Seashells update.
Unknown.png|A hidden teaser for the She Sells Seashells update.
Return of Them She Sell Seashells Update Teaser 2.png|Another teaser image for the She Sells Seashells update.
Return of Them She Sells Seashells Update Teaser Revealed.png|Teaser image for the She Sells Seashells updated with colored gems.
Return of Them Troubled Waters Update Teaser.png|Teaser image for the Troubled Waters update.
Return of Them Forgotten Knowledge Update Teaser.png|Teaser image for the Forgotten Knowledge update.
DST Return of Them Forgotten Knowledge Promo.png|A promotional image accompanying the launch announcement of Forgotten Knowledge.
DST Reap What You Sow Update Teaser.png|A silhouette teasing the update.
DST Reap What You Sow Pomegranate Branch Promo.png|The Pomegranate Branch revealed in the post announcing the beta.
DST Reap What You Sow Winter Promo.jpg|The wintry-themed promo that debuted along with the official update.
DST April 2021 beta teaser image.png|A teaser for the Eye of the Storm update.
DST April 2021 beta teaser image reveal.png|The revealed teaser for the Eye of the Storm update.
RWP 278 Fish Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of an unused fish mob from Rhymes With Play #278.
ROT Turn of Tides Update Promo.gif|Turn of Tides update promo gif.
ROT Salty Dog Update Promo.gif|Salty Dog update promo gif.
ROT Hook, Line, and Inker Update Promo.gif|Hook, Line, and Inker update promo gif.
ROT Troubled Waters Update Promo.gif|Troubled Waters update promo gif.
Forgotten Knowledge Update Promo.gif|Forgotten Knowledge update promo gif.
ROT She Sells Sea Shells Update Promo.gif|She Sells Sea Shells update promo gif.
Reap What You Sow Update Promo.gif|Reap What You Sow update promo gif.
==References==
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