Don't Starve recently had an update which added Books for Wickerbottom, the Librarian.
These books have various effects, some of which are really pretty over-powered. Her ability to instantly grow plants and farms, and her ability to summon Tentacles, both stand out as incredibly game breaking. Given the expensive cost of books (reeds being a risky venture to acquire), I'm curious if it's a one-time use, or if you keep that book permanently.
Are books a one-time use, permanent, or do they degrade over time?
2 Answers
According to the Don't Starve wiki, different books have different durability and sanity costs:
- Birds of the World - 3 use, 50 sanity
- Applied Horticulture - 5 use, 33 sanity
- Sleepytime Stories - 5 use, 33 sanity
- The End is Nigh - 5 use, 33 sanity
- On Tentacles - 5 use, 50 sanity
Remember that though Wickerbottom has a much higher maximum sanity than other characters, she also have greater difficulty in gaining it due to her insomnia.
According to this forum, books can be used 5 times.
2Book: consumes time (two fragments of the fragments in a don't starve day). Increases sanity but costs time and drains hunger. Crafted with two papyrus, one manure and one crow feather. This can be used 5 times. This cannot be used at night meaning that the character is probably too tired.
