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Being alone in the wilderness will take its toll on the character's mental state after a few days. The effect it has can be seen through Sanity, represented by a counter alongside and . As sanity decreases, strange things start to happen: the player's vision becomes shaky, over-saturated, and bright, whispers are heard, and Shadow Creatures start to appear. When the character becomes completely insane, these creatures become aggressive and start to attack.
Characters can gain and lose sanity in various ways. A small animated arrow appears in front of the , showing when sanity is increasing or decreasing. A bigger arrow means that sanity is increasing / decreasing faster. Being in close proximity to Monsters, Darkness, Rain, or eating bad Fooddecreases sanity; while wearing dapper clothes, eating jerky and Crock Pot food, being near friendly Pigs, and sleepingincreases sanity. See the Sanity Table below for a complete list.
Due to the fact that several magical items decrease sanity when used, it could be thought of as a sort of mana that is depleted by magic use. However, having little sanity brings about its own benefits (for example getting Nightmare Fuel for powerful weapons and armor.)
Amount depends on strength of fire, very weak with lighter, this perk can negate nighttime sanity loss completely
• Wearing
+6.7
This is the most dapper clothing for sanity regain as it lasts for 25 days and restores a large portion of sanity per minute
• Sanity aura of
+6.25
Amount of sanity given by Glommer is very low unless standing very close. Maximum amount per minute is enough to cancel out drain caused by Dusk, Night and Caves.
• Wearing
+3.3
These clothings can replace umbrellas to prevent sanity loss from rain (not for WX-78 as he loses health in the rain)
• Wearing
+2
The 5 amulets will restore sanity until they are used, making it a slow but effective way of sanity regain
• Wearing
+1.3
Garlands are the cheapest way of restoring sanity, but the worst
None of these creatures are a good way to go insane
• Insanity aura of
≤-40
Losing sanity around these structures is safe only when the Nightmare Cycle is in "warning" state.
• Total darkness
-50
As long as you stay just out of the light from your light source, you will lose a lot of sanity without the threat of Charlie
• Insanity aura of
≤-?
• Insanity aura of
≤-100
Fighting these bosses and monsters can make Shadow Creatures appear/go more insane
• Insanity aura of
≤-400
Fighting these bosses can cause Shadow Creatures to attack you as well very quickly
Character Specifics
Monsters drain more sanity when playing as Wolfgang (+10%) and less as Wendy. Willow has less maximum sanity (120) and Wickerbottom has more than average (250). WX-78 has variable amounts of maximum sanity, depending on how much he is upgraded (starting at 100 and can be upgraded to a maximum of 300). Wilson, Wendy, Wolfgang, Woodie and Maxwell all have a maximum of 200 sanity. Wes has 150 sanity. Maxwell's sanity is restored at a rate of 20 points per minute by default.
Wendy (because she loses less sanity in darkness and when near monsters), Willow (because she can negate nighttime sanity loss when near fire) and Wolfgang (because when mighty, fights last only for half the time) are characters which have the potential to stay sane longer when compared to other characters if used correctly.
Insanity Effects
Complete insanity reached on Day 1.
Lighting starts to become desaturated in overworld and caves. In ruins, lightning brightens instead. ( ≤ 100% sanity) Near total insanity, lighting even dims.
Mr. Skits starts to appear ≤ 160
Eyes will appear in darkness. ( ≤ 60% of max character's sanity)
The screen starts to shake (nausea). ( ≤ 60% of max character's sanity)
Shadow watchers and night hands start to appear at night. ≤ 130
You start to hear the insanity ambience ( ≤ 50% of max character's sanity) but it's so quiet, you can only hear it with headphones or by turning the volume up. It gets louder when your sanity drops.
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. As sanity decreases, strange things start to happen: the player's vision becomes shaky, over-saturated, and bright, whispers are heard, and Shadow Creatures start to appear. When the character becomes completely insane, these creatures become aggressive and start to attack.
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