Chester is a useful little mob that follows the player and acts as a mobile inventory with nine extra slots. While it doesn’t fight on behalf of the player, it remains passive and cannot attack if attacked—probably due to its absence of arms. The player can summon Chester by coming across the Eye Bone on the map, which on picking up, Chester will saunter over from the side of the map. As long as the player has the Eye Bone in their hand or their inventory, Chester will follow them—and this means that if the player places it on the ground Chester will stand guard beside it. Chester can die if attacked, and when he does so he will drop all the items inside him. He respawns in one game day and returns to the player as long as they still have the Eye Bone. In spite of not being a fighter, Chester is extremely useful for players who need more inventory space, and here’s a guide on how to make him even more useful through transformations.
Chester Transformations in Don’t Starve
Chester can be transformed in two ways, but the player needs to wait for the Full Moon which occurs every 16 game days. Specific items need to be put in Chester’s inventory slots so that he can undergo the transformation which will change him.
Shadow Chester
Shadow Chester has 3 extra inventory slots, which brings his total inventory space up to 12. However, food stored inside him will spoil 50% faster. Here’s how to get Shadow Chester
- Collect 9 Nightmare Fuel. This can be done by fighting Shadow Creatures who drop them.
- Wait for a Full Moon.
- Fill all nine of Chester’s slots with 1 Nightmare Fuel each. These will be consumed in the transformation.
- This will bring his inventory up to 12 slots.
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Snow Chester
Snow Chester, as the name suggests, acts as a portable refrigerator with 9 slots, causing food to last twice as long when kept inside him. This is a mobile version of the Ice Box. Here’s how to get Snow Chester.
- Collect 9 Blue Gems. These are more difficult to obtain, as they are dropped by Blue Hounds in winter. You can also dig them up from graves.
- Wait for a Full Moon.
- Fill all nine of Chester’s slots with 1 Blue Gem each. These will be consumed in the transformation.
- This will turn Chester into a portable Ice Box.
Our recommendation is to get Shadow Chester as the extra inventory slots can come in handy, but be careful not to place any food inside him.