Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Time to finish off the Caves and Ancient Ruins in my Don't Starve - Reign of Giants Beginner's Guide Series! In this tutorial I cover the Labyrinth biome, explain how to defeat the Ancient Guardian, and review all of the items that can be crafted at the Ancient Pseudoscience Station.
CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 The Labyrinth
02:09 The Ancient Guardian
02:34 Gunpowder Method
03:00 Rock Lobster Method & Campfire Cheese
03:29 Melee Method and DST Options
04:28 The Guardian's Loot
05:07 Fun and Profit with Ancient Pseudoscience
05:37 Thulecite, Thulecite Walls, and Thulecite Medallion
06:20 The Lazy Forager
06:39 Magiluminescence
07:10 Construction Amulet & Lazy Explorer
07:45 Star Caller's Staff
08:15 Deconstruction Staff
08:51 Non-Exploit Item Duplication!!
09:25 Pick/Axe
09:58 Thulecite Crown and Suit
10:52 Thulecite Club
11:25 The Houndius Shooties
12:28 Outro
Still have questions? Hop into my Discord and ask away!
discord.gg/SYckgTBzHW
And be sure to check my community page for my weekly livestream schedule.
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Game footage is from Don't Starve - Reign of Giants, and Don't Starve Together, the delightful action-adventure sandbox survival games by slightly less indie than they used to be developer Klei Entertainment. Interested in trying it out? Visit these links to learn more and/or purchase!
klei.com/games
store.steampowered.com/app/219740/Dont_Starve
store.steampowered.com/app/322330/Dont_Starve_Together
Music is from the Don't Starve Soundtrack, and was arranged and composed by Vince de Vera, Jason Garner, and/or Emmett Hall. Tracks featured in this video are "Main", "Work for the Ruins", "Epic Ruins", and "D.R. Style". Game footage, graphical assets, soundtrack, and sound effects used consistent with Klei Entertainment's "Player Creation Guidelines" as stated on their website:
support.klei.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029880791-Player-Creation-Guidelines
Nothing in this video is sponsored by Klei Entertainment, and the commentary and information in this video do not represent the opinions or positions of any other entity whatsoever. Sorry Maxwell for killing you on the guardian, but you're just such a good example of being squishy!!
Time to finish off the Caves and Ancient Ruins in my Don't Starve - Reign of Giants Beginner's Guide Series! In this tutorial I cover the Labyrinth biome, explain how to defeat the Ancient Guardian, and review all of the items that can be crafted at the Ancient Pseudoscience Station.
CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 The Labyrinth
02:09 The Ancient Guardian
02:34 Gunpowder Method
03:00 Rock Lobster Method & Campfire Cheese
03:29 Melee Method and DST Options
04:28 The Guardian's Loot
05:07 Fun and Profit with Ancient Pseudoscience
05:37 Thulecite, Thulecite Walls, and Thulecite Medallion
06:20 The Lazy Forager
06:39 Magiluminescence
07:10 Construction Amulet & Lazy Explorer
07:45 Star Caller's Staff
08:15 Deconstruction Staff
08:51 Non-Exploit Item Duplication!!
09:25 Pick/Axe
09:58 Thulecite Crown and Suit
10:52 Thulecite Club
11:25 The Houndius Shooties
12:28 Outro
Still have questions? Hop into my Discord and ask away!
discord.gg/SYckgTBzHW
And be sure to check my community page for my weekly livestream schedule.
* * * * * * * * * *
Game footage is from Don't Starve - Reign of Giants, and Don't Starve Together, the delightful action-adventure sandbox survival games by slightly less indie than they used to be developer Klei Entertainment. Interested in trying it out? Visit these links to learn more and/or purchase!
klei.com/games
store.steampowered.com/app/219740/Dont_Starve
store.steampowered.com/app/322330/Dont_Starve_Together
Music is from the Don't Starve Soundtrack, and was arranged and composed by Vince de Vera, Jason Garner, and/or Emmett Hall. Tracks featured in this video are "Main", "Work for the Ruins", "Epic Ruins", and "D.R. Style". Game footage, graphical assets, soundtrack, and sound effects used consistent with Klei Entertainment's "Player Creation Guidelines" as stated on their website:
support.klei.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029880791-Player-Creation-Guidelines
Nothing in this video is sponsored by Klei Entertainment, and the commentary and information in this video do not represent the opinions or positions of any other entity whatsoever. Sorry Maxwell for killing you on the guardian, but you're just such a good example of being squishy!!










