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Dr. Xu (from Invisible, Inc.)
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Hekateras  [developer] 21 Sep, 2019 @ 10:39am
Dr. Xu survival notes
Here is a brief guide on how to flourish in DST with Dr. Xu, based on some dozens of hours of playing with the current build.

Basic stats
Dr. Xu starts with the maximum stats
  • 150 Hunger
  • 200 Sanity
  • 150 Health
The stats deplete at a normal rate.

Special abilities
  • Dr. Xu has a special EMP melee attack that can stun enemies for a short time. By default, his unarmed melee attack will cause this effect if the stun ability is not on cooldown. While the ability is on cooldown, Dr. Xu's speed will be reduced and his hunger will drain at a faster rate! Dr. Xu will make an announcement when the cooldown ends. The stun will work on any enemy for the same duration. Meaning it will work on anything from a spider to a bee to the Deerclops.
  • Dr. Xu can craft a special Shock Trap under the Science tab. The Shock Trap accomplishes the same effect as the melee attack. It loses 10% durability after each use. It can be crafted by Dr. Xu but can be placed by anyone.

Tips and tricks
  • Bees, butterflies and rabbits can all be picked up after being stunned. This is especially helpful for bee farms since it frees the player from needing to use silk to make bug nets. Dr. Xu can make bee farms extremely early in the game - as long as he's stocked up on food or has someone to "fuel" him through it. This frees up silk for other needs and gets you a stockpile of honey before the first winter.
  • Dr. Xu is slow while recovering from his EMP, which makes it a bad choice to use when fighting or fleeing multiple enemies. However, he can 1-on-1 even tough enemies very effectively like this with far less prep than usually needed, by stunning them with a first unarmed strike or luring them into a shock trap, switching to a weapon and beating away at them until they die or recover from the stun, when the whole thing can be repeated.
  • If you come across buzzards in the desert biome, you can stun one with a melee attack and quickly switch to even a basic spear and kill it before it recovers for easy meat.
  • Dr. Xu's stun/shock trap ability will make any boss fight easier and quicker for the whole team. Stun a boss like the deerclops and the team can safely swoop in to whittle down his health without having to worry about kiting, just for a short bit.
  • It may be worth investing in a marble suit instead of a log suit and use him to tank instead of kite, since it saves you time you'd spend dodging the next post-stun strike.
  • Use the shock trap instead of the melee EMP ability to stun enemies with a long reach you don't want to risk getting too close to.