Don’t Starve: Character Crabby Hermit quest guide

How to Find Character Crabby Hermit Island: Sail on a boat in the water to fish out a message in a bottle, which will reveal the location of the hermit crab.

Rewards:

• Shell Bell Pouch
• Honey
• Fish Bait (Rainy Day Bait, Snowy Day Bait, Tranquilizing Bait, Heavyweight Bait)
• Advertisement Flyer (Instructions for bobber and bait)
• Pearl’s Pearl (used to fight King Crab)

Unlock Bottle Trading Station, where you can exchange needed items with empty bottles (unlock items based on affinity level).

Mechanics:
During the day, the old lady comes out, so trading is not possible at dusk and night, but quests can still be completed. Await her appearance during the day to receive rewards.

The maximum affinity level for the hermit crab is 10 and can be increased by completing various tasks. This value is shared among all players, with each task increasing affinity by 1. The first completion of a task can increase the hermit crab’s affinity, while subsequent completions will reward a package of gratitude without increasing affinity.

After reaching an affinity level of 1, approaching Character Crabby Hermit unlocks the Bottle Trading tab, with more trade options unlocked at affinity levels 3, 6, 8, and 9. At levels 2, 4, 5, and 7, she will provide players with a gratitude package (details described later). There is a 25% chance of dropping Rainy Day Bait, Snowy Day Bait, Tranquilizing Bait, or Heavyweight Bait at levels 2, 4, 5, and 7 respectively. Upon reaching level 10 and upgrading the house to the highest level, she will give players Pearl’s Pearl.

Affinity level can be determined by the subtitle color of her speech. Initially, Character Crabby Hermit’s speech subtitle color is pale pink. At level 4, the color changes to light magenta. At level 8, the color shifts again to light purple, revealing her true name as “Pearl,” and her hermitage is renamed “Pearl’s Home.”

Crab Shipwreck
This situation is related to tasks, and some players may use it when farming pearls. As the hermit crab cannot be attacked and is immune to weapons like the Ice Staff, players can freeze her using a Snowball Maker, make her panic with fire or Shadow Manipulator, or push her onto a sinking ship to make her disappear. If Character Crabby Hermit disappears from the world due to console commands or a sinking ship, a new Character Crabby Hermit will spawn after the world restarts.

Tasks:

Fill Meat Racks:
Hang any item on the hermit crab’s meat rack; if there are no empty racks, the task is complete. This task can be repeated, but each hermit crab can only increase affinity once.

Plant Flowers:
Use a Butterfly Net to catch butterflies and plant 10 flowers near the hermit crab’s bee box to complete the task. This task can be repeated after sinking the hermit crab.

Plant Berry Bushes:
Dig up berry bushes or juicy berry bushes with a shovel. Plant 8 berry bushes on the hermit crab’s island next to each other and fertilize them with rot or manure to complete the task. This task can be repeated after sinking the hermit crab.

Clean Up Garbage:
Initially, players can obtain a blueprint for a Nutcracker from Character Crabby Hermit by trading three empty bottles. After learning the blueprint, build a wooden ship and attach a Nutcracker to it. There are blue balls in the sea around the hermit crab’s island, which are natural shell piles. Salvage these piles to complete the task. This task can be repeated, but each hermit crab can only increase affinity once.

(After clearing the garbage in the water with the wooden raft, throw a statue into the water and retrieve it to obtain a Shell Bell Pack. This can be used to farm gift packages.)

Repair House:
Repair the hermit crab’s house three times following a specific sequence. Repairing the hermit crab’s house is necessary for obtaining pearls. Each repair task can only be completed once.

First Repair:
Requires 10 Cookie Cutter Shells, 10 Boards, and 1 Firefly.

Second Repair:
Requires 10 Marble, 5 Cut Stone, and 3 Glow Berries.

Third Repair:
Requires 10 Moon Rocks, 10 Rope, and 10 Carpeted Flooring.

Clean Venus Flytraps:
Clean up one Venus Flytrap naturally spawned in spring. Self-planted traps do not count. This task cannot be repeated, and each hermit crab can only increase affinity once.

Provide Supplies:
Completing this task involves giving the hermit crab requested supplies. These tasks can be repeated, but each supply can only increase affinity once.

Rainy Days:
Provide 1 Floral Parasol or Umbrella Hat for rain protection. This task can be repeated, but cannot be done if she already has the equipment.

Snowy Days:
Provide 1 Warm Clothing (Puffy Vest or Insulated Pack) for warmth. This task can be repeated, but cannot be done if she already has the equipment.

Summer:
Provide 1 Flower Salad every 10 days, with intervals between each serving.

Seasonal Fish:
Offer one sufficiently heavy seasonal ocean fish per season (fish of the same type with a weight exceeding 70%). Use a scale for weighing; there will be a special prompt for sufficient weight. These tasks can be repeated, but each seasonal fish can only increase affinity once.

Heavy Autumn Catfish:
Provide one sufficiently heavy Autumn Catfish for the fall season. Completing this task earns an advertisement for Tranquilizing Bait.

Heavy Winter Iceshroom:
Offer one sufficiently heavy Iceshroom for the winter season. Completing this task earns an advertisement for Snowy Day Bait.

Heavy Spring Blossom Tuna:
Provide one sufficiently heavy Blossom Tuna for the spring season. Completing this task earns an advertisement for Rainy Day Bait.

Heavy Summer Fiery Sunfish:
Offer one sufficiently heavy Fiery Sunfish for the summer season. Completing this task earns an advertisement for Heavyweight Bait.

Non-Seasonal Fish:
Offer five sufficiently heavy non-seasonal ocean fish (any ocean fish except the four mentioned above, with a weight exceeding 70%). Use a scale for weighing; there will be a special prompt for sufficient weight (different characters have different prompts). These tasks can be repeated, but each fish can only increase affinity once.

Summary:
One-Time Tasks:
Cannot be repeated after sinking the hermit crab.

Repair House
Clean Venus Flytraps

Tasks that can be repeated after sinking the hermit crab, but not before:
Plant Flowers
Plant Berry Bushes

Repeated Tasks without Affinity Increase (New hermit crabs will provide affinity):
Fill Meat Racks
Clean Up Garbage
Provide Supplies

Task Rewards:
Gratitude Package:
Contains 3 random Shell Bells (High-Pitched 40%, Mid-Pitched 40%, Low-Pitched 20%; Gratitude Packages at Affinity Level 2 do not contain Shell Bells)

If Plant Flowers task was completed, an additional Honey is included.

At Levels 2, 4, 5, and 7, an extra fish bait (Rainy Day Bait, Snowy Day Bait, Tranquilizing Bait, or Heavyweight Bait) is provided.