


Additionally, in DST the shadows last until they are killed/dismissed(the shadow is dismissed when Maxwell hits it, this also kills the shadow in one hit, regardless of the damage of the weapon used, additionally when the shadow is dismissed it also drops 1 nightmare fuel), where as in DS the shadows not only die automatically after 2.5 days after their initial summon, they also don't drop anything when dismissed. In DST they carry out specific tasks with which they're assigned when they're created, moreover every shadow besides the duelist does its action automatically so long as the object on which their action will be performed is close by and the shadows themselces haven't strayed too far away from Maxwell. In DS the shadows will assist Maxwell with most chores he does, such as chopping, mining, and fighting, however, they won't do anything on their own unless of course one manages to cancel the action just before it started, but that seems kinda tedious (to me at least). I suppose that getting damaged thing in DS is for balance purposes, but it just screws Maxwell up in the early days, when the help of the shadows is much appreciated. It may sound surprising at first, but his sanity regen is more of a downside than of an upside, due to a high demand for nightmare fuel if one wants to use Codex Umbra a lot.Ĭodex Umbra deals 15 damage as well as consumes 55 maximum sanity and 2 nightmare fuel in order to summon a shadow in DS, where as in DST it acts like a portable crafting station, and requires 2 nightmare fuel, a tool related to the task a shadow will carry out (axe for a logger, spear for a duelist, etc.) and 20%(for logger, miner, and digger) or 35%(for duelist) maximum sanity (in both DS and DST maximum sanity is returned when the shadow dies, or when it is dismissed) to summon or rather "craft" a shadow. Lower sanity regen (6.67sanity per minute in DST compared to his 20 sinty per minunte in DS)

And in my honest opinion, DST Maxwell is more fun to play as for a multitude of reasons :ġ. Ever since I've unlocked and started playing as Maxwell in DS, I couldn't help but compare him to his DST version.
