📖 Don't Starve Soda Shenanigans: Fan Ads, Mods & Mayhem
The "Don't Starve" Soda Commercial Guide
Fan Creations, Mods, and References in the Community
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Fan-Made Soda Commercial Animation (2024)
One of the most notable pieces of content is a fan-made "soda commercial" animation set in the Don't Starve Together universe. Created by user mLaureano (YouTube handle sylvion834) around mid-2024, this parody video portrays Don't Starve characters in a humorous soda advertisement scenario.
The animator used 2D animation (in Krita) to mimic an upbeat soda commercial, likely using audio from a real ad for comedic effect. The result was posted on YouTube where it gathered over 6,000 views in about a year.
YouTube Video
Title: "Soda Commercial – Don't Starve Together Animation"
Creator: sylvion834
Published: June 2024
Views: ~6,000
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Reddit Reception
The creator also shared it on Reddit's r/animation as "Soda commercial (by me)", where fellow fans praised the character motions and humor. This video became a semi-viral fan meme in the community, as it humorously inserts the gloomy Don't Starve characters into a bubbly, upbeat soda advertisement format.
Community Memes and Parodies
Besides the animation, the "Don't Starve soda commercial" idea has inspired smaller memes and jokes. Fans on Reddit have occasionally referenced soda in Don't Starve contexts (often riffing on the incongruity of a modern soda in the 1920s-esque Constant).
Notable Example
"Don't Starve x McDonald's scene: '2 number 45s and a large soda…'"
A user jokingly envisioned this crossover, blending game references with fast-food memes.
However, no other large fan videos specifically parodying soda ads in Don't Starve went viral in the last 18 months. The concept remains a niche joke centered mostly around the one animation and a few image macros.
Mods Featuring Soda Themes
The modding community has also played with soda-related content within Don't Starve Together:
Inca Kola Mod
A custom item mod by Seeetly that adds Inca Kola, a famous Peruvian soda, as a craftable drink in-game. First released on Aug 31, 2024 (updated Sep 10, 2024), it was made "for no particular reason" other than fun.
The recipe uses sweeteners, ice, and cactus, yielding a beverage that restores a bit of Hunger and a good amount of Sanity (and humorously turns to nitre when it spoils).
Mod Details
- Creator: Seeetly
- Released: Aug 31, 2024
- Updated: Sep 10, 2024
- Workshop ID: 3322075098
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Effects:
- +15 Hunger
- +30 Sanity
- Spoils to Nitre
Crushed Soda Cans Collection
A mod collection humorously named "crushed soda cans," compiled by user cheri. It was a pack of 25 various mods for DST, last updated on Dec 14, 2024.
The title suggests a theme of littered soda cans, though the contents were a mix of gameplay tweaks. The collection was later removed for Steam guideline reasons, so details are limited.
Usability Note: These mods are user-made and available via the Steam Workshop. The Inca Kola mod is fully functional (requires all players to subscribe, as tagged), whereas the "crushed soda cans" pack is no longer accessible.
Official References to Soda in Don't Starve
Interestingly, Klei's official content does not include any literal soda item or ad – Don't Starve has no in-game soda food or drink (the game's focus is on food, not beverages). However, there is an in-game trinket that nods to soda:
Orange Soda Trinket
A small empty orange soda can that can be dug up or fished as a trinket (introduced in Shipwrecked and present in Don't Starve Together). While not a consumable, it's a trade item with funny examine quotes.
Character Quotes
- Wickerbottom: "A soda beverage can."
- Walani: "Slammable soda!"
This trinket's existence is anachronistic (since DS is circa 1920s), something even the devs playfully acknowledge – one update note mentioned such trinkets might be pulled through time "rifts" into the Constant.
Fun Fact: Dropping an Orange Soda into a volcano in Shipwrecked triggers a special response, referencing a scene from the film Joe Versus the Volcano.
Aside from the Orange Soda trinket, there have been no official soda-themed commercials or events for Don't Starve in the past 18 months. Klei Entertainment did not run any soda tie-in promotions or spoof ads within this timeframe.
Community Events and Miscellaneous
It's worth noting a crossover between the Don't Starve community and real-world soda in an event context. In early 2025, the fan-run "Community Creations Con (C3)" (a DST modding livestream event) featured sponsorships and giveaways that included actual soda prizes.
C3: Community Creations Con (March 2025)
During this charity stream event, viewers could win packs of Jones Soda (Nuka-Victory) and BAWLS Guarana energy soda during the charity stream.
While not related to Don't Starve's content itself, it shows the community's quirky embrace of soda outside the game – even using Fallout-themed sodas as prizes for a DST event.
Prize Sodas
- Jones Soda (Fallout "Nuka" edition)
- BAWLS Guarana energy soda
Community giveaway prizes
This underscores how the soda motif has lightly permeated community culture (mostly as humor and fun rewards) even if the game proper doesn't delve into fizzy drinks.
Summary
In the last 18 months, "Don't Starve soda commercial" has been a purely fan-driven and community meme concept. We've seen a standout fan animation parodying a soda ad with DST characters, a couple of mods introducing soda into gameplay for laughs, and ongoing community jokes about soda in the Constant.
There have been no official soda commercials or in-game soda items from Klei in this period – the closest official nod is the longstanding Orange Soda trinket with its humorous quotes. Nevertheless, the fanbase has kept the idea alive through creativity, effectively creating their own "ads" and content.
Key Timeline
- June 2024: Fan Animation "Soda Commercial – Don't Starve Together Animation" by sylvion834
- Aug 31, 2024: "Inca Kola" mod released by Seeetly (Steam Workshop ID 3322075098)
- Dec 14, 2024: "crushed soda cans" mod collection updated (later removed)
- March 2025: C3 Community event with soda giveaways