Usually, when a hound attacks me, I just run to some pig-men houses for protection, since they're better fighters then I am. However, if they attack me at night, the pig-men are asleep, and I don't have any protection. Right now my strategy (which is definitely not ideal) is to run in circles around my campfire until dawn, so I can have the pig-men kill them for me. Is there any good way to survive a hound attack at night?
How to survive hound attacks at night
dont-starve
Best Answer
Offloading incoming attackers (hounds, giants...) onto others sometimes works well, but there are other ways of dealing with them.
Usually hounds announce themselves some time beforehand, so you can do some last-minute preparations to welcome them:
Your fighting area should be well-lit: two permanent fire pits are no unnecessary luxury.
I always advise against a panic room, because you can get yourself trapped in it. An area laden with tooth traps (or bee mines) can be as effective, and if you run arounds, enemy pursuers will often take a shortcut and run straight to you, through the deadly field.
Dealing with hounds becomes quite easy once you got a better weapon (Dark Sword, Ham Bat, Tentacle Spike). A regular spear is an excellent weapon for those non-rushed battles, like killing off 1 beefalo or Werepig, but for hounds at night, don't be afraid to whip out the big guns.
Hounds take 5 hits with a spear. An easy way to kite them is to let them approach, dodge the first bite, deliver two hits, dodge the second bite, deliver three hits, killing it.
This shows why Spikes work better: you only have to dodge the first bite & deliver three consecutive hits (hold F) to kill them. You can usually kill them off one by one this way, dealing with each incoming hound before the next one reaches you.