This page is not complete enough; please help if you can. The topic needs: This seems pretty outdated, and I think the weather system has now moved on to a more realistic system with cold fronts etc.
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Currently air temperature affects body temperature and if liquids and other foods freeze. (and can be switched to Celsius in options).
Temperature can also affect how quickly food spoils. Higher temperature causes quicker spoilage. Certain Labs are so cold food will never really spoil in them.
Weather types and effects
- Maximal duration is not when the weather is guaranteed to stop; it is simply when the weather is guaranteed to be recalculated. Most weather patterns have "stay the same" as a highly likely transition.
Name |
SpT |
SuT |
AuT |
WiT |
RP |
SP |
Min |
Max |
Effects |
Clear | 55 | 85 | 60 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 120 | Solar panels will charge slowly. |
Sunny | 70 | 100 | 70 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 300 | Player will suffer from glare while in sunlight without eye protection or headgear. Solar panels charge. |
Cloudy | 50 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 300 | None. |
Drizzle | 45 | 70 | 45 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 60 | Player may become wet with 50% chance while outdoors without rain coat, feathers or a torso piece of cloth with warmth of 35 or more, it adds -1 to morale up to -30 points. Slowly extinguishes fires and washes away scents on outside tiles. |
Rain | 42 | 65 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 180 | Player becomes wet while outdoors without rain coat, feathers or a torso piece of cloth with warmth of 35 or more, it adds -1 to morale up to -60 points. Extinguishes fires and washes away scents on outside tiles. |
Thunder Storm | 42 | 70 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 120 | Same as rain, plus with 2% chance of thunder per turn, if a character has good hearing, it can be heard even underground. |
Lightning Storm | 45 | 52 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | Same as thunder storm. Randomly lights up the area for a very short while. |
Acidic Drizzle | 45 | 70 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 30 | Same as drizzle, but with warning at each 10 turn. Causes light pain. As of 0.C (Cooper) this rain has been disabled. |
Acid Rain | 45 | 70 | 45 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | Same as rain, plus hurts every body part with different chances for 1 point. Causes severe pain. Hurts non-acid-proof monsters. As of 0.C (Cooper) this rain has been disabled. |
Flurries | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 60 | There's no weather effect currently associated with this pattern. |
Snowing | 25 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 360 | There's no weather effect currently associated with this pattern. |
Snowstorm | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 180 | There's no weather effect currently associated with this pattern. |
Weather patterns
Chances for each season, for the weather listed on the left to shift to the weather listed across the top.
Spring
|
CLR |
SUN |
CLD |
DRZ |
RAI |
THN |
LGT |
AC1 |
AC2 |
SN1 |
SN2 |
SN3
|
Clear
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Sunny
|
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Cloudy
|
3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
Drizzle
|
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Rain
|
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Thunder Storm
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Lightning Storm
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Acidic Drizzle
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Acidic Rain
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Flurries
|
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0
|
Snowing
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1
|
Snowstorm
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1
|
Summer
|
CLR |
SUN |
CLD |
DRZ |
RAI |
THN |
LGT |
AC1 |
AC2 |
SN1 |
SN2 |
SN3
|
Clear
|
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
Sunny
|
3 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Cloudy
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
Drizzle
|
2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Rain
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Thunder Storm
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Lightning Storm
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Acidic Drizzle
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Acidic Rain
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Flurries
|
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0
|
Snowing
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1
|
Snowstorm
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0
|
Autumn
|
CLR |
SUN |
CLD |
DRZ |
RAI |
THN |
LGT |
AC1 |
AC2 |
SN1 |
SN2 |
SN3
|
Clear
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
Sunny
|
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Cloudy
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
Drizzle
|
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Rain
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Thunder Storm
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Lightning Storm
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Acidic Drizzle
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Acidic Rain
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
Flurries
|
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0
|
Snowing
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1
|
Snowstorm
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1
|
Winter
|
CLR |
SUN |
CLD |
DRZ |
RAI |
THN |
LGT |
AC1 |
AC2 |
SN1 |
SN2 |
SN3
|
Clear
|
9 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0
|
Sunny
|
4 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
Cloudy
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1
|
Drizzle
|
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0
|
Rain
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0
|
Thunder Storm
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1
|
Lightning Storm
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4
|
Acidic Drizzle
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
Acidic Rain
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0
|
Flurries
|
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0
|
Snowing
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3
|
Snowstorm
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6
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