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− | + | '''Weather''' changes with [[season]]s, brings [[wet]], [[cold]], [[hot]], and [[dry]] conditions. | |
− | '''Weather''' changes with [[season]]s, | + | |
+ | Weather can be turned off by editing init.txt. This takes some load off of the CPU and can result in noticeably faster game play. | ||
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+ | They will slowly cover most | ||
+ | of the map with snow, and any dwarf caught in one will get an unhappy thought from it. | ||
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+ | (please add information what game features are removed when turning off weather by init file, and what consequences this has.) | ||
==Rain== | ==Rain== | ||
− | Rain is an event occurring at random intervals. The message "It has started raining" appears when it begins to rain. Rain has | + | Rain is an event occurring at random intervals. The message "It has started raining" appears when it begins to rain. Rain has no effect other than causing bad [[thought]]s to dwarves caught in the rain while outside. Raining is indicated by random [[outside]] ground tiles turning blue for one step. Rain can be disabled, along with all [[weather]] effects, by setting the WEATHER game option from the [[init file]]. |
− | + | Contrary to what one might assume, rain is strictly a water related weather event which does not have different levels of intensity. Due to this rain does not contribute to [[Cat|catsplosion]] or dogsplosion in any condition. | |
− | As | + | As of the current version{{version|0.27.176.38c}}, rain does not fill murky pools. It is planned that rain will evenually create water. |
− | Rainfall occurs in | + | Rainfall occurs in temperate to scorching maps. |
==Snow== | ==Snow== | ||
− | In | + | In winter, instead of raining it will snow. Snowing has very similar effects to rain, but instead of leaving "wet" squares, it |
− | + | will cover outdoor tiles with snow, including frozen pond tiles. | |
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− | Snowstorms will occur in winter on temperate to freezing maps. | + | Snowstorms will occasionally occur in winter on temperate to freezing maps. |
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