Weather
Your expedition now moves between clear skies, rain and storms. The day/time display also shows the current weather. New expeditions begin clear, and clouds and rainfall change gradually over about 15 seconds.
| Weather | What you will notice | Usual duration |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | Blue sky, scattered clouds and gentle wind | 4–8 minutes |
| Rain | Cloudier sky, steady rain and rainfall sounds | 3–5 minutes |
| Storm | Dark clouds, heavier rain, stronger wind and distant thunder | 2–4 minutes |
The duration applies after the transition finishes. Storms can happen by day or night.
Actual Windows-player captures, 19 September 2026, from the same weather review scene:
A solid roof keeps rain out and muffles the weather sounds. Caves also provide shelter. Looking out from cover still shows rain outside.
Storm flashes and thunder are atmospheric: they do not strike players, ignite buildings or damage crops. Rain adds no watering chores and does not fill tanks or change farmland. Existing lighting and underground farming rules still apply.
Weather continues while you play or open inventory. Pausing freezes its schedule. Sleeping checks the weather again: it may stay the same or gradually change after you wake. It currently has a 50% chance to keep the existing weather; otherwise it chooses a different state. This happens once per successful night skip, so using the bed again in the morning cannot keep rerolling it.
This actual sleep example changes a storm into rain. A different night may keep its weather.
Save Game remembers the current weather and any transition in progress. Loading resumes that schedule without advancing it for time spent away. Older checkpoints begin with clear weather when first loaded into this version.
Rain and thunder use the normal master audio volume in Settings. Solar panels and wind turbines now use this same weather: clouds reduce solar output and stronger wind increases turbine output.