Cloudy with a chance of Rain

[Peanut Buddha]

I think it would be amazing if you could add weather/elements to the game like rain and thunder maybe even seasons? I can imagine seasons would be odd to do because we keep track of days and we would want seasons to come maybe once every 30 days or something not really sure. 

[phoenixtwo87]

I've long wanted weather of some kind. I'm not sure how they could implement rain considering raindrops the size of cars would likely destroy most bases if we're talking about realism. But I would love more variety. Maybe cloudy and misty days, along with fog or something. Variety is key. Maybe have effects like cold or something like that if its a cold misty day or something. 

[Alynxkia]

I want it to rain but to avoid it feeling like a meteor shower attack it has to be more like a sprinkle or a mist (not fog mist but really really small droplets). It would be cool if the mist pooled on the grass blades and formed dew droplets on many of the grass blades and some other areas. 

I think the thunder suggestion is doable and I would love for some lightning effects. 

Snow seems doable as it can fall very fine flakes and gently.

I’m not sure if I would like windy days as that’s gonna take away a key visual cue for when larger insects are near you. Windy days could become a reason to do certain things on certain days and maybe focus on areas where you have greater visibility or are inside/underground. 

Things get a little complicated if we add in effects from the weather besides visual.  Is rain going to make things slippery or just look shiny?  If it is gonna make things slippery, can we make gear that helps to negate that effect? If it’s going to snow, are we going to need to carry a spicy weapon or a torch or wear cold resistant clothing? On really bright sunny days is there going to be a heat factor we have to keep in mind? On windy days is our dandelion puff going to go off course? Will flying insects flight paths be impacted? 
 

If we were not going to do full seasons, the only way I would be able to explain having such a variety pack of weather (summer one day and winter the next) would be for one of Wendall’s or ominent’s machines to be a weather machine and malfunctioning. I mean, we already have a shrinking machine so why not. 

Edited August 5 by Alynxkia