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Title: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Brick on October 19, 2015, 11:18:15 AM
Hey all, I'm in the 77th Day of a Volcanic Winter here, how long do they last??? Its even told me its 'summer' but its still to cold to really grow anything... Am I missing something? Do I need to complete a task to end it?
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: koisama on October 19, 2015, 12:05:15 PM
QuoteA distant supervolcano has erupted and begun spewing millions of cubic kilometers of ash into the atmosphere.

Ash in the atmosphere will obscure the sun. Temperatures will drop and plants will suffer for lack of sunlight. It could pass in a few weeks, or it might last many months.

It can be anywhere from 15 to 80 days.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: naptha on October 19, 2015, 01:44:46 PM
Losing is fun!
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Coenmcj on October 21, 2015, 07:38:38 AM
Hopefully it shouldn't continue any longer than that 80th day, If it does though, post the save. :)
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Kalshion on October 22, 2015, 03:28:10 PM
Hmmm, I have had it last longer than 80 days (in my current game, it went up to 91 days before I decided to force it to stop) if it goes beyond that then you can simply edit the save file. If you need help on that just ask :)
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: milon on October 22, 2015, 07:17:01 PM
^ Were you running any mods?  That shouldn't happen in vanilla.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Bob_Namg on October 22, 2015, 11:43:09 PM
Quote from: Kalshion on October 22, 2015, 03:28:10 PM
Hmmm, I have had it last longer than 80 days (in my current game, it went up to 91 days before I decided to force it to stop) if it goes beyond that then you can simply edit the save file. If you need help on that just ask :)
Couldn't you use debug mode?
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Ekarus on October 26, 2015, 04:50:44 AM
...I'm having fun with a Volcanic winter on my save, found a seed on the forums with a spot that's winter temperature is -139 F

I'm almost positive it's gotten /warmer/ during the Volcanic Winter.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: JimmyAgnt007 on October 27, 2015, 09:06:52 AM
Back when we were testing the toxic fallout, a bug kept it going forever and I actually had a lot of fun keeping my people in a mountain fortress desperately mining metal to make hydroponics. 
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Patrykbono20 on November 01, 2015, 01:25:47 AM
Quote from: Brick on October 19, 2015, 11:18:15 AM
Hey all, I'm in the 77th Day of a Volcanic Winter here, how long do they last??? Its even told me its 'summer' but its still to cold to really grow anything... Am I missing something? Do I need to complete a task to end it?
for futher, make a hottest "glassroom" with roof, sun lamp and hot temperature
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Duban on November 01, 2015, 11:16:37 AM
Quote from: Kalshion on October 22, 2015, 03:28:10 PM
Hmmm, I have had it last longer than 80 days (in my current game, it went up to 91 days before I decided to force it to stop) if it goes beyond that then you can simply edit the save file. If you need help on that just ask :)

I had one start in February and end in September, 100% stock. It can definitely last longer than 80 days. Luckily it was an ice base and I was growing everything indoors anyways.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Limdood on November 01, 2015, 01:32:15 PM
Quote from: Duban on November 01, 2015, 11:16:37 AM

I had one start in February and end in September, 100% stock. It can definitely last longer than 80 days. Luckily it was an ice base and I was growing everything indoors anyways.

Months are 10 days long.  If its started Feb 1st and ended Sept. 10th....that would be 80 days.  Feb, March, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept - 8 monthsx10 days each
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Scotty on November 03, 2015, 03:44:02 AM
oooo
i need to start playing rimworld again
iv yet to experience a volcanic winter :D
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Limdood on November 03, 2015, 08:58:08 AM
only thing i've never experienced is an agent.  do they still happen on A12d?
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Coenmcj on November 08, 2015, 04:37:10 PM
Might be a bit late, but no, they do not happen any more, they were deactivated shortly after they were added, for a few reasons, they are still in the game files should you wish to reactivate them however. the incident chance is just 0. :)
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Rogue on November 09, 2015, 12:25:24 PM
I'm @ 97 days and all my crops are dead.  Very little food.  Very little animals and no trees in the vicinity. 

If it goes on any longer.  My colony will die.

Cannot buy anything.  No Silver. Spent all to keep my colony with food.

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Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: RedStorm58 on November 09, 2015, 02:04:48 PM
Is hydroponics still a thing?
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Limdood on November 09, 2015, 02:46:24 PM
in a pinch you can also dig up graves and butcher the bodies.  bodies don't decay in graves.  They're like cryptosleep for dead things!
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Rogue on November 10, 2015, 03:32:05 PM
Volcanic Winter is now @ 120 days.  Hit with a cold snap -143 degrees.  Colonists have Hypothermia and dying.
No food, Animals and Silver.

Disaster!!!!
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: TLHeart on November 10, 2015, 08:20:30 PM
Quote from: Rogue on November 10, 2015, 03:32:05 PM
Volcanic Winter is now @ 120 days.  Hit with a cold snap -143 degrees.  Colonists have Hypothermia and dying.
No food, Animals and Silver.

Disaster!!!!

really, are you counting actual game days, or saying it has been 4 months?  a month is 10 days on the rim.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Rogue on November 11, 2015, 06:07:11 PM
There are 10 days to a Rimworld month.  So I've had a Volcanic winter for 1 year.  If there are 12 month to a Rimworld year.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: MeowRailroad on November 12, 2015, 04:37:44 PM
Just another example of how RimWorld was secretly inspired by the Donner Party and Jamestown.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: zoranjoza on January 15, 2016, 08:56:38 PM
Whaaaat 1 month is 10 days.... What a revelation, now I need to think differently...
My Vulcan winter started 1st November,  now it's June I think or may. So it last 70-80 days  and it will end soon? It's fun, it allowed me to expand my base, resources coz I don't need to care about food and plants. Now they work for food 😀. Just to survive,  like me... 😄
I'm using hardcore modpack syndicat.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: falcongrey on January 15, 2016, 10:45:07 PM
Nice! The longest Volcanic Winter I have had was like 4 or 5 game months.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Sens on January 16, 2016, 07:50:13 AM
Go canibal (joywire ppl). Eat the growers if they are useless  ;D
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: Jarwy on January 16, 2016, 10:44:56 AM
Quote from: zoranjoza on January 15, 2016, 08:56:38 PM
Whaaaat 1 month is 10 days.... What a revelation, now I need to think differently...
My Vulcan winter started 1st November,  now it's June I think or may. So it last 70-80 days  and it will end soon? It's fun, it allowed me to expand my base, resources coz I don't need to care about food and plants. Now they work for food 😀. Just to survive,  like me... 😄
I'm using hardcore modpack syndicat.

Using SK as well. I think VW and toxic fallout last much longer in it. Mine lasted 13 rim-months (130 days) and then I turned it off from console because it hadn't ended.
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: zoranjoza on January 16, 2016, 11:20:17 AM
How to turn it off? And if I turn it off will it come later again? I don't won't to shut it down forever it would be cheating. 
Title: Re: Forever Volcanic Winter
Post by: TLHeart on January 16, 2016, 06:33:43 PM
Quote from: zoranjoza on January 16, 2016, 11:20:17 AM
How to turn it off? And if I turn it off will it come later again? I don't won't to shut it down forever it would be cheating.

Open developers mode, click the debug actions menu, click the end map condition button, select the condition you want to end... will not prevent the volcanic winter from returning.