A few ideas for some other, relatively easy to implement seasonal occurrences. If you can also think of any, post them below. Try to keep them easy to implement though and I will update the list as it develops. Hopefully we can think of a few good ones.
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Hot Season
Random areas set on fire. Crops have chance of Setting on Fire. Solar power charges super fast.
Cold Season
Crops don't grow and your colonists move slightly slower. Equipping clothing removes slow. Small defuff to colonists overall happiness.
Rainy Season
Crops grow faster. Looks nice :3. Colonists get a happy buff for the duration. Having a good thing happen occasionally is always a bonus.
Mist Season
Strong aliens hunt on the land. Occasionally attacking the player. (Similar to that of Pitch Black, just not as impossible to survive :P)
Well, we already have raider season and trader season. ;D
I must say, I'd prefer the challenges (and tileset switchup) of a cold season to the tedium (and the predictability) of a raider season. But you can't beat a dry season for the very western-seeming dust storms.
It would just be nice to add a little more diversity in challenges / events. I'm sure this is intended to some degree further down the line of the games development but its always good to do some brainstorming and get a few ideas ahead of time.
The seasons have been removed from the latest builds, not sure if Tynan wants to add more seasons type.
Well darn, that really throws a spanner in the works for this thread. Still though, I'm guessing he is going to transition more towards events so that difficulty regulation is easier. Makes sense.
Quote from: Hypolite on October 13, 2013, 06:03:15 PM
The seasons have been removed from the latest builds, not sure if Tynan wants to add more seasons type.
Removed? So they existed before?
I hope they are re-added
Just wanted to point out, that I can overlook "rain happiness bonus" as long as we would get (in case of implementation) raiders slipping up and falling flat on their faces in cold season :D
even an aesthetic change would be nice - frankly, id love to sea just basic seasons implemented, not necesarilly exclusively winter,spring,summer and autumn, but monsoon seasons or droughts etc (not sure if a season name for 'really hot' xD).
Plainly: I'd love to see my base go from covered in snow to a lush meadow.
Of course, this could be expanded on to have effects on gameplay, such as suggested, 'cold season: crops don't grow' or hot season: muffalaria wipes out your local muffalo ranch.
Quote from: Galileus on January 08, 2014, 02:36:50 AM
Just wanted to point out, that I can overlook "rain happiness bonus" as long as we would get (in case of implementation) raiders slipping up and falling flat on their faces in cold season :D
:) That would be HILARIOUS.
Quote from: Untrustedlife on January 08, 2014, 08:27:04 PM
Quote from: Galileus on January 08, 2014, 02:36:50 AM
Just wanted to point out, that I can overlook "rain happiness bonus" as long as we would get (in case of implementation) raiders slipping up and falling flat on their faces in cold season :D
:) That would be HILARIOUS.
"A raider has slipped and been knocked unconscious"
Quote from: Jones-250 on January 23, 2014, 12:50:42 PM
Quote from: Untrustedlife on January 08, 2014, 08:27:04 PM
Quote from: Galileus on January 08, 2014, 02:36:50 AM
Just wanted to point out, that I can overlook "rain happiness bonus" as long as we would get (in case of implementation) raiders slipping up and falling flat on their faces in cold season :D
:) That would be HILARIOUS.
"A raider has slipped and been knocked unconscious"
"The raider has frozen and died"