Hot weather challenge seeds?

Started by Shadou, October 07, 2015, 02:35:57 AM

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Shadou

I'm looking for a map seed with areas that have really, really hot weather. Some maps I've been playing on have been throwing heat waves of more than 125 degrees Fahrenheit/52 degrees Celsius at me, but it really hasn't bothered my colonists much; by the time a heat wave hits, I've had power and climate control in place, and it hasn't been a big deal, and it isn't even a problem aside from colonist mood without climate control outside a heat wave. So has anyone found any seeds with some really punishing hot zones? Seeds where the threat of heatstroke is actually a threat, even when a heat wave isn't in play?

It really just seems like it's easier to find punishing cold maps than punishing hot maps. It takes a heat wave on the hottest maps to even have the threat of heat stroke, but the really cold maps will threaten frostbite and worse even without a cold snap. Or maybe I'm just not finding the right seeds. Has anyone found a seed with a really punishing hot zone?

Shadou

Found a map seed with the hottest area I've seen yet, an overall average of 92.0F/33.3C, with range of 86.0F/30.0C average in January to 97.9F/36.6C in July. It also has the coldest area I've found yet, overall average -75.5F/-59.7 and range -122.4F/-85.6C in January to -28.6F/-33.6C in July. Brrrr..... seed s398 on 400x300 map size.

Anyone else found any really hot or cold seeds? Any hotter or colder areas of note?

rexx1888

the desert in australia, we average out at 40 -45 degrees celcius...

Shadou

I haven't seen any maps with temperatures that high. I wonder if there's a mod that adds more realistic deserts; hotter during the day, colder at night. Deserts should be a climate control nightmare, with heat stroke danger during the day and freezing nights.

Magus_Nex

Quote from: Shadou on October 07, 2015, 02:35:57 AM
I'm looking for a map seed with areas that have really, really hot weather. Some maps I've been playing on have been throwing heat waves of more than 125 degrees Fahrenheit/52 degrees Celsius at me, but it really hasn't bothered my colonists much; by the time a heat wave hits, I've had power and climate control in place, and it hasn't been a big deal, and it isn't even a problem aside from colonist mood without climate control outside a heat wave. So has anyone found any seeds with some really punishing hot zones? Seeds where the threat of heatstroke is actually a threat, even when a heat wave isn't in play?

I find that at any stage of the game the real issue with high temps is food, and keeping it from going bad. I prefer to play the hotter zones as well, and heat stroke can be a slight issue, but even with 2 Air Cons going at stupid cold temps (i set them to run at -125) the food still goes bad
how do you get around that issue.

i have not found any seeds that are better then the poster above either.

It really just seems like it's easier to find punishing cold maps than punishing hot maps. It takes a heat wave on the hottest maps to even have the threat of heat stroke, but the really cold maps will threaten frostbite and worse even without a cold snap. Or maybe I'm just not finding the right seeds. Has anyone found a seed with a really punishing hot zone?

Shadou

I don't really have problems with food spoilage. But then, I usually make small freezers, no larger than 7x7, and double walls around it. Two coolers can keep it frozen through the hottest heat waves I've seen. If I need any more than the 49 stacks that size allows, then it's time to sell some vegetables.