Ok then tell me how to survive this one!

[Listy]

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Been on the planet ~7 days, not even had time to get a crop of potatoes in. So no chance to make dusters or clothing to protect agaisnt heat. No serious power supplies to run a cooler either.
Game says "Here have a heat wave"
Me: I'll do the only thing I have access too: Strip off everything not needed for modesty!
Game: That's nice, here have a bout of three extreme cases of heat stroke incapacitating all your colonists. Enjoy.
Me: Embuggerance. The heat wave should be over soon, hopefully I can tough it out. BTW game, where's the auto join event, its normally triggered by now?
Game: You dare to question me? Have a raid, peon, while all your colony is having a lie down.
Me: It's raining! Heatstroke while its foggy and raining?

Guess its my fault for playing on Cassandra normal difficulty.

[Jarwy]

Ironically tribals would've done better. I had a heatwave on my desert crossroads trading tribe about the same time as you did, but I have magical wooden boxes of cooling I can almost instantly erect in my rooms.

[hoffmale]

Err... you get enough starting materials for a solar panel or a wind turbine, a battery and at least one cooler air conditioner (that you would most likely need anyways for a freezer)...

I don't think that's too much to do in 7 days (I normally have my freezer running on day 2).

Usually the game tries to give you a joining wanderer somewhat soonish at the start, but it can take a while. Raids don't care about your condition, but they won't feel much better about the heat (and if they do, you might be able to get some of their better suited clothing).

Generally, I feel with A17 that the importance of your performance on the first few days has increased by a lot.

[O Negative]

Yeah, I understand the frustration. Heatwaves only trigger if the map is already above 30C, and increases the temp by 17C. Notice how your temp is 47C? Haha. It used to be worse, I think (20C instead of 17C). For future playthroughs on hotter maps - you're playing on arid shrubland right? - always make sure you're prepared for this event as soon as it happens. Heatstroke is no joke, but it's easily combatted with a single cooling unit. Just by looking at your stockpile, I can tell that you have more than enough steel (and maybe components) to build a cooler, even if you don't have passive cooling researched. That would've saved you.

Hope that helps!

[Listy]

Err... you get enough starting materials for a solar panel or a wind turbine, a battery and at least one cooler air conditioner (that you would most likely need anyways for a freezer)...

Which always struck me as an utter waste of time. Since A7 or so I've always gone direct to Geothermal.

Thanks for the tip about the wanderer though.

[tyriaelsoban]

Err... you get enough starting materials for a solar panel or a wind turbine, a battery and at least one cooler air conditioner (that you would most likely need anyways for a freezer)...

Hes also got a fueled genny next to his kitchen room, so its not like he dosnt have power enough for it ... set them all in there, wait for the HS to abate a bit and send them back out for a few cacti to keep the genny running.
Its worth noting though, that fueled gennies dont give a crap if the power they produce can be used or not, unless its been fixed, they will still burn during solar flares.
And also, solar power is always worth it if youre not playing on the polar ice caps.

[Listy]

I was wondering, could things like rain and standing in water alleviate heatstroke illness?

[A Friend]

Easy peasy! Just reload to a previous save point.
It's fool proof!

[tyriaelsoban]

I was wondering, could things like rain and standing in water alleviate heatstroke illness?

No.

[Listy]

I was wondering, could things like rain and standing in water alleviate heatstroke illness?

No.

Just to be clear..

I know they don't in game at current, but could they be coded too in future.

[hoffmale]

I was wondering, could things like rain and standing in water alleviate heatstroke illness?

No.

Just to be clear..

I know they don't in game at current, but could they be coded too in future.

Actually, if its hot, the last thing you want is humidity (so rain won't help, as it just helps to increase said humidity).

The human cooling mechanism (sweating) relies on water evaporation, which gets less and less efficient the higher the humidity in the air is. There's a reason why a "dry heat" is much more bearable than "jungle climate".

OTOH taking a bath in cooler water would help, but that requires a bit more soaking than just "standing in a river".

[CounTerOrdeR]

Hm, you dont have much built for 7 days. You have alot of resources that could be used to air condition your rooms.

Edit: Bedrooms should be built on day 1 or 2 aswell.

[Wintersdark]

Err... you get enough starting materials for a solar panel or a wind turbine, a battery and at least one cooler air conditioner (that you would most likely need anyways for a freezer)...

Which always struck me as an utter waste of time. Since A7 or so I've always gone direct to Geothermal.

A waste of time that would have saved your colony.  Just say'n.

[Andy_Dandy]

Hm, you dont have much built for 7 days. You have alot of resources that could be used to air condition your rooms.

Edit: Bedrooms should be built on day 1 or 2 aswell.

But he is saving for the Geothermal you see.

[Mkok]

I was wondering, could things like rain and standing in water alleviate heatstroke illness?

You could have them bathe in geothermal vent. Just build a room around it, and youve got your own sauna. Just beware the flames!