Weather System: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:18, 15 January 2019

Weather is a game mechanic that will be implemented in Below Zero. Snow, rain and lightning will feature as weather types^[1]^[2]. Other types of weather have yet to be confirmed.

Weather Types

Several different weather types will be present in gameplay.^[3]

Mild

Light snow or rain

Heavy

Blizzard/Low visibility conditions

Extreme

Hail, Lighting, Tornadoes

Monitoring

The current weather and future forecast can be viewed using a Control Room.

Trivia

Weather was originally planned and worked on during the development of Subnautica such as rain for example, however it was scrapped after alterations to the skybox.

Gallery

BZ SurfaceFogScattering 01

A sped up view showing various states of weather
BZ NewClouds 01
BZ NewClouds 02

References

[1] ttps://trello.com/c/L9lxCTdF/200-screen-space-snow-accumulation-and-wetness-when-it-rains

[2] ttps://trello.com/c/Qo2qySmb/364-lightning-rock-slide-fx-on-the-blocked-path-back-from-the-precursor

[3] ttps://favro.com/organization/35200a08dbbad85b26102638/0d9378db42299691bb14c708?card=Unk-1756

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