Your least favourite SW season

[PhelsarusBeel]

So i was pretty interested to see wich of the 4 SW season is the least favourite one for most people

Personally i go with Hurricane Season because of multiple reasons

1) You'r very limited to exploration. What i mean is because of the very long nights and the combination of Wind and Rain it's very hard to even explore a bit of the map without having a prebuild Chiminea ready to set up should the Wind decide to screw you over (i would love a Campfire that is immune to Wind so i don't have to worry so much about it)

2) There is nothing really to do during Hurricane season other then to prepare for Monsoonseason and maybe go out and Trawl a bit during the day.

3) The big waves make getting around just a lot more akward because even if i go with the waves i still have to watch out to not collide with a big one.

4) Not a fan of the Sealnado not at all.

Also i get that it's supposed to be SW equivalent of Winter but heck even RoG Winter doesn't limit me this much in terms of exploration all i have to worry about during that season is not freezing to death but that's easily avoidable.

[Croissant]

Def hurricane season. Waves limit ocean activity like trawling or sailing beyond shallow waters. Wind makes campfire impossible to sustain without a big resource drain. 

I disagree that it's all about preparing for monsoon season. Monsoon season starts with approx 3 days where you can easily get materials for 8 or more sandbags. 

Sealnado is suuuuuper easy. 

1- hear character warning. 

2- grab boat repair kit + cutlass

3- jump in armored boat

4- have 400+ boat health

5- sail into open water

6- keep hitting sealnado until he's dead

in the water he's terribly easy since the suck attack doesn't pick you up and only makes waves

[PhelsarusBeel]

15 minutes ago, Croissant said:

Def hurricane season. Waves limit ocean activity like trawling or sailing beyond shallow waters. Wind makes campfire impossible to sustain without a big resource drain. 

I disagree that it's all about preparing for monsoon season. Monsoon season starts with approx 3 days where you can easily get materials for 8 or more sandbags. 

Sealnado is suuuuuper easy. 

1- hear character warning. 

2- grab boat repair kit + cutlass

3- jump in armored boat

4- have 400+ boat health

5- sail into open water

6- keep hitting sealnado until he's dead

in the water he's terribly easy since the suck attack doesn't pick you up and only makes waves

By preparing for Monsoonseason i don't just mean making the base preperations but more making flooring and a lot of Sandbags kinda like i have it at my current playthrough

This entire setup took almost the entirety of Hurricane season because i didn't just want to plop down a Sandbag on a puddle when it spawns i want to be a bit more prepared.

As for the Sealnado well tell me that again when He shows up just as it turns Night because so far it has always been at that time so no chance to just hop into your boat and kill him there. And compared to Deerclops you can't easily kite him around a fire because of that stupid suck in attack.

[DeputyDeath]

Am I the only one surprised that hurricane season is the least favourite?

I mean, I HATE it. But I just thought that I was an anomaly; judging by the discussion threads, you'd think that dry season was the worst.

Pretty sure you could just forget about the season altogether with a windbreaker jacket, but I can't be bothered with whales right now. Hell, the last one I killed never bloated...

[PhelsarusBeel]

18 minutes ago, DeputyDeath said:

Am I the only one surprised that hurricane season is the least favourite?

I mean, I HATE it. But I just thought that I was an anomaly; judging by the discussion threads, you'd think that dry season was the worst.

Pretty sure you could just forget about the season altogether with a windbreaker jacket, but I can't be bothered with whales right now. Hell, the last one I killed never bloated...

I think that's because there isn't as much BS in Hurricaneseason as in Dry season. Hurricane season is just boring and makes you a sitting duck because you can barely explore without burning through a lot more ressources so the best thing you can do is stay as close as possible to your main island only collecting the nessesary ressources and some food and wait till Monsoonseason starts when you are finally free to explore a bit more without having to worry about the wind screwing you over.

[DeputyDeath]

Just now, Mr.P said:

I think that's because there isn't as much BS in Hurricaneseason as in Dry season. Hurricane season is just boring and makes you a sitting duck because you can barely explore without burning through a lot more ressources so the best thing you can do is stay as close as possible to your main island only collecting the nessesary ressources and some food and wait till Monsoonseason starts when you are finally free to explore a bit more without having to worry about the wind screwing you over.

But then in Monsoon Season everything floods. It's pretty constricting to say the least.

I voted for hurricane season as the worst, but that's probably because it's not as bad as I remember it.

[stl1234]

1 hour ago, Mr.P said:

As for the Sealnado well tell me that again when He shows up just as it turns Night because so far it has always been at that time so no chance to just hop into your boat and kill him there

You need a Miner Hat, or a Bottle Lantern and a Boat lantern.

For the seasons, I too enjoy the hurricane season less compared to others, followed by the Monsoon season. The reason is the difficulty of exploration, but not because of the reasons that are already stated, which can be eliminated with adequate protection, and I have no problem with them. The reason is that these seasons (mostly hurricane) has the mechanic that limits exploration, and has no way to overcome it: Lightning. You can protect your base or even your entire base island with lightning rods, however, there is no way to stop frequent lightning strikes from burning everything around the areas you want to explore, which gives you only two bad choices: Do not explore or Permanently lose resources.

 

[MysticalMustache]

I mostly hate Hurricane Season because of the IMMENSE lag. I had found both my worlds DoyDoys on 10fps and by the time i had come home i was getting 1fps and had to quit in fear of dying. I dont know how this lag happens, in RoG it can be spring with THE most intense rain, i can be fighting Goose Moose while being completely wet in the middle of a dense forest and still have no lag. But some rain at dusk in SW is pretty much "memory leaks for days". Very much frustrate!

[dthorn88]

Hmm I actually quite enjoy Hurricane for the most part, but I don't like summer at the moment, eruptions don't bother me anymore as much as since crops don't combust (a good thing) they wither and die even with an ice-flingo right next to my farms. Luckily I stored dragonpie seeds in my freezer thank lord haha. I like Hurricane season a lot on this particular play through because there is a landlocked mangrove patch landlocked in the center of my home base island and directly across is a bunch of monkeys and a few spider dens. I often get morsels, bananas, MM, glands, and manure just by checking the water. That being said Monsoon season is ridiculously easy, just prep to get to the Sharkitten den within the first 2-3 days. If you haven't found it its not the end but you will need an umbrella + snakeskin something which 
A: Is a bit harder now, its one of the resources i've gotten the least of this play through.

B: Takes up two valuable slots IMO.

also Dry season is amazing for one reason: If you manage to set base on an island with ashy turf a good distance from your base then you can farm the dragoon eggs from the eruptions and go for dragoon hearts. Build two dragoon dens as far away from you as possible on your island (which obviously isn't gonna be far) and BOOM. bye doggies Hounds are a joke vs 8 dragoons, I haven't used a weapon or had armor degrade for about 4 encounters since building my second den.

[NeoDeusMachina]

Voted Monsoon. I hate mosquitoes. I hate mosquitoes in real life, I hate them in SW. There is nothing more annoying to my ear than hearing their annoying buzzing. It reminds me of when I walk in the forest and there's a sneaky mosquito that flies right inside my ear for 2 seconds. I hate mosquitoes so much I could write a poem about it.

[Hrista]

voted Hurricane because the wind wrecked my precious pig house 

[Rellimarual]

Monsoon because of mosquitos and the way puddles slow you down. I spend most of hurricane gathering resources and working on my base, and the only real risk is lightning. But it doesn't rain or storm everyday, whereas during monsoon there are always puddles.

[voyager156]

Hurricane because you are stuck in base and even when trying to gather nearby resources thunders can easily destroy them. I mean it's good they made some new seasons - and I'm not saying Hurricane should be thrown out - but it's not as fun as the other 3.

[ImDaMisterL]

I've only ever been through the mild season.

... I seriously need to play more.

[AnonymousKoala]

9 minutes ago, ImDaMisterL said:

I've only ever been through the mild season.

... I seriously need to play more.

O_O wooootttt

[WillowCrocker]

Monsoon. Definitely gotta agree that it's monsoon. 

[ImDaMisterL]

1 minute ago, AnonymousKoala said:

O_O wooootttt

I have to admit I've been playing more Vanilla and RoG rather than SW, mostly because of my PC's specs.

But from what I've heard from others, dry season seems to be the worst, in my opinion, from what I gathered.

[AnonymousKoala]

Just now, ImDaMisterL said:

I have to admit I've been playing more Vanilla and RoG rather than SW, mostly because of my PC's specs.

But from what I've heard from others, dry season seems to be the worst, in my opinion, from what I gathered.

Meh. Its not really that bad.

Just dodge when the third eruption comes(or sacrifice. there's actually even a bunch of ways to go about each of these approaches), have some chilling amulets and endothermic fires, and maybe use the season to explore, as this season encourages you to not be near your base(or be, if you can handle it).

[Peragon888]

Dry season is worse than Monsoon and Hurricane, hurricane is just annoying after the first run through and the same with monsoon with the poisonous mosquiotes and flooding, but dry season out right tries to kill you repeatedly with meteors, that is if you can manage your temp without dying.

[oldruthlace]

Ok, who voted calm season? Are you a masochist or some kind of challenger level boss player?

And I hate monsoon season the worst right now because I don't have the equipment to deal with puddles and mosquitoes at the same time without getting drenched or poisoned (haven't found water beefalo to craft that helmet yet). Plus the decreased movement speed everywhere is driving me crazy.

[newcomix]

I really hate Dry season, Because there's like no chance of survival whatsoever.
It can just hit you so randomly if you don't watch out, then it's game over again...

The Eruptions are way too often. You get three rumbles, before the Volcano Speaks. But if you logged out, there's really no telling what rumble you are on. 
During this season my complete camp can be destroyed, setting fire on everything that just fell apart. 
You can get no new twigs or straw because it is all dried out.

So to prevent the camps getting destroyed I just sail with a cold stone and some ice to open sea, or a empty deserted part of an island. By the time the volcano erupts, im already overheating. Once i get back to my original camp, hungry and dehydrated, the first rumble starts again.

If im more unlucky, i get the hounds combined with a eruption.
If this happens when im still at land, then the first boulder usually hits my boat, the only escaperoute out. 

Next dry season, ill just make a lot of tents ans siestaliento's and sleep it all out

This season really needs better solutions.

Some tips:

Spoiler

Hurrican Season Solutions - Have a spare Chimea in your inventions. Bring a bottle lantern. 

Monsoon - Wear a complete Snake leather outfit and swap to a Seashell suit if a Mosquito is nearby.
Make sure you started with sandbags around your camp and a lightning rod in the camp, and another in you nearby forest/farm. 

General tips:
Don't make a camp near bee hives
Always have a spare sandcastle in inventions.

 

[FreyaMaluk]

On 3/8/2016 at 2:33 AM, NeoDeusMachina said:

Voted Monsoon. I hate mosquitoes. I hate mosquitoes in real life, I hate them in SW. There is nothing more annoying to my ear than hearing their annoying buzzing. It reminds me of when I walk in the forest and there's a sneaky mosquito that flies right inside my ear for 2 seconds. I hate mosquitoes so much I could write a poem about it.

Agreed. Exploration in Monsoon season is even harder than in Hurricane Season. Of course, there is the matter of killer waves, but nothing can be compared with the malfunctioning structures, the constant wetness and the mosquitos. This three elements really can get the worse of me. I hate flooding. It is aesthetically horrible, if you wanna build a beautiful base. 

I wish sandbags disappeared after 30 days of so. I completely detest them. It is a mayor waste of resources. 

[Daggaroth]

I voted for Monsoon. Originally I probably would've said Dry Season, but now that you can just feed the Volcanic Altar of Snackrifice stuff it is a lot more manageable. Personally I build a bird cage on the Volcano and convert monster meat from Dragoons into eggs if I have nothing better to sacrifice.

I agree that Monsoon exploration is very awkward as all of the islands become covered in puddles. I wish that there was an item that could prevent the wetness and slowness caused by puddles, or simply that having water resistance also allows you to resist the slowing effect. My complaints are admittedly minor though, and I wouldn't call any of them too unreasonable, just giving an honest opinion on which I dislike the most.

[Ysulyan]

Monsoon because puddles that spread are not stopped by sandbags unless you put one directly on top of its spawn. rip

[stl1234]

7 hours ago, newcomix said:

I really hate Dry season, Because there's like no chance of survival whatsoever.
It can just hit you so randomly if you don't watch out, then it's game over again...

There are a few threads on the forums with tips about dry season. Once you know what to do, there is no challenge other than needing to pay attention to the volcano warnings. A few things from those threads are: 1 find a barren location on land to go during eruptions. Some place with no flammable resources that you care about. 2 equip armor. A simple log suit with 54% or more left will prevent any character from getting killed with one strike. You can combine a high hit point body armor with a helm and some healing items to ignore the falling dragon eggs.

7 hours ago, newcomix said:

But if you logged out, there's really no telling what rumble you are on. 

Pen & paper. Seriously. (Pencils work too).

7 hours ago, newcomix said:

You can get no new twigs or straw because it is all dried out.

If you have 20 of each (trans)planted very close to your base (within your light radius), you can spend the nights collecting excess grass and twigs and put them in a chest. Before dry seasons starts you'll have a chest full of full stacks of excess grass and twigs.

7 hours ago, newcomix said:

So to prevent the camps getting destroyed I just sail with a cold stone and some ice to open sea, or a empty deserted part of an island. By the time the volcano erupts, im already overheating. Once i get back to my original camp, hungry and dehydrated, the first rumble starts again.

Your safe zone is too far away. Consider the eruption safe zone factor when selecting a location for your base.

7 hours ago, newcomix said:

If im more unlucky, i get the hounds combined with a eruption.

Tooth traps. They are not flammable nor get affected by falling dragoon eggs.

7 hours ago, newcomix said:

If this happens when im still at land, then the first boulder usually hits my boat, the only escaperoute out. 

Your safe zone (which seems to be a separate island) is too small. Consider this next time when you pick a base. I can also recommend using a cheap, but fast boat to get to the safe zone if it is on a separate island (row boat). And having a pre-crafted boat always helps.

7 hours ago, newcomix said:

Next dry season, ill just make a lot of tents ans siestaliento's and sleep it all out

I'm not sure if this would work. You may wake up to eruptions after having slept during warnings.

7 hours ago, newcomix said:

This season really needs better solutions.

I've tried to provide some tips, there are more threads with more tips. Finding the volcano, and preparing a small camp there near the Altar of Snacrifice can eliminate the entire eruption problem as well (but then you don't get stacks of rocks and flint from eruptions, which may be a lesser problem).