i'm trying to deal with large instant changes in both rain (when there's enough cloud to make rain) and the wind magnitude.
using the default file and just observing the weather values with COT weather module:
Description
Description
Details
Details
- Severity
- Feature
- Resolution
- Open
- Reproducibility
- N/A
- Operating System
- Windows 7
- Category
- General
Steps To Reproduce
enable cfgweather.xml and watch the chaos
Additional Information
the cloud cover seems to change gradually over a time period.
Rain and wind make large sudden jumps rather than gradual shifts like the clouds.
i'm been playing with changelimits max value trying to get something that works that at least makes it seem like the changes are gradual but it's so random in the direction it's going in at each change interval it's pretty hard to get anything to really happen when you lower the max.
Either looking for advice or how this file works or just tell me that it's "not working optimally" and you're working on fixing it :)
Players are pretty put out when it goes from not raining at all to absolute monsoon rain at the drop of a hat, every 60-120 seconds assuming the clouds are over 60 out of 100.
Same for wind - calm day, snap your fingers and there is a hurricane
Related Objects
Related Objects
- Mentioned Here
- T189133: cfgweather.xml Provided has incorrect settings.
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Observed the weather values for approx 15mins, taking a screenshot when I observed the rain change (since it changed more frequently than other events). noted the transition countdown often didn't reach 0 and the rain would change, that be an issue with COT however.
You will also note that the Clouds stayed at 100 until almost the last screenshot when I noticed the value dropping, even though the transition timer had reset at least once.
Our server has been plagued with long periods of constant rain like this where the clouds seem stuck at 70+ so all it does it rain, with brief periods where you see the rain value jump from 100 to almost nothing (which makes so sense. If it's going to move it should be gradual like the clouds). We haven't used cfgweather.xml since our last wipe (feb 11), so when I did enable it the other day I set Reset = 1, then changed it back to 0 before the next restart (we have a script that re-copies our custom xml each time the server shuts down before the .exe starts again.
copy of our cfgweather.xml attached, I did change the max windmagnitude to 5.0 from 20.0 to try to prevent the large changes in wind that again also occur all at once.
You will also note that the Clouds stayed at 100 until almost the last screenshot when I noticed the value dropping, even though the transition timer had reset at least once.
Our server has been plagued with long periods of constant rain like this where the clouds seem stuck at 70+ so all it does it rain, with brief periods where you see the rain value jump from 100 to almost nothing (which makes so sense. If it's going to move it should be gradual like the clouds). We haven't used cfgweather.xml since our last wipe (feb 11), so when I did enable it the other day I set Reset = 1, then changed it back to 0 before the next restart (we have a script that re-copies our custom xml each time the server shuts down before the .exe starts again.
copy of our cfgweather.xml attached, I did change the max windmagnitude to 5.0 from 20.0 to try to prevent the large changes in wind that again also occur all at once.
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OH WOW, I'm testing on my map and just noticed the insta off monsoon.
That's new with 1.27 That is BAD!
45 seconds later the rain is back.