BetterStorm

Disclaimer: This mod is made with ChatGPT 5.6 Sol

This mod have increased particles generation, it will affect performance on low spec computer

Universal storm changes

• Vanilla Storm got a much bigger storm cloud, actual radius stay the same.
• Storm wind bonus now start increasing at storm effect radius, and reach maximum at (storm core radius/2).
• Lighting now happen in the maximum storm wind area, so you can know approximately where it is.
• Lighting now spawn in circulus area, instead of vanilla square area.
• Enable Lighting light cause shadow.
• Increase the audio limit so now it can play more thunder sound in the same time.
• Increase Storm wind + ocean bonus limit to 40 (vanilla 20). Can be adjust by configurator.
• Gust modifier will only make wind stronger in storm.
• Gust last longer and wind speed change faster in storm.
• Change storm selection logic so it will pick closer storm for weather effect when multiple storm is nearby
• Change how rain particle generate so it look more consistant
• Introduce volume and rain size difference for different storm. (Overall louder)
• Add 4 custom storm. Have option to be compatible with Climate mod so it only show up in relevant season.
• Add Storm relocate distance slider in Configurator. You can increase it to reduce the chance you met storm (since this mod add more storm).

Custom storm

• All custom storm can be toggle off seperately.

Squalls

• Very fast-moving super heavy rain storm. Very small area. There is 3 squall and each has different wind strength.
• These show up in all area and all season.

High pressure

• Weak wind area. No cloud, sea will be glass.
• Don't happen above 37N, only 1 copy so it's rare
• Show up in all area and all season, it's not visible on sea (no storm cloud)(duh)

Magnetic Mist

• A light rain mist with aurora, the closer you're to the core, the thicker the mist and the cloud. Only 1 copy.
• Mist don't have special wind modifier, it will be same like you're not in storm.
• As cloud getting thicker, it will block all the sunlight so you cannot use suncompass or chronocompass
  • You won't be able to see star and moon to do celestial navigation in the night.
• As you getting closer to core, your compass and chronometer will start swing around, until fully unusable when at core radius.
• If you enter mist's core area (where aurora is), it will follow you for 48 in game hour(can be changed in configurator), then it will continued it's way
• There will be a 168 hour cooldown that it won't follow you again, but you can still sail into it.
• When you're affect by other storm, if the mist comes close it will still affect your navigation tools
• Sun totem can push the mist away temporally, it will come back to you after 6 in game hour.
• Magnetic mist only take effect when you're away from land atleast 9km (1 degree of lat/long)
• Once go close to land, fog will disspiate and instrument will return normal soon
  • It will also stop following you and start the 168 hour cooldown if you go close to land
• Show up in all area and all season

Regional special storm

• All regional special storm only spawn once. So it will be more rare.
• There is a toggle option to let all storm active regardless of season.

Sandstorm

• Fast moving pile of sand but smaller radius. Bad visibility, everything yellow, your boat get dirty fast.
• Only active in Al'Ankh Sea. Show up in Spring/Summer if climate custom wind enable.

Dry Thunderstorm

• Slow moving smaller storm, no rain, good visibility but a lot of bright lighting. Strong wind.
• Only active in Aestrin and Chronos sea. Show up in Autumn/Winter if climate custom wind enable.

Hurricane

• Huge storm and little bit slower than vanilla storm. You can hear lighting from far away. Very strong wind, heavier rain. Got a storm eye.
• Only active in Emerald Archipelagos, Fire Fish Lagoon and Chronos Sea. Show up in Summer/Autumn if climate custom wind enable.

Gentle Snow

• Small size slow moving "Storm". Clear weather, gentle wind, snow.
• Only active in north of 38N. Show up in Winter/Spring if Climate custom wind enable.

Storm music player

• You will start hear the music when you enter it's effect radius, the closer you're to the core, the louder the music
• put your .ogg file in plugins\BetterStorm\Music, and name the file name as following:
  • DryThunderstorm
  • GentleSnow
  • HighPressure
  • Hurricane
  • MagneticMist
  • Sandstorm
• Default not looping music, can be set to loop in configurator
• Vanilla Storm and Squall not supported.

Bug fix

• Fix thunder audio bug so it will play all 10 sound source. (Vanilla skip 2)
• Thunder sound actually comes from where lighting strike, instead of always from latest lighting strike position.