Seasons

The only thing certain is the Storm.

Overview

There are 3 Seasons, and each is unique in terms of Farming tasks, Forest Mysteries, and Rainwater Collection. A passage of 3 seasons marks a year. Depending on the Difficulty you start a settlement at, a typical in-game year lasts 10 or 12 minutes.

The three Seasons are:

• Drizzle Season
• Clearance Season
• Storm Season

Seasons

Drizzle

• Duration: 4:00
• Positive Forest Mysteries are active.
• Cornerstones are earned at the start of this season for the first 10 years of a settlement.

Unique Tasks

• Planting takes place on the Small Farm, Plantation, Herb Garden, and Homestead. Farm Field Double Yield chances are calculated during planting.
• Drizzle Water is collected in Rainwater Collectors.

Clearance

• Duration: 4:00
• None of the Forest Mysteries are active.

Unique Tasks

• Harvesting takes place on the Small Farm, Plantation, Herb Garden, and Homestead.
• Clearance Water is collected in Rainwater Collectors.

Storm

• Duration before Prestige 2: 2:00. Duration at Prestige 2 and higher: 4:00
• Negative Forest Mysteries are active.
• Seal Plagues are active.
• Blightrot Cysts activate and spread Corruption.
• Traders will not arrive.

Unique Tasks

• Plowing takes place on the Small Farm, Plantation, Herb Garden, and Homestead. Plowed Farm Fields receive 10% extra chance for Double Yields.
• Storm Water is collected in Rainwater Collectors.

Cornerstones and Perks

Season duration Perks

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources					Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra
Clearance Totem	Rare	+25% to Clearance duration.	x	x	x	x	Tra	22
Drizzle Totem	Rare	+25% to Drizzle duration.	x	x	x	x	Tra	24
Storm Shield	Rare	-15% to Storm duration.	x	x	x	x	Tra	22

6 Perks mentioning 'during the storm'

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources					Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra
Airbender	Epic	Storm clouds seem softer. All Negative Forest Mysteries require a higher Hostility level (+1) to activate during the Storm.	x	x	x	Rel	x	0
Badge of Courage	Epic	A famous Viceroy emblem passed down from generation to generation. Discovering a glade during the storm lowers Impatience by -0.5.	x	x	x	x	Tra	28
Improvised Tools	Legendary	Woodcutters are tasked with creating makeshift tools. Discovering a glade during the Storm grants 10 Tools.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Improvised Tools (Stormforged)	Mythic	Woodcutters are tasked with creating makeshift tools. Discovering a glade during the Storm grants 15 Tools.	Alt	x	x	x	x	0
Woodpecker Technique	Legendary	Gain 2 Insects every time woodcutters cut down a tree during the Storm.	x	Cor	x	x	x	0
Woodpecker Technique (Stormforged)	Mythic	Gain 5 Insects every time woodcutters cut down a tree during the Storm.	Alt	x	x	x	x	0