Seasons
Seasons are a new mechanic introduced in Sons of the Forest. Spring, summer, fall, and winter can occur in a game world; a full seasonal cycle last 20 in-game days.
Spring / Summer[edit | edit source]
During the spring and summer, leaves are green and animals are most abundant. On default settings, a game world begins at the beginning of summer, and both seasons last 5 in-game days, but they appear to look and function identically, making spring and summer more of a super-season.
Fall[edit | edit source]
In the fall, leaves turn brown and orange as winter approaches. The fall season lasts for 5 days by default.
Winter[edit | edit source]
In winter, the entire game world is covered in snow. The air is much colder, and lakes previously full of swimmable water become frozen, allowing the player, companions, enemies, and animals to walk across them. On default settings, the winter lasts 5 days in-game.
Currently, being cold will reduce the player’s energy levels; wearing a winter jacket can be used to minimize the effects of the cold.
Starting with Patch 03, mutants seem to take a particular liking to the cold weather, and can commonly be found scattered around the snowy terrain. Nearly all types can encountered, including Demons and the tougher, blue Puffy variant. If the player has not prepared adequate defences by the first day of winter (day 11 by default), their shelter may be overrun by groups of Twins, Fingers, Babies and Puffies. It is unknown if living near cave entrances makes winter mutant spawn rates even higher; more testing is needed.
Season Lengths[edit | edit source]
In a custom game mode, players have the option to customize season length. The options and lengths are as follows:
| Setting | In-Game Length |
|---|---|
| Short | 3 days |
| Default | 5 days |
| Long | 10 days |
| Realistic | 90 days |
Day Length[edit | edit source]
Length of in-game days can also be changed in a custom game mode. Below are the settings and the time they correlate to, displayed in real world time.
| Setting | In-Game Length |
|---|---|
| Short | 38 minutes |
| Default | 76 minutes |
| Long | 4 hours |
| Realistic | 24 hours |
Update history[edit | edit source]
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| Early Access release | Added to the game. |
| Patch 01 | Autumn ground leaves shouldn’t pop on visually as much now |