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Event & World Managers

Weather Pattern Designer

Design custom weather patterns for your server's environment. Configure rain intensity, fog density, wind speed, and temperature cycles.

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Global Settings

Controls whether to load weather from storage or use this configuration

Controls whether this weather configuration file is enabled

Storm Settings

None 1.0 Maximum

Controls the intensity of lightning during storms (0-1)

Always 0.9 Never

Minimum overcast value required for lightning to appear

sec

Time in seconds between lightning strikes

XML Options

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Current Conditions

Clear 0.45 Overcast

Current cloud coverage level

sec

Time to reach the target value

sec

How long the value stays before changing

Limits & Parameters

Value Limits

Range of possible overcast values (0-1)

Time Limits

sec
sec

How long it takes to change from one value to another

Change Limits

How much the overcast can change (0-1)

Generated Configuration

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<!-- 'reset' and 'enable' are a bool, and therefore supports: 0/1, true/false, yes/no -->
<!-- 'reset' controls whether you want to load in the weather from storage or not (false by default) -->
<!-- 'enable' controls whether this file is enabled or not (true by default) -->
<weather reset="0" enable="1">
    <overcast>
        <!-- Initial conditions of the overcast (target value, time to change, how long will it stay) -->
        <current actual="0.45" time="120" duration="240" />
        <!-- What is the range of the overcast value (0..1) -->
        <limits min="0.0" max="1.0" />
        <!-- How long does it take to the overcast to change from one value to other (time in seconds) -->
        <timelimits min="600" max="900" />
        <!-- How much should the overcast change (0..1) -->
        <changelimits min="0.0" max="1.0" />
    </overcast>
    <fog>
        <!-- Initial conditions of the fog (target value, time to change, how long will it stay) -->
        <current actual="0.05" time="120" duration="240" />
        <!-- What is the range of the fog value (0..1) -->
        <limits min="0.02" max="0.08" />
        <!-- How long does it take to the fog to change from one value to other (time in seconds) -->
        <timelimits min="900" max="900" />
        <!-- How much should the fog change (0..1) -->
        <changelimits min="0.0" max="1.0" />
    </fog>
    <rain>
        <!-- Initial conditions of the rain (target value, time to change, how long will it stay), restricted by thresholds (see below) -->
        <current actual="0.0" time="60" duration="120" />
        <!-- What is the range of the rain value (0..1) -->
        <limits min="0.0" max="1.0" />
        <!-- How long does it take to the rain to change from one value to other (time in seconds) -->
        <timelimits min="60" max="120" />
        <!-- How much should the rain change (0..1) -->
        <changelimits min="0.0" max="1.0" />
        <!-- What range of the overcast value allows the rain to be preset (min, max overcast value, time in seconds it takes for rain to stop if the overcast is outside of the specified range) -->
        <thresholds min="0.6" max="1.0" end="60" />
    </rain>
    <windMagnitude>
        <!-- Initial conditions of the wind magnitude (target value, time to change, how long will it stay), restricted by thresholds (see below) -->
        <current actual="8.0" time="120" duration="240" />
        <!-- What is the range of the wind magnitude value in m/s -->
        <limits min="0.0" max="20.0" />
        <!-- How long does it take to the wind magnitude to change from one value to other (time in seconds) -->
        <timelimits min="120" max="240" />
        <!-- How much should the wind change -->
        <changelimits min="0.0" max="20.0" />
    </windMagnitude>
    <windDirection>
        <!-- Initial conditions of the wind direction(target value, time to change, how long will it stay), restricted by thresholds (see below) -->
        <current actual="0.0" time="120" duration="240" />
        <!-- What is the range of the wind direction (angle in radians) -->
        <limits min="-3.14" max="3.14" />
        <!-- How long does it take to the wind direction to change from one value to other (time in seconds) -->
        <timelimits min="60" max="120" />
        <!-- How much should the wind change direction -->
        <changelimits min="-1.0" max="1.0" />
    </windDirection>
    <!-- Snowfall should always remain at 0 for this world. -->
    <snowfall>
        <!-- Initial conditions of the snowfall (target value, time to change, how long will it stay), restricted by thresholds (see below) -->
        <current actual="0.0" time="0" duration="32768" />
        <!-- What is the range of the snowfall value (0..1) -->
        <limits min="0.0" max="0.0" />
        <!-- How long does it take to the snowfall to change from one value to other (time in seconds) -->
        <timelimits min="300" max="3600" />
        <!-- How much should the snowfall change (0..1) -->
        <changelimits min="0.0" max="0.0" />
        <!-- What range of the overcast value allows the snowfall to be preset (min, max overcast value, time in seconds it takes for snowfall to stop if the overcast is outside of the specified range) -->
        <thresholds min="1.0" max="1.0" end="120" />
    </snowfall>
    <!-- Lightning density (0..1), threshold for the lightning appearance (tied to the overcast value, 0..1), time (seconds) between the lightning strikes -->
    <storm density="1.0" threshold="0.9" timeout="45"/>
</weather>

Weather Configuration Guide

Important Notes

  • This configuration should be placed in your cfgweather.xml file in your server directory
  • The reset parameter allows you to load weather from storage instead of using this file
  • The enable parameter determines if this configuration is active
  • Weather conditions like rain require minimum overcast levels to appear
  • For Chernarus and Livonia, snowfall should remain at 0.

Weather Parameters Explained

  • Overcast: Cloud coverage level, affects ambient light and weather conditions
  • Fog: Visibility reduction, can create atmospheric effects
  • Rain: Precipitation, requires overcast threshold to appear
  • Wind: Controls both direction and strength of wind
  • Snow: Usually set to 0 except on winter maps
  • Storm: Controls lightning properties and frequency

Common Settings

  • Sunny Day: Low overcast (0.1-0.3), low fog, no rain
  • Cloudy Day: Medium overcast (0.3-0.6), light fog
  • Rainy Day: High overcast (0.6-0.9), rain enabled
  • Foggy Morning: Medium overcast, higher fog (0.2-0.4)
  • Stormy Weather: High overcast (0.8+), rain, high wind, storms

Understanding Parameters

  • actual: Current target value for the parameter
  • time: How long it takes to reach the target value (in seconds)
  • duration: How long the value stays before changing (in seconds)
  • min/max: Absolute limits for the parameter value
  • timelimits: Range for transition times between values
  • changelimits: How much the parameter can change each transition
  • thresholds: Required overcast levels for rain/snow & time to stop if conditions aren't met

Weather Server Performance

For better server performance, avoid rapid weather changes (use longer transition times) and extreme conditions like heavy fog or maximum wind speeds. Balance between realism and playability for the best experience.