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, Brineworks, 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, Brineworks, 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, Brineworks, and Homestead. Plowed Farm Fields receive 10% extra chance for Double Yields.
•  Storm Water is collected in Rainwater Collectors.

World Map modifiers influencing season length

Main article: World Map modifiers

World modifier	Rewards	Description
Ancient Spire		An ominous structure made from a material not known to contemporary scholars. Clouds swirl around the tip of this giant tower. Seasons have random durations: Drizzle and Clearance: 33% - 133%; Storm: 75% - 175%.
Gathering Storm		A mysterious force is drawing in heavy clouds. Every year, the storm lasts 25% longer (additive).

Cornerstones and Perks

Season duration Perks

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

7 Perks mentioning 'during the storm'

Name	Rarity	Description	Sources										Price
			Alt	Cor	Ord	Rel	Tra	Dec	Por	Fir	Ser	Bio
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	x	x	x	x	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	x	Por	x	x	x	28
Hidden Seal	None	A broken Ancient Seal is hidden somewhere in the forest. To find it, you must first look for clues in the surrounding glades. Its mere presence in this land summons foul plagues upon your settlement during the storm (they are active only during the storm).	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	Bio	0
Improvised Tools	Legendary	Woodcutters are tasked with creating makeshift tools. Discovering a glade during the Storm grants 10 Tools.	x	Cor	x	x	x	x	Por	x	x	x	0
Improvised Tools (Stormforged)	Mythic	Woodcutters are tasked with creating makeshift tools. Discovering a glade during the Storm grants 20 Tools.	Alt	x	x	x	x	x	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	x	Por	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	x	x	x	x	x	0