Temporal Tempest

Temporal Tempest

This mod aims to give a reason to engage with Temporal Storms. No longer is it optimal to sit in a tiny dirt hole!
If you are interested in a more in-depth reasoning behind the changes, check out the design document

Important information

This mod hasn't been thoroughly playtested yet. The default config values are mainly aimed at singleplayer or a small server, and vanilla-like difficulty.
It is advisable to use the v1.20.4 version of Vintage Story, as it adjusts new mob spawns to more reasonable values.

This mod makes heavy use of monkey patching, so it is likely incompatible with any mod touching Temporal mechanics, and is very likely to break on future game updates.

Install Auto Config Lib to easily adjust the settings, Temporal Tempest comes with config descriptions.

Temporal Tempest should be safe to install and uninstall in an ongoing world. It's just best to avoid doing so during or just before a Temporal Storm.

Features

• Spawned Temporal Rifts persist until the next Temporal Storm. You can really a tell a Storm is approaching by the landscape around you!
• Temporal Storm enemies spawn near Rifts, rather than randomly around the player. Prepare traps and fortifications before the Storm arrives.
• Rift Activity slowly ramps up as a Storm approaches, with slight variation, and depends on the Storm strength. Right after a Storm is the best time to explore.
• Storms are much longer, but their duration can be reduced by killing mobs. Take the fight to the drifters!
• Each Rift will only spawn a limited amount of mobs of each type, so vanilla bowtorn spam is greatly reduced.

Potential future features

• Scale Temporal Instability based on current Rift Activity.
• Reset respawn limits on Storm.

Known issues

• Some mobs might not despawn after a Storm, although not as much as in vanilla.