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notch Markus Persson
Adding rain and snow to 1.5.

notch Markus Persson
@zadirion Ice and snow will regrow, farms will autowater

notch Markus Persson
Wolves get wet in the rain. Crops will get watered. Anything else it should affect?

There’s periodic downfall (snow in snowy areas, rain in others, nothing in deserts) that make the sky darker, hides the sun, moon and stars, and makes everything wet. Ice grows back in cold regions, and snowfall covers the ground when it’s snowing. During rain/snow, there can be occasional thunderstorms with lightning. I haven’t finished the actual lightning bolt yet, but everything else is fairly done.

notch Markus Persson
I'm not making it solidify lava, as that would ruin all surface lava structures when the first rain hits. But it does put out fires.

notch Markus Persson
Higher odds of catching fish while raining.. Good one. I'll try making it fill small holes with water, but it might be annoying.. brb


notch Markus Persson
Ok, so it doesn't look GREAT on the border of two biomes.. https://i.imgur.com/UVNCC.jpg