Hey there, fellow roleplayers!
Winter is coming. And that means that cold temperatures, snow, ice, long nights and all that are coming too. And just like every year, we're going to roleplay those effects globally - and what does that mean? In short, it means that the administrators will announce how the weather conditions look like, and all the online players will have to roleplay accordingly. For example, if we say that it's snowing heavily - you won't be able to fly helicopters or drive as fast as you normally would. Everything will be announced via in-game
asays by administrators, so make sure to pay attention to the chat! Except for asays, a
/snowlevel command has been implemented, which can be used by any player at any time to check the current level. The current snow level will also be included in the
player MOTD (Message Of The Day), so pay attention to it while logging in. You can also see the MOTD on the
RC:RP Homepage. The /snowlevel info and the MOTD will be updated by administrators along with weather-changing asays. Please note that with the implementation of /snowlevel, the current level will no longer be updated in the title of this thread, as it used to be in previous years.
The amount of snow will be based on the
SnowFX modification, which you're all encouraged to install (although it's not mandatory). There's five levels of snow, from 0 to 4 - each of them describing a different amount of snow falling from the sky / lying on the ground (they're described thoroughly below). You will be required to roleplay the snow and the effects accordingly. Like it was said earlier, administrators will make announcements throughout the day with notifications on the current level of snow, using the levels applied in the SnowFX modification. There's also the
SnowAndreas mod, which will replace all the textures from the core game to winter textures - basically adding snow everywhere. It is also not mandatory, but we encourage you to use it aswell, as it greatly increases the immersion.
Winter roleplay gives you a large sum of completely new things to roleplay - use this as a chance to develop your character to the best of your ability and roleplay passively with your friends. Here's a couple examples of what opportunities winter RP brings:
- Vehicles getting stuck in snow / on ice
- Wearing warm winter clothing
- Power outages caused by massive snowfalls
- Spilling ash / sand / salt on your driveway to fight ice
- Diesel vehicles refusing to start up in cold temperatures
- Car crashes caused by icy roads
- Plowing the snow
- Giving shelter to the homeless during large snowfalls
- Snowball fights / sledding / singing "do you want to build a snowman?"
Anything you can imagine really.
The weather announcements will always have a snow level included in them. Here's what the levels mean.
You have to roleplay accordingly to the current snow level. If you don't, a punishment will be handed out.