Seasons

* Main
* Mild
* Hurricane
* Monsoon
* Dry

**Seasons** are different times of the *Don't Starve* year in which the environment changes, changing the gameplay. Note that while seasons have specific lengths specified in the code, there appears to be relatively common rounding errors that result in one extra day being in a season; this tends to add 1-2 days per year. In Don't Starve Together, these extra days are much less common.

In *Island Adventures*, there are four seasons; Mild Season (20 days), Hurricane Season (15 days), Monsoon Season (20 days), and Dry Season (15 days). Compared to *Reign of Giants*, the year is slightly longer, at 72 days, as half the seasons have an extra day.

Mild Season is equivalent to Autumn without hazards apart from occasional strong winds and mild rain. Hurricane Season differs the most from seasons in Reign of Giants where instead of having to deal with cold, the hazards are frequent strong winds, downpour, lightning and large waves. Monsoon Season is similar to spring with frequent rains but with additional hazard of areas getting flooded. Dry season is equivalent to Reign of Giants' summer with overheating but with the added danger of volcanoes erupting.

**Mild Season**, or **Calm Season** is on of the **Seasons** in the *Island Adventures*. It is equivalent to Autumn, lasting 20 days. In Mild Season, the days are long and nights are short at the beginning but as of the middle of the season, days get shorter and nights longer. Mild Season is the default season in which a player begins the game and is indicated by a saturated color scheme. When following previous Dry Season, the first day still has intense Volcano eruptions. Strong Winds and Rain can occur during the second half of Mild Season, but are far less severe and less frequent than the events that will occur during the following Hurricane Season.

Seagulls and Cormorants may be found in the Ocean while sailing during this Season. More valuable drops are rarer when fishing with Trawl Net during Mild Season.

Due to a lack of Overheating, Flooding and other hazards, Mild Season is the best time to explore, gather resources and prepare for other seasons, especially Hurricane Season. Sanity is usually relatively easy to maintain because of long days and low frequency of rain. Mild Season is followed by Hurricane Season. Due to the harsh nature of Hurricane Season, it would be the player's best interest to use Mild Season to prepare for the Lightning, Rain, Strong Winds, and the seasonal boss, Sealnado, that await them.

**Hurricane Season** is one of the four **seasons** in *Island Adventures*. It is equivalent to Winter, and is indicated by the screen taking on a bluish tint.

Like winter, by default Hurricane Season begins on day 21 and ends on day 36, following the end of the Mild Season. In Hurricane Season, the days are relatively short with all 3 cycles of daylight being relatively equal in length during the later half of the season. Unlike Winter, freezing is not an issue, plants still grow normally, food spoils at a normal rate, and Birds may drop Seeds. Hurricane Season is followed by Monsoon Season.

## Changes in the World

* Parrots, Parrot Pirates, Toucans, and Cormorants do not appear. Seagulls will appear on Beaches, but won't appear in the Ocean.
* Crocodogs have a chance to spawn as a blue variant.
* Large Waves start replacing Common Waves. The probability of large waves appearing increases as the season progresses, and by the end of Hurricane Season only large waves are present.
* Fireflies stay dormant.
* Butterflies don't appear.
* Bees don't leave Bee Boxes and thus don't produce any Honey.
* Obsidian tools don't gain any charges.
* Shoals disperse, making them unreliable as a food source.
* Using the Trawl Net provides a better variety of catch than compared to Mild Season or Monsoon Season, but not as much as during Dry Season.
* Birds of the World doesn't work.

## Storms

During Hurricane Season, storms periodically visit the world. The storms have different stages of progression.

1. The sky slightly darkens.
2. Strong Winds will start blowing.
3. It will start raining and Hail will fall.
4. The rumbling of approaching thunder can be heard.
5. Lightning starts striking every few seconds. The storm is at its peak.
6. Lightning stops striking. The rumbling of passing thunder can be heard.
7. Strong Winds stop being blown.
8. Hail and rain stops falling.
9. The sky returns to normal brightness.

**Monsoon Season**, or **Green Season**, is a **Season** in *Island Adventures*. It is equivalent to Spring. Monsoon Season is indicated with the world having bluish green tint. By default, it begins on day 37 and ends on day 58. During Monsoon Season, nights gradually become shorter with days becoming longer. Dusk stays longer.

Wormwood will start to bloom during this season.

Rain during Monsoon Season causes patches of land to be flooded. The first days of monsoon seasons are relatively rain-free. However, as the season progresses, rain becomes more frequent and flooding worsens until most of the land is flooded during the end of the season. Lightning, while present, is less frequent than during Hurricane Season and Strong Winds do not occur. Frequent rain means Crops, Grass, Twigs and other pickable plants will grow 33% faster.

Maximum chase time and range for enemies is increased by 33%. Trees take 25% less time to grow to next stage.

The rains in Monsoon Season come in waves. Each wave will increase the size of the puddle that will flood the areas. Using the Sandbags can permanently remove a puddle when done properly (see Sandbags and Flooding for more information).

If the player must venture into flooded zones, an Umbrella combined with a hat with a water resistance rating such as a Top Hat or Football Helmet will prevent the player from getting wet. Snakeskin Jackets and Hats are good and cheap solutions to combat Wetness if no high-end gear were found from X Marks the Spot treasure chests. Blubber Suits and Tar Suits are perhaps the best gear because they completely make the player immune to Wetness, however they do not protect from lightning strikes.

Poison Mosquitoes start to appear during Monsoon Season spawning in the flooded areas. Lureplants will also begin to spawn in this season, rendering player-made flooring very effective to combat both puddles and Lureplants.

Like in Spring, normal Bees become aggressive towards the player. Crabbit Dens collapse within the first days of this season. However, the Sharkitten Den opens up and a chance of Tiger Shark to spawn is the highest.

Trawl Net fishing yields as much catch as during Mild Season.

Monsoon Season is followed by Dry Season. Long-term goal of Monsoon Season is to prepare for Dry Season in advance. It is more easily done within the first half of the season where flooding is not much of an issue and rains are not very frequent.

The **Dry Season** (also known as Volcano Season) is one of the four **Seasons** in the *Island Adventures*. It is indicated by the world having yellow/orange tint, similar to Summer. By default, the first Dry Season begins on day 58 and ends on day 74. During the Dry Season, nights are very short, and dusk starts long but becomes shorter in length as the season progresses.

Within the first days of the season, areas that were Flooded during Monsoon Season begin to dry up. The temperatures soon rise to the point where Overheating becomes a major issue, especially during the middle of the season. Overheating is not as severe compared to *Reign of Giants* Summer season, and fires do not spontaneously start. In addition, overheating is usually not an issue during the first and last two days of Dry Season. Most plants like Bamboo, Grass Tufts, Berry Bushes, and even Saplings can wither, making them non-functional unless treated. This effect also extends to Limpet Rocks.

During Dry Season, the ocean is calmer with fewer waves. The waves get less frequent towards the end of the season. Fishing with a Trawl Net during Dry Season will yield the greatest variety of catch, including a chance to obtain Obsidian.

Dry Season is followed by Mild Season.

## Volcanic Eruptions

Soon after the flooded areas have dried up completely, the Volcano will start to erupt. Tremors occur three times before each eruption, giving slightly more than half of a day to prepare. When the volcano erupts, Dragoon Eggs rain down from the sky, each briefly showing a shadow where it will land, and targeting areas within and slightly beyond the player's view.