Volcano

## Structure

Volcanoes are large geological formations that can be found in multiple areas around the map, always appearing in the same place no matter the world's seed. They resemble large mountains, except with a crater at the peak that is permanently filled with glowing lava, and out of which rise large clouds of smoke. Being near said lava will heat the player, and jumping in it will burn the player, quickly killing them. The lava will also damage vehicles' parts that come into contact with it, and set them on fire. The volcano's slopes are covered in lava flows, which appear as a darker section of rock during normal conditions.

## Eruption

Eruption events can occur naturally or be caused by a player forcing one through the custom menu. Their start is signaled by an earthquake, which causes the camera to shake. It does not appear to influence vehicles nearby at this stage. The shaking will intensify, before numerous explosions can be seen at the peak of the volcano. These explosions will damage vehicles in the vicinity of the volcano.

A pyroclastic flow will be seen descending from the peak along the slopes, and chunks of rock will be propelled from the volcano at very high speeds. exploding and starting forest fires when they hit the ground. It is at this time that the lava flows on the volcano's slopes will start to glow orange, like the lava in the crater, and will have the same effects. A very large area of the map centered around the volcano will become clouded in grey ash, restricting visibility.

After the earthquake first starts, the player has about ten seconds to seek shelter before the explosions at the peak commence. The shaking will continue for roughly sixty seconds, before dying down, but will become stronger if the player is near a pyroclastic flow. The pyroclastic flows will damage players outside vehicles and greatly reduce visibility to those inside vehicles. The explosive rocks will cease at the same time as the earthquake, but the ash will stay in the air for a while longer. The main danger at this point is the difficulty to see because of the ash, and the forest fires that could have been started by falling debris.

## Locations

There are eight volcanoes total throughout the map of Stormworks, all of varying sizes. Most of them are situated in the volcanic island chain to the west of the map, but some can be found elsewhere. They are:

* Mount Paradize, located in the south-west quarter of the Arctic
* Mount Goldblum, located in the center of the Sawyer Islands
* Biba Volcano, located in the south-east of the Arid Island
* Mount GB Danny, part of the volcanic island chain
* Mount Trapdoor, part of the volcanic island chain
* Mount Murtak, part of the volcanic island chain
* Mount Gerunimo, part of the volcanic island chain
* Sid V Point, part of the volcanic island chain

All of these volcanoes can undergo eruption events, with those in the volcanic chain becoming active if one of them erupts.

## Tips

* If you know a volcano will erupt soon, it is generally a good idea to avoid approaching it. Keep in mind that the extreme weather warning will display on the map quite a while before the volcano will actually erupt.
* If you must approach a volcano, do not get too close when it explodes as this can damage your vehicle and harm you.
* If you are near a volcano during an eruption and survive the initial explosions, it is recommended to try and get away as quickly as possible to avoid being struck by falling debris. Do so inside of a sealed vehicle, as the pyroclastic flows only hurt players outside of vehicles.
* Volcanic eruptions often start forest fires nearby, which will appear on the map once the eruption stops. It may be a good idea to fill water tanks on your firefighting vehicle ahead of time to be able to respond to these forest fires quickly.

## Trivia

* The volcanoes appear to be named after prominent Stormworks players, two examples being Mount Murtak being named after Sir Murtak and mount Gerunimo being named after GERUNIMO.
* Mount Spider appears to be a dormant volcano, with a crater and lava flows, but without lava. It will never erupt, even when using the custom menu.

## Images

* Biba Volcano, seen from the base of the volcano.
* Mount Goldblum, seen from above
* A helicopter flying close to Mount Goldblum's crater
* A piece of volcanic debris from an eruption