Sun's Height - Temperature and Survival

Sun's Height - Temperature and Survival

Inspired by Ashfall for Morrowind and Frostfall for Skyrim, Sun’s Height is a fully featured temperature and exposure system designed to make the world feel cold, warm, and wet in a natural, believable way. Written almost entirely in C++, the base logic is based in an OBSE plugin for fast, performance-friendly calculations and updates.

Temperature changes smoothly over time, influenced by the time of day, weather, clothing/armor, wetness, altitude, region, and nearby fires - without sudden spikes, runaway values, or heavy scripting.

Now you'll have to consider things like

• []Taking the long way around a body of water

  []Wearing light clothing in the jungles of Blackwood

  []Stopping at an inn on a rainy night

  []Keeping close to campfires in the Jeralls

  []Seeking shelter from a sandstorm in Elsweyr

  Requirements

  • []xOBSE

    []EditorIDMapper OR RuntimeEditorIDs OR MessageLogger

    Features

    Ambient Temperature

    • []Dynamic ambient temperature influenced by:

    []Time of day

    []Weather conditions

    []Interior vs exterior spaces

    []Worldspace

    []Region

    []Ground texture (snow, ice, ash, Oblivion)

  []Cooler nights, warmer days

  []Smooth transitions - no abrupt temperature jumps

  Clothing & Insulation

  • []Armor and clothing provide insulation, not raw heat

    []Heavy gear slows heating and cooling rather than instantly overheating the player

    []Wet clothing reduces insulation effectiveness

    []Balanced to feel realistic without punishing normal gameplay

    Wetness System

    • []Player becomes wet from:

      []Rain

      []Swimming

    []Wetness
    • []Increases heat loss

      []Dries gradually over time

      []Dries faster indoors and near fires

    []Fully smoothed — no instant wet/dry states

    Fire & Shelter

    []Fires provide warmth based on:

    []Distance

    []Fire size (small / medium / large)