True Frontier - Weather and Temperature

TRUE FRONTIER WEATHER & REALISTIC TEMPERATURE

Smooth Weather Transitions • 6 Regional Climate Zones • Clothing Temperature Overhaul

Version 1. 3. 0-Beta | For Red Dead Redemption 2

CHANGELOG: VERSION 1. 5. 0-BETA

Full Dynamic Seasons & Season Manager Integration

• []Automatic season synchronization via seasons.dat (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) and world snow depth detection.[/]

  []Seasonal weather probabilities: warm rain and thunderstorms are strictly suppressed during winter, while snowfalls and blizzards are prioritized; autumn features frequent mist and drizzle.[/]

  []Contextual HUD season badge: displays active season on the info bar whenever a season mod is installed.[/]

• []Liquid precipitation physically freezes when ambient temperature drops to or below 0°C (32°F): rain turns into steady snowfall, drizzle becomes light snow flurries, and severe thunderstorms become mountain blizzards.[/]

• []Replaced the basic overlay with the game's authentic watercolor ink brush background (generic_textures / inkroller_1a).[/]

  []Torn ink edges and deep black opacity (PLAQUE_ALPHA = 255) perfectly match the native clock banner aesthetic.[/]

  []Fully configurable in INI: choose between ink brush or clean rectangle styles, adjust opacity, and fine-tune padding.[/]

• []Added sub-pixel multi-pass font rendering (HUD_BOLD = 1) producing thick, authoritative Western lettering that matches the in-game Hapna Slab Serif typeface.[/]

  []Circular outline shadow ensures 100% legibility against bright snow, direct sun, and night skies.[/]

• []Added HUD_SHOW_TEMP_VALUE = 0 by default to remove redundant numeric temperature from Line 2 (since it is already shown on the vanilla clock bar).[/]

  []Centers and balances the outfit comfort status line neatly with the top location banner.[/]

• []Added TrueFrontierWeather_HUD.ini in lml/TrueFrontierWeather/ to customize or translate every piece of text on the HUD (weather names, time units, outfit classifications, and comfort states).[/]

  []Native UTF-8 support for all languages and custom alphabets.[/]

• []Resolved feed channel lockups after using wardrobes or receiving game tutorials.[/]

  []Top-left discomfort warnings (hypothermia and heatstroke) now trigger reliably and cleanly across all 13 supported languages.[/]

OVERVIEW

In vanilla Red Dead Redemption 2, weather conditions cycle on short intervals (typically 2 to 5 minutes) with abrupt skybox changes, and clothing temperature thresholds feature large overlapping tolerances.

True Frontier Weather modifies these systems through:

• []Extended weather durations ranging from 1 to 10 in-game hours per state.[/]

  []Mathematical interpolation (Perlin Smootherstep quintic curve) for cloud density, lighting, and fog transitions over 60–90 seconds.[/]

  []6 regional climate zones based on world coordinates and district hashes, each with custom probability tables.[/]

  []Discrete clothing operational ranges for Cold, Moderate, and Hot outfits.[/]

  []Native UI integration, including on-demand status HUD, LML-driven help plaques, and core status icons.[/]

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS & FEATURES

1. Mathematical S-Curve Weather Transitions

Weather changes utilize Ken Perlin's quintic polynomial formula:

S(t) = 6t^5 - 15t^4 + 10t^3

Because the first and second derivatives are zero at both endpoints (t = 0 and t = 1), rate of change begins at zero, accelerates through the midpoint, and decelerates to zero. This eliminates abrupt visual switching of clouds, lighting, and fog parameters over transition periods of 60 to 90 seconds.

2. Six Regional Climate Profiles

The mod checks player coordinates and district hashes (MISC::GET_MAP_ZONE_AT_COORDS) to apply distinct meteorological probability distributions:

[*]Arid Desert (New Austin): High probability of clear and sunny wea