Seasons
About
While Salem is in a state of perpetual Autumn, this does not make it immune to shifts in the weather, which are generally called Seasons.
Seasons
The are three different Seasons in the New World, two natural and one summonable. Natural Seasons switch roughly week to week and have different effects on the animal and plants around you, and each has a distinct Temperature, trending either warm or cool. Under normal circumstance pilgrims will not get 
Hypothermia during a warm trending Season. Pilgrims with access to the Alchemy skill can build a 
Thermoscope to check the exact Temperature.
| Season | Type | Temperature Trend |
 Everbloom
|
Natural | Warm |
 Coldsnap
|
Natural | Cool |
 Blood Moon
|
Summonable | Warm |
Animal Changes
Any Butterflys only spawn during an Everbloom.
Bears hibernate during a Coldsnap and therefore will not spawn.
Beavers fatten up during a Coldsnap and will yield more with 
Gelatinous Lard when Butchered.
Cows, 
Goats, 
Pigs, 
Sheep are more likely to become 
Diseased if left outside a 
Barn during a Coldsnap.
Sperm Whales migrate south during a Coldsnap, and north during an Everbloom.
Plant Changes
- Harvesting crops during an Everbloom yields 1.5 times the amount obtained during a Coldsnap.
- Fruit Orchards will only blossom and ripen during during an Everbloom.
Other Changes
Blistersteel Bars cool much more quickly during a Coldsnap.
Igloos can only by built durn ,
Packed Snow, 
Simple Snowflakes, 
Shard of Ice, and 
Snowballs, last significantly longer in your inventory during a Coldsnap.
Frontier Sleds and 
Sturdy Sleds can be pulled faster during a Coldsnap.
Blood Moon
The third season is the Blood Moon. Witches may cast their spells to plunge Salem into the horrors of the Blood Moon season. The Blood Moon will fade after about a day, and can be followed by either a Coldsnap or an Everbloom. Praying on the {{i|Bench}]es in the Providence Church is rumored to reduce the time the Blood Moon lasts.
Changes
- Being online at the moment a Blood Moon begins adds 2 madness levels worth of Madness. Additionally, the rate at which you accumulate Insanity is also much higher.
- Be Knocked Out outdoors during a Blood Moon will cause your character to PERMANENTLY DIE.
Bleed effects are magnified.- Using
Sift Rubble will find 
Blood Shards instead of 
Any Raw Gems. 
Arcane Amethyst can be found rarely when Chipping 
Boulders.
Players are encouraged to do passive tasks or simply not play during a Blood Moon if they are not prepared to lose their character.
NOTE: While being Knocked Out inside a 
Mine Entrance won't permanently kill you during a Blood Moon, be aware that getting Knocked Out from a 
Bat can potentially cause you to be easily Knocked Out again after you respawn, then causing permanent death.
