Hypothermia

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A pilgrim’s body temperature usually sits a healthy 100 degrees (His Majesty’s Scale).

Hypothermia begins to set in as your body drops below 100, and, if left unchecked, will result in you being completely frozen.

Here’s what you need to know to avoid this fate.

Temperature

There are two main Seasons here in the colonies;

Each of the season has a varying temperature. 80 - 98 for an Everbloom and 28 - ?? For a Coldsnap. Seasons change roughly every week.

Veteran pilgrims with access to Alchemy can build a Thermoscope icon.png Thermoscope to check the exact Temperature, but it is not necessary to know in order to stay warm and healthy.

A pilgrim is much more likely to get Hypothermia during a Coldsnap.

Hypothermia

As soon as your Temperature drops below 100 Hypothermia begins to set in. In the left hand corner you will Debuff Hypothermia.png with a degree value on it. That is your body Temperature.

At first Hypothermia will not impact you very much, but as your body Temperature drops the stronger the Hypothermia will become.

  • The stronger the Hypothermia the more you will be slowed.
  • If your body Temperature drops to 93 you will no longer be able to regenerate Humours.
  • If your body Temperature reaches 85 you will stop periodically as you shiver and shake.
  • Finally, if your body temperature hits to 70 degrees you will become frozen.

How to Avoid Hypothermia

1. Wear enough clothes.

Each item of clothes has a Thermal Value. This number refers to how warm that item is. This number can be seen in in the lower right-hand of the item.

Pilgrims come to the New World with only Priestly Robes icon.png Priestly Robes which has a Thermal Value of 10. This is enough to stay warm during Everbloom, but will not be warm enough for a Coldsnap. You will need to craft more clothes quickly.

To do this learn the skill Patchwork & Rags icon.png Patchwork & Rags as soon as possible. Some good Inspirationals to use are: Abandoned Cobweb icon.png Abandoned Cobweb, Broken Bough icon.png Broken Bough, Cactus Cat icon.png Cactus Cat, Flame Azalea icon.png Flame Azalea, Grass Whistle icon.png Grass Whistle, Iris Prismatica icon.png Iris Prismatica, Shooting Star icon.png Shooting Star, Spring Beauty icon.png Spring Beauty, Smooth Stone icon.png Smooth Stone, and Wild Garlic icon.png Wild Garlic.

Once Patchwork & Rags is learned check all the Hollow Stumps and Hollow Logs near your Leanto making sure to keep all the Abandoned Cobweb icon.png Abandoned Cobwebs and Dried Timber Rattler Skin icon.png Dried Timber Rattler Skins you find. Use the list below to help you craft some warm clothes. Keep in mind one of the most important clothes to make will be a good pair of Shoes. Unknown Item icon.png Rags can be obtained from crafting extra pairs of clothes.

Once you have on a good set of clothes your body Temperature will slowly start to go up.

2. Drink Some Broth

Drinking Fish Broth icon.png Fish Broth, Meat Broth icon.png Meat Broth, Poultry Broth icon.png Poultry Broth will raise your body Temperature.

This one is more complicated and requires more skills to pull off. It is better to try making clothes before trying to make broth.

You will need to craft a Clay Pot icon.png Clay Pot and a Barkcup icon.png Barkcup. Cook either a Any Fish icon.png Any Fish, Any Raw Meat Cut icon.png Any Raw Meat Cut, or Plucked Wild Turkey icon.png Plucked Wild Turkey inside the Clay Pot. Put the broth in the Barkcup and drink it.

A possible work around to obtaining all the necessary skills is to gather Indian Arrowhead icon.png Indian Arrowheads, Indian Feather icon.png Indian Feathers, and Dried Timber Rattler Skin icon.png Dried Timber Rattler Skins, to sell at the white Stalls in Providence and then see if anyone is selling any of the ingredients you’ll need in the blue Player Stalls.

3. Warm Up in a Building

While you can warm up in buildings you’ve built, the easiest solution is to travel to Providence and enter one on the open buildings. Once inside your body Temperature will slowly start to rise.

4. Using a Wool Blanket

Cuddling up to a Wool Blanket icon.png Wool Blanket will also raise your body Temperature.

Being Frozen

Once your body temperature hits to 70 degrees you will become encased in a block of ice.

Unfortunately there is only two ways of becoming unfrozen.

1. Have another pilgrim defrost you with a Tinder Drill icon.png Tinder Drill or a lit Torch icon.png Torch.

2. Wait until the next Everbloom. Once the Season switches to Everbloom you will be thawed and your body Temperature reset to 100.

Snow Exploration

Snow is only found at the top of very tall mountains. Here it is very cold and a pilgrim's regular set of clothing may not protect them. Players can craft Igloos on the Snow in order warm up inside a building.