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Learn how to adjust the weather settings on your Over the Top WWI game server β Find out more
The weather settings in Over the Top WWI directly affect gameplay, visibility, and atmosphere. By adjusting these values, you can create clear conditions for balanced battles or introduce challenging environments such as fog, rain, or storms.
Custom weather configurations let you shape the overall experience and make matches more dynamic or immersive.
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ServerConfiguration.ini (under the Configuration tab in your game server dashboard), EnableRandomWeather enables or disables dynamic weather, CurrentWeather sets the weather type (0 = clear, 1 = rain, 2 = fog, 3 = snow; add 3 for more intense versions), and CloudCoverage sets cloud density. TimeToChangeWeather and TimeToChangeClouds set the change intervals in seconds.EnableRandomWeather to 0 to disable weather changes, and set CurrentWeather to 0 for clear skies.WindStrength controls wind strength, and WindDirection sets its direction. ChanceOfLightningOccuring sets the likelihood of lightning, LightningTimer sets the interval, and CanLightningKill determines whether lightning can damage players.Feedback
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The weather settings are defined in the ServerConfiguration.ini file. You can edit it in your game server dashboard under the Configuration tab: Select the ServerConfiguration.ini file and click Edit directly to change the raw text. The tab also displays many values as form fields with explanations. Alternatively, open the file in the config folder under the Files tab. The file contains the following parameters:
EnableRandomWeather = 1
CurrentWeather = 0
CloudCoverage = 20
TimeToChangeWeather = 180
TimeToChangeClouds = 180
EnableRandomWeather enables or disables dynamic weather changes
0 β Off
1 β On
CurrentWeather defines the current weather type
0 β Clear
1 β Rain
2 β Fog
3 β Snow
Add +3 for more intense versions
CloudCoverage controls how much of the sky is covered by clouds
Lower values mean clearer skies
Higher values increase cloud density
TimeToChangeWeather sets how often the weather changes, in seconds
TimeToChangeClouds determines how often cloud conditions change
Additional environment settings:
WindStrength = 2
WindDirection = 0
ChanceOfLightningOccuring = 100
LightningTimer = 6
CanLightningKill = 1
WindStrength controls how strongly the wind affects gameplayWindDirection defines the wind directionChanceOfLightningOccuring sets how likely lightning is to occurLightningTimer determines how often lightning appearsCanLightningKill determines whether lightning can damage playersAfter editing ServerConfiguration.ini, save the file and restart your game server. The new weather settings will be applied automatically.
Your changes to ServerConfiguration.ini are retained across restarts. The only exception is WhiteListIsEnabled: ZapX sets this value at every startup based on the Enable whitelist startup parameter. The server name, player count, and passwords are not stored in this file; you can set them under Startup parameters in the Configuration tab.
Congratulations! You have successfully configured the weather settings on your Over the Top WWI game server. Adjusting these values lets you create dynamic environments and improve the experience for your community.
If you have any questions or need help, our support team is available every day! π
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