Scouting before the storms question

[Ms O'Horné]

At what point in time do scouts risk dying to a coming storm? I've had 2 scout parties die in the 24hours before a storm would hit. Now I call them back and disband them 3 days before the storm hits, JUST to be sure :) But I barely get anything done with them now, since the storms are coming in quick succession, I'm able to hit about 2 nodes, wich 90% of the time just direct me to new nodes. Feel my pain? ;) much apreciated to the answer bearer!

EDIT: I can alrdy feel it coming so ill type in this edit, I only have the last scout speed tech to do, and yes its my first next prio :)

[Sin]

Originally posted by Xili:

At what point in time do scouts risk dying to a coming storm? I've had 2 scout parties die in the 24hours before a storm would hit. Now I call them back and disband them 3 days before the storm hits, JUST to be sure :) But I barely get anything done with them now, since the storms are coming in quick succession, I'm able to hit about 2 nodes, wich 90% of the time just direct me to new nodes. Feel my pain? ;) much apreciated to the answer bearer!

Keep the overworld map in view. You can see the storm approaching and freezing up the landscape, judge from their.
My first win came like 2 hours ago and my last scout party entered the citie 3 hours befor the storm hit me proper and turned my little utopia into a third reich ♥♥♥♥ show.

[Ms O'Horné]

strange that you can scout upto 3hours before the storm actually hits, cause my first out of the two scout parties died atleast 10-12hours before, I still had proper time I'm sure. I even think it was close to about 15-20hours to go. But thanks I'll keep an eye on the map and guess I'll have to learn the hard way how hard that mist seeps in :)

[Sin]

Originally posted by Xili:

strange that you can scout upto 3hours before the storm actually hits, cause my first out of the two scout parties died atleast 10-12hours before, I still had proper time I'm sure. I even think it was close to about 15-20hours to go. But thanks I'll keep an eye on the map and guess I'll have to learn the hard way how hard that mist seeps in :)

I disregarded the stormwarning because I did not know what was coming and my city was running well. That changed when I got the message that one of my caravans had died. I was puzzeled as to how 10 people could just kiel over without warning and looked at the map to see that the entire north was frozen solid with a storm front rolling down. Finished scouting and sent one squad home early, last refugees arrived 3 hours befor the storm hit me proper - just in time for them all to get a lick of hope and a good view of my utopia befor it descended into madness.
I came out alive on the other end, but I lost over half of my 7xx people. (something like 287 came out alive)
Storm's no joke, yo :(

[Ms O'Horné]

haha yeh I'm only playing on normal atm, but it feels like a challange to keep up with the resources/tech. *knock on wood* in a minute I'm gettin the -120°C storm, but I'm quiet comfy. coal & food stash is full, not too much worried about heat... I think... I'll micromanage pulsing the emergency generator if I have to, prepare a bunch of hospitals, I'll be fine! ^^

edit: almost everything important researched now, I even let them keep researching during that storm, I panick researched the last power level of heat, and then I was fine :) pulsing the emergency generator during the night, only had about 20 sick, all good!

I'm very scared to try higher difficulties tho, cause I feel that I barely get by every time :p maybe I'm just good at planning ahead, I dunno.

[Sin]

Originally posted by Xili:

haha yeh I'm only playing on normal atm, but it feels like a challange to keep up with the resources/tech. *knock on wood* in a minute I'm gettin the -120°C storm, but I'm quiet comfy. coal & food stash is full, not too much worried about heat... I think... I'll micromanage pulsing the emergency generator if I have to, prepare a bunch of hospitals, I'll be fine! ^^

I had over 300 people sick and had to resort to executions, triage and doctors / scientists freezing to death while working 24 h shifts in barely heated workplaces due to an accute coal shortage towards the end.
The storm subsided with my generator already shut down and cooled from stage 5 to 3. Not a pretty sight, but at least a sight :D
Good luck.

[grapplehoeker]

If you have already researched and upgraded your expedition speeds, only then can you afford to take a little risk. Until then, if the storm has been sighted then your teams had better be already well on their way!