Seasonal Flowers

<p><em><strong>"Don't you just hate it when you can see a flower blooming in the dead of winter?"</strong></em></p> <h1><strong><br>What does this mod do?<br><br></strong></h1> <p>This mod is purely visual. Flowers now have a life cycle that is entirely based on local temperature. This system allows you get altitudinal gradients, microclimates, on top of seasonal change.<br><br>Some areas bloom for longer than others. Some areas might not be conducive to certain flowers at all. A rafflesia can't grow in Antarctica in real life, so why should it be able to grow there in Vintage Story?<br><br>The different types of flowers also behave differently to one another, some will bloom in Spring, others in Summer.<br><br></p> <p>Flowers start in a green vegetative state, slowly gaining energy to produce blooms. Once the flower is ready, it will begin blooming for a period of time. Once it gets too hot, it will die back. By the time winter arrives, the flowers have already begun their long slumber, waiting for the next year to bloom once more.<br><br><strong>Made with mod compatibility in mind.</strong></p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle">Features</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <ul> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Flowers change appearance based on the local temperature rather than a calender.</li> <li>Per block temperature sampling, so flowers in the same field can be at different stages.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Four flower stages: hidden under snow, green vegetative stem, bloom, and dieback.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Flowers blooms once per year and won't bloom again until a full winter resets it.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Per flower configurable thresholds for each stage (vegetative, bloom, too hot, hidden).</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Works with modded flowers, especially those that seperate flowers between petals and stems in textures.</li> <li>Vanilla visuals with minimal performance overhead.<br><br></li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Optional config option: Bees can only use flowers that are actually in bloom (defaulted to false, so you'll have to enable this one in the config).</li> </ul> </div> </div> <hr><hr> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <hr> <p><em>Want to make your game more immersive and realistic? Check out our other mods.</em></p> <p><br>Try <a href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/deciduoustrees" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deciduous Trees</a>, another mod that is based on local temperature, but this time for leaves.<br><br><span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">Try</span> <a href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/ksrealisticfarming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">K's Realistic Farming</a><span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">,</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">a</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">mod</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">that</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">allows </span><span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">crops</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">to</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 0ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">bolt, perfect</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 250ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">for</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 250ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">rapid</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 250ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">farming</span> <span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 250ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true">expansion.<br></span></p> <hr> <p><span style="--sd-animation: sd-fadeIn; --sd-duration: 250ms; --sd-easing: ease-in;" data-sd-animate="true"><br>Special thanks to <a class="username" href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/user/CB5C4C74160094844D8D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kaisentlaia</a> for not only coming up with this idea, but also providing the textures required to make it.<br><br><br></span></p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle">&nbsp;FAQ</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <p><br>Q: Is it safe to add or remove this mod in existing saves?<br>A: Safe to add or remove at any time. Purely visual.<br><br>Q: I don't like when X flowers enters a stage, can I change it?<br>A: Yes, the config allows you to change when all 4 stages are triggered individually for each flower, you can also add modded flowers there.<br><br>Q: I don't like that I can accidentally place a block over flowers, can I change it?<br>A: Yes, the config allows you to turn this off.&nbsp;<br><br>Q: Is this compatible with mods that add new flowers?<br>A: Yes, mods structured in a flower/petal/image folder format should recieve full support! Even if the mod doesn't separate textures between petals and stems, the flowers will go dormant in winter. You can also add modded flowers to the config manually to tweak the times at which they flower.<br>Q: But this mod makes Common Gorse look funny in spring, fix it.<br>A: Our mod only hides petals and is working as intended. It's on the other mod to separate actual petals from the leaves of the plant. If one