DynamicWeather
Adds a synchronized day/night cycle, island-specific rain, storms, snow and hurricanes, layered audio, and weather-driven gameplay effects.
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Dynamic Weather
Dynamic Weather adds a continuous day/night cycle and island-specific weather to How to Fish.
Features
- Rain with darker, cloudier skies.
- Thunderstorms with lightning and procedural thunder.
- Snow and snowstorms.
- Hurricanes with heavy rain, strong wind, debris, spray, and larger waves.
- Different weather probabilities for every island.
- Layered stereo rain, wind, and thunder audio.
- Weather audio routed through the game's Master and Effects volume controls.
- Weather-driven changes to movement, traction, boats, waves, fish bite times, and reel speed.
- Deterministic FishNet synchronization for automatic weather in multiplayer.
Dynamic Weather does not modify save files, money, health, inventory, quests, or progression.
Installation
Mod manager — recommended
Install DynamicWeather Mod Manager, r2modman, or Gale. The required BepInEx pack is installed automatically.
Manual installation
- Install BepInEx 5.4.23.5 x64.
- Extract the package into the inner game folder containing How to Fish.exe.
- Confirm this file exists:
BepInEx/plugins/DynamicWeather/HowToFish.DynamicWeather.dll
Controls
| Key | Action |
| --- | --- |
| F6 | Cycle to the next manual weather condition |
| F7 | Return to automatic island weather |
Optional Console Mod commands
Install ConsoleMod separately to use these commands:
weather status
weather auto
weather clear
weather rain
weather storm
weather snow
weather hurricane
weather volume 0-100
weather gameplay on|off
weather strength 0-100
clima is also available as an alias for weather.
Gameplay behavior
| Weather | Effects |
| --- | --- |
| Rain | Reduced traction, light movement resistance, small waves, slightly faster bites |
| Storm | Player gusts, stronger boat wind, larger waves, slower reeling |
| Snow | Lower mobility and traction, calmer water, slower fish activity |
| Hurricane | Strong knockback, camera shake, heavy boat forces, large waves, difficult reeling |
The host applies boat and catch-time effects. Each player applies local movement and camera effects. In multiplayer, manually forced weather remains visual while gameplay physics use the shared automatic weather state to prevent desynchronization.
Compatibility
- How to Fish for Windows x64
- Steam build 24911270
- Game version shown by the tested build: 1.0.9
- Unity 6000.4.4f1
- Mono scripting backend
- BepInEx 5.4.23.5
Avoid running another mod that also controls global lighting, weather, waves, or the day/night cycle.
Source and support
Source code and issue tracker:
When reporting a problem, attach BepInEx/LogOutput.log and describe the island, weather, and multiplayer state.
Development disclosure
This community mod was developed with substantial assistance from OpenAI Codex. The packaged code was reviewed, compiled, tested against the game, and passed automated scheduler and gameplay checks before release.
Disclaimer
Unofficial community mod. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Dazed Games or Valve.
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
- For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.
Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: