Changelog

Version: 1.2.8
Date: 2026-06-25
  Compatibility:
    - Updated metadata for Factorio 2.1.
    - Updated the base dependency to require base >= 2.1.0.
    - Added guarded runtime event registration for safer 2.1/Space Age loads.
    - Added surface created/imported/cleared/deleted handling so weather, rain audio, solar, pollution, and fire helper state cleans up cleanly.
    - Space Platform surfaces are now explicitly skipped even when the Nauvis-only setting is disabled.
  Bugfixes:
    - Guarded rain FX spawning and fire hiss FX creation so missing/rejected helper prototypes cannot hard-crash a save.
    - Fire marker injection now appends to existing fire created_effect data instead of replacing another mod's fire effect chain.
  Changes:
    - No gameplay balance, visual density, or thunder timing changes.

Version: 1.2.7
Date: 2026-06-16
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed phantom rain audio playing while the weather was still clear.
    - Rain ambience now only plays while the weather state is actually wet/raining.
    - Removed the post-rain rain-loop sound so clear weather no longer sounds like active rain.
  Changes:
    - Kept post-rain splash/ripple visuals, but muted the temporary drip ambience until proper non-rain drip assets are added.

Version: 1.2.6
Date: 2026-06-15
  Features:
    - Added forced weather combo commands: rain only, thunder + rain, and full thunderstorm.
    - Added /rrrain [seconds] for rain without thunder or lightning.
    - Added /rrthunderrain [seconds] for rain with thunder sounds but no lightning flash.
    - Added /rrstorm [seconds] and /rrthunderstorm [seconds] for a full thunderstorm with rain, lightning flashes, and linked thunder.
    - Added remote.call("real-rain", "force_weather_combo", surface_index, mode, seconds) for scripted integrations.
  Changes:
    - /real-rain rain [seconds] now means rain-only testing, while /real-rain thunderstorm [seconds] is the full lightning + thunder storm test.

Version: 1.2.5
Date: 2026-06-15
  Changes:
    - Reverted lightning away from the full-screen white overlay style.
    - Removed the visible lightning bolt sprite; lightning now uses the original short blue-white light flash only.
    - Linked forced lightning commands to thunder so /rrlightning close and /rrlightning far now play matching thunder.
    - Natural visible lightning now always schedules matching thunder with close/far delay timing.

Version: 1.2.3
Date: 2026-06-15
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed a crash caused by thunder sound volume_modifier values going above Factorio's valid 0..1 range.
    - Clamped rain, wind, post-rain, and thunder command sound volumes defensively.
  Changes:
    - Close and monsoon thunder remain loud, but are now safely capped for Factorio 2.0.

Version: 1.2.2
Date: 2026-06-15
  Bugfixes:
    - Made thunder and lightning test commands immediate instead of feeling delayed or easy to miss.
    - Added safer short aliases: /rr, /rrthunder, /rrlightning, /rrstrike, and /rrtest.
    - Extended forced lightning visibility so command testing is obvious in-game.
  Changes:
    - Expanded thunder variation pools by using the legacy thunder files as extra variation alongside the Mixkit thunder pass.
    - Added /real-rain thunder-test to play far, close, rolling, and monsoon thunder in sequence.

Version: 1.2.1
Date: 2026-06-15
  Features:
    - Added /real-rain lightning [far|close] for visual-only lightning tests, plus /real-rain lighting as a typo-friendly alias.
    - Added /real-rain strike [far|close|monsoon] for full lightning + thunder strike tests.
    - Expanded /real-rain thunder to support far, close, roll, and monsoon thunder layers.
    - Added remote interface helpers force_lightning and force_strike for scripted integrations.

Version: 1.2.0
Date: 2026-06-15
  Features:
    - Added a dedicated cinematic thunder sound pass.
    - Added close thunder cracks, distant rumbles, delayed rolling tails, and monsoon impact layers.
    - Added /real-rain thunder debug command.
    - Added runtime setting for layered thunder tails.
  Changes:
    - Reworked thunder sound prototypes into separate far, close, roll, and monsoon categories.
    - Added CREDITS.md with thunder source and Mixkit license notes.

Version: 1.1.0
Date: 2026-06-15
  Features:
    - Added staged storm cycle: drizzle, rain, heavy rain, storm, and rare monsoon events.
    - Added post-rain puddle/ripple tail so rain fades out instead of stopping instantly.
    - Added tile-aware splash logic: concrete/factory floors splash harder, grass/dirt softer, water ripples differently.
    - Added area-aware rain ambience for forests, factory floors, and water-adjacent areas.
    - Added wind gust ambience during stronger visible gusts.
    - Added visible lightning bolt sprite for close strikes.
    - Added performance modes: Cinematic, Balanced, and UPS Saver.
    - Added admin/debug commands: /real-rain and /rrain.
    - Added remote interface helpers for stage, describe, force_stage, and force_clear.
  Changes:
    - Weather intensity now follows the current storm stage instead of using a single wet intensity value.
    - Splash density now scales with storm stage and performance mode.
    - Rain sound is now position-aware when players are present on a surface.
    - v1.0 splash prototypes and spawners are retained as compatibility aliases.
  Notes:
    - Use /real-rain storm 300 or /real-rain monsoon 300 in-game to test the new high-intensity stages quickly.

Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2026-06-15
  Features:
    - Rebuilt as Real Rain, a standalone AAA-style rain ambience mod.
    - Added layered front/mid/mist rainfall visuals.
    - Added wind gust rain angles for a stronger storm feel.
    - Added subtle ground splash/ripple FX.
    - Added cinematic lightning flashes with close/far thunder scheduling.
    - Added runtime presets: Subtle, Balanced, Storm, and Monsoon.
    - Added rain-based solar reduction, pollution washout, and fire extinguishing.
  Changes:
    - Renamed runtime settings, prototypes, sounds, and remote interface to real-rain names.
    - Default weather timing now produces more noticeable gameplay rain events.
    - Default behaviour is Nauvis-only to avoid raining on unrelated Space Age surfaces.
  Compatibility:
    - Conflicts with dynamic-rain, nauvis_rain, and sen-weather to avoid duplicate weather systems.