by
Hodo
» 22 Jan 2018, 13:46
How far north are you talking?
The 29 line? Which spring starts in APRIL, officially, but the snow melts and you can plant in March.
Or north of that in the lag line of 38.... Which Spring is about the same time, April, but may snow even during then.
From what I found winter runs like this...
Arctic (43-49[include 39]); Nov-April [It will snow till May]
Sub Arctic (36-42[minus 39]); Nov - March [it will snow till April]
Continental (29-35); Nov- March [but will only snow through March]
Temperate (22-28); Dec-Feb [will snow through Feb]
SubTropic (1,2,6,7,8,14,17,18,19,20,21); Dec-Jan.
Arid (9-13,15,16); Dec, with snowing part way into Jan.
This is what I have found by traveling, talking to other guilds in other regions and just looking at the map.
Living in the Subarctic is just harsh... you want to be a farmer, move south The Subtropic line is the best place for just that.
You want a little bit of everything, live in the Continental (22-28) line.
Don't build what you can't defend- Rule number 1.