Seasons - Temperature Studies - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Over?
J. M. Pescado:
First, a table of warmth deltas by uniform-type. The warmth delta is determined by a combination of sim uniform and outside temperature.
Indoors: Always +/-6 -> 0
Very Hot: Temperature >= 70
PT > 95: +1
Everyday: +4
Naked: +3
Swim: +3
Gym: +4
Formal: +5
PJ: +4
Uniform: +4
Underwear: +4
Outerwear: +8
Hot: Temperature >= 30
PT >= 70: +0
Everyday: +2
Naked: +1
Swim: +1
Gym: +2
Formal: +3
PJ: +2
Uniform: +2
Underwear: +1
Outerwear: +4
Moderate: |Temperature| < 30
Everyday: +0 (+/-4 -> 0)
Naked: -2 (> -29)
Swim: -2 (> -29)
Gym: +0 (+/-4 -> 0)
Formal: +0 (+/-4 -> 0)
PJ: -1 (> -29)
Uniform: +0 (+/-4 -> 0)
Underwear: -2 (> -29)
Outerwear: +3 (< 29)
Cold: -30 <= Temperature < -70
PT <= 70: -0
Everyday: -4
Naked: -8
Swim: -6
Gym: -4
Formal: -2
PJ: -5
Uniform: -4
Underwear: -6
Outerwear: -2
Very Cold:
PT < -95: -1
Everyday: -6
Naked: -12
Swim: -10
Gym: -6
Formal: -4
PJ: -7
Uniform: -5
Underwear: -10
Outerwear: -4
Some interesting conclusions: First, in the absence of any helpful activities, it will take a sim literally over 12 hours to freeze while standing out in the freezing cold naked, in part because cold delta drops to -1 upon attaining -95, adding 5 hours to freeze time. Secondly, in Moderate temperature, you will actually cool to 0 faster in one of the +0 uniforms than standing around in your underwear. Very counterintuitive. In any case, clearly, the uniform worn has very little importance.
Next, facts on treadmill overheat: In an interesting quirk, only the outdoor temperature affects treadmill heating...even if the treadmill is indoors. This is a peculiar currently being addressed by an as-of-this-time in-development hack that may or may not become a public release, or perhaps confined to Director's Cut as a result of everyone and their dog messing with the same subject. No "Hot" interaction may push warmth over 85 (most cap out at less) unless outdoor temperature is >= 70 (by default, even if you are indoors). Similarly, no "Cold" interaction may push cold below -85 unless outdoor temperature <= -70. If you mess with snowmen when Outdoor Temp is <= -70, you will freeze faster than prancing about naked in the snow. Should this be changed?
More weirdness: At warmth >= 70, a sim has a high chance of spontaneous combustion at about 1% every 15 minutes to an hour, we're not entirely sure. Statistically, this means that it is all but certain. Current proposed change is that the combustion chance be lowered to 0.1% and the combustion temperature raised to 90 (impossible unless outdoors AND roasting), and very unlikely even then. At warmth <= -70, a sim has a 1% chance of spontaneously contracting the plague. In an exercise of extreme perversity, this chance rises to 5% for temperatures between 70 and -70. Where does this plague come from? Nobody knows. It certainly defies the presently accepted germ theory of disease. And none of these heat-and-cold things appear to make any use of commonly accepted laws of physics. Clearly science is not a Maxian strongpoint.
dizzy:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2007 March 10, 04:17:47
Secondly, in Moderate temperature, you will actually cool to 0 faster in one of the +0 uniforms than standing around in your underwear. Very counterintuitive. In any case, clearly, the uniform worn has very little importance.
Counterintuitive, unless you're standing in direct sunlight of course.
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2007 March 10, 04:17:47
If you mess with snowmen when Outdoor Temp is <= -70, you will freeze faster than prancing about naked in the snow. Should this be changed?
Making snowmen requires bodily contact with snow and even the best Maxian clothing is only slightly more protective than being naked, whereas prancing naked in the snow only causes you to lose a few toes. ;D
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2007 March 10, 04:17:47
Current proposed change is that the combustion chance be lowered to 0.1% and the combustion temperature raised to 90 (impossible unless outdoors AND roasting), and very unlikely even then.
+ 0.5% for exposure to Beauty Cocktail, Pepper Juice and/or Tomato Juice?
kutto:
Does being fat have any effect on heat? I would imagine the layer of fat insulates them.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: kutto on 2007 March 11, 00:13:18
Does being fat have any effect on heat? I would imagine the layer of fat insulates them.
Why, that's an excellent idea. I'm glad I thought of it!
kutto:
You're welcome! ;D
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