Smog is often present in Los Santos in both GTA: San Andreas and GTA V. Foggy/misty weather can create an "eerie" atmosphere, especially in locations such as the remote San Andreas countryside.
This can range from a light fog to a thick impenetrable "pea soup" effect where visibility is severely reduced. Minor dust storms can also occur in the Grand Senora Desert in GTA V, but are not as intense as previous.įog and mist is common in both renditions of Liberty City, San Fierro, and the countryside of San Andreas, and very rarely in Vice City. Pursuing Police Mavericks, and News Choppers will fly away when sandstorms occur and aircraft will never spawn in the sky. Sandstorms also have a physical impact on aircraft, increasing turbulence, blowing them fiercely in random directions, which can make flying treacherous. Clouds of dust can be seen blowing and the sky's color changes to a dull brown. When sandstorms occur, visibility is severely restricted. It occurs regularly only in Bone County and Las Venturas as it suits the climate. They arise when a gust front blows loose sand and dust from a dry surface. The 3D Universe first introduced players to visual shimmering heatwaves when the temperature reaches blazing highs, though this does not affect the player's health in any way.Ī sandstorm is a weather pattern first seen in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Sunset in Blaine County, with a cloud partially obscuring the sun. It generally occurs before or after rainfall. Cloudy weather does not have much of a visual difference, as the sky is still brightly lit during daytime, unlike foggy or rainy conditions, and visibility is still high. Cloudy weather can be seen pretty much everyday at some point, except in some places such as the desert, where overcast conditions may never take place. Cloudy weather does not create a particular atmosphere and is considered a "default" weather state due to how often it occurs. The tropical Caribbean island of Cayo Perico is almost always depicted as a sunny paradise.Ĭlouds looming over Vinewood, Los Santos.Ĭloudy, Broken Cloud and Overcast weather is one of the most common weather states in GTA, and it has featured in every game of the franchise. Sunny weather is also commonly seen in the HD Universe. Sunny weather creates a "cheerful" atmosphere, especially in locations such as Vice City and most areas in San Andreas. These options give some officially assigned names to the weather:Ī freight train passes on a pleasant day.Ĭlear or Sunny weather occurs quite often in most cities, usually appearing daily in the 3D Universe. In some game modes, particularly Multiplayer in GTA IV, some Jobs in GTA Online and default options for custom jobs created in the Content Creator, and Director Mode in GTA V, the player can choose what weather to have active during their session. In GTA V and GTA Online, street gang presence will be significantly reduced during rainstorms. In the HD Universe, weather will impact the behaviour of Pedestrians, with the onset of rainfall seeing them running for cover or attempting to shelter their heads with held objects and the density of pedestrians on the streets reducing rapidly. The first weather report was in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, where it was used to implement the Island Restrictions, announcing the closure of the bridges in Vice City due to the threat of Hurricane Hermoine. in GTA V displays the current weather in the top right corner. The Internet in Grand Theft Auto IV also has weather forecasts. The games can also simulate wind, which can realistically result in trees swaying back and forth and increased turbulence while flying aircraft.īroadcasters on some Radio Stations often comment on the current weather or announce the weather forecasts in the local area. This is a perfect example of the wide varieties of weather mixtures the game is capable of doing. For example it may be cloudy, then a slight drizzle may fall, followed by rain and then a thunderstorm. The games can also simulate transitions between weather types. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has the most diverse biomes in its map, so also has the most diverse weather. In some games, weather is localized to certain parts of their maps, while other games see inescapable weather changes impact the entire playable area. The weather in the game is controlled by a time cycle which triggers certain weather types to occur at randomized times.
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