Saunarator

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A player posing at the Saunarator.

The Saunarator is a structure located in the Caldera of Mount Hothead. To repair the Saunarator, the player must complete a series of quests that begins with the "Mount Mystery" quest and ends with the "Saunarator" quest.

When repaired, the Saunarator introduces a new weather event, Steam. A steam weather event occurs when the Saunarator activates. The player does not have to be nearby. The activation occurs randomly and cannot be influenced by the player. The weather forecast in the player’s menu tablet will show when it is an upcoming weather event.

After completing the "Rainy Day Delight" quest, the player will be able to manually activate the Saunarator once a week by crafting a Steam Island Stone and placing it into the Saunarator. Activating a weather machine causes the weather event to happen in a random region. A currently active machine cannot be manually activated until the weather event ends. Manually activating a machine during another weather event will end the other weather event even if they occur in different regions.

The weather forecast in the player’s menu tablet will show when it is an upcoming weather event and will occur in a random region of Friendship Island.

Steam

Steam lasts 15 minutes, and what appears during the steam depends on where it steams. All regions have steam vents appear.

Thermals blocked by boulders will appear during a steam in Gemstone Mountain, Mount Hothead, or Spooky Swamp. When the boulder is broken with a Pickaxe, the player will receive 3x Steamdrops. There are five Thermals per steam period. Even if the player was somewhere else during a steam event, the thermals with boulders will stick around until the Steamdrops are collected or they are replaced by another steam event in the same region.