Lunar Hail

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This content is available only after activating the Lunar Rift
Lunar Hail is a weather phenomenon exclusive to Don't Starve Together, introduced in From Beyond. Once the Lunar Rift is activated, hail will periodically start falling in the form of sharp glass shards. During Lunar Hail, lunar glass will be embedded in Structures, Trees and other Objects around the world which the player can use Mining Tools to clear and gather Moon Shards from it. Depending on the size of the objects, the player will get between one to three Moon Shards. There also is a 25% chance to drop as an Infused Moon Shard instead.

After 36-54 seconds, 5 Dead Birds will fall from the sky. The types of birds depend on the type of Turfs and Season. On water, dead Birds will just fall into the water and disappear (even if it falls on a boat). One to two Incursive Gestalts then appear and possess their carcass, turning them into Bright-Beaked Birds. If the Lunar Rift hasn't reached its final stage, dead birds will instead mutate into Moonblind or Misshapen Birds. These birds will peck the lunar glass off of affected objects, dropping as many Moon Shards or Infused Moon Shards as player can get from the objects. Activating the Umbralla will prevent lunar glass from accumulating on objects within its area-of-effect dome. Crystal-Created Buzzards will also start roaming the world and infect lunar mutation to Cascass.

After the Lunar Hail, the Bird population is reduced to one-sixth (any method of bird appearance will be 6 times less likely) and it will gradually return to normal for the next 6 days. Bright-Beaked Birds have a chance to spawn naturally during this period.

If Birds of the World is used during Lunar Hail, it will not consume usage (except for the player's Sanity) and all spawned birds will become Dead Birds.

Lunar Hail happens every 10 days and can last up to 90 seconds. Unlike regular Rain, Lunar Hail does not cause Wetness, and if it is raining when Lunar Hail begins, the rain will immediately cease.

Trivia

• Lunar Hail was introduced in the Host of Horrors update.
• On initial beta release prior to Update 575729, Lunar Hail would happen every 2 days and last up to 60 seconds.
• Beta update 576473 removed the hail's ability to damage creatures other than the player; the developers still intend to make it do this when they "expand on this feature along with a proper set of mechanics for protecting creatures."
• Before the update Hostile Takeover: Phase Two, Debris falling from Lunar Hail used to spawn Moon Shards and Infused Moon Shards.
• Crow Kids are afraid of Lunar Hail, but Corvus Goodfeather is fine with it.

Gallery

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  Structures covered with Lunar Hail
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  Lunar Hail Concept Art from Hostile Takeover update stream from Rhymes with Play.
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  Old Lunar Hail animation when it can damage players.