Most Dangerous Moon Weathers In Lethal Company

Key Takeaways

• Weather in Lethal Company poses deadly threats like quicksand, drowning, and meteor showers.
• Players must navigate fog, floodwaters, and lightning strikes to avoid death and loss of valuable scrap.
• Eclipsed moons increase monster spawn rates, making survival challenging for even skilled players.

Released in 2023 by solo-developer Zeekerss, Lethal Company is a co-op survival horror game. Hilarious and terrifying in equal measure, this game has fans play as crew members tasked with collecting scrap from ramshackle industrial facilities on alien moons. Players quickly learn they’re not alone, as each moon is inhabited by terrifying monsters intent on devouring them.

A less prominent but equally terrifying threat in the game is weather. Every time players complete a moon, there is a chance that the next moons they select from will be experiencing a weather phenomenon. Players brave enough to take on this added challenge will face environments influenced by unique visual and mechanical effects. These effects range from increased monster spawn rates to terrifyingly thick fog.

6 Rainy

Death By Quicksand

The least deadly weather in Lethal Company is rain, which covers moons’ exteriors in large quicksand patches. Crew members unlucky enough to step in, or worse, jump into these patches, will meet a slow, inescapable death, leaving their bodies and loot unretrievable. Quicksand can be distinguished from its surroundings by its darker color. Quicksand poses a significant threat for unobservant players or those navigating at night.

Thankfully, quicksand is easily avoidable for the most part. Even when it covers critical routes between the ship and the facility, an alternative route can usually be taken. Quicksand can also be skirted, and players can step into it briefly. Generally speaking, as long as players remain cautious, the hazards posed by rainy weather can be avoided.

5 Foggy

Death By Abandonment

During foggy weather, crew members are presented with a moon exterior covered in an incredibly dense fog. Players can only see a handful of paces ahead, making navigating the map incredibly difficult. Losing friends, the ship, and facility entrances in the gloom is common and the primary cause of player death, as it’s not uncommon for players to get so lost that the ship’s autopilot leaves without them. Moons such as March and Vow with deep water also pose a significant risk of drowning, as players can easily stumble off cliffs into their depths.

The danger posed by this weather effect depends almost entirely on how well crew members know the moon’s exteriors. Those with good knowledge can navigate with relative ease through the fog. Walkie-talkies are also an effective way to mitigate the risk of getting lost. Doubly so if there is a crew member with eyes on the ship’s map, as they can help guide any lost players back to the ship or toward other crew members.

4 Flooded

Death By Drowning

This weather spawns groundwater on the moon’s exterior that will slowly rise throughout the day. As this water rises, the moon’s exterior becomes increasingly dangerous to navigate as players become cut off from access routes between the ship and the facility. Shallow water significantly slows players, while deep water is deadly. By late evening, players can become isolated from the ship as lowland areas have fully flooded, becoming nearly impassable.

The worst of the danger posed by this weather effect can be mitigated by ensuring that crew members return to the ship early when floodwaters have not risen too high. Keeping an eye on water levels and their impact on safe routes will also help crew members gauge when they should withdraw from flooded moons.

3 Meteor Shower

Death By Rock

Unlike other weather, the presence of meteor showers on a moon is not predetermined before crew members set their course for the moon. It also does not appear on the ship’s terminal. Instead, meteor showers begin randomly during the in-game day.

Players die instantly if directly hit by meteorites, while those near an impact site are knocked away. This weather event is incredibly dangerous, making traveling between the ship and the facility incredibly slow and hazardous, as meteorites land frequently and in large quantities. These showers also last 12 in-game hours and so will be a constant threat throughout the day. Terrifying of all, meteor showers, unlike any other weather, can happen alongside other weather.

2 Stormy

Death By Lightning

When affected by stormy weather, the exterior of a moon is periodically struck by lightning. There are two forms of lightning, lightning which hits the ground randomly, and lightning which strikes metal scrap. Players struck by lightning are killed instantly, making stormy moons highly hazardous, especially for those holding metal scrap. Random lightning strikes also mean that being outside for any extended time poses a moderate risk of death.

For players bold enough to take on the risks, metal scrap can be transported to the ship. This requires the periodical dropping of metal scrap whenever they begin sparking. Players must then move a significant distance from the metal scrap before the lightning strikes it. Unfortunately, players are often too slow at dropping and moving away from metal scrap, making this a perilous task that can quickly kill an entire crew.

1 Eclipsed

Death By Devouring

The most dangerous of Lethal Company‘s weathers, eclipsed moons can prove deadly for even the most experienced crews. This weather condition significantly increases monster spawn rates within and outside facilities. Eclipsed moons are incredibly hazardous to collect scrap from, as even if players manage to retrieve scrap from a facility, they still have to make it back to the ship. That is no easy feat when the exterior crawls with Eyeless Dogs and Forest Keepers.

Eclipsed moons pose a high risk of entire crews dying and the loss of all their collected scrap. It is not, however, an impossible task. For crews with enough skill, planning, and bravery to meet this challenge, the sense of pride that can be obtained from succeeding against the trials of eclipsed moons is immeasurable.