Lethal Companyputs you and your friends in a co-op survival horror adventure as you collect scraps from various hazardous moons. Each moon has its own fair share of terrors that await your crew, ranging from violent creatures to perilous weather conditions. One such weather condition you might find on a moon is stormy weather.

When you land on a moon where it’s stormy, you’re at risk of getting hit by wild, random strikes of lightning. What’s worse is that carrying metal items outdoors will attract lightning without fail. Luckily, there’s a way to take your valuable metal scraps back to the ship while avoiding lightning strikes.

How To Check A Moon For Storms

To be fully prepared for your next trip to a new moon, you should firstfind out the moon’s weather conditionsduring your visit.

To check the weather conditions of a moon, you’ll need touse the terminal on your ship.

Access the terminalbyhitting E on your keyboardwhile in front of it.

Upon booting up the terminal, you’ll see a list of available menus.Type “moons"to see thelist of available moons you’re able to travel to.

Once you see the list of available moons, you’ll also be able to seeeach of their current weather conditionsbeside their names. A stormy moon will have the word"Stormy"next to it.

You’ll also see the weather conditions ofa moon you’re set to travel toby checking the screensabove the ship’s control panel. The name of the moon will be displayed, along with thepopulation, conditions, fauna, and weather.

Effect

Stormy

Metal items outdoors can attract lightning andmay be struck after a few seconds of sparking.

Flooded

The moon will getincreasingly more flooded, with routes eventually becomingimpassible as the day progresses.

Foggy

The moon will beshrouded in fog. The fog can belight, heavy, or stinkclouds.

Light and heavy fog make ithard to see and navigate. Stinkclouds cause you toexhaust your stamina faster, and you’ll eventuallytake damage.

Rainy

Moons in rainy weather will haveseveral patches of quicksandon the ground. you’re able to identify these patches by keeping an eye out forareas where the ground is a shade darker.

Eclipsed

Outdoor entities will spawn evenduring the day, and more entities will be present inside.

How To Carry Metal Items Outdoors During A Lightning Storm

A lot of metal items havehigh value, so it would be a shame to leave them behind in fear of getting struck by lightning. To stay safe whiledelivering your metal scraps to the ship, you just need some patience and quick thinking.

First,consider transporting your metal scraps one by oneinstead of in one go.

If you have friends with you, you caneach carry a single metal scrap, so you can quickly put it down.

When you leave behind your metal scraps,don’t leave them outside by any entrance. An unfortunate and unsuspecting crew mate might go through that entrance and get struck should the item you left attract lightning.

Next, head back to the ship whilecarefully listening for sound cues.

If a lightning bolt is about to strike your metal scrap, it’ll start makingelectric buzzing noises. You’ll have afew momentstopress G and put your item downbefore the lightning strikes the scrap.

While carrying your metal scrap to the ship,ensure you have it in your main hand.

You’ll need to be able todrop it quickly, and if an itemin your inventoryis sparking,you may not receive the lightning strike warning.

Once your scrap is on the ground,back away a few meters. The lightning strike’sdamage is AOE(area of effect), and you’ll get struck if you’re too close to the metal scrap.

After the lightning strikes the metal scrap,wait a few secondsto see if there are still electrical buzzing noises.

Lightning can strike it again, and the noises will be your indicator. If you don’t hear it,you may safely pick your scrap up againand continue your trek back to the ship.

If a crewmate is heading back with you, it’s better for you towalk a few meters apartso that you can avoid getting struck by lightning targeting an item dropped by the other crew.

You’ll need tobe patientas your scrap willattract lightningseveral timesbefore you make it back to the ship.

Once inside the ship, you don’t have to worry about lightning hitting you or your metal scrap. Just make sure that you drop itinside the ship. Theoutdoor area of the shipis still a danger zone when it comes to lighting.

A lightning striking the ship will causethe lights and monitors to switch off. Use thelight switch or the power button on the monitorto turn them back on. You can also use aremote.

Since you’ll probably be spending a lot of your time outside while you’re taking your metal items back, it’s best if youprioritize bringing them back before the other items, especially if their value is higher.

Also, once you get ahigh-value metal item, you should have someonebring it back immediately, especially when it’searly in the day.

The moons tend to be moreperilous at night, and you don’t want to get stuck transporting your precious metal scrapswhile the moon’s mobs are out and about.