How to survive the winter in Cult of the Lamb Woolhaven – Destructoid

The Woolhaven expansion for Cult of the Lamb has introduced winter, and your task as a leader is to help your cultists survive the harsh winter conditions to the best of your abilities.

Surviving the chill will feel very harsh when you’re starting. You won’t have many ways to protect your flock, and resources will be limited. However, the winter can become much more manageable if you know what needs to be done.

Best ways to survive the winter in Cult of the Lamb Woolhaven

The winter in Cult of the Lamb comes and goes, but you’ll want to be prepared well to combat its challenges.

Build a Weather Vane and Furnace

A Weather Vane and a Furnace are two of the most important buildings to make if you want to survive the winter. The Weather Vane gives you a hint about when the next winter is about to appear. The updated information will be shown at the top-right part of your screen. Knowing the exact arrival of the winter will be immensely helpful for you to survive.

The Furnace allows you to keep your lands warm with the help of Rotburn. You’ll want to farm as much Rotburn as possible, and use it to tend to your Furnace daily. Always make sure to completely recharge your Furnace before you’re about to set out for an expedition.

Use rituals and consumables

The Bonfire Ritual II allows you to unlock your followers’ warmth levels for an entire day. Once you gain access, this ritual is the perfect solution if you’re running out of Rotburn. The ritual only costs five wood and twelve bones, and allows your followers to survive the cold.

If you have unlocked the tailor, you can use wool to craft sweaters. Putting the sweaters on your followers will help them to withstand the cold. However, wool is a pretty rare resource, and it has other uses in the game.

Finally, you’ll come across Chillis in the dungeons of Ewefall. You can plant the seeds and get a stock of Chillis. You can then use them to make Hot Chilli Mash, which is excellent for the followers to raise their temperature.

Don’t waste the Charged Shards

Charged Shards are vital resources that you’ll get pretty early on your adventure. While you can use them on decorations, it’s essential for you to save them. Once winter comes, your houses will become frozen. To prevent that, you need to make a Heater and place several of them on your base.

Each Heater costs four Charged Shardsso you’ll need to have plenty saved from your adventures. Try not to waste them on any decorations that don’t offer any actual advantage against the cold.