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Extreme Cold

The central environmental threat. Extreme cold shapes shelter planning, thermal equipment, routes, expedition timing, and recovery across the frozen open world.

Endless winter drives shelter construction, thermal equipment, route planning, and expedition length. Caught in the open during a sub-zero whiteout, players can exhaust quickly and die rapidly.

Stats

Threat type
Central environmental pressure
Reported effects
Shapes shelter, equipment, routes, and expedition length
Evidence
Official Steam listing and community reporting

How to use this entry

Read the summary first, then use the attributes to compare this extreme cold entry with related systems, resources, or zones. If an acquisition note is present, treat it as planning context rather than a complete route.

Evidence and limits

The entry only records details supported by its listed evidence. Exact patch numbers, coordinates, spawn tables, and rewards stay unstated until they can be checked in the current version of Permafrost.

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