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How to Survive Winter

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How to Survive Winter
Construct structures that warm your followers, do the Bonfire Ritual II, and make warming food and clothes to survive the winter in Cult of the Lamb's Woolhaven DLC. Read on to learn how to keep your cult warm, activities you can do during winter, and how to trigger the season.

How to Survive Winter







Keep the Furnace Lit

Keep the Furnace Lit
After you bring lost souls to Yngya for the first time, you will unlock the ability to build the Furnace. Once you have it built, you will need to fuel it with Rotburn. It is best to fuel the furnace to its maximum capacity before entering dungeons to keep your cult warm.

You may get Rotburn by destroying orange crystals in Rotburn dungeon rooms and opening chests in Ewefall and The Rot. You may also obtain it from Rotburn Mines once you unlock it.

Build a Weather Vane

Building the Weather Vane will give you information about how long winter will last. It also warns you about upcoming snow storms, which can help you prepare accordingly.

Build Warming Structures

Baptismal Bath

In addition to the Furnace, you may also build the Baptismal Bath to warm a freezing follower. You will also need to eventually construct Heaters to keep your structures from getting frozen in snowstorms.

To build these, you will need Charged Shards, which can be found in Ewefall.

Do the Bonfire Ritual II

Bonfire Ritual II
Doing the Bonfire Ritual II will keep your cult's Warmth at full for an entire in-game day. It is best to do this ritual if you do not have enough Rotburn to fuel the Furnace.

Build a Ranch

Assign Followers to the Ranch

You can raise animals in the Ranch, allowing you to take resources from them. You may shear them for Wool to use for sweaters, or slaughter them for Meat to use in cooking. The latter is useful for meals, as the farm plots freeze over during the winter.

Ranching Guide

Use Rotburn Fertiliser to Grow Crops

Using Rotburn Fertiliser on Frozen Farm Plots
You may thaw out frozen farm plots using Rotburn Fertiliser. This allows you to grow crops and stock up on resources even in the winter.

Rotburn Fertiliser can be produced by rotten followers.

Make Warming Food and Clothes

Cook Warming Meals
You may feed followers food that has warming effects. You will need to gather Chillis from Woolhaven's bushes, as well as Ewefall and the Rot, in order to cook them.

You can also opt to make sweaters in the Tailor to give to your followers. However, they use Wool, which is an important currency used to rebuild Woolhaven. It is best to only make sweaters for a select few followers.

Winter Changes and Activities

Explore the Frozen Lake at Pilgrim's Passage

Frozen Pilgrim
During winter, the lake at the Pilgrim's Passage freezes over. You may explore it in order to receive a special follower, a new follower form, and decorations.

Build Snowlambs

Build Snowlambs
You may build Snowlambs by interacting with tall piles of snow. This will start a mini game where you will have to stack parts of the Snowlamb's body. Aim for a Perfect Snowlamb by aligning these parts to the best of your ability!

Start Snowball Fights

Start Snowball Fights
Clearing smaller piles of snow can create snowballs. You may pick them up and throw them at your followers. Do not worry about losing Faith over this, as this does not hurt your followers.

How to Trigger Winter

Return Lost Souls to Yngya

Return Lost Souls to Yngya
Winter will trigger as you level up Yngya through returning lost souls to her. If you are not yet prepared for the winter, it is best to hold off returning the lost souls that you have found.

Complete the Woolhaven DLC

Upon completing the story of the Woolhaven DLC, you will have the option to toggle winter on and off. If you want to stop your followers from freezing or if you want to go fishing at Pilgrim's Passage again, interact with Yngya's statue to turn off winter.

Cult of the Lamb Related Guides

Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks for New and Returning Players

All Tips and Tricks

Woolhaven DLC Guides
How to Start the Woolhaven DLC Ranching Guide
How to Survive Winter How to Get Rotten Followers
Multiplayer Guide How to Unlock More Ranch Animals
How to Build Snowlambs How to Throw Snowballs
How to Unlock the Wolf Trap How to Fend Off Wolves
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How to Use the Midas Skull How to Get the Fleece of the Knight

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