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Frostbite isn’t just a metaphor inPeak, it’s a very real threat if you don’t keep moving. As you and your fellow nature scouts try to escape the island by scaling its treacherous mountain, you’ll face more than just crumbling ledges and questionable handholds. The mountain has its own timer, and it takes the form of a thick, creeping fog that brings a stamina-sapping chill known as Frost.
If you’re not climbing smart and fast, the mountain will catch up to you. Understanding how Frost works, and how to avoid it, is essential to surviving the climb. Here’s what you need to know before the cold starts biting.
What Is Frost?
In Peak, environmental hazards play a role in shaping the climbing experience, and one of the most important to understand is Frost.Frost is a stamina-draining effect.
Frost In The Fog
Frost occurswhen you enter the fog, apersistent and rising weather conditiondesigned to pressure you into climbing efficiently.
Thefog acts as a soft time limit,gradually getting closer to youandascending the mountainas you climb. If itcatches up to you,Frost will begin to take effect, steadily depleting your stamina over time.
If you remain in the fog too long without escaping, the Frost will eventually drain your stamina completely, resulting in death.
Frost In The Alpine
Additionally, you’llexperience the Frost conditionat theAlpine climbduringBlizzards.Blizzardsarerandom, short weather eventsthat last less than aminute.
Stopping Frost is dependent on where you are experiencing it.
How To Stop Frost From The Fog
To avoid Frost, thebest strategy is to maintain a steady paceandstay ahead of the fog’s progression. Efficiency in movement and minimizing mistakes are key to staying safe.
However, if you prefer a more relaxed or exploratory experience, Peak does provide anoption to disable the fog. In the game’s Gate Kiosk in the airport,you can turn off the time limit fog entirelybyselecting the Tenderfoot option. Doing so will prevent the fog from rising,thereby removing the Frost effectand allowing you to climbwithout any time-based pressure.
