| For other Strange Weather myths in Grand Theft Auto series, see Strange Weather. |
Red Fog and Hellish skies are a form of strange weather in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Red fog and Hellish skies[]
A mysterious blood red fog can be seen in all areas of San Andreas in stormy weather at night. The Blood Red Fog myth is a well-known phenomenon in the game.
The Hellish Skies myth is a related but distinct phenomenon from the red fog. This glitch can be replicated, but it is rather difficult. If the player is in the Las Venturas landmass during a sandstorm at sunset, and then flies very quickly to San Fierro or Flint County, the horizon will turn a foggy, dark red color. The skies will continue to exhibit this strange hue until nighttime, and the sky will turn black as usual. This phenomenon is most likely a weather glitch.
Explanation[]
The Blood Red Fog only occurs on the PC version of San Andreas, because the PC version has an error in the timecyc.dat file which causes the game to set incorrect sky colors and ambient lighting at 20:00 during rainy weather in the countryside. The weather effects are interpolated with the previous (19:00) and next (22:00) timecyc.dat settings, so the effect can be seen at any time between 19:00 and 22:00, particularly between 19:30 and 21:00. This is also the reason why textures are very bright during this period, almost as if it were the middle of the day.
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