w12 starting season?

[vatas]

At first I was hoping/assuming it would start at the first day of spring but testing a new character, it seems like that optimally we'd start with first day of summer (assuming summer means all trees are stocked with seeds/nuts/fruits.)

[boshaw]

Hopefully it's winter so we can have snowball fights over land desired while we starve to death.

[Fostik]

There is a lot to discuss but dwarf fortress classic spring start would be ok as for me. It will be a bit hardcore, but you don't need seeds and fruits on first day playing.
It will also save noobs from ruining their hunger.
The only thing i am not sure about - is that you will be unable to receive first ~6-7k LP from seeds/fruits/berries discoveries, so it will block you from gaining first skills to build something.

[Ysh]

I will guess summer.

[MagicManICT]

you do sort of need tree seeds and nuts starting out. WTF will we do without cone cows? What about all the boot strap LP? A slower start might not be a horrible thing, but it'll be a bit more painful.

[kitsune121x]

I think the world will start in Spring makes the most logical sense

winter if the devs want to show how cruel they can be and make the earlier part of the world a grinding slugfest

good luck raising intelligence without blueberries a winter start is the worst start they could possibly do for progression also I don't think squirrels spawn in winter so all entry level intelligence food is basically gone other than fish

[shubla]

Many people who start playing at w12 probably haven't yet experienced seasons. So starting with the most different season from what the game normally is – winter, is logical, to show off how cool seasons are.
But I hope not.