Switch Chronic Drought

[HaniJoy]

Is anyone having a trouble with rain/storms just not generating? I am in summer year 2 and I think I have had about 3 natural rain days, fall was entirely rain free until I used a rain totem on 27th
Main problem I can’t make batteries! I am usually halfway through ginger island by now but I haven’t even fixed the boat because of it! I haven’t unlocked the solar panel yet but any tips on making batteries is helpful!

update: went through summer yr 2 without a storm, huge reluctance but I had to abandon the game there was just no way to keep going, first day on a new farm hurts the soul!!

 

[Nonak]

Huh, no idea what's causing the problem, but for battery packs try slaying the iridium bats in skull cavern. They have a 5% chance to drop one. I'm pretty sure you can't unlock solar panels without ginger island cuz you need to complete the island ingredients quest for the recipe

 

[BeenASon]

I second what Nonak said. I don't know why that's happening but I don't have any issues like that either.

 

[Terdin]

I'm pretty sure that the main problem is that you got a seed that's really stingy with rain when you started your game. Nonak's tip seems like the best workaround.

 

[BeenASon]

I'm pretty sure that the main problem is that you got a seed that's really stingy with rain when you started your game. Nonak's tip seems like the best workaround.

Seeds influence rain? Good to know. I got lucky then lol.

 

[HaniJoy]

Seeds influence rain? Good to know. I got lucky then lol.

Seems I got the unluckiest!! Year 2 is too late to mulligan and knowing my luck I’d pull the same problem

 

[Terdin]

Seems I got the unluckiest!! Year 2 is too late to mulligan and knowing my luck I’d pull the same problem

I hope your drought ends at some point. There are seed numbers mentioned here and there on the forums, but unfortunately the seeds work a bit differently on the Switch and Xbox than they do on PC or mobiles, so you can't expect them to work.
I don't think year 2 is too late to start a new save and see how it compares. I once put aside a save that was in year 4 and started over, then deleted the old save when I found I did better in the new save. But to each their own way of playing. If it took you several weeks of playing to get to where you currently are, then I really understand why you don't want to start over.

 

[BeenASon]

Seems I got the unluckiest!! Year 2 is too late to mulligan and knowing my luck I’d pull the same problem

I'm very close to year 2 as well and I definitely agree that I will NOT abandon my save file for rain. After you pass the first year your farm truly becomes your own.