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'''Biome tokens''' are used to indicate environments for [[creature]]s, [[plant]]s and entities.
 
'''Biome tokens''' are used to indicate environments for [[creature]]s, [[plant]]s and entities.
  
 
All objects that use biome tokens can take multiple entries, so they can be found in many different locations.
 
All objects that use biome tokens can take multiple entries, so they can be found in many different locations.
  
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==Biome Sets==
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To create something that only appears when you discover the cave river, lava, or chasm, use SUBTERRANEAN_WATER, SUBTERRANEAN_LAVA, or SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM
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Tokens no longer require BIOME_ in front of them.{{version|0.27.173.38a}}
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{| {{prettytable}}
 
{| {{prettytable}}
 
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! # !! Token !! Description
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! Token !! Description
 
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| A || ALL_MAIN || All biomes excluding pools, rivers, and underground features
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| ALL_MAIN ||Every biome.
 
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| B || ANY_LAND || All main biomes excluding oceans and lakes
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| ANY_DESERT ||Any desert biome, including freezing or scorching.
 
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| C || ANY_OCEAN || All ocean biomes
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| ANY_FOREST ||Any forest biome, including freezing or scorching.
 
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| D || ANY_LAKE || All lake biomes
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| ANY_GRASSLAND ||Any grassland biome.
 
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| E || ANY_RIVER || All river biomes
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| ANY_LAKE ||Any freshwater or saltwater lake.
 
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| F || ANY_POOL || All pool biomes
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| ANY_LAND ||Anything not ocean, lake, or river.
 
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| G || NOT_FREEZING || All land biomes excluding Mountain, Glacier, and Tundra
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| ANY_OCEAN ||Either bordering the ocean (ie. beach) or in it.
 
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| H || ANY_TEMPERATE || All Temperate land biomes - marshes, swamps, forests, grassland, savanna, and shrubland
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| ANY_POOL ||Will spawn around the small ponds (ie. swamp) on any map.
 
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| I || ANY_TROPICAL || All Tropical land biomes - marshes, swamps (including Mangrove), forests, grassland, savanna, and shrubland
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| ANY_RIVER ||Around any of the river types, including brooks and streams.
 
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| J || ANY_FOREST || All Forest biomes (excluding Taiga)
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| ANY_SHRUBLAND ||Any shrubland biome.
 
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| K || ANY_SHRUBLAND || Temperate and Tropical Shrubland
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| ANY_SAVANNA ||Any savanna biome.
 
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| L || ANY_GRASSLAND || Temperate and Tropical Grassland
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| ANY_TEMPERATE ||Any temperate-temperature biome.
 
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| M || ANY_SAVANNA || Temperate and Tropical Savanna
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF ||Temperate broadleaf forests only.
 
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| N || ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST || Temperate Coniferous and Broadleaf Forests
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| ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST ||Temperate forests only, including broadleaf
 
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| O || ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST || Tropical Coniferous and Dry/Moist Broadleaf Forests
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| ANY_TROPICAL ||Any tropical-temperature (hot, scorching) biome that is [WET]
 
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| P || ANY_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF || Temperate Broadleaf Forest, Grassland/Savanna/Shrubland, Swamps, and Marshes
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| ANY_TROPICAL_BROADLEAF ||Tropical broadleaf biomes only.
 
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| Q || ANY_TROPICAL_BROADLEAF || Tropical Dry/Moist Broadleaf Forest, Grassland/Savanna/Shrubland, Swamps (including Mangrove), and Marshes
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| ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST ||Any tropical forest, including broadleaf.
 
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| R || ANY_WETLAND || All Swamps and Marshes
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| ANY_WETLAND ||Swamps and marshes, any temperature.
 
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| S || ANY_DESERT || Badlands, Rocky Wasteland, and Sand Desert
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| DESERT_BADLAND ||Any badlands. All badlands are considered "desert".
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| DESERT_ROCK ||Rocky wastelands.
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==Individual Biomes==
 
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{| {{prettytable}}
 
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! Token !! Description !! A !! B !! C !! D !! E !! F !! G !! H !! I !! J !! K !! L !! M !! N !! O !! P !! Q !! R !! S
 
 
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| MOUNTAIN or MOUNTAINS || Mountain || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| DESERT_SAND ||Sand desert biomes, any 'color' (ie. black sand desert).
 
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| GLACIER || Glacier || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| FOREST_TAIGA ||Taigas only apply to freezing forests.
 
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| TUNDRA || Tundra || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| FOREST_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF ||Only temperate broadleaf forests.
 
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| SWAMP_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater Swamp || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || -
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| FOREST_TEMPERATE_CONIFER ||Only temperate (medium-temp) conifer forests.
 
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| SWAMP_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater Swamp || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || -
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_CONIFER ||Only tropical (hot-scorching) conifer forests.
 
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| MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater Marsh || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || -
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF ||Only broadleaf forests with the [DRY] tag.
 
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| MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater Marsh || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || -
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF ||Only broadleaf forests with the [WET] tag .
 
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| SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater Swamp || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || X || -
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| GLACIER ||Found on freezing glaciers (ie. sasquatches, polar bears).
 
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| SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater Swamp || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || X || -
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| GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE ||Standard grassland.
 
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| SWAMP_MANGROVE || Mangrove Swamp || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || X || -
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| GRASSLAND_TROPICAL ||Only [WET] and warm grassland
 
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| MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater Marsh || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || X || -
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER ||Temperate lakes where fresh-water meets saltwater.
 
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| MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater Marsh || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X || X || -
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Only freshwater (in-land) temperate lakes.
 
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| FOREST_TAIGA || Taiga || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Only saltwater temperate lakes.
 
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| FOREST_TEMPERATE_CONIFER || Temperate Coniferous Forest || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || X || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || -
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER ||Only tropical (hot, wet) brackish lakes.
 
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| FOREST_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF || Temperate Broadleaf Forest || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || X || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || - || -
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||Only tropical freshwater lakes.
 
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_CONIFER || Tropical Coniferous Forest || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || -
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||Only tropical freshwater lakes.
 
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF || Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forest || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || -
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| MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Temperate freshwater marshes, some of the most common.
 
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| FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF || Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forest || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || -
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| MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Saltwater marshes, found occasionally near oceans.
 
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| GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE || Temperate Grassland || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || X || - || - || -
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| MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||The tropical variety of freshwater marsh.
 
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| SAVANNA_TEMPERATE || Temperate Savanna || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || X || - || - || -
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| MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||The tropical variety of saltwater marsh.
 
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| SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE || Temperate Shrubland || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || X || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || -
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| MOUNTAIN ||Found on and around mountains (not at a chasm or a river though).
 
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| GRASSLAND_TROPICAL || Tropical Grassland || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || -
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| NOT_FREEZING ||Any biome that isn't too cold.
 
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| SAVANNA_TROPICAL || Tropical Savanna || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || X || - || -
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| OCEAN_ARCTIC ||Only freezing oceans and their beaches.
 
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| SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL || Tropical Shrubland || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || -
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| OCEAN_TEMPERATE ||Only moderate temperature oceans and their beaches.
 
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| DESERT_BADLAND || Badlands || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X
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| OCEAN_TROPICAL ||Only hot oceans and their beaches.
 
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| DESERT_ROCK || Rocky Wasteland || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER ||Brackish pools, such as certain marshes.
 
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| DESERT_SAND || Sand Desert || X || X || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || X
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Fresh pools and ponds.
 
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| OCEAN_TROPICAL || Tropical Ocean || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Saltwater pools and ponds, fairly rare.
 
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| OCEAN_TEMPERATE || Temperate Ocean || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| POOL_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER ||Tropical variety of brackish pond.
 
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| OCEAN_ARCTIC || Arctic Ocean || X || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| POOL_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||Tropical variety of freshwater pond.
 
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater Pool || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| POOL_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||Tropical variety of saltwater pond.
 
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER || Temperate Brackish Pool || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER ||Brackish rivers: usually found where rivers meet ocean.
 
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| POOL_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater Pool || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Freshwater rivers, including certain streams and brooks.
 
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| POOL_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater Pool || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Saltwater rivers, fairly uncommon.
 
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| POOL_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER || Tropical Brackish Pool || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER ||The tropical brackish variety of river.
 
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| POOL_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater Pool || - || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||The tropical freshwater variety of river.
 
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater Lake || X || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||The tropical saltwater variety of river.
 
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER || Temperate Brackish Lake || X || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SAVANNA_TEMPERATE ||Temperate savannas, not found too often.
 
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| LAKE_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater Lake || X || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SAVANNA_TROPICAL ||Tropical savannas, very common in warm-hot areas.
 
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater Lake || X || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE ||Temperate shrubland, a very common mid-map biome.
 
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER || Tropical Brackish Lake || X || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL ||Tropical shrubland, like the above but found in warm-hot areas.
 
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| LAKE_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater Lake || X || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM ||Underground chasm, only appears when you discover it.
 
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER || Temperate Freshwater River || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SUBTERRANEAN_LAVA ||Any caldera or volcano bowl.
 
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER || Temperate Brackish River || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SUBTERRANEAN_WATER ||Underground rivers, only appears when you discover it.
 
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| RIVER_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER || Temperate Saltwater River || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SWAMP_MANGROVE ||Mangroves swamps, fairly rare and tropical.
 
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER || Tropical Freshwater River || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SWAMP_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER ||Freshwater temperate swamps. Similar to marshes.
 
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER || Tropical Brackish River || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SWAMP_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER ||Temperate saltwater swamps. Similar to marshes.
 
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| RIVER_TROPICAL_SALTWATER || Tropical Saltwater River || - || - || - || - || X || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER ||The tropical variety of swamp.
 
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| SUBTERRANEAN_WATER || Subterranean Water ([[underground river]], [[underground pool]]) || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER ||Another tropical variety.
 
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| SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM || Subterranean Chasm ([[bottomless pit]], [[chasm]]) || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
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| TUNDRA ||Like plains, but cold. Usually very little vegetation.
 
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| SUBTERRANEAN_LAVA || Subterranean Magma ([[magma pool]], [[magma pipe]]) || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -
 
 
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