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v0.31:Biome
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A biome is a biotic area with homogeneous features, characterized by distinctive Template:Ls, Template:L and Template:L. A biome will also contain only one set of stone layers, though these usually expand beyond a single biome. Your Template:L will find different resources depending on which biomes they select when starting a fort.
Selecting a biome
Biomes are important when choosing a fortress location in order to understand your Template:L. Individual biomes, which form at least one map-tile of your embark location, can be cycled with the F#-keys; for example, an area with 3 biomes present can be cycled using F1, F2 and F3. The selected biome will be highlighted with flashing Xs on the Local Map, and the biome's information will be displayed on the right side of the screen.
Available Biomes
The Template:L, where the biomes can occur are marked with the following colors:
| freezing | cold | temperate | warm | hot | scorching |
| Biome | Climate | Moisture | Token | ||||||
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| Every biome | f | c | t | w | h | s | wet | dry | ALL_MAIN |
| Any land biome | ANY_LAND | ||||||||
| Any not freezing biome | NOT_FREEZING | ||||||||
| Any Template:L biome | ANY_TEMPERATE | ||||||||
| Any Template:L biome | ANY_TROPICAL | ||||||||
| Template:L | GLACIER | ||||||||
| Any Template:L | ANY_DESERT | ||||||||
| Template:L | DESERT_BADLAND | ||||||||
| Template:L | DESERT_ROCK | ||||||||
| Template:L | DESERT_SAND | ||||||||
| Any Template:L | ANY_GRASSLAND | ||||||||
| Template:L | TUNDRA | ||||||||
| Template:L | GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE | ||||||||
| Template:L | GRASSLAND_TROPICAL | ||||||||
| Any Shrubland | ANY_SHRUBLAND | ||||||||
| Temperate shrubland | SHRUBLAND_TEMPERATE | ||||||||
| Tropical shrubland | SHRUBLAND_TROPICAL | ||||||||
| Any Savanna | ANY_SAVANNA | ||||||||
| Temperate savanna | SAVANNA_TEMPERATE | ||||||||
| Tropical savanna | SAVANNA_TROPICAL | ||||||||
| Any Forest | ANY_FOREST | ||||||||
| Taiga | FOREST_TAIGA | ||||||||
| Any Temperate forest | ANY_TEMPERATE_FOREST | ||||||||
| Any Temperate broadleaf forest | ANY_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF | ||||||||
| Temperate broadleaf forest | FOREST_TEMPERATE_BROADLEAF | ||||||||
| Temperate coniferous forest | FOREST_TEMPERATE_CONIFER | ||||||||
| Any Tropical forest | ANY_TROPICAL_FOREST | ||||||||
| Any Tropical broadleaf forest | ANY_TROPICAL_BROADLEAF | ||||||||
| Tropical dry broadleaf forest | FOREST_TROPICAL_DRY_BROADLEAF | ||||||||
| Tropical moist broadleaf forest | FOREST_TROPICAL_MOIST_BROADLEAF | ||||||||
| Tropical coniferous forest | FOREST_TROPICAL_CONIFER | ||||||||
| Any Wetland | ANY_WETLAND | ||||||||
| Mangrove swamp | SWAMP_MANGROVE | ||||||||
| Temperate freshwater swamp | SWAMP_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate saltwater swamp | SWAMP_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical freshwater swamp | SWAMP_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical saltwater swamp | SWAMP_TROPICAL_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate freshwater marsh | MARSH_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate saltwater marsh | MARSH_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical freshwater marsh | MARSH_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical saltwater marsh | MARSH_TROPICAL_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Any Pool | ANY_POOL | ||||||||
| Temperate brackish pool | POOL_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate freshwater pool | POOL_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate saltwater pool | POOL_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical brackish pool | POOL_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical freshwater pool | POOL_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical saltwater pool | POOL_TROPICAL_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Any Lake | ANY_LAKE | ||||||||
| Temperate brackish lake | LAKE_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate freshwater lake | LAKE_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate saltwater lake | LAKE_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical brackish lake | LAKE_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical freshwater lake | LAKE_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical saltwater lake | LAKE_TROPICAL_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Any Ocean | ANY_OCEAN | ||||||||
| Arctic ocean | OCEAN_ARCTIC | ||||||||
| Temperate ocean | OCEAN_TEMPERATE | ||||||||
| Tropical ocean | OCEAN_TROPICAL | ||||||||
| Any River | ANY_RIVER | ||||||||
| Temperate brackish river | RIVER_TEMPERATE_BRACKISHWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate freshwater river | RIVER_TEMPERATE_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Temperate saltwater river | RIVER_TEMPERATE_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical brackish river | RIVER_TROPICAL_BRACKISHWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical freshwater river | RIVER_TROPICAL_FRESHWATER | ||||||||
| Tropical saltwater river | RIVER_TROPICAL_SALTWATER | ||||||||
| Underground Chasms | SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM | ||||||||
| Lava | SUBTERRANEAN_LAVA | ||||||||
| Underground Pools | SUBTERRANEAN_WATER | ||||||||
| Mountain | MOUNTAIN | ||||||||
Note: Biomes with "Any" in their names are general biomes - they do not exist in the game, but are provided for more easily allowing given creatures and plants to occur in multiple biomes.
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