Climate - Revision history

Zippy at 00:49, 16 May 2024

2024-05-16T00:49:17Z

203.40.179.219: Altered "See the Freezing for more details" to be "See Freezing for more details." Another option would be "See the Freezing page" but I was uncertain if I should extend the link to cover the word page in that case.

2023-07-24T03:25:07Z

Altered "See the Freezing for more details" to be "See Freezing for more details." Another option would be "See the Freezing page" but I was uncertain if I should extend the link to cover the word page in that case.

Teabasins: /* Climate Types */

2023-01-21T07:55:31Z

Climate Types

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2022-12-21T00:24:11Z

Tagging v50 page (820/4888)

LethosorBot: LethosorBot moved page DF2014:Climate to Climate: Migrating v50 page (668/4618) (content)

2022-12-20T03:15:24Z

LethosorBot moved page DF2014:Climate to Climate: Migrating v50 page (668/4618) (content)

Jan: /* Climate Types */ removed to improve readability, per Silverwing235 request

2022-01-14T14:47:12Z

Climate Types: removed to improve readability, per Silverwing235 request

Silverwing235 at 13:21, 14 January 2022

2022-01-14T13:21:23Z

Jan: changed layout

2022-01-14T12:39:24Z

changed layout

Sriefmadsakzro: Attempted to fix grammar of a single sentence while maintaining the examples it included. IMO, these example scenarios aren't necessary, since they aren't much less general than the thing they exemplify; still, I see no reason to remove them.

2021-02-14T18:21:19Z

Attempted to fix grammar of a single sentence while maintaining the examples it included. IMO, these example scenarios aren't necessary, since they aren't much less general than the thing they exemplify; still, I see no reason to remove them.

Sriefmadsakzro: Restored language (“length of the freeze” vs. “length of the frozen season”) to prior version. Frozen surface water is not restricted to a single season. See also freeze (noun). "Frozen season" is ambiguous at best.

2021-02-14T18:11:37Z

Restored language (“length of the freeze” vs. “length of the frozen season”) to prior version. Frozen surface water is not restricted to a single season. See also freeze (noun). "Frozen season" is ambiguous at best.

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	{{av}}'''Climate''' in ''Dwarf Fortress'' is a [[temperature]] rating used as a tool to define the [[weather]] patterns of a region. Most importantly, this will determine how the weather patterns of an area will affect above ground water sources. Overview of the temperature of an area is important for the lives of your dwarves and animals, as too-cold or too-hot temperatures will discourage or kill organic beings. Climate is a temperature rating only; actual ground cover is called a [[Biome\|biome]].		{{av}}'''Climate''' in ''Dwarf Fortress'' is a [[temperature]] rating used as a tool to define the [[weather]] patterns of a region. Most importantly, this will determine how the weather patterns of an area will affect above ground water sources. Overview of the temperature of an area is important for the lives of your dwarves and animals, as too-cold or too-hot temperatures will discourage or kill organic beings. Climate is a temperature rating only; actual ground cover is called a [[Biome\|biome]].

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 |-
 ! When embarking in this region:
-| You must use a source of heat ([[magma]]) to obtain liquid [[water]]. Glacial ice can also be melted. Another option is an underground source of water. ''See the [[Freezing]] for more details.''
+| You must use a source of heat ([[magma]]) to obtain liquid [[water]]. Glacial ice can also be melted. Another option is an underground source of water. ''See [[Freezing]] for more details.''
 In extremely cold regions (below {{ct|9964}}, -48 in the worldgen scale), [[dwarves]] and livestock may succumb to frostbite if they remain outdoors for extended periods of time. [[trade goods|Goods]] left outdoors may experience [[wear]] at an accelerated rate. [[Embark]] goods should be stored below ground as soon as possible, and [[trade depot]]s should be built below ground.

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 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature:
-| 122°F (50°C) and above
+| 122°F (50°C) and above (corresponding to a worldgen temperature of 120+?)
 |-
 ! Availability of water:
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 ! When embarking in this region:
 | If no river or [[ocean]] is available, it is hard to survive in this climate. Your only chance is to find a cave with water.
-In extremely hot regions (above {{ct|10078}}), [[dwarves]] and livestock may die from the heat (specifically, the fat in their bodies will ''melt'', causing them to bleed to death) if they remain outdoors for extended periods of time.
+In extremely hot regions (above {{ct|10078}} (or 104 in the worldgen max temperature setting?)), [[dwarves]] and livestock may die from the heat (specifically, the fat in their bodies will ''melt'', causing them to bleed to death) if they remain outdoors for extended periods of time.
 |-
 | rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|4:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Hot</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature
-| 107-121°F (41-49°C)
+| 107-121°F (41-49°C) (100-118 in worldgen?)
 |-
 ! Availability of water
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 | If you lack a [[river]], be sure to dig out a [[reservoir|cistern]] before summer is upon you.
 |-
 | rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|6:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Warm</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature
-| 82-106°F (28-41°C)
+| 82-106°F (28-41°C) (67-98 in worldgen?)
 |-
 ! Availability of water
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 | Keep in mind that murky pools can still dry up from repeated usage, especially with large populations. Try to find an alternate water source if the region is dry.
 |-
 | rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|2:0}}; font-family:Courier New;">Temperate</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature
-| 47-82°F (8-27°C)
+| 47-82°F (8-27°C) (20-66 in worldgen?)
 |-
 ! Availability of water
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 | If you lack a [[river]], you can dig out a [[reservoir|cistern]] in the non-freezing seasons. You can also use a source of heat (such as [[magma]]) to obtain liquid [[water]]. If the ground is covered in snow when you arrive, be sure to scout out the surface pools so that none of your dwarves find themselves [[Swimming|suddenly submerged]] when the pools thaw later in the spring.
 |-
 | rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|1:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Cold</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature
-| 33-46°F (1-8°C)
+| 33-46°F (1-8°C)  (2-18 in worldgen?)
 |-
 ! Availability of water
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 | The same measures as in temperate biomes can be taken.
 |-
 | rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|3:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Freezing</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature:
-| 32°F (0°C) or less
+| 32°F (0°C) or less (0 or below in worldgen)
 |-
 ! Availability of water:
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 | You must use a source of heat ([[magma]]) to obtain liquid [[water]]. Glacial ice can also be melted. Another option is an underground source of water. ''See the [[Freezing]] for more details.''
-In extremely cold regions (below {{ct|9964}}), [[dwarves]] and livestock may succumb to frostbite if they remain outdoors for extended periods of time. [[trade goods|Goods]] left outdoors may experience [[wear]] at an accelerated rate. [[Embark]] goods should be stored below ground as soon as possible, and [[trade depot]]s should be built below ground.
+In extremely cold regions (below {{ct|9964}}, -48 in the worldgen scale), [[dwarves]] and livestock may succumb to frostbite if they remain outdoors for extended periods of time. [[trade goods|Goods]] left outdoors may experience [[wear]] at an accelerated rate. [[Embark]] goods should be stored below ground as soon as possible, and [[trade depot]]s should be built below ground.
 |}

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	{{av}}'''Climate''' in ''Dwarf Fortress'' is a [[temperature]] rating used as a tool to define the [[weather]] patterns of a region. Most importantly, this will determine how the weather patterns of an area will affect above ground water sources. Overview of the temperature of an area is important for the lives of your dwarves and animals, as too-cold or too-hot temperatures will discourage or kill organic beings. Climate is a temperature rating only; actual ground cover is called a [[Biome\|biome]].		{{av}}'''Climate''' in ''Dwarf Fortress'' is a [[temperature]] rating used as a tool to define the [[weather]] patterns of a region. Most importantly, this will determine how the weather patterns of an area will affect above ground water sources. Overview of the temperature of an area is important for the lives of your dwarves and animals, as too-cold or too-hot temperatures will discourage or kill organic beings. Climate is a temperature rating only; actual ground cover is called a [[Biome\|biome]].

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 == Climate Types ==
 {| class=wikitable
-| rowspan=4 style="width:5px; background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|4:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Scorching</span>
+| rowspan=4 style="width:5px; background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|4:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Scorching</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature:
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 |-
-| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|4:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Hot</span>
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|4:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Hot</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature
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 |-
-| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|6:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Warm</span>
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|6:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Warm</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature
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 |-
-| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|2:0}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Temperate</span>
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|2:0}}; font-family:Courier New;">Temperate</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature
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 |-
-| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|1:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Cold</span>
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|1:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Cold</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature
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 |-
-| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|3:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Freezing</span>
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|3:1}}; font-family:Courier New;">Freezing</span>
 |-
 ! Peak Summer Temperature:

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 |-
 ! Availability of water
-| Surface pools and rivers may freeze for part of the year.  The length of the freeze varies: pools and rivers may thaw sometime in [[spring]], remaining liquid until [[winter]]; or they may already be liquid at the beginning of spring, and freeze for only a month or so in winter.
+| Surface [[pool]]s and rivers may freeze for part of the year.  The length of the freeze varies: pools and rivers may thaw sometime in [[spring]], remaining liquid until [[winter]]; or they may already be liquid at the beginning of spring, and freeze for only a month or so in winter.
 |-
 ! When embarking in this region

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 ''Note: If temperature is turned off, none of the mentioned effects will occur.''
-=== <span style="background-color:black;color:{{fgcolor|4:1}};font-family:Courier New">Scorching</span> ===
+== Climate Types ==
+{| class=wikitable
-'''Peak Summer Temperature:''' 122°F (50°C) and above
+| rowspan=4 style="width:5px; background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|4:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Scorching</span>
+|-
-'''Availability of water:'''
+! Peak Summer Temperature:
-Any existing [[murky pool]] will dry up immediately. [[River]]s are unaffected.
+| 122°F (50°C) and above
+|-
-'''When embarking in this region:'''
+! Availability of water:
-If no river or [[ocean]] is available, it is hard to survive in this climate. Your only chance is to find a cave with water.
+| Any existing [[murky pool]] will dry up immediately. [[River]]s are unaffected.
+|-
 In extremely hot regions (above {{ct|10078}}), [[dwarves]] and livestock may die from the heat (specifically, the fat in their bodies will ''melt'', causing them to bleed to death) if they remain outdoors for extended periods of time.
-=== <span style="background-color:black;color:{{fgcolor|4:1}};font-family:Courier New">Hot</span>===
+|-
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|4:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Hot</span>
-'''Peak Summer Temperature''': 107-121°F (41-49°C)
+|-
+! Peak Summer Temperature
-'''Availability of water''':
+| 107-121°F (41-49°C)
-In dry biomes, [[murky pool]]s may evaporate during dry [[season]]s (usually [[summer]]) but can be refilled by [[rain]].
+|-
 [[River]]s are unaffected.
-'''When embarking in this region''':
+|-
-If you lack a [[river]], be sure to dig out a [[reservoir|cistern]] before summer is upon you.
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|6:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Warm</span>
+|-
-=== <span style="background-color:black;color:{{fgcolor|6:1}};font-family:Courier New">Warm</span>===
+! Peak Summer Temperature
+| 82-106°F (28-41°C)
-'''Peak Summer Temperature''': 82-106°F (28-41°C)
+|-
+! Availability of water
-'''Availability of water''':
+| Any water source can be used during the whole year. This makes it the easiest climate to embark on. Very rarely, especially when very close to the edge of a temperate biome, one can have an extremely brief period of water freezing, usually only lasting a few days, thus providing no danger of death by thirst.
-Any water source can be used during the whole year. This makes it the easiest climate to embark on. Very rarely, especially when very close to the edge of a temperate biome, one can have an extremely brief period of water freezing, usually only lasting a few days, thus providing no danger of death by thirst.
+|-
+! When embarking in this region
-'''When embarking in this region''':
+| Keep in mind that murky pools can still dry up from repeated usage, especially with large populations. Try to find an alternate water source if the region is dry.
-'''Peak Summer Temperature:''' 32°F (0°C) or less
+|-
-'''Availability of water:'''
+|-
-Freshwater surface pools and rivers remain frozen throughout the year.
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|1:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Cold</span>
-'''When embarking in this region:'''
+|-
-:''See the [[Freezing|main article]] for more details.''
+| rowspan=4 style="background-color:black; text-align:center;"| <span style="color:{{fgcolor|3:1}}; font-family:Courier New; writing-mode: vertical-lr; text-orientation: upright; letter-spacing: -0.12em; line-height:1em; width:1em;">Freezing</span>
-You must use a source of heat ([[magma]]) to obtain liquid [[water]]. Glacial ice can also be melted. Another option is an underground source of water.
+|-
 In extremely cold regions (below {{ct|9964}}), [[dwarves]] and livestock may succumb to frostbite if they remain outdoors for extended periods of time. [[trade goods|Goods]] left outdoors may experience [[wear]] at an accelerated rate. [[Embark]] goods should be stored below ground as soon as possible, and [[trade depot]]s should be built below ground.
 ==See also==

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 '''Availability of water''':
-Surface pools and rivers may freeze for part of the year.  The length of the frozen season varies: They may start out frozen, thaw sometime during [[spring]], and remain liquid until [[winter]], or they may start out liquid and freeze for only a month or so in winter.
+Surface pools and rivers may freeze for part of the year.  The length of the freeze varies: They may start out frozen, thaw sometime during [[spring]], and remain liquid until [[winter]], or they may start out liquid and freeze for only a month or so in winter.
 '''When embarking in this region''':