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| − | [[File:Tundra.png|thumb| | + | [[File:tundra_v50_preview.png|right]][[File:Tundra.png|thumb|200px|Some [[elk]] wandering through a desolate tundra. Classic version of the game with a texture pack.]]'''Tundras''' are [[Climate#Freezing|very cold]], mostly flat [[biome]]s, essentially freezing [[grassland]]s with nearly no [[plant|vegetation]] - unlike [[glacier]]s, though, they do not have a layer of ground ice. [[River]]s do not flow into tundras, and will in fact stop immediately on the tundra border - however, the elevation change will continue as if the river was still there. Any [[lake]]s and [[ocean]]s in the same climatic region are covered in ice, staying frozen year-round or melting only at the peak of summer. |
| − | + | No [[tree]]s grow in tundras - only three surface [[crop]]s can tolerate the environment: [[bilberry|bilberries]], [[blueberry|blueberries]], and [[cranberry|cranberries]]. Other surface crops will generally ''not'' be growable, even in an underground "greenhouse". If you have non-dwarven neighbors, they can still bring surface plant products, but you will be unable to do anything with the resulting seeds, other than cooking or trading them. | |
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| − | No [[tree]]s grow in tundras | ||
Embarking in a site with overlapping [[biome]]s may result in a river that only exists outside of the tundra. Such rivers will begin to flow normally when the [[temperature]] rises high enough, possibly causing the downstream end (if there is one) to drain off the map completely. [[Mining|Channeling]] should fix this temporarily (although the river will freeze again eventually). | Embarking in a site with overlapping [[biome]]s may result in a river that only exists outside of the tundra. Such rivers will begin to flow normally when the [[temperature]] rises high enough, possibly causing the downstream end (if there is one) to drain off the map completely. [[Mining|Channeling]] should fix this temporarily (although the river will freeze again eventually). | ||
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If you plan to start a fortress on a tundra, find a [[cavern]] as soon as possible. Caverns are vital, as they are the only source of wood other than trading. They also give easy access to water, which you would otherwise need to melt [[ice]] for. | If you plan to start a fortress on a tundra, find a [[cavern]] as soon as possible. Caverns are vital, as they are the only source of wood other than trading. They also give easy access to water, which you would otherwise need to melt [[ice]] for. | ||
| − | Players are advised to empty their wagons and move all their goods and population underground as soon as possible, because some tundras are cold enough for your dwarves to quickly freeze to death. Likewise, trade depots should also be built underground, and a tunnel to the edge of the map should be made with a road leading to the absolute edge (must be above-ground) and continuing underground to the depot, to encourage merchants to use it and to protect them from said cold. | + | Players are advised to empty their wagons, and move all their goods and population underground as soon as possible, because some tundras are cold enough for your dwarves to quickly freeze to death. Likewise, trade depots should also be built underground, and a tunnel to the edge of the map should be made with a road leading to the absolute edge (must be above-ground) and continuing underground to the depot, to encourage merchants to use it and to protect them from said cold. |
== Wildlife == | == Wildlife == | ||
=== Creatures === | === Creatures === | ||
| − | * {{Tile|c|7:0}} [[Coyote]] | + | {{Columns-list| |
| − | * {{Tile|e|6:0}} [[Eagle]] | + | * [[File:coyote_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|c|7:0}} [[Coyote]] |
| − | * {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Elk]] | + | * [[File:eagle_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|e|6:0}} [[Eagle]] |
| − | * {{Tile|o|7:0}} [[Great horned owl]] | + | * [[File:elk_sprites_anim.gif|20px]] / {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Elk]] |
| − | * {{Tile|M|6:0}} [[Muskox]] | + | * [[File:great_horned_owl_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|o|7:0}} [[Great horned owl]] |
| − | * {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Peregrine falcon]] | + | * [[File:muskox_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|M|6:0}} [[Muskox]] |
| − | * {{Tile|B|7:1}} [[Polar bear]] | + | * [[File:peregrine_falcon_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Peregrine falcon]] |
| − | * {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Porcupine]] | + | * [[File:polar_bear_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|7:1}} [[Polar bear]] |
| − | * {{Tile|R|6:0}} [[Reindeer]] | + | * [[File:porcupine_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Porcupine]] |
| − | * {{Tile|r|0:1}} [[Raven]] | + | * [[File:reindeer_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|R|6:0}} [[Reindeer]] |
| − | * {{Tile|o|7:1}} [[Snowy owl]] | + | * [[File:raven_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|r|0:1}} [[Raven]] |
| − | * {{Tile|s|6:0}} [[Stoat]] | + | * [[File:snowy_owl_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|o|7:1}} [[Snowy owl]] |
| − | * {{Tile|w|6:0}} [[Weasel]] | + | * [[File:stoat_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|s|6:0}} [[Stoat]] |
| − | * {{Tile|w|7:0}} [[Wolf]] | + | * [[File:weasel_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|w|6:0}} [[Weasel]] |
| + | * [[File:wolf_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|w|7:0}} [[Wolf]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
'''In savage tundras:''' | '''In savage tundras:''' | ||
| − | * {{Tile|c|7:0}} [[Coyote man]] | + | {{Columns-list| |
| − | * {{Tile|e|6:0}} [[Eagle man]] | + | * [[File:coyote_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|c|7:0}} [[Coyote man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Elk man]] | + | * [[File:eagle_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|e|6:0}} [[Eagle man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|C|7:0}} [[Giant coyote]] | + | * [[File:elk_man_sprites_anim.gif|20px]] / {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Elk man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Giant eagle]] | + | * [[File:giant_coyote_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|C|7:0}} [[Giant coyote]] |
| − | * {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Giant elk]] | + | * [[File:giant_eagle_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Giant eagle]] |
| − | * {{Tile|O|7:0}} [[Giant great horned owl]] | + | * [[File:giant_elk_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|E|6:0}} [[Giant elk]] |
| − | * {{Tile|M|6:0}} [[Giant muskox]] | + | * [[File:giant_great_horned_owl_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|O|7:0}} [[Giant great horned owl]] |
| − | * {{Tile|P|6:0}} [[Giant peregrine falcon]] | + | * [[File:giant_muskox_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|M|6:0}} [[Giant muskox]] |
| − | * {{Tile|B|7:1}} [[Giant polar bear]] | + | * [[File:giant_peregrine_falcon_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|P|6:0}} [[Giant peregrine falcon]] |
| − | * {{Tile|P|6:0}} [[Giant porcupine]] | + | * [[File:giant_polar_bear_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|7:1}} [[Giant polar bear]] |
| − | * {{Tile|R|0:1}} [[Giant raven]] | + | * [[File:giant_porcupine_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|P|6:0}} [[Giant porcupine]] |
| − | * {{Tile|O|7:1}} [[Giant snowy owl]] | + | * [[File:giant_raven_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|R|0:1}} [[Giant raven]] |
| − | * {{Tile|S|6:0}} [[Giant stoat]] | + | * [[File:giant_snowy_owl_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|O|7:1}} [[Giant snowy owl]] |
| − | * {{Tile|W|6:0}} [[Giant weasel]] | + | * [[File:giant_stoat_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|S|6:0}} [[Giant stoat]] |
| − | * {{Tile|W|7:0}} [[Giant wolf]] | + | * [[File:giant_weasel_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|W|6:0}} [[Giant weasel]] |
| − | * {{Tile|o|7:0}} [[Great horned owl man]] | + | * [[File:giant_wolf_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|W|7:0}} [[Giant wolf]] |
| − | * {{Tile|M|6:0}} [[Muskox man]] | + | * [[File:great_horned_owl_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|o|7:0}} [[Great horned owl man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Peregrine falcon man]] | + | * [[File:muskox_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|M|6:0}} [[Muskox man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|B|7:1}} [[Polar bear man]] | + | * [[File:peregrine_falcon_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Peregrine falcon man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Porcupine man]] | + | * [[File:polar_bear_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|B|7:1}} [[Polar bear man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|r|0:1}} [[Raven man]] | + | * [[File:porcupine_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|p|6:0}} [[Porcupine man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|o|7:1}} [[Snowy owl man]] | + | * [[File:raven_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|r|0:1}} [[Raven man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|s|6:0}} [[Stoat man]] | + | * [[File:snowy_owl_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|o|7:1}} [[Snowy owl man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|w|6:0}} [[Weasel man]] | + | * [[File:stoat_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|s|6:0}} [[Stoat man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|w|7:0}} [[Wolf man]] | + | * [[File:weasel_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|w|6:0}} [[Weasel man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|Y|7:1}} [[Yeti]] | + | * [[File:wolf_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|w|7:0}} [[Wolf man]] |
| + | * [[File:yeti_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|Y|7:1}} [[Yeti]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
'''In evil tundras:''' | '''In evil tundras:''' | ||
| − | * {{Tile|M|3:1}} [[Blizzard man]] | + | * [[File:blizzard_man_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|M|3:1}} [[Blizzard man]] |
| − | * {{Tile|w|7:1}} [[Ice wolf]] | + | * [[File:ice_wolf_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|w|7:1}} [[Ice wolf]] |
=== Vermin === | === Vermin === | ||
'''In savage tundras:''' | '''In savage tundras:''' | ||
| − | * {{Tile|∙|7:0}} [[Two-legged rhino lizard]] | + | * [[File:two_legged_rhino_lizard_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|∙|7:0}} [[Two-legged rhino lizard]] |
'''In good tundras:''' | '''In good tundras:''' | ||
| − | * {{Tile|∙|6:1}} [[Fairy]] | + | * [[File:fairy_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|∙|6:1}} [[Fairy]] |
| − | * {{Tile|∙|7:1}} [[Fluffy wambler]] | + | * [[File:fluffy_wambler_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|∙|7:1}} [[Fluffy wambler]] |
| − | * {{Tile|·|3:1}} [[Pixie]] | + | * [[File:pixie_sprite_anim.gif]] / {{Tile|·|3:1}} [[Pixie]] |
== Vegetation == | == Vegetation == | ||
| + | [[File:tundra_preview.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Not a good embarking area.]] | ||
=== Shrubs === | === Shrubs === | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| − | + | ! Name | |
| − | + | |- | |
| + | | [[File:bilberry_shrub_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|"|2:1}} [[Bilberry]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[File:blueberry_shrub_sprite.png]] / {{Tile|"|2:1}} [[Blueberry]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[File:cranberry_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:1}} [[Cranberry]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
=== Grasses === | === Grasses === | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| − | + | ! Name | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | | {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Bentgrass]] | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | | {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Cloudberry]] | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | | {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Cottongrass]] | |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Fescue grass]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Hair grass]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Meadow-grass]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[Mountain avens]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|.|2:1}} [[White mountain heather]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
'''In good tundras:''' | '''In good tundras:''' | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| − | + | ! Name | |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|O|3:1}} [[Bubble bulb]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|.|7:1}} [[Downy grass]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
'''In evil tundras:''' | '''In evil tundras:''' | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| − | + | ! Name | |
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|O|7:1}} [[Staring eyeball]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | {{Tile|≥|5:1}} [[Wormy tendril]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
{{Translation | {{Translation | ||
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{{World|Biomes}} | {{World|Biomes}} | ||
| + | {{Category|Biomes}} | ||
Latest revision as of 05:36, 27 February 2024
v50.14 · v0.47.05 This article is about the current version of DF.Note that some content may still need to be updated. |
Some elk wandering through a desolate tundra. Classic version of the game with a texture pack.
Tundras are very cold, mostly flat biomes, essentially freezing grasslands with nearly no vegetation - unlike glaciers, though, they do not have a layer of ground ice. Rivers do not flow into tundras, and will in fact stop immediately on the tundra border - however, the elevation change will continue as if the river was still there. Any lakes and oceans in the same climatic region are covered in ice, staying frozen year-round or melting only at the peak of summer.
No trees grow in tundras - only three surface crops can tolerate the environment: bilberries, blueberries, and cranberries. Other surface crops will generally not be growable, even in an underground "greenhouse". If you have non-dwarven neighbors, they can still bring surface plant products, but you will be unable to do anything with the resulting seeds, other than cooking or trading them.
Embarking in a site with overlapping biomes may result in a river that only exists outside of the tundra. Such rivers will begin to flow normally when the temperature rises high enough, possibly causing the downstream end (if there is one) to drain off the map completely. Channeling should fix this temporarily (although the river will freeze again eventually).
Fortress construction[edit]
If you plan to start a fortress on a tundra, find a cavern as soon as possible. Caverns are vital, as they are the only source of wood other than trading. They also give easy access to water, which you would otherwise need to melt ice for.
Players are advised to empty their wagons, and move all their goods and population underground as soon as possible, because some tundras are cold enough for your dwarves to quickly freeze to death. Likewise, trade depots should also be built underground, and a tunnel to the edge of the map should be made with a road leading to the absolute edge (must be above-ground) and continuing underground to the depot, to encourage merchants to use it and to protect them from said cold.
Wildlife[edit]
Creatures[edit]
/ cCoyote
/ eEagle
/ EElk
/ oGreat horned owl
/ MMuskox
/ pPeregrine falcon
/ BPolar bear
/ pPorcupine
/ RReindeer
/ rRaven
/ oSnowy owl
/ sStoat
/ wWeasel
/ wWolf
In savage tundras:
/ cCoyote man
/ eEagle man
/ EElk man
/ CGiant coyote
/ EGiant eagle
/ EGiant elk
/ OGiant great horned owl
/ MGiant muskox
/ PGiant peregrine falcon
/ BGiant polar bear
/ PGiant porcupine
/ RGiant raven
/ OGiant snowy owl
/ SGiant stoat
/ WGiant weasel
/ WGiant wolf
/ oGreat horned owl man
/ MMuskox man
/ pPeregrine falcon man
/ BPolar bear man
/ pPorcupine man
/ rRaven man
/ oSnowy owl man
/ sStoat man
/ wWeasel man
/ wWolf man
/ YYeti
In evil tundras:
/ MBlizzard man
/ wIce wolf
Vermin[edit]
In savage tundras:
In good tundras:
/ ∙Fairy
/ ∙Fluffy wambler
/ ·Pixie
Vegetation[edit]
Shrubs[edit]
| Name |
|---|
 / " Bilberry
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 / " Blueberry
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 / " Cranberry
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Grasses[edit]
| Name |
|---|
. Bentgrass
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. Cloudberry
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. Cottongrass
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. Fescue grass
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. Hair grass
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. Meadow-grass
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. Mountain avens
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. White mountain heather
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In good tundras:
| Name |
|---|
O Bubble bulb
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. Downy grass
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In evil tundras:
| Name |
|---|
O Staring eyeball
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≥ Wormy tendril
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