v50 Steam/Premium information for editors
  • v50 information can now be added to pages in the main namespace. v0.47 information can still be found in the DF2014 namespace. See here for more details on the new versioning policy.
  • Use this page to report any issues related to the migration.
This notice may be cached—the current version can be found here.

Difference between revisions of "Wetland"

From Dwarf Fortress Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m
m (LethosorBot moved page DF2014:Wetland to Wetland: Migrating v50 page (4457/4618) (content))

Revision as of 04:07, 20 December 2022

This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest castle in all of England. — King of Swamp Castle, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975

A tropical freshwater swamp with some gorillas wandering along the brook.

A wetland is a type of biome, flooded permanently or only periodically, with an abundance of foliage, including heavy, specialized tree-growth and a vast ecosystem. The landscape is very flat, with only occasional, small gradients. Ponds are abundant. Wetlands tend to form around oceanic coastlines, especially where rivers meet the ocean.

They generally have a high water table, meaning that an accessible aquifer is only a few tiles below the surface (and in occasionally unlucky circumstances, directly beneath the surface). It can be incredibly difficult to nigh-impossible to extract stones from these areas, making the long-term feasibility of a fort doubtful; it is recommended that an additional, non-saturated biome be selected as well. The stratification is often hard to ascertain, as it is difficult to penetrate the aquifer. Usually there are a few layers of clay and loam followed, eventually, by stone and rock beneath.

Wetlands with salt water make habitability more precarious, as the aquifer and surrounding ponds are not drinkable. The water first has to be desalinated.

The two main categories of wetlands are marshes and swamps. The types of wetlands are:

  • Temperate freshwater marsh
  • Temperate saltwater marsh
  • Tropical freshwater marsh
  • Tropical saltwater marsh
  • Temperate freshwater swamp
  • Temperate saltwater swamp
  • Tropical freshwater swamp
  • Tropical saltwater swamp
  • Mangrove swamp

Wildlife

Creatures

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
a Adder
A Anaconda
A Alligator
b Barn owl
s Black mamba
b Bobcat
b Buzzard
c Capuchin
c Capybara
s Copperhead snake
c Coyote
d Duck
e Eagle
g Goose
G Gorilla
o Great horned owl
b Honey badger
J Jaguar
k Kestrel
l Leopard
o Ocelot
o Osprey
p Peregrine falcon
r Raven
C Saltwater crocodile
s Swan
T Tiger
t Turkey
W Water buffalo
B Wild boar
s White stork

In savage wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
a Adder man
A Anaconda man
A Alligator man
b Barn owl man
b Bat man
b Beetle man
s Black mamba man
b Bobcat man
b Buzzard man
c Capuchin man
c Capybara man
s Copperhead snake man
c Coyote man
c Crow man
e Eagle man
f Firefly man
f Fly man
A Giant adder
A Giant anaconda
A Giant alligator
B Giant barn owl
B Giant bat
B Giant beetle
S Giant black mamba
B Giant bobcat
B Giant buzzard
C Giant capuchin
C Giant capybara
S Giant copperhead snake
C Giant coyote
C Giant crow
E Giant eagle
F Giant firefly
F Giant fly
G Giant grasshopper
O Giant great horned owl
F Giant green tree frog
H Giant hamster
B Giant honey badger
J Giant jaguar
J Giant jumping spider
K Giant kestrel
L Giant leopard
L Giant lizard
L Giant lorikeet
L Giant louse
M Giant mantis
B Giant monarch butterfly
M Giant mosquito
M Giant moth
R Giant rat
R Giant red-winged blackbird
R Giant roach
C Giant saltwater crocodile
S Giant skink
S Giant slug
S Giant snail
S Giant sparrow
T Giant thrips
T Giant tick
W Giant wren
g Grasshopper man
o Great horned owl man
f Green tree frog man
h Hamster man
b Honey badger man
J Jaguar man
j Jumping spider man
k Kestrel man
l Leopard man
l Lizard man
l Lorikeet man
l Louse man
m Mantis man
b Monarch butterfly man
m Mosquito man
m Moth man
r Rat man
r Red-winged blackbird man
r Roach man
C Saltwater crocodile man
s Skink man
s Slug man
s Snail man
s Sparrow man
t Thrips man
t Tick man
w Worm man
w Wren man

In evil wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
B Beak dog
g Grimeling
h Harpy

Vermin

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
· Ant
Bat
· Beetle
· Bumblebee
Crow
Firefly
· Fly
· Grasshopper
Green tree frog
Hamster
· Honey bee
· Jumping spider
Large roach
Lizard
Lorikeet
· Louse
· Mantis
Monarch butterfly
· Mosquito
Moth
Rat
Red-winged blackbird
Skink
~ Slug
Snail
Sparrow
· Termite
· Thrips
· Tick
~ Worm
Wren

In savage wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
Two-legged rhino lizard

In good wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
Fairy
Fluffy wambler
· Pixie

In evil wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
Demon rat
~ Knuckle worm

Vegetation

Shrubs

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
" Alfalfa
" Asparagus
" Barley
" Bilberry
" Bitter melon
" Bitter vetch
" Blackberry
" Blade weed
" Bloated tuber
" Blood amaranth
" Blueberry
" Broad bean
" Cabbage
" Cassava
" Celery
" Chickpea
" Chicory
" Cotton
" Cranberry
" Elephant-head amaranth
" Finger millet
" Fisher berry
" Foxtail millet
" Garden cress
" Garlic
" Grape
" Hemp
" Hide root
" Horned melon
" Jute
" Kaniwa
" Kenaf
" Kobold bulb
" Leek
" Lentil
" Lesser yam
" Lettuce
" Longland grass
" Long yam
" Maize
" Mung bean
" Muck root
" Muskmelon
" Oats
" Onion
" Papyrus sedge
" Parsnip
" Passion fruit
" Pea
" Pearl millet
" Pendant amaranth
" Pepper
" Pineapple
" Potato
" Prickle berry
" Purple amaranth
" Purple yam
" Quinoa
" Radish
" Ramie
" Raspberry
" Rat weed
" Red bean
" Red spinach
" Rope reed
" Rhubarb
" Rice
" Rye
" Soybean
" Spelt
" Spinach
" Squash
" Strawberry
" String bean
" Sweet potato
" Taro
" Turnip
" Urad bean
" Watermelon
" White millet
" White yam
" Wild carrot
" Winter melon

In savage wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
" Whip vine

In good wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
" Sun berry

In evil wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
" Sliver barb

Trees

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
Γ Abaca
Alder
Almond
Apple
Apricot
Ash
Γ Avocado
Γ Banana
Bayberry
Birch
Bitter orange
Γ Carambola
Γ Cashew
Cherry
Chestnut
Citron
Γ Coconut palm
Coffee
Custard-apple
Γ Date palm
Γ Durian
Finger lime
Ginkgo
Γ Guava
Hazel
Kumquat
Lime
Lychee
Macadamia
Mangrove
Oak
Olive
Orange
Γ Papaya
Γ Paradise nut
Peach
Pear
Pecan
Persimmon
Plum
Γ Pomegranate
Pomelo
Γ Rambutan
Round lime
Sand pear
Tea
Walnut
Willow

In savage wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
Highwood

In good wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
Feather tree

In evil wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
Glumprong

Grasses

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
. Blue sedge
. Cattail
. Common reed
. Field sedge
. Marsh thistle
. Meadowsweet
. Purple moor grass
. Rush
. Sawgrass
. Velvet grass

In good wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
O Bubble bulb
. Downy grass

In evil wetlands:

Name Temperate marsh Temperate swamp Tropical marsh Tropical swamp Mangrove swamp
Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater Freshwater Saltwater
O Staring eyeball
Wormy tendril
"Wetland" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: kathil-nïr
Elven: bamefa-lina
Goblin: ugust-smaksmo
Human: ukor-tar
Worlds
General
Map
Biomes
Chasm · Desert · Forest · Glacier · Grassland · Lake · Mountain · Murky pool · Ocean · River · Savanna · Shrubland · Tundra · Wetland
Features
Aquifer · Brook · Deep pit · Island · Magma pool · Passage · Road · Tunnel · Volcano · Waterfall
Underground
Civilization
Sites
Camp · Castle · Cave · Dark fortress · Dark pits · Forest retreat · Fort · Fortress · Hamlet · Hillocks · Labyrinth · Lair · Monastery · Mountain halls · Ruins · Shrine · Tomb · Tower · Town · Vault
Structures
Other