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== Site key ==
 
== Site key ==
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Tiles are listed in this order, from left-to-right: normal populated sites, [[ruin]]ed sites, and sites captured by [[necromancer]]s or their [[night creature]] armies.
  
 
For forest retreats, dark fortresses, and towns, population increases from left to right.
 
For forest retreats, dark fortresses, and towns, population increases from left to right.
  
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{| style="border-spacing: 5px 0px;"
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=== Dwarven sites ===
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! Name
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! Regular
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{| class="wikitable"
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! [[Ruin]]s
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! Site
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! [[Night creature]]
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! Normal
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|-
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! Ruins
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| '''[[Dwarf|Dwarven]]'''
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! Night creature
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Mountain halls]]
 
| [[Mountain halls]]
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| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:0}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Hillock]]s
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| [[Hillocks]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|Ω|7:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|Ω|7:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|7:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|7:0}}
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| {{Raw Tile|μ|7:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|7:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:1}}
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|-
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|}
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| '''[[Elf|Elven]]'''
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=== Elven sites ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Site
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! Normal
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! Ruins
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! Night creature
 
|-
 
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| [[Forest retreat]]
 
| [[Forest retreat]]
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| {{Raw Tile|μ|6:1}} {{Raw Tile|₧|6:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|6:1}} {{Raw Tile|₧|6:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:0}} {{Raw Tile|₧|5:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:0}} {{Raw Tile|₧|5:0}}
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|-
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|}
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| '''[[Goblin]]'''
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=== Goblin sites ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Site
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! Normal
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! Ruins
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! Night creature
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Dark fortress]]
 
| [[Dark fortress]]
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| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:1}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Dark pit]]s
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| [[Dark pits]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|º|5:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|º|5:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|ª|0:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|ª|0:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|ª|5:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|ª|5:0}}
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|-
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|}
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| '''[[Human]]'''
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=== Human sites ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Site
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! Normal
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! Ruins
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! Night creature
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Town]]
 
| [[Town]]
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| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|μ|5:1}}
 
|-
 
|-
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|rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:text-top"| [[Hamlet]]
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| rowspan="3" style="vertical-align: text-top;" | [[Hamlet]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|=|2:0}} {{Raw Tile|≡|2:0}} {{Raw Tile|æ|2:0}} {{Raw Tile|Æ|2:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|=|2:0}} {{Raw Tile|≡|2:0}} {{Raw Tile|æ|2:0}} {{Raw Tile|Æ|2:0}}
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|rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:text-top"| {{Raw Tile|=|6:0}} {{Raw Tile|≡|6:0}} {{Raw Tile|æ|6:0}} {{Raw Tile|Æ|6:0}}
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| rowspan="3" style="vertical-align: text-top;" | {{Raw Tile|=|6:0}} {{Raw Tile|≡|6:0}} {{Raw Tile|æ|6:0}} {{Raw Tile|Æ|6:0}}
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|rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:text-top"| {{Raw Tile|=|5:0}} {{Raw Tile|≡|5:0}} {{Raw Tile|æ|5:0}} {{Raw Tile|Æ|5:0}}
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| rowspan="3" style="vertical-align: text-top;" | {{Raw Tile|=|5:0}} {{Raw Tile|≡|5:0}} {{Raw Tile|æ|5:0}} {{Raw Tile|Æ|5:0}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| {{Raw Tile|=|3:1}} {{Raw Tile|≡|3:1}} {{Raw Tile|æ|3:1}} {{Raw Tile|Æ|3:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|=|3:1}} {{Raw Tile|≡|3:1}} {{Raw Tile|æ|3:1}} {{Raw Tile|Æ|3:1}}
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| {{Raw Tile|○|5:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|○|5:1}}
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|}
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| '''Other sites'''
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=== Other sites ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Site
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! Normal
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! Ruins
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! Night creature
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Camp]]
 
| [[Camp]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|☼|6:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|☼|6:1}}
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|
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Cave]]
 
| [[Cave]]
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| [[Labyrinth]]
 
| [[Labyrinth]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|#|0:7:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|#|0:7:0}}
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lair]]
 
| [[Lair]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|•|0:1}} {{Raw Tile|•|2:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|•|0:1}} {{Raw Tile|•|2:1}}
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Monastery]]
 
| [[Monastery]]
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| [[Shrine]]
 
| [[Shrine]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|Å|7:0}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|Å|7:0}}
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Tomb]]
 
| [[Tomb]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|0|0:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|0|0:1}}
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Tower (necromancy)|Tower]]
 
| [[Tower (necromancy)|Tower]]
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| [[Vault]]
 
| [[Vault]]
 
| {{Raw Tile|■|0:1}}
 
| {{Raw Tile|■|0:1}}
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| Adventurer's site
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| {{Raw Tile|☼|6:0}}
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Revision as of 23:25, 9 February 2020

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Note that some content may still need to be updated.

Dwarf Fortress uses tilesets to draw the game, including maps. This map legend explains what the characters and colors represent in the pre-start embark map.

Tile colors

The colors of a map tile may give information about that region's predominant biome and surroundings; its temperature, alignment, and other handy things. Generally, cyan and blue means the area is "good" aligned. Purple, gray, brown, and red areas have "evil" alignment. Light grey, brown, and yellow areas usually are dry and have sparse vegetation. Green tiles have vegetation and are usually moist. White and cyan tiles indicate snow or ice. The color of trees that change season to season can tell about the tree's current growth.

Biome/Region key

Forests

In normal forests, the color changes with the seasons.

Biome/Region Normal Snow/Ice Good Evil Evil snow/ice
Temperate broadleaf forest
♠ ♣
♣ ♠
♠ ♣
♣ ♠
♠ ♣
♣ ♠
╞ ╞
╞ ╞
♠ ♣
♣ ♠
╞ ╞
╞ ╞
♠ ♣
♣ ♠
♠ ♣
♣ ♠
♠ ┤
┤ ♠
♠ ♣
♣ ♠
♠ ┤
┤ ♠
Tropical broadleaf forest
Γ ♠
♠ Γ
Γ ♣
♣ Γ
Γ ♠
♠ Γ
Γ ┤
┤ Γ
Coniferous forest
↑ ↨
↨ ↑
↑ ↨
↨ ↑
↑ ♣
♣ ↑
↑ ↨
↨ ↑
↑ ┤
┤ ↑
Γ ♠
♠ Γ
Γ ┤
┤ Γ

Hills and mountains

Green hills indicate a temperate or cold climate, and yellow hills indicate a tropical climate.

Biome/Region Normal Snow/Ice Good Evil Evil snow/ice
Hills
n ∩
∩ n
n ∩
∩ n
n ∩
∩ n
n ∩
∩ n
n ∩
∩ n
n ∩
∩ n
n ∩
∩ n
Low mountains
⌂ ⌂
⌂ ⌂
⌂ ⌂
⌂ ⌂
⌂ ⌂
⌂ ⌂
⌂ ⌂
⌂ ⌂
Medium mountains
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
High mountains
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
▲ ▲
Peak ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Volcano ^

Plains

Green plains indicate a temperate or cold climate, and yellow plains indicate a tropical climate.

Biome/Region Normal Snow/Ice Good Evil Evil snow/ice
Grassland
. ⁿ
ⁿ .
. ⁿ
ⁿ .
. ⁿ
ⁿ .
. ⁿ
ⁿ .
. ⁿ
ⁿ .
. ⁿ
ⁿ .
. ⁿ
ⁿ .
Savanna
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
Shrubland
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "
" τ
τ "

Deserts

In normal sand deserts, the color depends on the type of sand.

Biome/Region Normal Snow/Ice Good Evil Evil snow/ice
Sand desert
~ ≈
≈ ~
~ ≈
≈ ~
~ ≈
≈ ~
~ ≈
≈ ~
~ ≈
≈ ~
~ ≈
≈ ~
~ ≈
≈ ~
~ ≈
≈ ~
Rocky wasteland
, ´
´ ,
n ∩
∩ n
, ´
´ ,
n ∩
∩ n
, ´
´ ,
n ∩
∩ n
, ´
´ ,
n ∩
∩ n
, ´
´ ,
n ∩
∩ n
Badlands
V √
√ V
V √
√ V
V √
√ V
V √
√ V
V √
√ V

Wetlands

Biome/Region Normal Snow/Ice Good Evil Evil snow/ice
Swamp
" ⌠
⌠ "
" ⌠
⌠ "
" ⌠
⌠ "
" ⌠
⌠ "
" ⌠
⌠ "
" ⌠
⌠ "
Marsh
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "
" ⁿ
ⁿ "

Ice regions

Biome/Region Normal Good Evil
Tundra
∙ ·
· ∙
∙ ·
· ∙
∙ ·
· ∙
Glacier
▓ ▒
▒ ▓
▓ ▒
▒ ▓
▓ ▒
▒ ▓

Bodies of water

Biome/Region Normal Good Evil
River •┬┴ ┬┴ ┬┴ ╦╩◄ •┬┴ ┬┴ ┬┴ ╦╩◄ •┬┴ ╦╩◄
Ocean
≈ ≈
≈ ≈
▒ ░
░ ▒
≈ ≈
≈ ≈
▒ ░
░ ▒
≈ ≈
≈ ≈
▒ ░
░ ▒
Lake
~ ~
~ ~
~ ~
~ ~
~ ~
~ ~

Constructions

Construction Normal
Roads •┬┴• •┬┴• •┬┴• •┬┴•

Tree key

Forests and swamps will use the map tiles of the trees they contain. The tiles below are used to specify generic forests, even if no trees that use that tile exist in that forest. Whether the game uses the generic tiles or the tile of the actual tree they contain is randomized on a tile-by-tile basis.

Tiles can vary significantly in forests due to the variety of trees that can be generated.

Tile Terrain
⌠ Swamp
↑ Conifer Forest
♠ Broadleaf Forest
Γ Tropical Forest

Site key

Tiles are listed in this order, from left-to-right: normal populated sites, ruined sites, and sites captured by necromancers or their night creature armies.

For forest retreats, dark fortresses, and towns, population increases from left to right.

Dwarven sites

Site Normal Ruins Night creature
Mountain halls Ω μ μ
Hillocks Ω μ μ
Fortress Ω μ μ

Elven sites

Site Normal Ruins Night creature
Forest retreat î μ ₧ μ ₧

Goblin sites

Site Normal Ruins Night creature
Dark fortress Π Π μ μ μ
Dark pits º ª ª

Human sites

Site Normal Ruins Night creature
Town + * # ☼ μ μ
Hamlet = ≡ æ Æ = ≡ æ Æ = ≡ æ Æ
= ≡ æ Æ
= ≡ æ Æ
Castle ○ ○

Other sites

Site Normal Ruins Night creature
Camp ☼
Cave • •
Fort ◙ ◙
Labyrinth #
Lair • •
Monastery ○ ○
Shrine Å
Tomb 0
Tower I I
Vault ■
Adventurer's site ☼

Other

Adventurer @
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V · T · E
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
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