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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:

climate legend
freezing cold temperate warm hot scorching
Biome Climate Moisture Token
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 Grassland ANY_GRASSLAND
Tundra TUNDRA
Temperate grassland GRASSLAND_TEMPERATE
Tropical grassland 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.

Worlds




Chasm · Desert · Forest · Glacier · Grassland · Lake · Mountain · Murky pool · Ocean · River · Savanna · Shrubland · Tundra · Wetland