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Forest
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Forests are biomes which are generally characterized by extremely dense tree growth and large numbers of murky pools - the main difference between them is the particular kind of wildlife that inhabits the area. Elves build their homes (known as forest retreats) in any type of forest.
Particularly dense forests may have so many trees that, in order for wagons to arrive, you will first need to cut a path to the edge of the map. Then, building a road along this path will prevent trees regrowing and blocking the way. There are only three kinds of trees that are specific to the alignment of the forest. These are feather trees (good), glumprongs (evil), and highwoods (savage).
The six types of forests you will find are:
- Taiga
- Temperate broadleaf forest
- Temperate coniferous forest
- Tropical moist broadleaf forest
- Tropical dry broadleaf forest (* requires poles and a Medium or Large world size to generate due to a bug)
- Tropical coniferous forest
Taigas and tropical forests are situated in sufficiently harsh climates that acquiring water can become a challenge.
Wildlife
Creatures
Name | Graphic | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | |||
a Adder
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
a Armadillo
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
a Aye-aye
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
b Badger
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
b Barn owl
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
g Bilou
|
✔ | ||||||
B Black bear
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
g Black-crested gibbon
|
✔ | ||||||
g Black-handed gibbon
|
✔ | ||||||
s Black mamba
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
p Blue peafowl
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
b Bobcat
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
b Bonobo
|
✔ | ||||||
c Capuchin
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
c Cassowary
|
✔ | ||||||
c Chimpanzee
|
✔ | ||||||
c Coati
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
c Cougar
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
D Deer
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
e Echidna
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
E Elephant
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
E Emu
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
f Fox
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
G Gorilla
|
✔ | ||||||
g Gray gibbon
|
✔ | ||||||
l Gray langur
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
o Great horned owl
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
p Grey parrot
|
✔ | ||||||
B Grizzly bear
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
b Honey badger
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
h Hornbill
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
J Jaguar
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
k Kakapo
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
k Kea
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
k King cobra
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
k Kingsnake
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
k Kiwi
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
k Koala
|
✔ | ||||||
l Leopard
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
l Lynx
|
✔ | ||||||
m Mandrill
|
✔ | ||||||
M Monitor lizard
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
M Moose
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
o Ocelot
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
o Opossum
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
O Orangutan
|
✔ | ||||||
P Panda
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
p Pangolin
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
p Peregrine falcon
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
p Pileated gibbon
|
✔ | ||||||
p Porcupine
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
S Python
|
✔ | ||||||
r Raccoon
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
s Rattlesnake
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
r Raven
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
p Red panda
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
R Reindeer
|
✔ | ||||||
s Siamang
|
✔ | ||||||
g Silvery gibbon
|
✔ | ||||||
s Skunk
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
s Sloth
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
B Sloth bear
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
m Spider monkey
|
✔ | ||||||
s Stoat
|
✔ | ||||||
T Tapir
|
✔ | ||||||
T Tiger
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
t Turkey
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
w Weasel
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
g White-browed gibbon
|
✔ | ||||||
g White-handed gibbon
|
✔ | ||||||
B Wild boar
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
w Wolf
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
w Wombat
|
✔ | ✔ | |||||
w Wolverine
|
✔ |
In savage forests:
In good forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
s Satyr
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
U Unicorn
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
In evil forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
b Foul blendec
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
s Strangler
|
✔ |
Vermin
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
∙ Anole
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
· Ant
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Bark scorpion
|
✔ | |||||
∙ Bat
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Beetle
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Blue jay
|
✔ | ✔ | ||||
∙ Brown recluse spider
|
✔ | |||||
· Bumblebee
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Bushtit
|
✔ | ✔ | ||||
∙ Cardinal
|
✔ | ✔ | ||||
∙ Chameleon
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
∙ Chipmunk
|
✔ | ✔ | ||||
∙ Crow
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
∙ Firefly
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Fly
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Flying squirrel
|
✔ | ✔ | ||||
· Grasshopper
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Gray squirrel
|
✔ | ✔ | ||||
∙ Hamster
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Honey bee
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Jumping spider
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Large roach
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Lion tamarin
|
✔ | |||||
∙ Lizard
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Lorikeet
|
✔ | |||||
· Louse
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Mantis
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Masked lovebird
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
∙ Monarch butterfly
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Mosquito
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Moth
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Oriole
|
✔ | |||||
∙ Parakeet
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
∙ Peach-faced lovebird
|
✔ | |||||
∙ Rat
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Red squirrel
|
✔ | ✔ | ||||
∙ Skink
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
~ Slug
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Snail
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Sparrow
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
· Termite
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Thrips
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Tick
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
~ Worm
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Wren
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
In savage forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
∙ Fox squirrel
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
∙ Two-legged rhino lizard
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
In good forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
∙ Fairy
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Fluffy wambler
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
· Pixie
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
In evil forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
∙ Demon rat
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
~ Knuckle worm
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
∙ Phantom spider
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Vegetation
Shrubs
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
" Alfalfa
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Asparagus
|
X | X | ||||
" Bambara groundnut
|
X | |||||
" Barley
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Bilberry
|
X | X | X | |||
" Bitter melon
|
X | X | X | |||
" Bitter vetch
|
X | X | ||||
" Blackberry
|
X | X | ||||
" Blade weed
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Blood amaranth
|
X | X | X | |||
" Blueberry
|
X | X | X | |||
" Broad bean
|
X | X | ||||
" Buckwheat
|
X | |||||
" Cabbage
|
X | X | ||||
" Cassava
|
X | X | X | |||
" Celery
|
X | X | ||||
" Chickpea
|
X | X | X | |||
" Chicory
|
X | X | ||||
" Cotton
|
X | X | X | |||
" Cranberry
|
X | X | X | |||
" Cucumber
|
X | |||||
" Eggplant
|
X | |||||
" Elephant-head amaranth
|
X | X | X | |||
" Finger millet
|
X | X | ||||
" Fisher berry
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Foxtail millet
|
X | X | ||||
" Garden cress
|
X | X | ||||
" Garlic
|
X | X | ||||
" Grape
|
X | X | ||||
" Hemp
|
X | X | ||||
" Hide root
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Horned melon
|
X | X | X | |||
" Jute
|
X | X | X | |||
" Kaniwa
|
X | X | ||||
" Kenaf
|
X | X | X | |||
" Leek
|
X | X | ||||
" Lentil
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Lesser yam
|
X | X | X | |||
" Lettuce
|
X | X | X | X | ||
" Longland grass
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Long yam
|
X | X | ||||
" Maize
|
X | X | X | |||
" Mung bean
|
X | X | X | |||
" Muskmelon
|
X | X | X | X | ||
" Oats
|
X | X | ||||
" Onion
|
X | X | ||||
" Parsnip
|
X | X | ||||
" Passion fruit
|
X | X | X | |||
" Pea
|
X | X | ||||
" Peanut
|
X | |||||
" Pearl millet
|
X | X | X | |||
" Pendant amaranth
|
X | X | X | |||
" Pepper
|
X | X | X | |||
" Pineapple
|
X | X | X | |||
" Potato
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Prickle berry
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Purple amaranth
|
X | X | ||||
" Purple yam
|
X | X | X | |||
" Quinoa
|
X | X | ||||
" Radish
|
X | X | ||||
" Ramie
|
X | X | X | |||
" Raspberry
|
X | X | ||||
" Rat weed
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Red bean
|
X | X | ||||
" Red spinach
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Rope reed
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Rhubarb
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Rice
|
X | X | X | |||
" Rye
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" Soybean
|
X | X | ||||
" Spelt
|
X | X | ||||
" Spinach
|
X | X | ||||
" Squash
|
X | X | X | |||
" Strawberry
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
" String bean
|
X | X | ||||
" Sweet potato
|
X | X | X | |||
" Taro
|
X | X | X | |||
" Tomatillo
|
X | |||||
" Tomato
|
X | |||||
" Turnip
|
X | X | ||||
" Urad bean
|
X | X | X | |||
" Watermelon
|
X | X | X | |||
" White millet
|
X | X | ||||
" White yam
|
X | X | X | |||
" Wild carrot
|
X | X | ||||
" Winter melon
|
X | X | X |
In savage forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
" Whip vine
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
In good forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
" Sun berry
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
In evil forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
" Sliver barb
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
Trees
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
Γ Abaca
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Acacia
|
X | |||||
♣ Alder
|
X | |||||
♠ Almond
|
X | X | ||||
♣ Apple
|
X | X | ||||
♣ Apricot
|
X | X | ||||
♠ Ash
|
X | |||||
Γ Avocado
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Banana
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Bayberry
|
X | X | X | |||
♣ Birch
|
X | |||||
♠ Bitter orange
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Cacao tree
|
X | |||||
Γ Candlenut
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Carambola
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Cashew
|
X | X | X | |||
↨ Cedar
|
X | X | ||||
♣ Cherry
|
X | X | ||||
♠ Chestnut
|
X | |||||
♠ Citron
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Coconut palm
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Coffee
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Custard-apple
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Date palm
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Durian
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Finger lime
|
X | X | X | |||
↑ Ginkgo
|
X | X | ||||
Γ Guava
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Hazel
|
X | X | ||||
Γ Kapok
|
X | |||||
♠ Kumquat
|
X | X | X | |||
↑ Larch
|
X | X | ||||
♠ Lime
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Lychee
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Macadamia
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Mahogany
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Mango tree
|
X | X | X | |||
♣ Maple
|
X | |||||
♠ Oak
|
X | |||||
♠ Olive
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Orange
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Papaya
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Paradise nut
|
X | X | X | |||
♣ Peach
|
X | X | ||||
♣ Pear
|
X | X | ||||
♠ Pecan
|
X | X | ||||
♠ Persimmon
|
X | X | ||||
↑ Pine
|
X | X | X | |||
♣ Plum
|
X | X | ||||
Γ Pomegranate
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Pomelo
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Rambutan
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Round lime
|
X | X | X | |||
Γ Rubber tree
|
X | |||||
♣ Sand pear
|
X | X | ||||
♣ Tea
|
X | X | X | |||
♠ Walnut
|
X | X | ||||
⌠ Willow
|
X | X | X | X | X |
In savage forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
¶ Highwood
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
In good forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
♣ Feather tree
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
In evil forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
┤ Glumprong
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
Grasses
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
τ Arrow bamboo
|
X | |||||
. Bentgrass
|
X | X | ||||
. Carpetgrass
|
X | X | X | |||
. Cloudberry
|
X | |||||
. Dallisgrass
|
X | X | X | |||
. Dog's tooth grass
|
X | X | X | |||
. Dropseed grass
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
. Fescue grass
|
X | X | X | |||
τ Golden bamboo
|
X | X | ||||
. Grama
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
. Hair grass
|
X | X | X | |||
τ Hedge bamboo
|
X | X | ||||
. Knotgrass
|
X | X | ||||
. Meadow-grass
|
X | X | X | |||
. Mountain avens
|
X | |||||
. Reedgrass
|
X | X | ||||
. Ryegrass
|
X | X | ||||
. Satintail
|
X | X | X | |||
. Zoysia
|
X | X | X |
In good forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
O Bubble bulb
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
. Downy grass
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
In evil forests:
Name | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | ||
O Staring eyeball
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
≥ Wormy tendril
|
X | X | X | X | X | X |
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