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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
Tile/Name | Graphic | Taiga | Temperate forest | Tropical forest | |||
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Broadleaf | Coniferous | Moist broadleaf | Dry broadleaf | Coniferous | |||
a Adder
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a Armadillo
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a Aye-aye
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b Badger
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
b Barn owl
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
g Bilou
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B Black bear
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
g Black-crested gibbon
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g Black-handed gibbon
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s Black mamba
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
p Blue peafowl
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✔ | ✔ | ||||
b Bobcat
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
b Bonobo
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c Capuchin
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c Cassowary
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c Chimpanzee
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c Coati
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c Cougar
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D Deer
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e Echidna
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E Elephant
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E Emu
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f Fox
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G Gorilla
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g Gray gibbon
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l Gray langur
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
o Great horned owl
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
p Grey parrot
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B Grizzly bear
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b Honey badger
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h Hornbill
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J Jaguar
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k Kakapo
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k Kea
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k King cobra
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k Kingsnake
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k Kiwi
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k Koala
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l Leopard
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l Lynx
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m Mandrill
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M Monitor lizard
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M Moose
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o Ocelot
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o Opossum
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O Orangutan
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P Panda
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p Pangolin
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p Peregrine falcon
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p Pileated gibbon
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p Porcupine
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✔ | ✔ | ||||
S Python
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r Raccoon
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s Rattlesnake
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r Raven
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p Red panda
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R Reindeer
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s Siamang
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g Silvery gibbon
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s Skunk
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s Sloth
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B Sloth bear
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m Spider monkey
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s Stoat
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T Tapir
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T Tiger
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
t Turkey
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w Weasel
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g White-browed gibbon
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g White-handed gibbon
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B Wild boar
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
w Wolf
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
w Wombat
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✔ | ✔ | ||||
w Wolverine
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In savage forests: