Dominions 3: The Awakening/Terrain

Template:All Game Nav Terrain plays a major role in Dominions. The type of terrain in a province dictates the amount fo gold and resources that might be available there, it affects the (random) magic sites that may appear in the province as well as the likelihood and number of such sites, it affects the supplies that are available to passing armies, and it affects the performance of troops in battles that take place in the province.

Terrain Types

There can be many different terrain types in a given province. For instance, there can be both Mountains and Waste in a province, or even Farmlands and Waste. Some terrain types are mutually exclusive however, like Swamp and Sea.

Plains

The "Plains" terrain type is not actually listed in Dominions 3 like it was in the previous Dominions games. If a provinces has no other terrain type, it is assumed to be "Plains".

Farmland

Farmland provinces are usally well populated and give you much gold and population (tax base, blood slaves). The chance of finding a magic site is very low in Farmland provinces.

Swamp

Units without the "Swamp Survival" ability get penaltys for moving throug swamp provinces (strategic movement reduced to 1, except flying units). Units with swamp survival fight better in swamps than other units (see table below). The chance to find a magic site in a swamp province is better than in a farmland province.

Waste

Units without the "Waste Survival" ability get penaltys for moving throug waste provinces (strategic movement reduced to 1, except flying units). The chance to find a magic site, especially a death site, is good.

Forest

Units without the "Forest Survival" ability get penaltys for moving throug forest provinces (strategic movement reduced to 1, except flying units). The chance to find a magic site, especially a nature site, is good.