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Mad Arms Race Discord
Mereth Thread (Allied with Forenia)
Aratam Thread (Allied with Cannala)
This is the Core Thread, for general discussion between people on different teams or not on any teams, rules updates, and more. For actual gameplay or team-only talk, visit the appropiate team thread.
If you're new to Arms Races but are unfamiliar, read through the rules spoilers on the bottom, pick a team, and start participating in their thread; please don't read or otherwise participate in the other team's thread. Looking at their thread's OP to decide which team is okay, however.


The year is 1954. The nations of Aratam and Mereth normally "coexist" in a tense yet technically peaceful fashion on their own landmass. For as long as the inhabitants of either country can remember, engineers in both sides have been constantly preparing technology in case of a war. The technology wasn't that great, and was often even inferior to the outside world. The people working on these weapons and designs were quite eccentric, but were forced to work with shoddy materials and extraordinarily lackluster knowledge bases.
Until exactly one year ago, at least. Aratam claimed that Mereth had grievously wronged them in an offensive tantamount to a declaration of war, and that they would respond in kind. Mereth claimed the same, and the armies of both nations were quickly mobilized and formal war declared. No fighting occurred yet, as neither nation was confident in their abilities to war.

Both Forenia and Cannala, which had stopped fighting and focused on a less violent arms race after the development of nuclear weapons on both sides, quickly took notice to this obscure landmass and its newfound bloodlust. The "continent", located in the pacific fairly close to both Forenia and Cannala, was seen as both sides as a perfect staging ground for research, troops, and missiles to use against their opponent. Neither side unwilling to even so much as have their weaponry be seen in the use of the warring nations, they turned to other methods of influence - effectively bribery.
Neither Aratam nor Mereth, regardless of what their citizens believed in, really cared about the ideologies of their new sponsors. They cared about the access to top-secret research and intelligence opened up to them that would empower their engineers to make truly devastating weaponry.

Of particular interest to the countries were the more secretive projects. Secret projects developed by Forenian and Cannalan engineers when the demand in weapons lowered. Projects that seemed to break the laws of reality. Projects that opened up new worlds of research and possibility to these small nations. This continent would prove to be the spawning ground of miraculous and, more often, devastating technology hard for the world to even comprehend. Both sides plan an offensive for the start of 1960, giving their designers and their newfound materials time to work.

Mad Arms Race is an Arms Race covering the idea of "cold war gone crazy." Imagine if, for instance, the U.S.'s many crazy research projects during the cold war actually bore fruit; if the CIA actually could develop mind control techniques; if tech that looks straight out of Red Aert is possible and viable; if the top countries of the world merely kept the illusion of consistent laws of reality. That's the kind of designing that will be encouraged. This game is soft sci-fi, meaning that if you can provide reasoning that seems somewhat coherent for any design, then it should be possible for you to accomplish. Exceptions, of course, exist, and players can feel free to ask me at any time whether an idea is possible or not.

Additionally, Forenia and Cannala will act as sponsors (similar to Forenia & Axis and Cannala & Allies in ICAR) to the nations. Both Mereth and Aratam vote on which nation to unofficially ally with (with their first turn design acting as a tiebreaker). At the end of each year in the preparation stage other than the 1st (From the year 1955 to the end of 1959 - 5 full turns), each nation picks a single design from their sponsor nation that was used in ICAR at or before Autumn 1942 to add to their designs.
ICAR Autumn 1942 Battle Report (Forenian Thread)

Minor note: Infrastructure can be quite important. Just because you invent something that's really cool doesn't mean you also figure out how to mass produce the stuff.

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

[M: 2/2; A: 0/2] Mereth: The majority of Mereth's population live in this area in the Tundra, surrounded by a plethora of natural resources making the climate much easier to bear.
2 Ore 1 Oil
[M: 4/4; A: 0/4] Tundra: A frozen landscape with few features. The more northern land starts to be more populated with features facilitating human life, allowing the development of a bustling civilization.
[M: 4/4; A: 0/4] Taiga: A large snowy forest. Cold, but full of life.
[M: 4/4; A: 0/4] Plains: Largely flat terrain full of grass and the occasional hill.
[M: 2/4; A: 2/4] Sea: Relatively shallow water with beaches next to the Plains and Swamp perfect for ports. Control over this region allows ship-based support (not cargo or troop landing) to be rendered to your forces everywhere but the Taiga and Desert.
1 Oil
[M: 2/4; A: 2/4] Mountains: Treacherous (and often narrow) mountain paths with extreme height differences, the coldest weather on the continent, and only the rare passage viable for anything above small-scale movements.
1 Ore
[M: 0/4; A: 4/4] Desert: Desert terrain facing little rain and fairly hot temperatures.
[M: 0/4; A: 4/4] Swamp: A swamp, filled with large stretches of shallow still water, lots of bugs, and lots of swamp-y plants and fauna.
[M: 0/4; A: 4/4] Jungle: A hot and humid jungle (and rainforest) filled with trees obscuring the sky from the ground. The northern land begins seeing a few clearings, perfect for human habitation.
[M: 0/2; A: 2/2] Aratam: Cities surrounded by jungle with plenty of natural resources and conditions fit for relatively comfortable living.
2 Ore 1 Oil

Spoiler: Aratam Starter  Designs (click to show/hide)

Transport Capacity: 0
Resources: 2 Ore, 1 Oil

Weapons

• "Pursuit" Rifle: An automatic rifle with mediocre accuracy at Medium range (and useless accuracy further).
  1 Ore
• "Machete" Pistol: A 6-round semiautomatic pistol semi-accurate up to Short range. Reliable.
  1 Ore

Other

• Standard Uniform: A plain red featureless uniform. The red's mild enough that it doesn't really stick out.

Spoiler: Mereth Starter Designs (click to show/hide)

Transport Capacity: 0
Resources: 2 Ore, 1 Oil

Weapons

• "Stalwart" Rifle: A semi-automatic rifle with mediocre accuracy at Long range and good accuracy at Medium. (and useless accuracy further)
  1 Ore
• "Heartstopper" Pistol: A 2-round semiautomatic pistol semi-accurate up to Short range. Has enormous stopping power. Pride of the Merethan army.
  1 Ore

Other

• Standard Uniform: A plain blue featureless uniform. The blue's mild enough that it doesn't really stick out.

Spoiler: Arms Race Basics (click to show/hide)

An Arms Race game is a 2-team "suggestion" game about designing new weapons, items, and other objects for your nation's military. These designs will be routinely compared to the other team's arsenal in Battle Reports. The game is split into three phases:

Phases
A turn (1 year) is divided into phases. The Battle Report, at the end of the Battle Phase, takes place starting at the beginning of the next yar.
1.) Design Phase: In the Design phase, everyone on a team can submit proposals for new designs, and vote for one (and only one) design to be submitted. This chosen design then has a set of dice rolled in order to determine how well the R&D of this design goes. Depending on how high the dice result is (more on this in the "2d4 System: Rolls & Design/Revision Difficulty" spoiler), the submitted proposal will result in a design of varying usefulness. Designs are practically anything new to your military.
2.) Revision Phase: In the Revision phase, everyone on the team can submits revision proposals and vote for one to be submitted - this phase is identical to the Design Phase in every way but what you can do with your proposal. Revisions are exactly that - revisions. They're modifications to existing technology or designs. Revisions can tweak or improve designs, fix flaws, or even introduce new variants of designs. Revisions don't have to be modifications of existing Designs - they can be based on any technology your nation has, whether or not it's listed as a Design.
3.) Battle Phase: This is where you wait to receive the Battle Report, which details the impacts of your designs, how combat is played out in various regions, and the gaining/losing of any territory. This all depends on what designs you have - different terrain has different impacts on your designs' effectiveness.


Combat & Control
In the Battle Phase, the different areas your soldiers fight in are represented as Regions - different parts of the "continent" which are strategically important for whatever reason. Regions are organized in lanes, indicated by the blue lines in the map. In order to begin assaulting a region, a nation must have complete control of the previous region in the same lane. Regions are internally divided into four zones each, representing how much control if it each nation has. Winning in a region advances your control over it by one zone.
The Cities, Mereth and Aratam, are unique types of regions in that they only have two zones. But as soon as a nation loses their city, they lose the game.

Spoiler: Expense & Resources (click to show/hide)

Largely stolen taken from Intercontinental Arms Race.

Most pieces of equipment have a resource cost, expressed in Ore and Oil. For examples see starting equipment, below. Ore represents the total amount of mining effort which an item costs, and oil represents its use of chemicals. If something is big, or uses rare metals, it will have a high ore cost. If something burns a lot of fuel, or uses very high-grade fuel, or uses exotic chemicals then it will have a high oil cost. Costs represent what is needed to supply a company's worth of men, or about 100 men. This means, that prices given might be for 100 rifles, 50 motorcycles with sidecars, or 5-10 tanks or planes, or even a single ship.

Your nation has limited resources: A city (representing the area around it) starts with 2 ore, 1 oil, and plentiful wood. You can gain resources by taking certain sections of the map then holding them for one turn without losing ground, or from acquiring it from more powerful external nations. The map spoiler describes the resources available. If a design costs resources which you don't have, it becomes expensive, and can't be issued to everybody. The total amount of resources a design costs more than you have is called the Resource Deficit. A design with no resource deficit is Cheap, this means it can be issued to every soldier, or as often as your generals decide is tactically sensible. A resource deficit of up to 2 makes a design Expensive, meaning it can only be issued to officers, or 1 in 10 men. A resource deficit of 3-5 makes a design Very Expensive, available to only about 1 in 100 men. A resource deficit of 6-9 makes a design a National Effort, you can only field one at a time - so this is only worthwhile if it's something like an enormous battleship, a nuke, or mecha-godzilla. A resource deficit of 10 or more is Theoretical, and cannot actually be built. Some technologies are Complex, being new and difficult to manufacture, and designs featuring them become one level more expensive. Consider expenses when planning your designs! If you lose access to resources, any designs which become more expensive will immediately see the effects - equipment which doesn't have enough fuel and spare parts will need to be decommissioned.

There are also Special Resources. Currently, none exist, but as designs grow more and more outlandish, they may begin requiring newly-unearthed resources from the map or ones provided by designs/revisions with the intent of providing that resource. Your new death ray may end up requiring Applied Phlebotinum, a new resource. It may pop up as a resource in one of the regions, or it may require a design - like a Phlebotinum Fabricator - to be acquired.

You have a limited Transport Capacity (Note: You have 0 TC at the beginning) which determines how much resources you are capable of claiming from other territories you control. Your TC is given from the single vehicle each in air, ground, and water which gives the highest TC. Your homeland's resources do not consume transport capacity.

Spoiler: 2d4 System: Rolls & Design/Revision Difficulty (click to show/hide)

This system is ripped off largely based off of NUKE9.13's Battle for Aljadid arms race game.

The results of designs and revisions are decided by the use of two four-sided die (or "2d4") yielding in a result in the range of 2-8. This allows for a bit less common extremes, meaning you won't commonly have your designs become completely useless.
Roll (Probability): Result
2 (1/16): Utter failure. You get nothing except the knowledge of what not to do.
3 (1/8): Buggy mess. Whilst you managed to make something, it isn't really usable.
4 (3/16): Below average. It works. Not especially well, but it works.
5 (1/4): Average. You get what you asked for, more or less.
6 (3/16): Above average. It works, and somewhat better than might be expected. Not a lot better, mind.
7 (1/8): Superior craftsmanship. It does its job and it does it perfectly. Its performance is exceptional and it is as reliable as clockwork.
8 (1/16): Unexpected boon. Not only does it work, but it does things you never even expected it to. If no 'bonus features' make sense, then you just get experience with some related field.


Every design and revision is assigned a Difficulty when they're rolled. Difficulties assign a modifier (+/- #) to the roll, changing the effective result. The following is a list of the difficulties, their modifiers, and when they usually pop up. This is a very rough guide as the situations surrounding designs & revisions cannot be predicted.

• Trivial (+2): Actions where no notable challenges, small or big, are solved. Often assigned to actions based on using existing established (non-theoretical) knowledge in a new but not unusual way.
• Easy (+1): Actions where some minor challenge is found.
• Normal (+0): Actions often involving new concepts or technology and progress in the field, but no major breakthroughs are intended.
• Hard (-1): Actions often entirely involved in entirely novel concepts, but that have a decent foundation and basis in current knowledge.
• Very Hard (-2): Actions where you have some idea of what you're doing, but are largely attempting to play with things you don't understand.
• Ludicrous (-3): Actions where you have no idea what you're doing but that are theoretically possible given your current knowledge.

Impossible is another difficulty which means failure no matter what the roll is. High rolls on an Impossible design may result in experience towards whatever you were trying to do.

"The Moon" and "Space" were added much later after the OP, representing new areas reached by the nations.

Spoiler: The Moon (click to show/hide)

The Moon represents a place you know little about and is completely inhospitable to almost all of your technology. It has several different mechanics.

• You do not know the number of regions in the moon, as each region represents a  patch of lunar land useful for operating in, not just arbitrary chunks of land. Each region has 2 sections of territory, and given proper equipment/advantage/infrastructure you can advance 2 sections at a time.
• Each owned region allows for an Operation, used for practically anything, from moon mining to military outposts to -- again -- anything. They can affect combat in their region, on the Moon, in space, on Earth, anywhere. Operations are created in Design/Revision actions and are assigned to regions in Combat Phase. Unless otherwise stated, Operations can have multiple instances in play (i.e. one operation type and 6 regions, you can have the same operation in each region). You can perform an unlimited operation actions in the combat phase.
• Empty regions can have most operations placed immediately. Regions with an existing allied Operation require one turn to switch.
  • Enemy Operations, held by you, can be dismantled as a free instant action. A revision can be spent to gain varying amounts of knowledge on its inner mechanics (roll, techniques, and how alien the operation is) and dismantle; or a revision can be spent to take control of the Operation if you can feasibly understand how to operate them without significant effort. Operations can be "Unique", meaning only one can be active on the Moon at a time. Operations can potentially take up multiple regions. Sometimes you will be able to upgrade Operations to new revisions/designs instantly and/or for free.
• Ambitious Operations can have two types of cost:
  • A "construction cost": requisite materials are made unusable to you for a single combat report (and the Operation does not become operable until the following turn -- this does not stack with the 1 turn to replace existing operations), or...
  • A "maintenance cost": requisite materials are made unusable to you as long as the Operation is active.
• You have a region rating: how well your logistics network works on the moon. Your max regions held is equal to your region rating. This is expanded with further investments to support extended activity on the moon.
• If the other side ends up at the Moon, then Combat will occur as long as as at least one side has any form of offensive capabilities.
  • Regions are not linear. You may choose to attack (settle, if unopposed) any region; they may do the same. By default, you can only attack one other region at a time. It is possible to, for example, have an operation reinforce another region (or itself), thus creating your version of linear regions.
  • Offenses on the Moon occur even with a full Region Rating. The opponent will lose a section/the region if on the losing side, but the attacker can't hold it. The area becomes unoccupied.
  • An Orbital Theatre has been created, representing the balance of power in orbit. Assets in this theatre can affect both planet(oids), though the Moon is easier to help.
• Transporting resouces to/from the moon requires Space TU (STU) -- more on this in "Space"

Remember: you can be very creative in your Operations. It's not just things that would be only useful on the moon, but anything that could be useful to your side.

Spoiler: Space (click to show/hide)

Space?
Space.
It's the emptiness between planets and other stellar bodies. Chances are, anything you're doing that's not on Earth will encounter Space. Other bodies in Space will be their own theatre(s), but will all interact with Space.

Space TU (STU)
The ability of a nation's logistics network to transport materials through space. This is functionally very similar to regular TU, but is a separate "resource" based on how well your designs as a whole can transport people, materials, and data to/from Earth through space. Designs can provide STU, but STU is liable to change beyond that based on synergy between designs.
Resources gained from outside Earth require STU to be used.

Orbital Theatre
This is an abstract theatre (similar to the aerial theatre) representing the control over Earth and Lunar orbit. Complete dominance can generally effectively blockade STU for the other side, and some designs based in space that affect other areas can have their effectiveness depend on their side's control over the Orbital Theatre.

Combat Report Index
Links to all the Core Thread combat reports are listed here.

1960
Spring 1961
Summer 1961
Fall 1961
Winter 1961
Spring 1962
Summer 1962
Fall 1962
Winter 1962
Spring 1963
Summer 1963
Fall 1963
Winter 1963
Spring 1964
Summer 1964
Fall 1964
Winter 1964
Spring 1965
Summer 1965

[NUKE9.13]

Sensible folk build their important facilities underground, not in a skyscraper.

Thus, Mereth I shall be.

[tntey]

I declare my allegiance to Aratam

[Madman198237]

Joining Mereth!

[Jilladilla]

Hmm... Nice cool Mereth or the blistering heat of Aratam's jungle?....


Mereth it is.

[Blood_Librarian]

The Aratam will be strong.

[Talion]

I'll join Aratam.

[FallacyofUrist]

To Mereth!

[Detoxicated]

Glory to Aratam

[Hibou]

It's a Mereth life for me!

[The Ensorceler]

It's a bit late, but I'll throw in with Aratam.

[Madman198237]

For all other newcomers:

IT'S NEVER A BAD TIME TO JOIN THE ARMS RACE!

Just don't read both team's threads after the game has started (This game has started), alright? If you do then you're going to have to wait several turns before joining, so you can't use the information unfairly.

[Chiefwaffles]

For anyone looking to join (which I highly recommend, of course), Mereth needs some more active participants.
EDIT: Both sides look roughly equal at the moment.

And anyone, regardless of experience or time, can of course join. I can also help via PM or post if anyone feels lost with Arms Races in general.

[The Ensorceler]

Everyone go do something to save the internet, now! Calling is ineffective, as almost all congressmembers' answering machines are full, but you can text, email, or Tweet them to have your words counted. https://www.battleforthenet.com If you aren't sure how to help, this link lets you contact all your representatives, although it does need some personal information so that it isn't just sending easily ignored anonymous messages.

[Chiefwaffles]

Combat Report 1960

The first month of the year sees a formal declaration of war between Aratam and Mereth. Everyone knew it was coming, but this formalizes it. Soldiers give their farewells to their families and military convoys already begin leaving their bases. Despite the best efforts of both sides, news and pictures of their new weapons and "innovations" quickly make their way to the populace. People may not know the specifics, but they know that there's something strange with this war.


The Mountains
(Note: This large single battle after action report is largely a one-time thing. I've tried to make it representative of all the factors, but not everything will be mentioned.)

A squadron of Aratamian soldiers trudges through the snow on a mountain pass. Behind them lies a convoy of M3T1A1 Raiders and behind them antique trucks. Snow gently falls from the sky and as far as the group knows, their winding path ahead is clear. The convoy frequently stops as the cargo trucks repeatedly break down in the snow. Miles ahead, underneath the ground, several UT-56 Burrowes steadily move along, their own Merethan convoy trailing them and spraying thetunnel walls with reinforcing concrete.

With seemingly nothing to provoke it, the Goldeneye Aratamian at the front of the convoy raises his hand and stops moving.
"Underground", he whispers.
His observation is quickly relayed to the rest of the convoy, and weapons are readied. Most of the soldiers switch their HMKR-59 'Osprey's to powered mode, and the Fury soldiers quickly inject. For a while, it still seems blissful. But Merethan scouts eventually pass the next turn in the path and the two parties make contact. Magnetically-assisted shots from Ospreys quickly eliminate the small scouting group, but not before they radio into the Merethan convoy below. The Burrower drivers tap the UF-SM-57 'Earth Ear' display cube, annoyed that it didn't give warning of the Aratam presence.
Oh well, they think to themselves as they pitch upwards. The other Merethans follow behind them in the tunnels.


As the Burrowers surface just out of sight of the halted Aratamiam convoy, SARUKH-fired ICE missiles rain down on the radioed-in coordinates. As the missiles impact the ground, instead of exploding, they freeze the area. A Raider gets hit directly by a missile, rendering it completely nonfunctional while killing its crew. Bits of the frozen Raider fall off as other missiles impact nearby ground. Many other soldiers suffer the same fate, and others eventually collapse from the cold.
But the majority of the Aratamiams survive the barrage. Mostly by luck, but also thanks to the few Goldeneye soldiers quickly moving their comrades out of the way of incoming blast sites (though not all Goldeneye soldiers manage to be so succesful).

With Aratam's forces scrambling to recover, the Merethans make a confident stride towards the last known location of their enemy. While they don't have any vehicle support, the front of their advance is marked by numerous men clad in powered Bear Armour. A few have ICE Throwers equipped but the rest have the semiautomatic Stalwart rifle.
Before they round the turn, most of Aratam's forces manage to regroup under the leadership of the Goldeneye soldiers. They quickly become aware of the Mereth's coming presence, and barrage the Merethans with powered shots. The Merethans are stunned to see Aratamian bullets piercing Bear Armour. Most of the shots end up being nonlethal and inflict only minor wounds thanks to the extensive armor, but the Merethans were told that nothing could pierce their armor. They quickly adapt to using cover again, but their expected advantage is no longer with them.

Leading Aratam's defensive are Fury soldiers, with massively improved reaction times and unhealthy amounts of rage. Their red bulging veins (plus their entire demeanour during combat) makes them easy to spot, but Fury soldiers often manage to down many more Merethans before falling. A few electromagnetically-thrown grenades end up detonating in Merethan lines, but the overall time-to-fire of the Jumper grenade launchers means these grenades ultimately have a small impact.
The no-longer-scattered Aratam soldiers start pushing forward. As they advance, some get horrifingly frozen by ICE throwers held by Bear troopers, but the automatic Ospreys allow Aratam to keep most from getting in range.


By the time the sun sets, the Aratam convoy continues moving forward. They don't make it much farther, but the slim majority of land battles go similar ways. Merethan SARUKH ICE artillery helps significantly, but their effectiveness isn't as great as they could hope for in the mountains. Merethan ambushes amongst the mountains are frequent thanks to the Burrower, but the proximity to the surface combined with the Goldeneye soldiers' awareness means they can be often "spotted", and the still-primitive Earth Ear means navigation beyond staying underground is difficult. A few SARUKH positions are bombed from air by the Aratam Spearhead-B, but the Merethan Lightning Streak keeps its skies clear for the most part. Aratam Parrot prop air superiority planes buy some time for the occasional bombing run, but instances of Lightning Streaks being succesfully eliminated are rare.


While Mereth's ICE Throwers and Bear Armour pose formidable threats, Aratam already finds themself with an automatic weapon that can at least reliably pierce the power armor. With the ICE Throwers limited to short range and to use only by Bear Armour users, Aratam's enhanced soldiers and upgraded standard issue weapons secure a victory.
Mereth holds an overall advantage in the air - their Lighting Streak is just flat-out superior to the Spearhead-B which has to split its time between bombing runs and intercepting. Aratam Parrots flood the sky and occasionally enough are sacrificed to buy enough time for bombing runs, but succesful bombings are rare.

Aratam just barely advances in the mountains, at a high cost. Next year their already-worn-out force will have to face entrenced ICE SARUKH positions which, unless something changes, will prevent further advancing.
Aratam advances in the Mountains.
[M: 1/4; A: 3/4]



The Sea

There's no question here. Aratam brings the Corsair and the Santos-class carrier, while Mereth just brings the Cataphract.

One on one, the Cataphract easily wins. Its massive guns and generally everything about it secure victory, but that's not the only factor. The Cataphract's Very Expensive, while the Corsair's just Expensive. Mereth would still secure victory on the seas, but there's one very major difference.
Aratam has a carrier.
Mereth does not.

The Santos-class along with the Spearhead-B (and kind of the Parrot) cement Aratam's sea-based victory. But they still haven't eliminated all Merethan resistance, and their transports are unable to make it to the other side.
Aratam advances in the Sea.
[M: 1/4; A: 3/4]


Challenge: Diplomatic Relations
Both Forenia and Cannala feel that with their technology being seen present in these wars, they need to have a more seemingly "peaceful" relations with their informal allies and have made this clear. A proper embassy would facilitate this, and Forenia and Cannala have made the decision to fully fund the creation of one.

Aratam and Mereth must each vote for a single Embassy design that includes the location, architecture, and more. While neither Forenia or Cannala are offering anything for the "best Embassy", the opportunity to somehow use the embassy funding to advance current technology has been presented. But if your sponsor nation feels that they've been tricked, there could be consequences.

(Vote on a single Embassy design in addition to the regular design this design phase. The Embassy design may advance your technology, though if your side's sponsor nation feels that their funding has been misused, they'll be angered.)

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

[M: 2/2; A: 0/2] Mereth: The majority of Mereth's population live in this area in the Tundra, surrounded by a plethora of natural resources making the climate much easier to bear.
2 Ore 1 Oil
[M: 4/4; A: 0/4] Tundra: A frozen landscape with few features. The more northern land starts to be more populated with features facilitating human life, allowing the development of a bustling civilization.
[M: 4/4; A: 0/4] Taiga: A large snowy forest. Cold, but full of life.
[M: 4/4; A: 0/4] Plains: Largely flat terrain full of grass and the occasional hill.
[M: 1/4; A: 3/4] Sea: Relatively shallow water with beaches next to the Plains and Swamp perfect for ports. Control over this region allows ship-based support (not cargo or troop landing) to be rendered to your forces everywhere but the Taiga and Desert.
1 Oil
[M: 1/4; A: 3/4] Mountains: Treacherous (and often narrow) mountain paths with extreme height differences, the coldest weather on the continent, and only the rare passage viable for anything above small-scale movements.
1 Ore
[M: 0/4; A: 4/4] Desert: Desert terrain facing little rain and fairly hot temperatures.
[M: 0/4; A: 4/4] Swamp: A swamp, filled with large stretches of shallow still water, lots of bugs, and lots of swamp-y plants and fauna.
[M: 0/4; A: 4/4] Jungle: A hot and humid jungle (and rainforest) filled with trees obscuring the sky from the ground. The northern land begins seeing a few clearings, perfect for human habitation.
[M: 0/2; A: 2/2] Aratam: Cities surrounded by jungle with plenty of natural resources and conditions fit for relatively comfortable living.
2 Ore 1 Oil