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Author Topic: Dwarf Mode; Improved Embark Information  (Read 361 times)

Bernard

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Dwarf Mode; Improved Embark Information
« on: October 15, 2010, 11:31:13 pm »

This comes from a couple of Dwarf Mode threads discussing Embarks melting/thawing unexpectedly.


What I propose is that on Embark you can bring up a more detailed Biome screen (current overview remains unchanged, additional screen available).
On this screen you get things such as average time a tree/shrub takes to grow.
Average rainfall by season
Max/Min/Average temperature by season.
Evaporation (if it happens) by season.

This will allow people who want to deal with things like rivers thawing & freezing to select their embarks a lot better, as well as give you a slightly better idea of how climate works in your embark zone.  As well as if it is hot/cold enough to cause actual damage, & so forth.  Rather than the current very vague & often misleading systems.
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