Marshlands

The Marshlands

Overview

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A harsh and cold land that has been claimed by many different, and extremely resilient species of fungi. The ground here is extremely hard and rocky, making it difficult to farm. This region is most famous for the giant organisms that can be found in its forests.

Effects

Gathering Knowledge	The Marshlands are a gatherer's paradise. Gathering speed is increased by 10% for every 2 workers assigned to gathering camps.
Giant Organisms	The Marshlands are home to enormous lifeforms. Giant resource nodes can be found in Forbidden Glades. Each glade will have a different one.

Resources

The Marshlands has an Small amount of Fertile Soil and contains the following Resources:

Trees

All trees can be harvested by Woodcutters' Camp buildings to give Wood. They may also grant additional resources depending on the biome. These trees have 2 charges each.

Trees	Charges	Bonus Resources	Description
Mushwood Trees	2	Mushrooms 15% Leather 5%	A giant fungal tree covered in a leathery bark.

Natural Resources

Primary Resources	Charges → Resource Deposits		Bonus Resources	Gathering Building	Worker Slots	Specialization Bonus	Build Cost
Wheat	82 → Swamp Wheat Field (LARGE) →		20% + 100%	Foragers' Camp ★★	2	Farming Human	10 Wood 3 Parts
	24 → Swamp Wheat Field (SMALL)→		20%	Small Foragers' Camp ★
Mushrooms	82 → Grasscap Mushrooms (LARGE) →		40%	Herbalists' Camp ★★	2	Alchemy Harpy	10 Wood 3 Parts
	27 → Grasscap Mushrooms (SMALL) →		20%	Small Herbalists' Camp ★★
Stone	72 → Stone Deposit → (LARGE)		30% + 30% + 10%	Stonecutters' Camp ★★	2	none	10 Wood 3 Parts
	32 → Stone Deposit (SMALL) →		20% + 20%
Meat Eggs	82 → Leech Broodmother (LARGE) → 82 → Snake Nest (LARGE) →		60% + 20% + 100% 40% + 20%	Trappers' Camp ★★	2	Meat Production Lizard	10 Wood 3 Parts
	27 → Leech Broodmother (SMALL) → 27 → Snake Nest (SMALL) →		20% 20%	Small Trappers' Camp ★★	2
Copper Ore Coal	75 → Copper Ore → 120 → Coal →		30% 30%	Mine ★★	4	Engineering Beaver	2 Planks 2 Bricks 2 Parts

Unique Forbidden Glades and Resources

The Marshlands only has 3 Forbidden Glades, each with their own unique Giant Resource. Viceroys need to own Advanced Camp Blueprints to take advantage of these resources.

Leviathan	Charges → Resource		Bonuse Resources	Gathering Building	Worker Slots	Specialization Bonus	Build Cost
Ancient Proto Wheat	999 →		40% + 40% + 30% + 5%	Foragers' Camp★★	2	Farming Human	10 Wood 3 Parts
Dead Leviathan	999 →		40% + 30% + 30% + 30%	Trappers' Camp★★	2	Meat Production Lizard	10 Wood 3 Parts
Giant Proto Fungus	999 →		40% + 40% + 40% + 30%	Herbalists' Camp ★★	2	Alchemy Harpy	10 Wood 3 Parts

Strategy

The Marshlands is regarded as one of the harder biomes, due to having a limited selection of resources, with two (copper ore and coal) requiring the mine, and a lack of fertile soil. A good practice on the marshlands is to draft at least one advanced camp (trapper's, herbalist's, or forager's) to make use of resource nodes found in dangerous glades. It is generally not advised to choose a building that requires fertile soil, as it is much less abundant on The Marshlands than on any other biome.

Seeing as the marshlands has both coal and copper as potential resources, it can be a good idea to choose a blueprint with a copper bar recipe to potentially benefit from said resources. Additionally, choosing a caravan option with beavers included can be a good idea, as beavers benefit from +5 resolve when working in a mine.

Other species that work well in the marshlands are lizards and harpies, as their specialities in trapper's and herbalist's camps are great for making use of the available resources. The abundance of meat and especially of mushrooms, makes choosing the "Meat Specialization" and "Fungal Guide" epic cornerstones a powerful pick, especially during the first year, as the player will likely find many nodes of the appropriate types in glades. Keep in mind that choosing these blueprints will hinder the player's ability to make use of the giant nodes' secondary resources, as more time will be taken to deliver the primary resource, rather than actually harvesting from the node.