Royal Woodlands

The Royal Woodlands

Overview

The Queen's forests were once part of the Smoldering City, but the Blightstorm reclaimed this land. The Royal Woodlands are rich in roots, moss broccoli, mushrooms, and flax, with a decent amount of dewberries and clay. The ground is fertile and soft, which makes it perfect for farming. The Woodlands are probably the first biome a Viceroy will look to when starting their first settlement.

Effects

Gift of the Woodlands

The Royal Woodlands are very lush and rich in timber. Trees gives more  Wood.

Resources

The Royal Woodlands has an average amount of Fertile Soil and contains the following Resources:

Trees

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

Trees	Charges	Bonus Resources	Description
Lush Trees	2	Wood 100% +  Resin 15% +  Plant Fiber 10% +  Eggs 5%	A perfect source of  Wood.

Natural Resources

Primary Resources	Charges → Resource Deposits		Bonus Resources	Gathering Building	Speed per Unit	Specialization Bonus
Roots  Vegetables	70 → Roots Node 70 → Moss Broccoli Patch		30% + 30% 40% + 20%	Foragers' Camp ★★	00:17	Farming Humans
	15 → Roots Deposit 15 → Moss Broccoli Patch		20% 30%	Small Foragers' Camp ★	00:25
Plant Fiber	60 → Flax Field 20 → Flax Field		50% + 30% 30% + 20%	Harvesters' Camp ★★	00:05	none
Berries  Mushrooms	70 → Dewberry Bush 70 → Grasscap Mushrooms		80% 40%	Herbalists' Camp ★★	00:17	Alchemy Harpies
	15 → Dewberry Bush 15 → Grasscap Mushrooms		20% 20%	Small Herbalists' Camp ★	00:25
Clay  Sea Marrow	60 → Clay Deposit 60 → Sea Marrow Deposit		75% + 30% 100% + 50% + 1%	Stonecutters' Camp ★★	00:05	none
	20 → Clay Deposit 20 → Sea Marrow Deposit		50% + 20% 80% + 40%
Meat  Eggs	70 → Slickshell Broodmother 70 → Drizzlewing Nest		100% 40%	Trappers' Camp ★★	00:17	Meat production Lizards
	15 → Slickshell Broodmother 15 → Drizzlewing Nest		20% 20%	Small Trappers' Camp ★	00:25

Strategy

• Royal Woodlands' most prominent feature is its trees. 100% bonus  Wood yields make fuel a non-issue.
• Gift of the Woodlands influences decisions around  Wood and fuel in several ways:
  • All blueprints that focus on fuel production are significantly less valuable in this biome: Kiln, Press, Druid's Hut.
  • As there is little need for fuel beyond  Wood, any  Sea Marrow you find can be used for Sacrificing or opening Abandoned Caches.
  • All Cornerstones that boost  Wood production are weaker compared to other biomes.
  • Lumber Mill's unparalleled efficiency in  Planks production is less noticeable.
• Royal Woodlands trees yield a considerable amount of  Resin, which can be sold to a Trader or used for  Tea and  Crystalized Dew production.
• Royal Woodlands has no ore veins. You will have to source  Copper Ore from  Clay deposits if you wish to get some metal. Alternatively, you can produce  Crystalized Dew in a Forester's Hut or an Alchemist's Hut.