Terrain usage

[Pocus]

so for I know of 3 terrains which has an effect:

land
sea
forest

forest is used when checking for faery trod.

aside these 3, does some others exists which have an effect?

also, in tac combat, is terrain used? I recall that the screenshots show a forest, but in the background, so it seems combat always take place in open terrain (aside when assaulting a fortress!)

[Saber Cherry]

Mountain range, blocks ground movement.

[PvK]

In Doms I, there is a slight terrain effect in tactical combat from terrain obstacles, such as trees, but they were quite minor. It would be neat to be able to fight in a forest (lots of cover against arrows, and less advantage from numbers since trees and bushes would reduce the ability to gang up).

I thought the province type influenced the scales (for example, heat/cold), which in turn has big effects on combat, though, although a dominion can shift that dramatically.

PvK

[Pocus]

Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
Mountain range, blocks ground movement.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">not really. Mountain range block movement, if the scenario designer decided that no passage existed between the 2 provinces.

[Nerfix]

Originally posted by Pocus:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by Saber Cherry:
Mountain range, blocks ground movement.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">not really. Mountain range block movement, if the scenario designer decided that no passage existed between the 2 provinces.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">To my understanding, not even Dominion would pass from those impassable borders. I like the idea of mountains restricting or slowing down land movement.

[Aristoteles]

Originally posted by Pocus:

also, in tac combat, is terrain used? I recall that the screenshots show a forest, but in the background, so it seems combat always take place in open terrain (aside when assaulting a fortress!)<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I doubt that the terrain will have any effect in tact. combat. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif