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11 Battlefield terrain changes avoidance, movement or other combat conditions. Move the pointer over a tile to see its terrain information in the lower-left corner of the screen.
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33 Terrain also affects enemies. Mounted units can sometimes avoid difficult-ground penalties by dismounting, while flying units ignore many ground restrictions. Healing tiles, damaging ground, artillery and warp tiles have separate functions.
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55 Details
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77 TerrainAvoid modifierDense Brush+40%Forest or Brush+30%Thicket+20%Desert-20%Wasteland-40%
8+Movement and map objects
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10+Terrain or objectPractical ruleDesert SandMage-category classes avoid its movement penaltyForests and shrubbery, including thick variantsHunter-category classes and Pugilists avoid their movement penaltyOrnius cavalryAvoids the usual mounted movement penaltyBallistaRequires a bow-wielding classFire OrbsRequires a magic-wielding classOnagerAny class can operate itWarp TileAfter warping, the unit retains its remaining MovementExplosiveAttacking it damages and Immobilizes foes within its area
11+Artillery has limited ammunition and cannot fire in rain. Break destructible obstacles with ordinary attacks when possible to conserve weapon durability. Some barriers block flying movement while permitting ranged attacks; use the tile information rather than assuming every wall can be flown over.
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13+Flying-only tile labels
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15+These labels identify flying-only terrain variants. They do not make every tile with the same broad name passable to fliers.
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17+Terrain labelsRiver, RubbleWaterfall, SeaMountain, PondRock, LavaEdifice, CliffTrench, ChannelHouse, GraveWall, FenceBulwark, ForestLow Wall, MoatOpen Water, SandbagsLow Obstacle
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20+Dismounting, Movement, Fog of War, Miasma
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22+Related pages
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1024 Combat System, Dismounting, Miasma