Temperate forest
Temperate Forest
Forests of deciduous trees interspersed with fertile clearings. Many species of animals move around among the trees and on the plains.
Base Stats
- Type
- Biome
- Texture on World Map
- Allows colonies
- Yes
- Allows Roads and Rivers
- Yes
- Animal Density
- 3.7
- Plant Density
- 0.65
- Disease MTB Days
- 50 days
- Movement Difficulty
- 1[Note]
- Forageability
- 100%
- Wild Plant Regrow Days
- 20 days
- Min Temperature
- -10 °C (14 °F)
- Max Temperature
- N/A
- Rainfall range
- 600mm – 65535mm
- Swampiness range
- N/A
- Max Fish Population
- 540
- Clear
- 18
- Fog
- 1
- Rain
- 2
- Foggy rain
- 1
- Dry Thunderstorm
- 1
- Rainy Thunderstorm
- 1
- Soft snow
- 4
- Hard snow
- 4
- Gray Pall
- 1
- Overcast
- 2
Temperate forest is a temperate biome in RimWorld.
Summary[edit]
One of the most forgiving biomes in the game, temperate forests are distinguished by their copious amounts of fertile soil, lack of extreme heat or cold, excellent access to trees to chop for wood, and large wildlife populations. Temperate forests tend to have very few areas of low terrain affordance.
In the lists below the number in brackets represents the relative commonality.
Flora[edit]
Berry bush (0.05)
Brambles (1)
Bush (0.6)
Dandelions (0.5)
Grass (5)
Oak tree (0.5)
Poplar tree (0.5)- Tall grass (2)
Wild healroot (0.05)
Gray grass 
(2)
Ripthorn (0.8)
Witchwood tree (0.5)
Bulrush (0.2)
Lily pad (0.2)
Reeds (1)
Fauna[edit]
Alpaca (0.5)
Bison (0.07)
Boomalope (0.4)
Boomrat (0.4)
Cougar (0.07)
Deer (0.5)
Donkey (0.2)
Gazelle (0.3)
Grizzly bear (0.07)
Guinea pig (0.45)
Hare (1)
Horse (0.2)
Ibex (0.5)
Lynx (0.07)
Megasloth (0.2)
Muffalo (0.5)
Raccoon (0.5)
Rat (1)
Red fox (0.07)
Rhinoceros (0.1)
Squirrel (1)
Timber wolf (0.07)
Tortoise (0.3)
Turkey (0.5)
Warg (0.07)
Wild boar (0.5)
Yak (0.06)
Badger (0.2)
Bluebird (0.5)
Crow (0.5)
Mink (0.1)
Porcupine (0.2)
Quail (0.5)
Sparrow (0.5)
Swan (0.1)
Wolverine (0.07)
Additionally, these animals can spawn in coastal maps:
Otter (0.1)
Sea lion (0.1)
Seal (0.1)
Stone crab (0.1)
If the map is polluted, then the game may choose to spawn in wild animals from this list instead:
Diseases[edit]
Temperate forest has a disease MTB of 50 days. The following diseases can occur in a temperate forest:
| Disease | Commonality |
|---|---|
| Flu | 100 |
| Plague | 100 |
| Malaria | 100 |
| Gut worms | 50 |
| Fibrous mechanites | 30 |
| Sensory mechanites | 30 |
| Muscle parasites | 50 |
| Animal flu | 100 |
| Animal plague | 100 |
| Organ decay | 10 |
Fish[edit]
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This section relates to content added by Odyssey (DLC). Please note that it will not be present without the DLC enabled. |
The table below contains the list of all of the fish that can be caught - as well as where they can be caught.
| Fish | Water body | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | Any | Common |
| Bass | Freshwater | Common |
| Catfish | Freshwater | Uncommon |
| Bluefish | Saltwater | Common |
| Marlin | Saltwater | Uncommon |
| Flounder | Saltwater | Uncommon |
Analysis[edit]
Temperate forest is one of the most hospitable biomes. It is dense in flora and fauna and often has a year-round growing season, without the disease frequency of a tropical rainforest or swamp. Therefore, it is recommended to new players, players wanting a casual experience, and/or players who want the challenge to come from raids or other sources rather than from the biome.
- Growing and Food: Easy - Growing seasons are year-round or long. Many animals are present. Soil is common.
- Disease: Easy - Temperate forest has a relatively low disease rate for a biome with year-round growing. Wild healroot grows naturally, too, unlike the otherwise similar arid shrubland.
- Temperature: Easy - Temperatures should be comfortable save for heat waves and cold snaps, as well as winters in temperate forests without a year-round growing season. See the heat wave and cold snap sections for how to deal with these events.
- Fires: Moderate - There are plenty of trees and plants, meaning fires can spread. Firebreaks can be built around the colony to mitigate fire damage.
- Predators: Moderate - Grizzly bears can show up, but will be rarely hungry enough to attack colonists unless they are already near.
Overall difficulty is easy - it has the least overall challenges of all the biomes.
Gallery[edit]
A temperate forest
A polluted temperate forest
Temperate forest's texture on the world map
Version history[edit]
- 0.6.532 - Added
- Temperate
- Temperate forest • Temperate swamp • Scarlands
- Hot
- Tropical rainforest • Tropical swamp • Arid shrubland • Desert • Extreme desert • Glowforest • Grassland • Lava field
- Cold
- Boreal forest • Cold bog • Tundra • Ice sheet • Sea ice • Glacial plain • Orbit
- Water
- Lake • Ocean
- Pocket map
- Underground • Labyrinth • Metal hell • Undercave • Insect lair