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Default Terrain usage

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!)
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Mountain range, blocks ground movement.
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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.

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Mountain range, blocks ground movement.
not really. Mountain range block movement, if the scenario designer decided that no passage existed between the 2 provinces.
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Mountain range, blocks ground movement.
not really. Mountain range block movement, if the scenario designer decided that no passage existed between the 2 provinces.
To my understanding, not even Dominion would pass from those impassable borders. I like the idea of mountains restricting or slowing down land movement.
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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!)
I doubt that the terrain will have any effect in tact. combat.
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