Terraforming Spells

[Kazeck]

We need them, that is all.

The only ones we have are two army targetting spells, and frankly I'd like to see more terraformation magic sprinkled throughout the tomes, even if we had to have a new tier 3 tome added per affinity to get them, or a generic tome or something.

[Arcanum Elite]

there are plenty of terraforming spells... tome of paradise (for transforming things to normal plains/whatever... forget what the game callls it) the second level of cryomancy for transforming the area to frost and there are others im pretty sure.

[The Former]

I bet some's coming with the nature DLC that's planned. Sounds like a great place for it.

[Arcanum Elite]

Originally posted by Lockfågel, Paradoxriddaren:

I bet some's coming with the nature DLC that's planned. Sounds like a great place for it.

pretty sure the nature dlc is about fey and beasts with a focus on fey magic

and a nature culture for pure nature players

[Kazeck]

Originally posted by Arcanum Elite:

there are plenty of terraforming spells... tome of paradise (for transforming things to normal plains/whatever... forget what the game callls it) the second level of cryomancy for transforming the area to frost and there are others im pretty sure.

Those require an enemy to target, and cannot just be used on tiles. The March of Frost and tome of paradise spell's are the only terraforming spells in the game that I am aware of that doesn't require an enemy target. Which sorta leaves you gimped if you don't take one of the two in the event anyone is using frost for example and you know, freezes half the planet.

[Arcanum Elite]

pretty sure the one from tome of paradise targets cities.. since it gives resource yield bonuses.

[Kazeck]

Originally posted by Arcanum Elite:

pretty sure the one from tome of paradise targets cities.. since it gives resource yield bonuses.

I edited the post, if you didn't notice.

It's a simple point to make, that there is a lack of terraforming, most noteably a general use 'return land to one of the basic types' spell, which would be helpful as hell at a cost.

[titanopteryx]

I saw 4. Make the ground rocky, forest, arctic, and the last one I don't remember exactly but it's for farming. The rocky one can clear mountains out of the way so you can build there. And they do different things underground. Like make a mushroom forest instead of a forest.

[Neonivek]

Originally posted by titanopteryx:

I saw 4. Make the ground rocky, forest, arctic, and the last one I don't remember exactly but it's for farming. The rocky one can clear mountains out of the way so you can build there. And they do different things underground. Like make a mushroom forest instead of a forest.

Plains.

[Hybernian]

https://minionsart.github.io/aow4db/HTML/StrategicSpells.html?type=Terraforming%20Spells&sort=name:true

[Kazeck]

They did infact make it only have to target the provence, so that's an improvement, additionally I began to notice these, thank you, the only issue I have is that it would be nice to have a tome that collates basic 'terraforming tools', still this works thank you.

[Klutch]

can you freeze water?

[Kazeck]

I'm not sure tbh, I haven't targetted a water tile with that spell, but if not then it is quite sad, as that is a great naval denial tool, and water combat is really half-assed in general anyway.

[LazerFruit [The9]]

Originally posted by Kazeck:

We need them, that is all.

The only ones we have are two army targetting spells, and frankly I'd like to see more terraformation magic sprinkled throughout the tomes, even if we had to have a new tier 3 tome added per affinity to get them, or a generic tome or something.

One of the nature tomes already lets you create forests, not sure about other tomes though

[[TAG]Alblaka]

Originally posted by Hybernian:

https://minionsart.github.io/aow4db/HTML/StrategicSpells.html?type=Terraforming%20Spells&sort=name:true

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Thanks for the link, that's a neat database.

[Fuzzleberry]

I would like it to be taken a step further though. Like a city spell (like marching winter) that makes all captured provinces that type until you remove the spell but for all types.

A big transformer building that slowly turns the land around it to that type and endlessly slowly spreading outwards would also be cool, maybe a new Terraforming victory condition.
I also assume you get more resources from that type but if not, give that as a transformation too.