Will different climates and environment affect morale of races like in aow3? I.e. Tiggrans hating snow?
#climate effects
naive flame
blissful bridge
We do know at least that the Frostling transformation on the orcs in the preview is supposed to help them out while their wizard queen is transforming everything into arctic climate
naive flame
But I didn’t see any trait that would make a race not like a certain climate. So maybe it’s just bonuses, not negatives? That also flattens the diversity a lot
round spade
Planetfall largely removed terrain morale modifiers too, though some races' units did like certain terrain better, such as Amazon with forests or Kir'ko with fungal
I am guessing the only terrain-based morale effects will be from the adaptation traits for Forms
like the desert adaptation default for Tigrans or underground adaptation that Moles usually get
naive flame
That’s kind of sad, it removes a great strategic layer…
unreal idol
maybe with the new morale system in which units can rout now, it is too unbalanced to have a buff and debuff occurring because of climate/terrain.
so just a buff occurs
ornate orchid
I kinda hated when my armies would have suddenly poor moral because I was passing through an unliked terrain in aow3.
tepid harness
Loved it
Domain of blight and warp land was fun.
Hazards replaced disliked terrain, go go shroud of the abyss on your enemies residence sector
pallid ferry
In the updated FAQ it is said:
We have handled race-terrain interaction a bit differently in AoW4 [compared to AOW3]. Some race transformations give morale bonuses in certain terrain types. Frostlings are happier in the arctic, for example. Additionally, some races have traits that allow them to settle in inhospitable places, or develop abilities to harness environmental features in unique ways.
The last part about unique ways sounds intruiging...
naive flame
So only bonuses, no maluses 😑
blissful bridge
well, not necessarily
'some races have traits that allow them to settle in inhospitable places' implies that races without those traits struggle to do so
naive flame
'some races have traits that allow them to settle in inhospitable places' implie...
Or simply can’t
blissful bridge
That's actually even more significant a penalty for it than in previous games!