Editing Desert

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[[File:Red sand desert and rocky wasteland.png‎|thumb|A red sand desert blending into a rocky wasteland. Older version of the game with a graphics pack.]]

A '''desert''' is a very dry [[biome]], with little to no [[rain]]fall each year. Deserts can be found in almost all [[climate]]s except the most extreme cold regions. They are always arid, so cold deserts may only have flowing water for a few months of the year, and warm deserts might have rivers that evaporate during the summer months. The desert [[temperature]] is mostly in the far ranges of warm or cold, and can reach scorching or freezing temperatures in certain regions. Variable heat loss is not a feature in biomes, so very hot deserts will remain warm/hot in the night with only a small decrease in temperature.

Very few [[tree]]s and [[crop|plant]]s are able to grow in these barren lands. There is a surprisingly decent amount of [[creature]]s, however - camels, for example, are very common in this kind of biome and provide an excellent [[food]] source (whether [[one-humped camel|one]] or [[two-humped camel|two]] humps). Breaching [[caverns]] for resources that deserts lack can make building a fortress a whole lot easier.

Rocky wastelands are arid, barren areas rich in [[stone]] - it may be difficult to find soil or an aboveground water source. Additionally, trees and other plant life are usually scarce at best in these areas. Thus, trees should be grown in subterranean tree farms. For pasture, the top layer of dirt can simply be channeled through; grass will grow in the resulting pit. Rocky wastelands form in areas with medium drainage.

Sand deserts are large and dry areas of [[sand]] which can be difficult for a new player to found a fortress in, due to the fact that there are usually few trees and plants to be found, and it may require digging several [[Z-axis|Z-layers]] deep before any stone is found.  However, similarly to rocky wastelands, areas of the map can be channeled out for grass growth. The new grass tiles will even allow tree growth, with enough time. Deserts form in areas with low drainage.

| [[File:alfalfa_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Alfalfa]]

| [[File:generic_wheat_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Barley]]

| [[File:blade_weed_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Blade weed]]

| [[File:caper_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Caper]]

| [[File:fisher_berry_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Fisher berry]]

| [[File:hide_root_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Hide root]]

| [[File:lentil_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:1}} [[Lentil]]

| [[File:longland_grass_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Longland grass]]

| [[File:potato_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Potato]]

| [[File:prickle_berries_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Prickle berry]]

| [[File:rat_weed_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Rat weed]]

| [[File:red_spinach_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Red spinach]]

| [[File:reed_rope_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Rope reed]]

| [[File:generic_wheat_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Rye]]

| [[File:strawberry_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Strawberry]]

| [[File:whip_vine_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Whip vine]]

| [[File:sun_berry_shrub_sprite.png|20px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Sun berry]]

| [[File:sliver_barb_shrub_sprite.png|12px]] / {{Tile|"|2:0}} [[Sliver barb]]