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== Placement ==
 
== Placement ==
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Entity spawning during world gen is influenced by several factors:
 
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* The "[[Advanced world generation#Number of Civilizations|Number of Civilizations]]" world gen setting places a hard limit on the total number of entities spawned.
 
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* The "[[Advanced world generation#Playable Civilization Required|Playable Civilization Required]]" world gen setting forces at least one of each [[Entity token#SITE_CONTROLLABLE|SITE_CONTROLLABLE]] entity to spawn (presumably still limited by "Number of Civilizations").
 
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* The number of <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Entity token#CREATURE|CREATURE]]:X] tokens present in an entity modifies its chance of spawning. An entity containing more <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Entity token#CREATURE|CREATURE]]:X] tokens will spawn more often (assuming other requirements are met) and may even block entities with fewer <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Entity token#CREATURE|CREATURE]]:X] tokens from spawning altogether. You can use [SELECT_ENTITY:VANILLA_ENTITY_X] followed by any number of duplicate <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Entity token#CREATURE|CREATURE]]:VANILLA_CREATURE_X] tokens to attempt to balance the spawn rates of the existing vanilla entities with any custom multi-creature entities you may add.
 
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* The number of unclaimed [[Entity token#START_BIOME|START_BIOME]] or [[Entity token#EXCLUSIVE_START_BIOME|EXCLUSIVE_START_BIOME]] tiles remaining in the world limits the spawn rate for an entity and allows entities to block each other's spawns. If there is no "starting" [[Biome token|biome]] space left for an entity then it will not spawn and the game will try to spawn a different entity instead. This means that, on average, an entity that can start in ALL_MAIN [[Biome token|biomes]] will spawn more frequently than one that can start only in LAKE_TROPICAL_SALTWATER [[Biome token|biomes]]. This also means that entities whose starting [[Biome token|biomes]] do not overlap will not block each other's spawns.
 
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| {{text anchor|START_BIOME}}
 
| {{text anchor|START_BIOME}}
 
| [[Biome token|biome]]
 
| [[Biome token|biome]]
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| Combination of EXCLUSIVE_START_BIOME and SETTLEMENT_BIOME; allows the civ to start in and create settlements in the biome. Note that the civ's spawn rate may be limited if all of its START or EXCLUSIVE_START biome(s) are rare in the world or have already been fully occupied by other civ spawns.
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| Combination of EXCLUSIVE_START_BIOME and SETTLEMENT_BIOME; allows the civ to start in and create settlements in the biome.
 
[START_BIOME:ANY_FOREST]
 
[START_BIOME:ANY_FOREST]
  
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| {{text anchor|EXCLUSIVE_START_BIOME}}
 
| {{text anchor|EXCLUSIVE_START_BIOME}}
 
| [[Biome token|biome]]
 
| [[Biome token|biome]]
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| The birth of the civilization can occur in this biome, but cannot (necessarily) build in it. If the civ does not have SETTLEMENT_BIOME or START_BIOME for the biome in question, it will only construct a single settlement there. Note that the civ's spawn rate may be limited if all of its START or EXCLUSIVE_START biome(s) are rare in the world or have already been fully occupied by other civ spawns.
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| The birth of the civilization can occur in this biome, but cannot (necessarily) build in it. If the civ does not have SETTLEMENT_BIOME or START_BIOME for the biome in question, it will only construct a single settlement there.
 
[EXCLUSIVE_START_BIOME:MOUNTAIN]
 
[EXCLUSIVE_START_BIOME:MOUNTAIN]
  
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| {{text anchor|BABYSNATCHER}}
 
| {{text anchor|BABYSNATCHER}}
 
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| Sends thieves to steal babies. Without this tag (or AMBUSHER, or ITEM_THIEF), enemy civs will only siege (if capable), and will siege as early as they would otherwise babysnatch. This can happen as early as the first year of the fort! In addition, babysnatcher civs will snatch children during worldgen, allowing them to become part of the civ if they do not escape. Also causes this civ to be hostile to any entity without this token.
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| Sends thieves to steal babies. Without this tag (or AMBUSHER, or ITEM_THIEF), enemy civs will only siege (if capable), and will siege as early as they would otherwise babysnatch. This can happen as early as the first year of the fort! In addition, babysnatcher civs will snatch children during worldgen, allowing them to become part of the civ if they do not escape.
  
 
Note: If the playable civ in fortress mode has this tag (e.g. you add BABYSNATCHER to the dwarf entity) then the roles will be reversed and elves and humans will siege and ambush and goblins will be friendly to you. However, animals traded away to one's own caravan will count as snatched, reported upon the animal leaving the map, and the animal will not count as having been exported.
 
Note: If the playable civ in fortress mode has this tag (e.g. you add BABYSNATCHER to the dwarf entity) then the roles will be reversed and elves and humans will siege and ambush and goblins will be friendly to you. However, animals traded away to one's own caravan will count as snatched, reported upon the animal leaving the map, and the animal will not count as having been exported.

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